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Editor's Letter
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Delay, deny, defend

Advertorial
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Profile of a modern life insurer

Reinsurance
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Cyber reinsurance booms in APAC

The cost of Nat CAT for accident and health insurance

Insurance
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General

Hong Kong: Marine insurance is booming

Cyber, political risk and the talent shortage in insurance

Building on insurance core strengths

Data analytics in selling insurance

Accelerating AI development for insurance products

Insuring electric vehicles in Singapore

Coverage and premiums in Singapore EV insurance

EV insurance adoption increases in Singapore

Life & health

Virtual insurer shows what the future looks like

Market Profile
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India

India rolls out the red carpet for foreign players

Agriculture insurance adoption sees a surge

Outpatient coverage can be a game changer

Ample opportunities for foreign reinsurers in India

India needs to expand its actuarial base rapidly

Competition, technology and regulation are the new challenges

Life insurance in India is going strong

InsurTech role crucial for insuring India by 2047

EVs to drive Indian motor insurance

Making insurance for all by 2047 a reality

Health insurance in India sees rapid growth

Insurance awareness critical for a developed India

Broking
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Four risks trends shaping insurance broking

Growth opportunities abound for smart insurance brokers

Commercial insurance brokers need to digitalise to survive

AI will not outpace humans in insurance broking

China
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China prepares insurers for its ageing population

Outlook for China's insurance sector in 2025

Notebook
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Insurers could be better positioned to extend flood cover

Market volatility and Gen AI drive insurance M&A

Building skills for digital takaful and insurance

Brand matters

Three focus areas for APAC insurance leaders in 2025

News

Asian

Australians prefer to protect cars over themselves

Nippon Life in talks for the biggest acquisition by a Japanese insurer

Thailand: Regulator overhauls motor insurance rules

Product Bites

Product bites

Diary
People on the move

People on the move

Market Profile

India

India rolls out the red carpet for foreign players

We spoke to the IRDAI’s Mr Debasish Panda about his vision to insure every Indian by 2047 and opportunities in the Indian market.
 

Agriculture insurance adoption sees a surge

Sustained efforts by the Indian government and insurance industry are supporting the country’s farmers against the vagaries of climate change. 
 

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Outpatient coverage can be a game changer

Health insurance in India is in for a significant transformation. From traditional hospitalisation covers to policies that cover outpatient treatment and promote wellness, a preventative regimen could soon be the norm. 
 

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Ample opportunities for foreign reinsurers in India

India has been pushing for reform to position itself as a reinsurance hub. It is focusing on a robust reinsurance sector to support the Indian insurance sector that is on a growth trajectory. 
 

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India needs to expand its actuarial base rapidly

The number of actuaries that India will require by 2030 could be around 25,000. With the present numbers being only 654, to achieve that target appears to be a herculean task.
 

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Competition, technology and regulation are the new challenges

Despite all the hiccoughs, insurance brokers have an important role in the Indian insurance industry. They write more than one third of the industry’s premium annually. 
 

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Life insurance in India is going strong

Market data shows that the demand for life insurance products in India is growing well and the overall trend from the industry is positive. 
 

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InsurTech role crucial for insuring India by 2047

India dominates world InsurTech in terms of numbers, with over 150 InsurTechs and a 12-fold increase in revenue over the past five years to reach $750m and a cumulative valuation of $13.6bn.
 

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EVs to drive Indian motor insurance

The increasing adoption of EVs in India is not only reshaping the India motor industry but also revolutionising the motor insurance segment.
 

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Making insurance for all by 2047 a reality

Achieving the regulator’s ambitious goal of insuring every Indian by 2047 looks challenging but is achievable, for which a concerted approach is needed from all stakeholders. 
 

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Health insurance in India sees rapid growth

A recent Swiss Re Institute sigma report said that India will outperform all major emerging markets in terms of non-life insurance premium growth in 2025-2026.
 

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Insurance awareness critical for a developed India

Insurance education and awareness is critical to achieving India’s goal of insuring every citizen by 2047 and there needs to be a joint effort from all stakeholders in creating insurance awareness.
 

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