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Jan 2023

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January-Home
Editor's Letter
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Tales from the crypt(o)

Reinsurance
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A solid foundation to get Kiwis back on their feet

Insurance
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General

Electric vehicles: The new claims frontier

Severity of marine claims on the rise

How AI technology can prevent crowd crush

Medical expenses dominate travel claims in Singapore

Indonesia earthquakes and the insurance response

Life & health

Rising healthcare costs a challenge for insurers

Providing healthcare for an ageing population

Inflation likely to accentuate health insurers' losses

Opportunity for private health insurance in Taiwan

Market Profile
Magazine article aboutHard-market-conditions-are-no-deterrent-to-growth

India

Hard market conditions are no deterrent to growth

Indian reinsurance to get a boost

Steady growth ahead for life insurance

Economic rebound bodes well for non-life

Brokers can chart a new path

Surety bonds: A roadmap to break out of limbo

Brokers must consolidate

Ensuring health insurance remains healthy

India's InsurTech moment has arrived

A year of sweeping regulatory reforms

Insurance industry mirrors banking sector reforms

Australia
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The next incarnation of health insurance

Takaful
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ESG for takaful and insurance in Pakistan

China
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Insurers pull COVID-19 coverage as infections spike

Road ahead could be bumpy for motor insurance

Notebook
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Think Tank

The Geneva Association - Nature and the insurance Industry: Taking action towards a nature-positive economy

Hong Kong's plan to rejuvenate insurance industry

COP27: Inaction and consequences

PIC 2022: Insurance in the metaverse

Five themes for insurers in Asia

ASEAN insurers and regulators continue cooperative efforts

News

Asian

ASEAN: Insurers incorporate climate-related measures in their operations

Australia: Health funds return $1.4bn profits to meet COVID-19 commitments

Philippines: More foreign players are expected to enter insurance market

Risk

Availability of fresh water in a changing climate

Risks to democratic processes are increasing significantly

Rapidly melting glaciers release unknown bacteria into water ecosystems

Product Bites

Hong Kong: Klook partnership for travel insurance

Singapore: MSIG partners AXA to offer travel insurance to Scoot customers

Diary
People on the move

People on the move

Insurance

General

Electric vehicles: The new claims frontier

The adoption of electric vehicles is one of the most prominent challenge the (re)insurance industry faces when it comes to motor insurance. On the claims side, new patterns and new types of claims have emerged.
 

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Severity of marine claims on the rise

Fire, collision and cargo damage were the top causes of claims in the marine industry, according to AGCS, with more than $9.87bn in claims value over the period of 2017 to 2021.
 

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How AI technology can prevent crowd crush

Crowd crush poses a deadly risk at large events where people gather in proximity. Such risks can be mitigated by using AI to keep an eye on dangerous crowd movements.
 

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Medical expenses dominate travel claims in Singapore

Borders have opened in many countries this year and that means more insurance claims as travelling takes off.
 

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Indonesia earthquakes and the insurance response

The earthquake in Indonesia’s Cianjur region claimed hundreds of lives. However, the low level of insurance in affected areas means there is much the industry can do to be more useful during natural disasters.
 

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Life & health

Rising healthcare costs a challenge for insurers

With healthcare costs constantly on the rise, 2023 will see a spike to pre-pandemic levels as global inflation rates soar.
 

Providing healthcare for an ageing population

Japan’s healthcare expenditure has been on the rise, owing to a combination of factors, such as its ageing population and increasingly expensive medical procedures.
 

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Inflation likely to accentuate health insurers' losses

South Korea provides comprehensive medical coverage for its citizens through its nationalised health insurance scheme. However, insurers are facing losses from private health insurance products.
 

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Opportunity for private health insurance in Taiwan

With the population expected to live longer and medical costs continuing to rise, there is a huge potential for the growth of private insurance in Taiwan as the health authority seeks to alleviate the financial burden of the national health insurance scheme.
 

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