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Mar 2018

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March-Home
Editor's Message
Guest Editorial
Magazine article aboutRIMS-President-Robert-Cartwright-Jr-Attracting-the-next-generation

RIMS' President Robert Cartwright, Jr: Attracting the next generation

Winners Special
Magazine article aboutMedix-Global-More-transparency-needed-to-limit-medical-inflation

Medix Global: More transparency needed to limit medical inflation

Interview
Magazine article aboutLloyd-s-Seeking-sustainable-pricing-for-all

Lloyd's: Seeking sustainable pricing for all

J B Boda: Building relationships for 75 years

Rajesh Sud: 17 going on 18!

RMS: Modelling risks - How could it have been worse?

IFoA on UN sustainability goals

Going Digital
Magazine article aboutStaying-relevant-in-digital-China

Staying relevant in digital China

Cover Story
Magazine article aboutAsia-s-Pandora-s-box

A Roaring Trade in Health

Asia's Pandora's box

Healthcare in Asia: A storm in the making!

Cybercrimes make healthcare sick

India's budget conundrum - Insuring 500 million

Country Profile
Magazine article aboutRegulations-lead-the-way

Hong Kong

Regulations lead the way

Interview with the Insurance Authority: Growing in lure as a Hub

HKFI: Supporting the industry through a raft of regulatory changes

Mainland's demand to boost both life and general insurance

Life insurance continues to soar

General insurance stagnant, but buoyed by Mainland infrastructure projects

Reinsurance perspective: China and regulatory priorities

Wishlist and Viewpoints: Words from the players

The Insurance Authority: The new investigation and enforcement agency

Intermediaries in the Forefront
Magazine article aboutRole-of-Brokers-in-the-Digital-Era-Entrenched-or-marginalised

Role of Brokers in the Digital Era: Entrenched or marginalised

Broker survival tips in the digital landscape

Insights
Magazine article aboutMaking-climate-change-a-boardroom-issue-for-insurers

Think Tank

Making climate change a boardroom issue for insurers

India Rendezvous Update

New reinsurers are the flavour of the season!

Regulation

Are you IFRS 17-ready?

Flood and Big Data

Satellite data offers new hope for flood-stricken farmers in India

View from India

Insurers have a role in road safety

loT in Motor Insurance

Digitalisation is driving motor insurance in China

The rise of the connected vehicle - and what it means for warranties

Hitting the brakes on motor

Microinsurance

Delivering 6,700% growth in microinsurance

Corporate Risk Management
Magazine article aboutInsurance-CROs-under-pressure-from-digital-risks

CRO

Insurance CROs under pressure from digital risks

News

Asian

Asia: Economic momentum driving insurance - Moody's

Asia: InsurTech investments surging strong

Australia: Some health insurers should consider mergers - APRA

Bangladesh: New law makes insurance mandatory for shipbreakers

Another Thai insurer eyes life in Cambodia

Cambodia: Asia Advisers Network contributes to raising the bar in agency

China: Insurance and financial industry regulation set to be discussed by lawmakers

India: Insurance mart could expand by 230% to US$280 bln in 3 years

Indonesia: Insurers expect more than US$420 mln from insuring state assets

Indonesia: WanaArtha Life on infrastructure development funding through PPP

CII aims to help bridge Indonesia's 'Insurance Gap''

Japan: More age-related insurance products expected

South Korea: Local insurers to play bigger role in corporate plans

Macau: Most of Typhoon Hato losses were reinsured

Malaysia: Non-life market to see continued subdued growth

Pakistan: Infrastructure projects to generate additional premiums of up to US$600 mln

Singapore: Life insurers toast stellar growth of 24% for 2017

Philippines: High capital demands deter non-life players from microinsurance

Singapore: InsurTech newbie provides cover for Internet economy

Sri Lanka: Market expects more foreign interest in non-life sector

Taiwan: Strong local currency a heavy drag on life sector's 2017 profits

Thailand: Muang Thai Life eyes expansion beyond Indochina

Vietnam: Foreign players an asset to insurance mart - Bao Viet Securities

Global

Shuzo Sumi named as IIS' Hall of Fame Laureate

A record-breaking earthquake CAT bond for World Bank

Corporate Risk Management

Look out for these what-if scenarios - WEF's 10 potential future shocks

Top connected risks trends in 2018 - Russell Group

Product Bytes

Product Bytes

Diary
People on the move

People on the move

Interview

Lloyd's: Seeking sustainable pricing for all

On the sidelines of the 11th India Rendezvous 2018 in Mumbai, Ms Inga Beale, CEO of Lloyd’s of London, shared with us her thoughts on the global (re)insurance markets, especially in emerging Asia, and their focus on achieving a sustainable pricing for all. 
 

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J B Boda: Building relationships for 75 years

The J B Boda Group pioneered reinsurance broking in India and is celebrating its 75th Anniversary this year. We speak to Mr Atul Dhirajlal Boda, Chairman of the Group on the journey so far and the road ahead.
 

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Rajesh Sud: 17 going on 18!

Mr Rajesh Sud, Executive Vice Chairman & MD of Max Life Insurance Company, is among the rare breed of CEOs to have survived in the top management space for over 17 years in one of India’s leading life insurance companies. He has seen the development of the life industry from close quarters since its liberalisation in 2000 and gives us his perspective of the industry.
 

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RMS: Modelling risks - How could it have been worse?

Downward counterfactual analysis is a concept in psychology that reimagines history to be contrary to what actually happened. In this exclusive interview, Dr Gordon Woo of RMS talks to us on how this can be useful to risk modelling by expanding the data available based on what could have happened.
 

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IFoA on UN sustainability goals

Asia Insurance Review speaks to Ms Marjorie Ngwenya, President of Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK, as she shares her views on IFoA’s new initiatives, her vision for the future of the profession, pricing and affordability of insurance, India and emerging risks. 
 

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