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October-Home
Editor's Letter
Magazine article aboutConference-season-chaos

Conference season chaos

Market Profile
Magazine article aboutKeeping-L-H-coverage-affordable-increasingly-important

Malaysia

Keeping L&H coverage affordable increasingly important

Foreign workforce in the country offers unique opportunities for insurers

General insurance sector poised for strategic growth

Malaysian Re sees stable renewal season for Asian reinsurance sector

Political risk
Magazine article aboutAPAC-Political-risk-is-lower-but-underwriting-remains-challenging

APAC: Political risk is lower, but underwriting remains challenging

Beneath APAC's stability, local political risks loom large

Navigating headwinds to political risk insurance growth in Asia

Market spotlight
Magazine article aboutInsurers-are-renewing-themselves-to-insure-rapidly-growing-renewable-energy-sources

India

Insurers are renewing themselves to insure rapidly growing renewable energy sources

GIC Re: Powering global expansion through strategic initiatives

New kid on the block to shake up India's reinsurance market

Current challenges and emerging risks in marine insurance

Reinsurance
Magazine article aboutIFRS17-and-market-pressures-reshape-Indonesia-s-reinsurance-sector

IFRS17 and market pressures reshape Indonesia's reinsurance sector

Insurance
Magazine article aboutSolar-farms-Balancing-power-amidst-competing-interests

General

Solar farms: Balancing power amidst competing interests

Sovereign risk transfer: Insurance must speak the language of public finance

Marine war risks - A reality check for marine insurers in Asia

Life & health

Reimagining aging in Asia

Continuity or collapse: The silent risk in Asia's great wealth transfer

DEI
Magazine article aboutUniversal-health-insurance-eludes-transgender-people

Universal health insurance eludes transgender people

Driving inclusive insurance

Advancing DEI practices as insurance workplaces diversify

As insurance ages, it must attract young talent

China
Magazine article aboutCan-the-GBA-ease-Hong-Kong-s-ageing-crisis-

Can the GBA ease Hong Kong's ageing crisis?

Judicial interpretation of social insurance law stirs intense public debate

Notebook
Magazine article aboutSingapore-Retiring-well-despite-longevity-risks

Singapore: Retiring well despite longevity risks

Asia's insurance industry urged to leverage climate data and risk management to close protection gaps

News

Asian

Australia: Around one fifth of Australians have increased their health insurance excess for cheaper cover

China: New law to enhance public health emergency response

Japan: Market sees huge hike in insurance premiums for solar power equipment

Vietnam: Bancassurance revenue hits record, market shifts

South Korea: Depression cases surpass 1.1m in 2024

Product and Alliances

Products and alliances

Diary
People on the move

People on the move

Thailand: Pacific Cross Group makes Thai acquisition

Source: Asia Insurance Review | Nov 2014

Thailand's newest insurance company is to be known as Pacific Cross Health Insurance PCL following acquisition of a controlling equity stake in listed insurer Borirak Insurance PCL by interests associated with Pacific Cross Group, which has until recently traded as Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Asia.

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