You cannot fight macroeconomics
Invaluable insights from the region’s C-suite
Five considerations for insurance investment in 2025
Asia insurance is on the cusp of transition
Working towards sustainability in healthcare
Smaller reinsurers find opportunities in hard market conditions
Insurance support critical for Sri Lanka's economic recovery
Opportunities and challenges for InsurTechs
Risks to grow more complex for insurers
Transformative trends in embedded insurance
Upcoming trends in Singapore's insurance industry
Insurers and InsurTechs together can create a better scenario
InsurTech faces a crucial developmental turning point
AI adoption will be a high priority in Australia's InsurTech scene
Asia's insurers shift to active investment strategies for better returns
Myanmar's economic crisis to impact life sector
India's insurance sector in 2025
Localised risk retention and talent investment grow onshore capacity
Malaysian reinsurers have opportunities in captive insurance
Emerging complex challenges in Malaysia's insurance industry
Enabling insurers to thrive sustainably
Commercial insurance and small enterprises
Being responsive to consumer needs
Opportunities aplenty despite challenges
Reinsurance intermediaries crucial in insurer adaptability
Industry transformation will trend higher
Opportunities abound in commercial insurance
SIRC continues to facilitate industry advancement
Flood risk and CAT models
General
Better post-disaster outcomes from insurance in emerging Asia
View from India - Product innovation and customisation impacts insurance adoption
Insurance well placed to drive LGBTQ+ acceptance
Insuring autonomous vehicles
Life & health
Navigating Asia's evolving health insurance landscape
China
NEV insurance premiums surge with new entrants
Chinese InsurTech weighs Hong Kong re-listing amid challenges
China is expanding its rural insurance services
Actuaries are the bridge between technology and risk
Cutting the underwriting process to three days
AI claims models can work with character-based languages
Asia Insurance Industry Awards 2024 winners revealed
Lack of trust in insurance is a risk driver
Urgency and resilience in addressing protection gaps
An opportunity for the global insurance industry
Strengthening global insurance industry collaboration
Asian
India: Survey shows extent of increase in insurance coverage in rural sector
Malaysia: Takaful association releases strategic transformation plan
Singapore: Life market chalks up 23.5% growth in new business premiums in first nine months
bolttech and Tune Protect Re launch travel insurance in Hong Kong
AXA XL introduces cyber coverage for Gen AI risks
Takaful Malaysia introduces new online protection plans for cars and motorcycles through its Kaotim platform
Great Easten Life Indonesia launches a new life insurance product
Zurich Takaful Malaysia launches long-term medical plan
India's ICICI Lombard introduces AI-powered travel insurance for international travellers
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As climate change makes sure that natural disasters keep piling up, helping vulnerable societies in Asia augment their resilience becomes even more critical.
MARKET PROFILE - China
Electric vehicles are a very common sight in China’s cities, and new Chinese car makers entering the industry are helping meet demand.
Humans have a tendency to imagine that life will carry on the way it always has, by and large, and so are often unprepared or underprepared when things change quite fundamentally.
As the Asian insurance industry steps into 2025, it remains one of the fastest growing in the world, principally because incomes have risen, risk awareness has grown and there has been strong economic growth overall, says Bajaj Allianz General...
As medical inflation continues, insurers may achieve sustainability through product innovation and healthcare resource allocation optimisation, says Boston Consulting Group’s Ms Yamin Gröninger.
The 20th SIRC took place in early November and continued its run as the most important (re)insurance industry event in Asia.
CAT models help reinsurers manage the risk of various catastrophes and perils better. However, they have their own limitations.
Despite the fact that insurance sector in India is showing remarkable growth, penetration, especially in the general lines of business has remained stagnant for years - 1% in comparison to the global standards of over 7.2% in 2022 is a matter of...
The insurance industry could push for social change such as LGBTQ+ acceptance due to its global nature and economic power.
After three and a half years, Waterdrop is considering a Hong Kong re-listing.
Rural communities often miss out in the race for development. To ensure that this does not happen in China, insurers are doing much for rural communities.
The Asian Actuarial Conference 2024 was held in Hong Kong towards the end of October.
It is possible for the underwriting process for retail insurance products to be cut down from 50 days to three with the use of generative AI.
Using AI in character-based claims processes carries a risk of ambiguity. A combination of different AI technologies can also be used to support claim automation requirements.
The winners of the 28th Asia Insurance Industry Awards have been revealed, with 20 of the region’s top insurers, reinsurers, brokers, risk managers and service providers bringing home a trophy.
Fraud was one of the risks that experts tried to unravel at the recent Indonesia Rendezvous, from documented cases to possible situations that could incentivise such actions.
The 2024 GAIP Summit highlighted the urgent need to address widening protection gaps in Asia, emphasising multi-stakeholder collaboration and innovative solutions.
Rural households in India have shown an increase in the take-up of insurance coverage, with the proportion of households with at least one-member insured surging from 25.5% 2016-17 to 80.3% in 2021-22.
The Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA) has officially launched the Hijrah27 framework, a strategic transformation plan with the core objectives of broadening public understanding of takaful and expanding its reach to underserved segments of the...
Singapore’s life insurance industry recorded a total of S$4.3bn ($3.2bn) in weighted new business premiums for YTD3Q2024, an increase of 23.5% compared to the corresponding period last year, according to the Life Insurance Association,...