Life & health
Whither the Indian life insurance industry?
Going grey
Think Tank: The Geneva Association - Long-term care insurance research and trajectory
A standardised health product for the Indian market
Ready, set, go
Ways to close the health gap in Asia
General
Fronting the sustainability agenda
A sea of interconnected digital networks
The future is telematics
Racing into the future
ART for ART's sake
Governing social conditions
Shifting into fifth gear
The climate emergency
Townsville revisited
China
Visions of China
Regulation: Too much, too little or just right?
How to become an international insurance centre
Unparalleled opportunities for reinsurers
China Rendezvous
AI-assisted healthcare - myths and realities
Steady as she goes
Filling in the gaps
Forget the glass ceiling, the sky's the limit
Diversity in management could boost profitability
Bridging the diversity gap - one positive step at a time
The science and art of leadership
Survival of the fittest - the need to evolve
Changing courses to stay relevant
Insurance Forum Japan 2019
100% FDI in insurance intermediaries - wait and watch
Asian
13 winners from 6 markets crowned at 4th Asia Trusted Life Agents & Advisers Awards
Australia: Insurers call on government to take nationwide action on building regulation
Finalists announced for 2019 Australian Insurance Industry Awards
Bangladesh: Govt urged to make motor third-party liability insurance compulsory
Hong Kong: Insurance Authority issues new pecuniary penalty guideline
India: General insurers post slowest 1Q premium growth
Indonesia: Life insurance marketing force remains stable
Japan: Corporate bond maturities rise with ageing population
Malaysia: Majority of SMEs lack Nat CAT insurance
Myanmar: Foreign life ventures could begin ops by year-end
Nepal: Insurance sector looks to India for actuarial expertise
New Zealand: PI market seen as stable
Philippines: Regulator issues HMO guidelines for medical coverage of HIV patients
Singapore: Insurers have strong capital positions, per IMF
South Korea: Insurance capital standard to be implemented in phases
Taiwan: Life insurers make local ETF market the fastest growing in the world
Vietnam: Insurance industry thrives in 1H2019
China leads world insurance business in pivot to the east
Non-motor lines to propel non-life market
Regulator to create new exclusive intermediary category
Global
Chubb becomes first major US insurer to transition away from coal
Swiss Re announces suspension of ReAssure IPO due to market conditions
UK motor premiums rise in Q2
Risk
Warming oceans can reduce sea life by 17%
The cost of AML compliance in Asia Pacific
Product Bites
People on the move
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Alternative risk transfer is older and far more sophisticated than it may first appear. And Asia is fast becoming a hotbed for fresh activity, as Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s Chris Fischer Hirs told Asia Insurance Review.
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INSURANCE - Life & health
The Myanmar insurance market is all set to begin a new chapter with the government granting approval to five international life players to operate in the market.
The financial risk of facing the costs associated with future needs for long-term care is still largely underinsured. The London School of Economics’ Mr Joan Costa-Font, the Geneva School of Business Administration’s Mr Christophe...
COUNTRY PROFILE - China
China’s vision of a Greater Bay Area (GBA) that knits together the semiautonomous territories of Hong Kong and Macau with 11 surrounding cities in Southern China, including Shenzhen and Guangzhou, is an enticing one which will spur new...
The China Rendezvous is making a comeback. This year’s rendezvous in Shanghai in early November marks a return to form as well as a celebration of a bright new insurance future.
Euler Hermes has predicted that China’s economic growth is set to slow but remain resilient at +6.3% in 2019 (from +6.5% in 2018).
There is so much happening in Asia in August, though the European summer break does beckon the holidaymakers.
The potential of the Indian insurance market is virtually endless. As the industry completes two decades in the liberalised regime, how will the Indian life insurance industry shape up in the years ahead?
Asia’s ageing population is not only growing, but it is doing so at an unprecedented speed. Asia will see a 19% rise in population by 2050, and a staggering 148% growth in its elderly population at the same time.
For the financial services sector in Australia, post the Hayne royal commission report, it’s no longer acceptable for companies to be unaware of the social condition of their organisation.
The next generation of cellular technology, 5G, promises even faster network speeds and accelerated complex distributed systems, and the potential for transformation in many industries is high. However, the risks are many.
In spite of the uncertainty caused by the trade war with the US, China remains a most attractive market for the world’s (re)insurance community because of its sheer size – and the amount of infrastructure that needs to be built and...
On 8 April 2018, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission officially started operations. We look at what it has achieved to date.
In 2016, the Shanghai Insurance Regulatory Commission set the ambitious goal of becoming an international insurance centre by 2020. As the deadline approaches, we look at how much works has to be done to achieve this goal.
At the inaugural Asia Women Leadership Summit in June, crusaders of the cause convened to share their wealth of experience and knowledge.
We spoke to Guy Carpenter International’s James Nash to understand how the industry can benefit from greater diversity at higher levels of management, and what can be done to promote this.
The lack of gender equality and workplace diversity in the insurance industry has become a hotly contested subject over the last couple of years.
Amid growing customer demands and rapidly evolving technology, insurance is facing the most disruption in ages. With that comes the need to assemble a workforce and a team of leaders that is well equipped to meet the challenges and come out on top.
Insurance training institutions across Asia are facing challenges in grooming future talent amid increasing digitalisation and advanced robotics.
A look at the main discussion points from Insurance Forum Japan 2019.
Thirteen winners from six markets were honoured at the 4th Asia Trusted Life Agents & Advisers Awards presentation ceremony dinner held in Bangkok on 18 July 2019. The winners edged out some 400 nominations from 15 markets.
Australia’s fragmented approach to regulatory enforcement and compliance with building regulations requires a renewed commitment to national action to maintain public confidence in the built environment, say several industry groups which...
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) has announced the finalists of the 2019 Australian Insurance Industry Awards.