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May 2017

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May-Home
Editor's Message
Interviews
Magazine article aboutWhat-a-difference-the-IAIS-has-made-Dr-Yoshihiro-Kawai

What a difference the IAIS has made: Dr Yoshihiro Kawai

Inclusive insurance market development: A2ii

Special Strategic Focus
Magazine article aboutThe-new-old-normal-for-insurers-and-brokers

Using New Technology

The new old normal for insurers and brokers

Special Feature
Magazine article aboutFireside-chat-with-two-women-insurance-leaders

Women in Insurance

Fireside chat with two women insurance leaders

Going that extra mile

Going Digital
Magazine article aboutCharge-of-the-online-insurers

Charge of the online insurers

Cover Story
Magazine article aboutThe-search-for-a-partner

Bancassurance and alternative distributions

The search for a partner

Southeast Asia: Getting on the bancassurance bandwagon

Bancassurance on a high in South Asia

Future of insurance lies outside of it

Insurance agents: A diminishing or expanding role?

Country Profile
Magazine article aboutRoundtable-sparks-robust-exchange-on-hot-issues-in-the-market

Australia

Roundtable sparks robust exchange on hot issues in the market

Cyclone Debbie: Lessons to note

Important changes to Terrorism Insurance Scheme

General Insurance
Magazine article aboutStrategic-alignment-of-risks-and-measures

ERM

Strategic alignment of risks and measures

Transforming ERM to deliver value in insurance

D&O

Fast rising exposures impact D&O landscape

Champagne taste but Beer money: Why it pays to invest in wordings

Life & Health
Magazine article aboutPredictive-modelling-across-customer-lifetime

Power of prediction

Predictive modelling across customer lifetime

Life Insurance Disruption

Disruption: Connectivity will be the tipping point

An Indian Perspective

NHP 2017 - An opportunity to redefine Indian healthcare

Curtain raiser
Magazine article aboutBlockchain-Hype-or-game-changer-

Blockchain: Hype or game changer?

Insights
Magazine article aboutThe-Geneva-Association-Insurance-and-its-continued-benefits-to-the-economy-and-society

Think Tank

The Geneva Association - Insurance and its continued benefits to the economy and society

Motor Focus

Driving into a driverless future

RBC

Asia's long march to RBC

View from India

Poised to be profitable

IT in Insurance

Predictive underwriting in life insurance

Corporate Risk Management
Magazine article aboutFirst-PARIMA-Manila-conference-2017-Prevalence-of-risk-culture-needed

First PARIMA Manila conference 2017: Prevalence of risk culture needed

News
Magazine article aboutAsia-Overwhelming-entries-received-for-2nd-Asia-Agents-Advisers-Awards

Asian

Asia: Overwhelming entries received for 2nd Asia Agents & Advisers Awards

Asia: Addressing cyber risks beyond just insurance

Asia: Bracing for the first billion in cyber placement

Asia: Swiss Re to set up reinsurance regional HQ in Singapore in 2018

Australia: Move to encourage big FIs to widen approved product lists deemed inadequate

Bangladesh: Govt to decide on nationwide crop insurance scheme

China: Graft crackdown in the financial sector enters "deep waters"

India: Non-life insurers renew over US$15 bln worth of cover

Indonesia: Unclear rules cloud sales of unit-linked general insurance products

Japan: 'Health age' app wins Japan's 1st InsurTech contest

South Korea: Govt to review social insurance funds for long-term adequacy

Malaysia: Insurance market saw bigger profits last year

Pakistan: Capitalisation of State Life meets resistance

Singapore: Friends Provident to offer new solutions for more affluent customers

Singapore: Reinsurers make strides in contract certainty

Reinsurance tech firm sets up office in Singapore

Singapore: Insurance tops financial searches on Google

Taiwan: Forex hedging by insurers deemed more urgent this year

Thailand: Insurers urged to give premium discounts for vehicles with cameras

Global

AGCS review shows companies face rising liability losses in environmental, cyber, product defect and recall risks

CII and IFC join forces to address protection gap for women

Global non-life market will surpass US$2.7 trillion by 2020 -MarketLine

Corporate Risk Management

Terrorism and political violence risk on the rise in Southeast Asia: Aon

New framework to help improve cities' infrastructure resilience: Lloyd's/Arup report

Product Bytes

Product Bytes

Events Page

IIRFA in Thailand: A success by all counts

Diary
People on the move
Magazine article aboutPeople-on-the-move

People on the move

Insights

Think Tank

The Geneva Association - Insurance and its continued benefits to the economy and society

As a timely reminder, we bring you this focus by Dr Christophe Courbage of Geneva School of Business Administration, listing the numerous benefits that insurance offers, including providing security for the continued progress in technology and finance and various other areas. 
 

Motor Focus

Driving into a driverless future

Regardless of the technological advancements, insurance is and will always remain a necessity, stressed several speakers at the 5th Asia Motor Insurance & Claims Management Conference held in Manila.
 

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RBC

Asia's long march to RBC

Regulatory change is sweeping across Asia, whose markets are moving towards RBC frameworks, though at a varying pace. We bring you a snapshot of issues raised at the 3rd Asia Conference on Risk-Based Capital held in Manila.
 

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View from India

Poised to be profitable

2016/17 was eventful, having seen India’s general insurance industry cross INR1 trillion in gross premiums, and the opening of local branches for major global reinsurers. With price correction setting in, renewals for 2017/18 seem more rational, along with hopes for a profitable future.
 

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IT in Insurance

Predictive underwriting in life insurance

Mr Kedarnath Jha of DXC Technology explores the means of deriving business value for life insurance through advanced predictive analytics.
 

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