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May 2025

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Editor's Letter
Magazine article aboutEarthquake-highlights-the-gaps-in-Asia

Earthquake highlights the gaps in Asia

Market Profile
Magazine article aboutMid-year-reinsurance-renewals-in-Australia-expected-to-remain-stable

Australia

Mid-year reinsurance renewals in Australia expected to remain stable

Rising health insurance claims can assist in long-term sustainability

SMEs risk being left behind in countering cyber crime

Australian insurers face Nat CAT conundrum

Healthcare
Magazine article aboutAgeing-societies-need-accessible-available-and-affordable-coverage

Ageing societies need accessible, available and affordable coverage

Surging critical illnesses among the young in China sets off alarm bells

More ASEAN countries impose co-payment as a panacea for rising healthcare costs

Smarter, faster: AI in medical insurance fraud detection

Embedded health: A strategic shift for insurers and a step forward for consumers

Public-private partnerships drive healthcare progress in SEA

Risk management
Magazine article aboutSecondary-perils-among-risks-that-require-prioritisation

Secondary perils among risks that require prioritisation

Tackling basis risk in parametric insurance

Insurance industry's role in health product recall risks

Executive security fears rise as UnitedHealth murder casts shadow across Asia

Understanding the complexity of interconnected risks

Positioning insurance as an aspirational industry for the best talent

Reinsurance
Magazine article aboutCapital-Challenges-and-Strategic-Responses-Navigating-Indonesia-s-Rising-Minimum-Capital-Requirements

Capital Challenges and Strategic Responses: Navigating Indonesia's Rising Minimum Capital Requirements

Insurance
Magazine article aboutEarthquake-preparedness-in-Asia-post-Mw-7-7-Myanmar-tremblor

General

Earthquake preparedness in Asia post Mw-7.7 Myanmar tremblor

View from India: Upswing in M&A activity in insurance and broking markets to continue

Insurers eye mitigation efforts in wake of announced US tariff rates

China
Magazine article aboutBasic-health-insurance-scheme-progress-and-challenges

Basic health insurance scheme - progress and challenges

Hype is over for insurance intermediaries

Notebook
Magazine article aboutExpectations-for-sustainability-disclosures-for-life-insurers

Expectations for sustainability disclosures for life insurers

View from India: Opportunities to develop specialised insurance solutions at GIFT-IFSC

News

Asian

Australia: Insurers warn govt's home guarantee plan jeopardises stability of the financial system

China: Regulator raises cap on equity investments by insurance funds

India: Licence granted to first privately held reinsurance company

Indonesia: Calls for efforts to expand domestic capacity amid fall in value of the rupiah

Nepal: Government commission suggests new proposals to improve insurance penetration

Philippines: Insurance watchdog issues umbrella investment guidelines

South Korea: FSC proposes to ease restrictions on financial holding companies

Product and Alliances

Products and alliances

Diary
People on the move

People on the move

Market Profile

Australia

Mid-year reinsurance renewals in Australia expected to remain stable

Although 2024 was a benign Nat CAT year, the heavy losses the market carried in the five preceding years means that continued underwriting discipline is expected at the upcoming mid-year reinsurance renewals.
 

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Rising health insurance claims can assist in long-term sustainability

Rising health insurance claims and usage are probably assisting the long-term sustainability of the sector. This could be attributed to policyholders not claiming on home insurance and avoiding motor accidents but making claims on health coverage.
 

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SMEs risk being left behind in countering cyber crime

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) lag in efforts to counter cyber risk. There are a variety of factors responsible for the widening cyber protection gap among SMEs in Australia. Recognising the gap, newcomers to the market are targeting the SME sector, exploring viable solutions.
 

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Australian insurers face Nat CAT conundrum

Over the past decade, Australia has witnessed some of the worst natural disasters in history, which not only had a lasting impact on communities, but on the insurance industry too. Indeed, Allianz Risk Barometer has ranked Nat CAT among the top three risks in Australia for several years.
 

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