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Aug 2026

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August-Home
Editor's Letter
Magazine article aboutThe-assumptions-cyber-cover-was-built-on-are-breaking

The assumptions cyber cover was built on are breaking

Market Profile
Magazine article aboutAsian-markets-continue-to-drive-growth-for-regional-players

Malaysia

Asian markets continue to drive growth for regional players

Malaysia's motor insurers navigate growth amid mounting cost pressures

EV adoption drives Malaysian non-life market into high gear

Malaysia's insurance market demonstrates strong fundamentals and steadfast resilience

Cyber
Magazine article aboutDeepfakes-a-growing-threat-that-continues-to-perpetuate-fraud-in-Asia

Deepfakes: a growing threat that continues to perpetuate fraud in Asia

The next wave of cyber risk is here

Agentic AI raises cyber risk states

AI impersonation and the boundaries of social engineering fraud cover

Insurance
Magazine article aboutWhy-collaborative-benchmarking-could-reshape-competitive-dynamics-in-India-s-health-insurance-market

Life & health

Why collaborative benchmarking could reshape competitive dynamics in India's health insurance market

Collaboration key to tackling Asia's growing healthcare challenges

Financial foresight may enable long-term care at home

Asian families rethink legacy planning for a changing world

The crack in Asia's wealth transfer

Managing longevity risk is an imperative for life insurers

Payor-provider alignment: making healthcare sustainable in Asia

Asia's next resilience test: five risks life and health insurers can't leave for tomorrow

How integrated bancassurance is reshaping insurance distribution in Singapore

General

Indonesia's general insurers face a growth mirage as margins thin

Continued supply chain shocks may create demand for alternative cover

Urgent need to adopt renewable energy to reduce risk exposure

Southeast Asian retailers are looking to embedded insurance for a competitive edge

Diesel engine failures - cause, consequences and cost

Steering Sri Lanka's reinsurance ecosystem toward Vision 2035

Climate resilience, modelling and insurance innovation

General

Insurers urged to move beyond one-off payment checks amid growing AI-driven fraud complexity

Reinsurance
Magazine article aboutRegional-voice-global-perspective

Regional voice, global perspective

Agents and bancassurance can unlock the potential of SEA

China
Magazine article aboutFloods-in-China-need-something-beyond-catastrophe-insurance

Floods in China need something beyond catastrophe insurance

View from India
Magazine article aboutAdvertising-and-marketing-can-help-bring-back-customers-trust-and-boost-insurance-penetration

Advertising and marketing can help bring back customers' trust and boost insurance penetration

Notebook
Magazine article aboutEAIC-Announcement

EAIC Announcement

The reality of tech adoption

Capital frameworks, evolving private markets, shape insurer investment strategies

AIR’s 35th Anniversary
Magazine article aboutRecognising-the-best-30-years-of-the-Asia-Insurance-Industry-Awards

Recognising the best: 30 years of the Asia Insurance Industry Awards

News

Asian

Asia Pacific is home to the world's fastest rising obese population

Japan passes healthcare insurance reform as patients raise concerns over higher out-of-pocket costs

Singapore's alternative risk transfer market poised for notable growth with upcoming PCC framework

South Korea: Government probes suspected fraudulent health insurance claims

Products and Alliances

Products and Alliances

Diary
People on the move

People on the move

Payor-provider alignment: making healthcare sustainable in Asia

Source: Asia Insurance Review | Aug 2026

Asia is grappling with a reality that other parts of the world have been working to address for years: the traditional fee-for-service healthcare model is outdated and unsustainable.
 

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