40 years on, still going strong
General
Hardening the foundations of construction insurance
Accounting for takaful under IFRS17
Non-life industry braces for a hardening market
Life & health
Pandemic may hasten plans for digital underwriting
Technology, agents and the future
Agents need new support tools to compete in a pandemic
Inspiring a new generation of agents
Expert lessons in behavioural economics for insurers
Japan
Regulatory insights
Wisdom and tactics in life insurance
In a confident position
Reinsurer sees pockets of growth opportunities
Insurance broking in a hardening market
Innovating in a risk-averse industry
Unity in diversity and the Global-Asia Insurance Partnership
Opportunities galore for InsurTechs during pandemic
Empowering the customer fight against COVID-19
View from India - InsurTechs can keep health insurers healthy
What 5G will mean for insurance agents
Think Tank
The Geneva Association - The role of private sector insurance in mitigating social inequality
Insurers must embrace biodiversity
COVID-19 prompts more strategic investment by insurers
Infographics
A brave new decade for insurance
Product Bites
Asian
Australia: General insurance body launches BI test case
China: Major insurers chalk up combined 6.6% growth from Jan-July
Global: Worldwide insured catastrophe losses estimated at $31bn in 1H2020
India: New privatisation policy may label insurance as strategic sector
Malaysia: General insurance falls 3.6% during pandemic
Singapore: Weighted new business life premiums fall by 13% in 1H
Singapore: 17th SIRC to be rescheduled to 2021
Risk
Threats to global supply-chain goes beyond pandemic
Cyber security skills gap continues to widen
People on the move
Forever blowing (up) bubbles
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Great Eastern group CFO Ronnie Tan talks about the biggest operational challenge facing insurers in implementing IFRS17, the cultural shift required beyond just the accounting team - and a cost-benefit analysis of full implementation.