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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
COVER STORY
Being focussed on the bottom line and finding sustainability are herculean but standard demands on the CEOs today in a crisis-ridden world. Three experts share their insights on long-term profitability and nurturing talent.
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COUNTRY PROFILE
With the impact of the 2011 Thai floods still making waves, the Thai insurance industry is now gearing up for 2015 when ASEAN economies integrate into a common market.
SPECIAL FEATURE
In the build-up to the April treaty renewals for India, Japan and Korea, three reinsurers share their key focuses and expectations.
Hannover Re, with a gross premium of around EUR12 billion (US$15.3 billion), is the third-largest reinsurer in the world and has a long association with Asia. In an exclusive interview with Asia Insurance Review, Mr Andre Arrago, Board Member,...
2013 is a year of decisions. Continued opportunities for growth, increased regulations, constantly changing customer expectations, and evolving regional catastrophe risk all call for insurers in Asia to make informed decisions and turn the year to...
The International Insurance Society (IIS) marks a milestone as it goes through a transition in its leadership. Mr Norman Sorensen, who has been IIS Chairman since 2010 and recently retired as Chairman - International of Principal Financial Group, is...
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...
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.
Whilst expansion of the top line is an achievable goal for most insurers across the region's emerging insurance markets, profitable growth is by no means a certainty and, in many cases, is achieved after significant investment of capital and time....
Many life insurers see Asia's potential - which by 2025 is projected to be worth US$2 trillion in premiums - and have either made their way here or are in the midst of moving here. But not everyone who is in Asia is successful. Mr Mark Saunders and...
The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) had a busy past year looking both back and forward. Looking back, it had worked proactively with the industry in responding to the flood crisis and initiating measures to mitigate the impact of similar future...
Various stakeholders are preparing for the coming of ASEAN Economic Community in 2015. Mr Jiraphant Asvatanakul, President of the Thai General Insurance Association, speaks to Asia Insurance Review on the preparations and the new rules in place.
What has the modelling community learned from the 2011 Thai floods? Dr Richard Norreys of EQECAT Inc shares his insights.
In this extract from the Geneva Association Newsletter, Mr Randy Brown of Deutsche Bank Asset & Wealth Management says the trend toward innovative approaches to asset management is likely to gather strength.
Recently, directors and officers have been the subject of civil and criminal prosecutions in Singapore and Hong Kong. Mr Patrick Perry and Ms Melissa Russell from Clyde & Co consider who is considered a "Director" by the court.
Speakers at the 6th India Rendezvous with some 500 delegates made a strong pitch for the industry to improve its underwriting skills and to pursue basic insurance principles to remain competitive and relevant.
Insurers are looking with anticipation to enter what has been described as Asia's last frontier economy. We speak with the regulator and a domestic private insurer granted conditional approval to gain insight into the market.
Four experts from Aon Benfield Analytics Asia Pacific raise the red alert on severe space weather events that could cripple electrical power grids, communication systems and satellite networks. A Must Read.
Despite the difficult operating environment in Asia, the region remains an essential part of the business for some Arab reinsurers.
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh stresses the importance of bringing agriculture insurance to the masses at the country's first FAIR Seminar.
Natural catastrophes, business interruption/supply chain risk and fire/explosion were rated as the top three business risks in Asia, according to the "Allianz Risk Barometer 2013".
The Risk Management Institution of Australia (RMIA) is rebuilding and looking forward with confidence as they start to roll out their plans for 2013.
General insurance companies have received more than 65,000 claims from four catastrophes, with insurance losses conservatively estimated at A$674 million (US$697 million), according to a statement recently released by the Insurance Council of...
Damages and injuries caused by the meteor explosion last month over the city of Chelyabinsk, in Russia's central Ural Mountains, could likely be covered by insurance.
The International Insurance Society (IIS) has announced Dr Wolf Becke, retired Member of the Executive Board of Hannover Re Group (Germany) as the 2013 recipient of the John S Bickley Founder's Award.