A new world of reinsurance in India
Chris Wei, Aviva Asia: An Asian Star on the World Stage
Insurance in the Sharing Economy
Sharing the future of insurance
RegTech: Charting the Way Forward
RegTech embedded in insurance transformation
CEO Agenda: Customer-centricity
Winning the hearts and minds of customers - the new battleground
South Korea
A stellar performance
Insuring Live Sporting Events: An Olympic-sized risk?
Think Tank
The Geneva Association - Insurance and the digital economy: The future is here
Big Data Focus
Getting to know your customer with Big Data
A Big Data revolution in Supply Chain Financing - Pipe dream or new paradigm?
View from India
The word of "mouse"!
IT in Insurance
Securing the edges of the insurance enterprise
Cyber Security
Cyber security and Directors' duties: How to ensure your company is protected
India: Cyber risk is alive and kicking
Insuring battleships is no child's play
Asian
Asia - Data science to grow in importance for insurers
Asia - Healthcare expenses to reach US$1.96 tln by 2020
Asia - Social media is key for brokers
Australia - Changes to traffic laws and insurance needed for self-driving vehicles
Bangladesh - GDP forecast to grow at average 6.7% a year in next 2 years
Cambodia: Higher social security contributions could threaten private health insurance
China - Ping An taps government's rental housing policies
Hong Kong: Bigger tax breaks urged for the young who enrol in voluntary health plan
India: Unified financial regulator mooted for international financial service centre
Japan: Insurers launching more offerings to safe drivers
Malaysia: Structural factors to drive growth in takaful
Looking at prospective market liberalisation in Myanmar
Pakistan: Call for insurers to be allowed to invest in private equity funds
Philippines: Insurer works with IFC to reach out to women
Singapore: Govt mulls options to fund healthcare costs of children with rare diseases
Taiwan: Life insurers cut investment in commercial properties
Thailand: Siam Commercial Bank in bancassurance deal with Prudential Life
Vietnam: Regulatory official outlines goals for insurance market
Global
Reinsurance Group of America and RenaissanceRe launch Langhorne Re
Qatar Re receives regulatory authorisation in the UK
2017 insurance recovery highlights protection gap - Aon Benfield
Corporate Risk Management
BI and cyber dominate Asian risk concerns in 2018 - Allianz
Firms will make enterprise-wide changes to address cyber risk - Aon
Bridgestone executive Robert Cartwright Jr appointed RIMS' 2018 president
Institute of Risk Management expands footprint to Asia
Product Bytes
People on the move
Shipowners risk losing cover if they fail to comply with new fuel rules, warns Marsh
Staying relevant in digital China
COVER STORY - CEO Agenda: Customer-centricity
Buy Now
COUNTRY PROFILE - South Korea
Good economic growth has led to good insurance growth for the South Korean market, despite the challenges the industry faced. Domestic and foreign insurers wrestle for market share, looking towards InsurTech and healthcare for their competitive...
WINNERS SPECIAL
The industry has seen numerous senior executives in Asia who have gone on to notable global roles. Mr Chris Wei, Global Chairman, Aviva Digital and Executive Chairman, Aviva Asia, whose career has gone through the same progression, shares his...
INSIGHTS - Think Tank
Mr Christian Schmidt of The Geneva Association gives an overview of how the digital transformation is likely to have significant effects on the insurance business model in Asia.
INSIGHTS - IT in Insurance
Insurance companies must take a new approach to protect the wealth of personal data streaming in from vehicles, smartphones and a myriad of IoT devices.Mr Chris Moyer of DXC Technology elaborates.
The recently concluded 11th India Rendezvous, with the theme “The New World of Reinsurance in India”, organised by Asia Insurance Review and co-hosted with GIC Re, witnessed a record turnout from the (re)insurance fraternity. Over 700...
The advent of digital technology paved the foundation of the sharing economy. We canvassed three InsurTech startups for their views on the industry’s evolution and how it can stay sustainable.
Insurers are often hindered by the need to address ongoing regulatory challenges and associated rising compliance costs. Mr Paul Brenchley and Mr Murray Raisbeck from KPMG look at this issue.
Savvy business leaders recognise that customer experience (CX) is the new battleground in the pursuit of gaining competitive advantage – no matter which industry you are in. For the insurance sector, which has traditionally had a less than...
In the lead up to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang later this month, we speak to Mr Michael Furtschegger from AGCS on the risks and exposure of hosting live sporting events and the important role insurance can play.
A century ago, the world’s most valuable resource was oil. Today in the digital era, it is data. Harnessing the power of data as an asset has become one of the key strategies for insurers. Dr Yuhui Yao of FWD Group elaborates.
While data sophistication increases exponentially in most industries, one industry remains so plagued by data scarcity that it is rejecting a whopping 57% of the requests of its Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) clients. That industry is trade...
Ms Melody Caffin, the first Pan-AsiaRisk and Insurance Management Association (PARIMA) Australia board member, oversees what is believed to be the largest-ever maritime construction insurance programme in Australia. We speak to her on what her role...
A recent research by Forrester revealed that 70% of enterprises expect to implement Artificial Intelligence (AI) over the next 12 months, up from 40% in 2016 and 51% in 2017.
Healthcare spending in Asia and Australasia is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5% to top US$1.96 trillion by 2020, up from $1.54 trillion in 2015. Globally, this spending is expected to reach $8.7 trillion by 2020, from $7 trillion in 2015, according...
A recent social media survey conducted by Economical Insurance found that 85% of brokerages think an engaging social media presence gives a competitive advantage over those that do not use the medium. 79.5% of respondents said they use social media...
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) plans to reduce the global cap on sulphur emissions from 3.5% to 0.5% by 2020. And shipowners risk losing their insurance covers if they do not modify their vessels in time to meet the stringent...
While insurers in Asia and the rest of the world remain in various phases of disruption and tech adoption, China is without doubt the trailblazer in this space, leading the industry by a substantial margin. Asia Insurance Review caught up with China...