From Editor - in - Chief
Defining a winner with trust
Hannover Re: Committed to Asia
Ernst & Young: Arm your strategy with clarity
IIS: Soaring to new heights
CEOs in the News - Kudos to the newsmakers!
Lesson from the floods - Room for the serious as market evolves
Lesson from the floods - Asia-Pacific: Hot-spot analysis necessary to deal with value accumulation
April Renewal Feature - Japan values long-term continuity
April Renewal Feature - Reinsuring the sophisticated Korean market
April Renewal Feature - Key Focus - Clients and sustainability
Training needs in the market - Corporate mentoring - Bridging the generation gap
Special Life & Health Feature - Funding longer lives: The role of health insurance in Asia
Special Life & Health Feature - The future of Employee Benefits in Asia
2013 CEO Challenge - Pursuing profits and purpose
2013 CEO Challenge: The CEO's agenda in 2013 - From top-line growth to long-term profitability
2013 CEO Challenge - The US$2 trillion prize - Keep it simple and do it well
2013 CEO Challenge - Jumping the talent curve - Industry challenges and initiatives in Asia
Gearing up for Asean Economic Community
Regulator leads the charge
Preparing for ASEAN Economic Community
The Thai insurance market after the floods
Easing the foreign ownership rules on Thai insurers
CAT risk column - Catastrophic Flooding in Asia - When "Cold" becomes "Hot"
The Geneva Association - Same challenges, new solutions
Directors' liability in the shadows
India Rendezvous - Stay basic, stay relevant
Myanmar - Asia's last frontier economy?
Space Weather Spotlight - Geomagnetic storms
Arab reinsurers: Seeking Asia's pot of gold
FAIR Seminar on agriculture and microinsurance - Yes we can
Asia: Nat CATs, BI and fire are key risks for Asia - Allianz
Australia: RMIA in rebuilding mode
Australia: Claims from four CATs surpass US$690 mln, says ICA
China: Total premium income grew 8% to US$248 bln in 2012
India: Mr Hari Narayan retires as IRDA Chairman
India: Insurers' equity exposure cap increases to 15%
Indonesia: New property premium scheme for Jakarta
Japan: GIAJ voices concerns over NAIC's proposed process document
Japan: Data leakage takes top risk spot for executive
South Korea: ING to sell stake in KB Financial Group for US$668 mln
Malaysia: RBC framework necessary for takaful growth, says MTA
Malaysia: JLT acquires Insfield Insurance Brokers
Singapore: 12th SIRC sets theme as "Managing Growth, Optimising Profitability"
Singapore: Life saw US$1.7 bln in sales for 2012
Taiwan: A preventive system to help regulators
Thailand: Microinsurance to go on sale at 7-Eleven stores
Multi-peril policy may cover meteor damages, injuries
Dr Wolf Becke named 2013 John S Bickley Founder's Award winner
Diary of Events
People on the move
One came out of retirement to help keep a giant from toppling, while another rallied the industry to be relevant again to the world. There is also one who is making a comeback in insurance with bigger ambitions and more money to fuel them, and still another who had threatened to move his company out of its birthplace. They and a few more caught our attention the past year and are our worthy newsmakers. By Manuelita Contreras
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Since the disastrous infamous Thai floods, Thailand has seen corrections made, lessons learnt and opportunities seized. Asia Insurance Review looks at what is in store for committed and serious players.
Mr Andreas Siebert of Munich Re discusses the importance of tracking and analysing exposures to natural catastrophes and, in turn, minimising their impact on balance sheets.
Japanese insurers are looking for a more positive renewal outlook from their reinsurers. Mr Edward Fenton of Guy Carpenter gives us the feel on the ground.
Mr Malcolm Steingold of Aon Benfield looks at the coming Korean treaty renewal, observing that some programmes are impacted by losses and that capacity is still plentiful.
In the build-up to the April treaty renewals for India, Japan and Korea, three reinsurers share their key focuses and expectations.
How important is mentoring in the transfer of knowledge from the experienced to the future leadership in an organisation? Ms Karine Kam from the Singapore College of Insurance discusses.
Ms Marianne Gilchrist of Swiss Re shares how people aged 40 and above are planning to fund their healthcare expenses in retirement.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Asia explores the employee benefits sector in Asia, urging the need for the plans to be flexible, relevant with a holistic approach.