From Editor-in-Chief
Anna Maria D'Hulster: Geneva Association members gather for annual meet in Singapore
John Tan: Maximising the contribution of insurance to economic growth in Asia
Lloyd's on expansion path
Friends Provident: New regulatory environment will test insurers' customer centricity pledge
Expertise trumps cheap capacity: Marsh COO
AEC focus: AEC can fill regional manpower gaps
AEC focus: A more even playing field needed
Product bites
The Geneva Association focus: Gaining greater traction with govts in Asia
Focus on 3rd SAARC insurance conference: Pushing for regional cooperation among SAARC nations
Legal focus: Coping with enhanced regulation
Claims: Modern claims management improves reputation - and the balance sheet
AIG's broker business outlook survey: Brokers bullish on bountiful ASEAN
Investment: Insurance equity investment under advanced solvency regimes - The end of the game or the only game in town?
Trade credit focus: Credit & Political Risk: Patchy global recovery leaves big room for growth
IRFRC: The effect of credit crunches on insurance purchases
Life focus: Agents of trust
Life focus: Life Insurance and suicide cover
Health insurance: Health 2.0 - Disruptions and innovations
Corporate sponsorship focus: Finding strength in synergy
China: Important steps forward
Motor: Insurers keeping eyes on the road
Motor: The autonomous car and its insurance implications
Women rising to the top: Tips to break that glass ceiling
Bancassurance: The Big Banc theory
Bancassurance: Micro-bancassurance: Profitably social
Bancassurance: DBS-Manulife Deal: Price worth paying?
Is insurance affordable Down Under?
Snapshots of the Australian market - A view from APRA
Premium affordability key issue for Australian industry
Time to review income protection in the Australian market
Disability Insurance: No innovation = No future
Australian declared terrorist incident proves ARPC procedures
The Business Interruption policy response to the Sydney Siege claims
What is on the horizon for the Australian insurance industry?
Achieving cyber resilience
Settlements induced by misrepresentation
Usage-Based Insurance: Launch lessons
Business continuity in the era of the cloud
Acord forum Asia: Emotional appeal key to consumer experience
19th Asian Actuarial Conference: Expanding with sustainability
Risk management: AXA Research Fund to support 44 new risk-related research projects in 2015
Risk management: Southeast Asia CIOs believe current investments in risk management inadequate
Asia: Region has 47% of total global Nat CAT losses in 2014 - Swiss Re
Asia: Employers' benefit spend grows, but value perception lags
Asia accounts for 60% of all piracy incidents - AGCS
China: CIRC to restrict related-party transactions
Australia: Life advice sector urged to work on reforms urgently
Russia seeks Chinese firms to replace Western reinsurers
Hong Kong: Government might give in to insurers in VHIS debate
India: IRDAI issues new draft rules for foreign reinsurers
Japan: Mitsui Sumitomo looks beyond domestic borders for investment yields
Pakistan: Aon partners with Manchester United for affinity product
Korean Re joins Lloyd's
Korea: HIS breaks into top 3 of insurance brokers in 2014
Singapore: Launch of comparison website and no commission policies
Singapore: A.M. Best opens new office space with Asia Pac growth
Singapore: Arthur J. Gallagher launches new reputation risk practice across Asia Pacific
Singapore: AXA to distribute non-life products at post offices
Sri Lanka to host the 10th Asian Forum of Insurance Regulators (AFIR) in July
Taiwan: Discretionary investment policies gaining popularity
World Bank looks to offer (re)insurance options
Lloyd's reports GBP3.2 billion profit for 2014
Germanwings crash adds further pressure on aviation war sector - A.M. Best
XL Group and Cobalt Underwriting launch Shariah-compliant equine product at Lloyd's
Brokerslink restructures in view of new business model
Diary of events
People on the move
The World Bank has announced that it would significantly expand the range of disaster risk transfer, management and financing options it offers to clients to include insurance and reinsurance coverage.
Lloyd's has announced that it made a pre-tax profit of GBP3.2 billion (US$$4.76 billion) for 2014, driven by a relatively benign year for major natural catastrophes, favourable prior year development, and an improved return investment return.
The March crash of a Germanwings carrier may well put further pressure on the beleaguered aviation war sector, said A.M. Best.
XL Group, together with specialist Shariah-compliant managing general agency Cobalt Underwriting, has launched a takaful product available through Lloyd's of London.
Following its change in business model from a not-for-profit association to a for-profit organisation, global independent insurance broker network, Brokerslink, recently announced a restructure of its Board of Directors.