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Apr 2018

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April-Home
Editor's Message
Winners Special
Magazine article aboutBajaj-Allianz-General-Human-touch-is-still-important-despite-digitisation

Bajaj Allianz General: Human touch is still important despite digitisation

Interview
Magazine article aboutAIG-s-prospects-in-Southeast-Asia-set-to-be-enhanced-by-Validus-deal

AIG's prospects in Southeast Asia set to be enhanced by Validus deal

AXIS Re: Committed to Asia

India's actuarial pioneers

AMTD Group: International alliance will help brokers collaborate towards new solutions

Going Digital
Magazine article aboutGoing-beyond-ABC-in-Insurance

Going beyond ABC in Insurance

Go Big (data) or go home

The new centre of innovation

Special Feature
Magazine article aboutPots-of-gold-still-abound-in-Asia

CEO Focus

Pots of gold still abound in Asia

Cover Story
Magazine article aboutWeaving-a-seamless-experience-for-the-customer

InsurTech & Customer-centricity

Weaving a seamless experience for the customer

Closing the gaps in customer centricity

What's next for InsurTech?

Country Profile
Magazine article aboutCommission-captures-general-insurance

Australia

Commission captures general insurance

Defective building products store up trouble for insurers

Reinsure terrorism risk for critical infrastructure

Severe Thunderstorm Megadisaster Year in Australia - Are you prepared?

General Insurance
Magazine article aboutThe-importance-of-surveyors-in-today-s-challenging-hull-insurance-landscape

Marine

The importance of surveyors in today's challenging hull insurance landscape

Packaged policies for the customer

Corporate Risk Management
Magazine article aboutRisk-managers-perspective-on-the-great-leap-forward

Risk managers' perspective on the great leap forward

Enhancing the risk management function in Asia

Life
Magazine article aboutMDRT-Experience-The-magic-of-perspectives

Focus on Advisers

MDRT Experience: The magic of perspectives

The road to making history

India Focus

Insurance and India's digital transformation

Insights
Magazine article aboutThe-Geneva-Association-Big-Data-and-Insurance-Implications-for-innovation-competition-and-privacy

Think Tank

The Geneva Association - Big Data and Insurance: Implications for innovation, competition and privacy

View from India

Indian Insurance Brokers: Future is promising, only if!

Myanmar Feature

On the cusp of a new growth wave

Data Analysis

Mobile Wellness: Tale of the Data

News

Asian

ERGO: Getting its Singapore operations more ERGOnomical

Asia: Are you ready for the MAY EAIC in Manila?

Asia: Bancassurance still a "power" force for new business

Asia: CFOs need to be nimble and data-driven

Cambodia: Dai-ichi Life to set up a subsidiary

China: Regulator sets out rules for shareholders of insurers

Hong Kong: Insurance M&A scene gets very active

India: Insurers ask for premium increase to cover govt accident plan

Indonesia: Ideal to have 1 mln agents to serve a population of 250 mln

Japan: Working group to look into issue of uninsured tourists

South Korea: Nonghyup group plans expansion in insurance in Asia

Malaysia: Insurers pay more than US$1 bln in motor claims in 2017

New Zealand:New insurance statistics made available by Central Bank

Pakistan: Farmers give input to improve crop insurance

Philippines: Debate over degree of capitalisation of insurers continues

Singapore: Regulator acts against mass poaching of financial advisers

Taiwan: Regulator wants life insurers to hold more fixed income assets

Thailand: Regulator to make insurers disclose more information

Global

Severe cold weather and Storm Emma cause extensive impacts across Europe - Aon

Corporate Risk Management

Updated ISO 31000 risk management standard keeps things simple

Global

Political risk landscape to remain turbulent in 2018 - Marsh

Product Bytes

Product Bytes

Diary
People on the move

People on the move

Interview

AIG's prospects in Southeast Asia set to be enhanced by Validus deal

After 10 years in the backseat, AIG is back on the acquisition trail, spending US$5.56 billion in an all cash deal for Bermudan reinsurer Validus. If the deal goes through, it will add diversity to AIG’s business and open up new opportunities in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Asia Insurance Review speaks to AIG’s CEO of Singapore and Head of Country Operations for Southeast Asia, Ms Claudia Salem. 
 

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AXIS Re: Committed to Asia

AXIS Re combines the agility of a mid-sized company with the sophistication of a global player. Set up in 2001, it is now emerging as a serious player on the Asian reinsurance turf as well. Asia Insurance Review speaks with the new CEO of AXIS Re, Mr Steve Arora, to understand more about the reinsurer’s Asian commitment.
 

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India's actuarial pioneers

K A Pandit Consultants & Actuaries is India’s oldest actuarial firm and it is celebrating its 75th Anniversary this year. The firm is today a major player in the Indian market where it operates in the life insurance, non-life insurance and employee benefits space, and is also a member of Abelica Global, a global consortium of actuaries. We speak to Mr Dharmendra K Pandit, partner, on the journey so far and the role of actuaries in today’s highly automated industry.
 

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AMTD Group: International alliance will help brokers collaborate towards new solutions

AMTD Group, a Hong Kong-based diversified financial services group, has taken the lead to form the Asia Insurance Brokers’ Alliance (AIBA), a grouping of Asian brokers and broking associations that aims to facilitate collaboration and networking in an increasingly global and competitive environment. Mr Marcellus Wong, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Group, elaborates on their plans and vision.
 

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