Life & health
The diversity of markets
The new landscape for health insurers
Spotlight on the Asian retirement industry
The Geneva Association - Annuitisation: A solution for people outliving their retirement savings
Mitigating the 'tsunami of chronic disease'
General
Global and diversified
Reinsurance gains momentum as insurers seek to redesign risk appetite
Alternative investment and private assets
Zurich's asset allocation strategy in Asia
30 years of insurance in Hong Kong
Natural harbour. Natural hub
Quotes from regulators over the years
Three decades of landmark developments in insurance
The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers - A pillar of the establishment
The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers - Interview with the Insurance Authority
Congratulations to HKFI for 30 years' service
Insurance helped build Hong Kong
The changing face of risk in HK over 30 years - Marsh
Observations from industry leaders
China
China sets stage for prudent financial growth
Achieving growth in one of the world's largest insurance markets
Reinsurers face challenging operating environment
Belt and Road Initiative: Opportunities and risks
InsurTechs in China - A promising scenario
Sri Lanka: New regulator outlines priorities
Indonesia's insurance regulatory landscape
How US sanctions on Iran will affect insurers
Insurance opportunities in the blockchain ecosystem
InsurTech: Not revolution but evolution
Solving the microinsurance puzzle
CSR gives insurers a community connect
View from India: Hotspots will be hot to handle
Teutonic order: Partnerships to step up protection against climate risk
Asian
Asia Insurance Industry Awards 2018 - 45 finalists named
Asia: Mixed industry performance across advanced markets
Australia: Retirement income framework being developed
China: Health insurance grows at sedate pace in Jan-May
Hong Kong: Regulator plans to introduce ERM rules in 2020
India: Future Generali delivers policies via WhatsApp
Indonesia: Pick up in car sales a boon for motor insurers
Japan: Mitsui Sumitomo taps AI to analyse creditworthiness
Nepal: Fraudsters hit insurers with costly helicopter evacuations
Pakistan: Insurers urged to ensure overseas units meet AML/CFT rules
Philippines: Agri insurance is a national issue, says insurance commissioner
Singapore: Moves announced to boost Asian infrastructure financing
South Korea: Insurers wary of providing coverage for crypto exchanges
Taiwan: US trade body publishes blueprint for insurance sector
Thailand: Insurance to be promoted to foreign migrant workers
Vietnam: Insurers battle stubbornly high medical inflation
Events Page
Dealing with Construction All Risks policy claims
Global
US cyber insurance premiums see 37% increase to $1.84bn - Aon
Earnings volatility concerns drive reinsurance buying - Willis Towers Watson
Risk
Insurance industry's first standard for global cyber data breach released
Environmental risks may not be covered by general liability insurance: Chubb
Product Bites
People on the move
INVESTMENT
COUNTRY PROFILE - China
The past year has seen China’s insurance regulatory landscape go through some exciting, and possibly turbulent changes. We round up several of the most significant developments.
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TECHNOLOGY
As blockchain becomes more prevalent and cryptocurrencies gain increasing traction in the economy, the question of where insurers can find their place in this ecosystem begs for an answer.
INSURANCE - Life & health
Life expectancy is at a record high. Fertility rates are at a record low. The Geneva Association’s Ronald Klein discusses the place for annuitisation.
SPECIAL REPORT - 30 years of insurance in Hong Kong
Insurance Authority CEO John Leung Chi-yan shares his views on working with HKFI and helping boost Hong Kong’s reputation and international standing.
Marsh has been a significant player on the global stage for over 140 years and presently operates in the spheres of insurance broking and risk management. While the firm is active in more than 130 countries, few of its offices could be better...
Insurtech is enabling microinsurance to become a growth area for Asia’s insurers. RGA Reinsurance Company Japan Branch discusses the latest developments.
This is August and yet it is a busy month, brimming with excitement – from the summer strife, including the threat of trade wars and protectionism, to cyber exposures increasing in size exponentially.
Japan and Australia may be mature markets but both represent growth markets for Zurich. Asia Pacific CEO Jack Howell discusses the need to have a balanced approach to business growth and the importance of viewing market participation for the long...
Wellness not illness. Partnerships not patients. Changing societal trends are disrupting an age-old industry and health insurers are providing an ever-broadening array of services that sets them apart from other parts of the insurance industry.
Asia is bracing for a storm of epic proportions — of a demographic nature. A significant number of markets across Asia are ageing. Different markets are in different phases of ageing – some unique insights from the Asia Retirement Study...
How is risk appetite helping insurance companies make better decisions about reinsurance needs? WTW asked insurance executives across the globe to weigh in on their views.
Chief investment officers within insurance companies in Asia, like other institutional investors, have been having a tough time in recent years thanks to quantitative easing. Help could be found in an outsourced solution that offers bespoke...
Zurich Asia Pacific CEO Jack Howell outlines the carrier’s approach to managing its investments in Asia.
It is fascinating to look back at old photographs and prints of Hong Kong in the early days. Rustic as it was, mosquito-infested as it was, few people are surprised that the territory turned out to be a global giant in the world of international...
Over the past 30 years, Asia Insurance Review has had the pleasure and privilege of interviewing every insurance regulator in Hong Kong. Here are some highlights that offer up unique insights into the complex and changing landscape of insurance...
Significant developments in the Hong Kong insurance sector
Since June, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission has allowed foreign life insurers to take a majority stake in local JVs, although growing their market share still seems a tall order. We take a look at the state of foreign insurers in China.
Onshore reinsurers in China facing tight underwriting margins can anticipate further competition from neighbouring Hong Kong soon.
Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka chairman Mano Tittawella reveals that increasing awareness and building public confidence about insurance are his priorities. He is also a strong proponent of the involvement of foreign players in...
Indonesia’s prevailing insurance regime provides the main principles and regulatory framework for insurance business in the country. The details are fleshed out incrementally by subsidiary regulations. Norton Rose Fulbright provides a...
In May 2018, President Trump announced that the US would be re-imposing sanctions against Iran which had been suspended since January 2016. What could this mean for insurers in Asia?
They create a better experience for insurance customers by catalysing innovation and technological advancement in the insurance industry. We speak to an incumbent insurer and an InsurTech to get a balanced view of the true potential of Insurtech.
Insurers around Asia now see CSR as an opportunity to build bridges with communities which not only creates goodwill for their business but also helps them make a meaningful contribution to society.
Eight hundred million people in South Asia are at risk since the areas in which they live are projected to become ‘moderate’ to ‘severe’ hotspots by 2050 according to a World Bank study ‘South Asia’s...
The theme of this year’s Global Insurance Forum, held in Berlin and hosted by the International Insur-ance Society (IIS) and The Institutes, was the ‘Innovation Transformation’.
Some 45 insurers, brokers, risk managers, service providers and industry leaders made it to the list of the finalists for the 22nd Asia Insurance Industry Awards (AIIA).
Life insurance premiums in advanced Asian markets continued to weaken, falling 2.1% in 2017 (2016: ?3.8%), according to the latest Swiss Re Institute sigma study, World Insurance in 2017.
Further development of retirement income strategies will improve retirement income outcomes for superannuation fund members, said Rice Warner, an independent consultancy and research house in financial services, in a submission to the Department of...