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War in Ukraine has impacted profitability of global reinsurers
SIRC 2022 delegate fee structure unveiled
Life & health
Life insurers can enable 'insurance for all Indians'
General
A crisis on top of another crisis
Sri Lanka, insurance and economic collapse
Understanding evolving risks for law firms
The future of Hong Kong motor insurance
Telematics in the driver's seat
Building climate resilience in agriculture
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
Digital acceleration boosts Cambodian life industry
Enough potential in Cambodia
Laos insurers bear cost of bad drivers
Survival of the fittest in Myanmar
Digital future for Myanmar
Vietnam: Solid start to 2022
Insurance companies flock to retirement communities
Bridging the pension gap in ageing China
Efforts to implement IFRS17 still ongoing
Lessons from Australia's one-in-a-1,000-year event
Risk management reimagined for a post-COVID world
Staying afloat amid rising sea levels
InsurTech: Laying the groundwork for the future
Leveraging data and tech to modernise insurance
Laser scanning to pinpoint the seat of a fire
Battling for resources for new technologies
'Stagflation-like' environment ahead
Incisive insurance tool
Asian
India: COVID fears fan health insurance business
Taiwan: Insurers to recognise digital COVID-19 certificates as proof of infection
Starr Insurance Companies expands in Thailand
Risk
Australia: One in 25 homes could be uninsurable by 2030
Global: Size of ransoms from cyber attacks soar in 2021
Google poses threat to home insurers
Hong Kong: Manulife launches ManuGlobal Saver
Singapore: NTUC Income launches travel insurance that protects travellers by the hour
Thailand: Igloo partners with AIS Insurance service to offer smartphone and gadget protection
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CHINA
Will China’s new commercial pension insurance scheme for individuals be able to take care of the rapidly ageing population of the country?
RISK
While the threat of rising sea levels is not a new occurrence, experts say it is becoming more severe in the long run.
SPOTLIGHT
The global pandemic has swept across every aspect of people’s lives, surfacing and aggravating societal challenges around the globe. This spotlight has accelerated the emergence of the S in ESG and raised the awareness and consciousness of all...
The recent floods in Queensland and New South Wales have taken a heavy toll on Australia. However, amidst the losses, valuable lessons can be learned as well.
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This article shares experience in using laser scanning technology for traffic crash reconstructions and how it can be applied across a broader range of investigations.
Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong’s May Day speech for 2022 addressed a critical issue that could face many insurers and reinsurers in Asia Pacific following Russia president Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Global reinsurers have found their business to be heavily impacted by the war in Ukraine, although none has been able to place final estimates on the losses as yet.
The delegate fee structure for 18th SIRC 2022 will be largely unchanged from the last in-person event in 2019, according to the Singapore Reinsurers’ Association.
The Indian insurance regulator, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India, wants to achieve ‘insurance for all Indians’ by 2047 when the nation celebrates 100 years of independence.
The current unstable macroeconomic environment could be a challenge for many global financial services firms. We spoke to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s Mr Joachim Mueller to find out how his thinking is developing and what has...
As social unrest and economic turmoil engulf Sri Lanka, its insurance sector cannot remain unscathed.
The Cambodian life insurance market, with 14 players including two micro-insurer, has seen rapid growth over the past few years.
Cambodia has a relatively small insurance market, however, it has a positive growth potential. Despite the pandemic, the industry achieved a better growth rate, 9.5% in 2021 as compared to 7.3% in 2020.
It is estimated that only 20% of vehicles in the country are insured despite mandatory requirements. This could spell bad news for insurers as they deal with volatile risks on the road and an apparent lack of enforcement.
In recent years, large insurance companies, led by Taikang, Ping An and Xinhua, have made frequent efforts to invest in retirement communities.
The deadline for IFRS17 is drawing near, and insurers are not only grappling with workforce issues but also balancing remote work with schedule demands.
Speakers at a virtual risk conference in April highlighted the many challenges and opportunities for risk professionals in a rapidly-changing new risk management landscape.
InsurTech has risen to prominence over the last decade and while it has disrupted insurance, it has also brought the industry to the cutting edge of technological advancement and laid the groundwork for the adoption of future technologies.
During the 2022 New Technologies & Data Conference, the focus was on using technology to create better value in health insurance and reach more people.
Emerging technology has been at the forefront of discussions around what was needed to survive restrictions due to the pandemic - but the resources required can be massive.
While health insurance premiums totalling INR585.72bn ($7.56bn) were collected by insurers in the financial year ended 31 March 2021 (FY2021), the figure jumped by 25% to INR73.33bn in FY2022, according to a paper prepared by the National Insurance...
Taiwan’s two main insurance industry associations have agreed to accept digital COVID-19 certificates of those who have been confirmed as positive as valid proof of infection, ending a standoff with the main financial regulator.
Starr Insurance Companies (Starr) announced an agreement with FPG Insurance Holdings Limited (HK) (FPG) and local Thai shareholders to purchase FPG Insurance Public Company Limited (FPG Thailand), a Thai non-life insurance company, together with...
Manulife Hong Kong has launched ManuGlobal Saver to meet growing demand among people looking to capture opportunities both locally and globally for long-term wealth accumulation.
NTUC Income (Income) has launched FlexiTravel Hourly Insurance, a travel insurance product that enables travellers to purchase travel protection as needed by the hour.
Southeast Asian InsurTech company Igloo has partnered with AIS Insurance service to offer two new mobile insurance products – Mobile Phone 360 and Phone Screen Protection. The products will be available on the AIS Insurance Services app that...