From Editor-in-Chief
The emergence of the Asian (re)insurance market
QBE sets expansion course for Asia
MetLife seeks next growth waves
Russian Re looks to expand in Asia
Arthur J Gallagher: Better and stronger
Reinsurance renewals: Readying for renewal
Reinsurance renewals: The annual reinsurance renewal - A winning formula?
Reinsurance renewals: "No exit strategy"
Reinsurance renewals: Disciplined underwriting amidst increased capital
Reinsurance renewals: Forthcoming January 2014 renewal in Asia: Gazing into the crystal ball
Reinsurance renewals: Soft pricing trend in Asia not a deterrent
Singapore as a reinsurance hub - A four-pronged approach
Floods and windstorms - Floods in China: An underestimated risk
Floods and windstorms - The anatomy of a windstorm
Investment management focus - Insurance solvency regimes and asset allocation - The bigger picture
Waking up to an ASEAN community by 2015 - Dream or reality?
ASEAN and Insurance
Were banks rescued at the expense of the insurance industry?
Tension between the layers - The final chapter?
Critical illness - CI needs in Korea
Agriculture - Agriculture insurance in China - Risk modelling to be a key component
Cyber risks feature - Addressing cyber threats is now a corporate priority
Cyber risks feature - Costly cyber crimes
Cyber risks feature - The brave new world of co-operative computing
Cyber risks feature - As the insurance industry joins the digital play
Cyber risks feature - "Ruschlikon" comes to Asia
IUMI: Adapt and stay relevant
Understanding the risk landscape in Asia
FAIR forges ahead in Beijing
ICDC revived!
Asia: ASEAN Insurance Council inaugurates permanent secretariat office
Asia: Seismically active Asia
Asia weathers global financial crisis fairly well - Allianz
Asia: East Asian Insurance Day - Deepening discussions and relationships
Asia: Being prepared is key to recovering after major disruption
Asia: Allianz moves regional office to Singapore
Asia: Swiss Re to invest up to US$425 mln in FWD Group
Asia: AIA - Launches new branding
Asia: MetLife establishing outfits in Myanmar and Vietnam
Australia leads Asia-Pacific in ERM sophistication - S&P
China: CIRC Chairman meets counterparts for talks in Taipei
India: Public sector general insurers form Health Insurance TPA
South Korea: Pana Harrison sets up in Seoul
Malaysia Airlines and Australian travel insurer take ancillary revenue to new heights
Pakistan: Regulator proposes amendments to brokers' regulations
Singapore: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions receives commercial insurance licence
Singapore: Manulife to bring smaller cap stocks to local investors
Singapore: Major changes to be made in how insurance is sold
Taiwan: JLT acquires local broker
Thailand: Floods claim at least 30 lives, affect 3 million
Vietnam hosts 20th ISJ Overseas Seminar
Xchanging's Netsett delivers 80-50-0 promise with RSA pilot
Next generation software focusses on risk ownership - AIR Worldwide
ING Insurance to be rebranded as 'NN'
Premium increases likely for shipowners
Not-for-profit network BrokersLink to transform into global broker
Expanding nickel ore shipments increase losses - American Club
European insurers seek growth in emerging markets
IAIS to develop global capital standard by 2016
Diary of events
People on the move
COVER STORY
The annual reinsurance treaty renewal is here and it is getting more "crowded" with the Korean treaty renewals added too. While excess capacity is much bandied phrase, the good news is that most expect this excess capacity to be disciplined and not reckless. While pricing is certainly under pressure but the market is seen as stable and responsible with a view of building a sustainable future for all. Is there a winning formula? For all?
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COUNTRY PROFILE
ASEAN has set in motion an ambitious plan to spur further economic growth in the region through the formation of an EU-style single market, while mindful of the problems faced in Europe. The target is to make ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) a reality...
SPECIAL FEATURE
With the SIRC in town, we look at the strengths of Singapore as a reinsurance hub for the region, its track records and what makes it tick so successfully.
Since taking over the helm in April this year, Mr David Fried, CEO of Asia Pacific, QBE Insurance Group, who has almost 30 years of experience in both life and non-life businesses, is on a mission to steer and execute the company's expansion plan in...
Asia already accounts for more than 20% of MetLife's overall earnings. And the region's significance to the insurer is set to grow as Mr Chris Townsend, CEO and President of MetLife Asia Pacific, looks to extend its footprint in Southeast Asia. By...
