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Mar 2026

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March-Home
Editor's Letter
Magazine article aboutHealth-is-wealth

Health is wealth

Market Profile
Magazine article aboutNew-insurance-law-to-provide-impetus-to-market

Vietnam

New insurance law to provide impetus to market

New regulations restore confidence in insurance market

Market transformed by economic growth and rising climate risks

Immense untapped potential despite bottlenecks

Health and protection products on top agenda for life insurers

Healthcare
Magazine article aboutInsurers-can-add-value-to-organisations-employee-benefit-programmes

Insurers can add value to organisations' employee benefit programmes

Rising cancer incidence rates contribute to higher medical costs

Transforming health insurance and healthcare in Sri Lanka

Cost pressures and reform drive change in Singapore's health insurance market

Hong Kong insurers face inflation, ageing population pressures

Predictable cost and transparency can empower healthcare decisions

Seven trends reshaping international private health insurance in 2026 and beyond

Early detection and best cancer outcomes through AI

Rising health insurance costs for Indian seniors

Gen Z's mini retirements are an opportunity for insurers

Reinsurance
Magazine article aboutSingapore-Re-among-highest-rated-reinsurers-in-Asia

Singapore Re among highest rated reinsurers in Asia

Insurance
Magazine article aboutWhy-2026-is-the-year-of-interconnected-risks-in-Asia

General

Why 2026 is the year of interconnected risks in Asia

View from India: Innovation and resilience driving India's non-life sector

Energy transition leads APAC insurer investment trends

Driving industry growth in the Maldives

China
Magazine article aboutAgriculture-insurance-drives-rural-income-and-bolsters-economy

Agriculture insurance drives rural income and bolsters economy

Notebook
Magazine article aboutIndia-Rendezvous-2026-India-s-evolution-roadmap-to-Vision-2047

India Rendezvous 2026: India's evolution roadmap to Vision 2047

AIR’s 35th Anniversary
Magazine article aboutA-decade-later-claims-for-the-Tohoku-earthquake-are-still-ongoing

A decade later, claims for the Tohoku earthquake are still ongoing

News

Asian

APAC: Governments push insurance to close disaster risk gap

Australia: Superannuation system failing to turn savings into retirement income

Asia: Insurance rates decrease 5% in 4Q2025, says Marsh

Philippines: Rising demand for protection pushes insurance premiums past new milestone in 2025

Klapton Re enters Chinese market

Product and Alliances

Products and alliances

Diary
People on the move

People on the move

Healthcare

Insurers can add value to organisations' employee benefit programmes

Insurers can enhance the impact of employee benefit plans by transforming them from standard vanilla coverages into strategic, holistic tools that improve workforce health and wellness.
 

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Rising cancer incidence rates contribute to higher medical costs

Rising figures of cancer in the population under the age of 40 may be attributed to the high stress environment, worsening lifestyle habits and diets and higher awareness of preventive care that leads to earlier detection.
 

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Transforming health insurance and healthcare in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s healthcare system is operating through a fragmented infrastructure, which leads to lower accuracy in disease coding, gaps in diagnostic records and inefficiencies in claims processing.
 
 

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Cost pressures and reform drive change in Singapore's health insurance market

Rising medical costs, preventive healthcare reforms and changes to Integrated Shield Plan riders are driving significant transformation across Singapore’s healthcare and insurance sector, forcing insurers to balance sustainability, affordability and access.
 

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Hong Kong insurers face inflation, ageing population pressures

Rising consumer awareness, an ageing population and gaps in existing coverage are driving demand for private and supplementary plans in Hong Kong.
 

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Predictable cost and transparency can empower healthcare decisions

High and unclear costs, as well as lack of information to make the right decisions are factors in delayed healthcare. Insurers need to reduce uncertainty, and boost confidence by making healthcare costs clear and predictable.
 

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Seven trends reshaping international private health insurance in 2026 and beyond

 From medical inflation to global mobility driving demand for flexible solutions, the health insurance landscape is a dynamic one that looks into targeted cost-control strategies and even opportunities in SMEs.
 

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Early detection and best cancer outcomes through AI

Technology can improve early cancer detection through reminders for screenings, leveraging data input from pathology slides, radiology images and medical records from the hospital to ensure the best cancer outcome for patients.
 

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Rising health insurance costs for Indian seniors

India’s elderly are facing sustained increases in health insurance premiums, as medical inflation outpaces general price growth and healthcare usage among Indian seniors rises.
 

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Gen Z's mini retirements are an opportunity for insurers

While attributed to Gen Zs, thoughtfully planned mid-career breaks or ‘mini retirements’, ranging from a few months to a couple of years, are not confined to any particular age group or generation.
 

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