Asia is open to "new, dependable and reliable alternative reinsurance markets", and Russian Reinsurance (RRe) is set for "controlled growth over time" in the region, says Mr Werner Bugl, Senior Advisor. By Benjamin Ang
The annual reinsurance treaty renewal is here and it is getting more "crowded" with the Korean treaty renewals added too. While excess capacity is much bandied phrase, the good news is that most expect this excess capacity to be...
Mr Chris Kershaw of Peak Re says the industry needs to change the way it does business and that would include the perennial annual year-end renewal cycle too. Advocating that there is a need to continually modernise the offerings as well, he...
In line with the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference, Messrs Mo Tooker and Pietro Toffanello from Gen Re give their views on new capacity, continued demand for reinsurance in Asia, closing the gap between economic and insured losses and...
Floods is one of the most frequent natural hazards in China. Mr Nicolas Georgy of Swiss Re China shares the findings from their recent study.
Mr Amer Ahmed of Allianz Reinsurance looks into the make-up of a windstorm and notes how very vulnerable Asia is to its devastation, mostly as a result of increasing built up in the coastal areas.
The ASEAN co-operation commenced in 1967 among the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam have since been admitted as members. By Ms Anna Tipping,...
In this extract from the Geneva Association newsletters, Mr Daniel M Hofmann says keeping the interest rates low does not solve the structural problems of severely distressed economies, it only buys time.
Can an underlying insured choose which claims to submit first to its insurer? Mr Ian Roberts and Ms Erin Wilson from Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore, explain this with reference to a case.
Korea's evolving market needs are generating opportunities for Critical Illness product development, says Mr Andrew Gaskell of RGA Australian Holdings.
With higher losses than usual in agriculture insurance in China this year, Dr Roman Hohl from Asia Risk Centre, Inc says a full-fledged agriculture model is needed to help insurers.
With a 2,000% increase in cyber-attacks in the past three years, Mr Ian Pollard of AIG says companies cannot drag their feet with regard to cyber threats anymore.
Mr Nigel Pearson at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty alerts the industry that with 200,000 new malicious software programmes appearing every day, companies need to think about risk mitigation.
The internet and social media platforms are revolutionising the ways we live our lives. Mr Andrew Dart from CSC Asia urges the insurance industry to leverage these technological advances to help our clients.
As a curtain raiser to our Asia Marine Insurance Conference later this month, we bring you the highlights of the IUMI's annual event in London.
Ms Neena Saith of RMS says it is paramount that insurers have access to quality data as well as transparency into the assumptions that underlie models or tools so as to better understand and manage these risks.
The 23rd Federation of Afro-Asian Insurers and Reinsurers (FAIR) Conference held in Beijing highlighted China's growing role in the Afro-Asian insurance markets and explored various innovative measures needed to forge a win-win cooperation.
Speakers at the 17th Insurance Congress of Developing Countries (ICDC), which was held for the first time in Sri Lanka, called for greater cooperation and sharing of experiences, practices and discussions on prevailing issues and concerns pertaining...
The ASEAN Insurance Council (AIC) inaugurated its permanent secretariat office located in Permata Building, Kuningan - South Jakarta on 19 September.
It has been a seismically active Asia in the past two months with several powerful earthquakes striking Indonesia, Pakistan and the Philippines.
While the rich regions of America and Europe have managed to narrowly surpass the pre-financial crisis level only last year, Asia's (ex Japan) wealth level at the end of 2012 was already 70% above the 2007 peak, said Allianz in the fourth edition of...
Business process, procurement and technology service provider, Xchanging had recently announced its successful conclusion of the RSA pilot of Netsett, its award-winning global accounting net settlement platform, developed in partnership with...
Catastrophe modelling firm AIR Worldwide had recently announced its latest release of next-generation software - Touchstone - that will include the ability to account for both catastrophe and non-catastrophe risk in a single platform, to provide...
ING Insurance has announced its plans to rebrand in the future as 'NN', a new identity that balances the heritage and Dutch roots with the requirements of an international and future-proof brand, it said in a recent statement.
While the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has come far in its efforts to establish global insurance supervision standards, the organisation is not done with growing, said Mr Peter Braumüller, Chair of the IAIS Executive...