Life & health
True digital health
General
The agriculture sector needs an insurance umbrella
Simplifying motor insurance through innovation
View from India - Health check for general insurers post-COVID-19
Are cyclones the new 'kryptonite' for Australia?
Accelerating motor claims with AI
South Korea
Keeping up with changes and finding long-term solutions
Forecasting the future, preparing for change
Overseas growth provides quality diversification
Insurance resilience in post-pandemic Korea
An uphill battle for life insurers
Serving a world in quarantine
APAC insurers stand strong, but need to stay vigilant
How 19 affects 17
A defining moment for InsurTech
Policy evolution post-COVID-19
'Back to office' strategies of APAC insurers
Mitigating work-from-home employee liability risks
South Asia: Getting back to work
Is Asia immune to BI drama?
Sometimes you kick, sometimes you get kicked
Think Tank
The Geneva Association - Legal and economic issues of InsurTech
Tackling the opportunity risk
Reinsurance in the time of COVID-19
Reshaping the 'big health' industry
Seeking new horizons
Flood claims to increase pressure on insurers
COVID-19 challenges and other evolving risks
Prepare for post pandemic or perish
InsurTechs can ride out the pandemic storm
Hard times ahead, but Asia poised to lead global recovery
More capital flowing in as insurers leverage debt
Infographics
Asian
Australia: Insurance Council raises issue of property insurance affordability
China expected to lose crown as fastest- growing insurance market in Asia
Hong Kong: Insurers could be encouraged to disclose their ESG policies
India: Life insurance market sees 18.6% drop in first-year premium
Singapore: 5,000 financial consultants to be conferred with IBF-accredited certification
Taiwan: Blockchain alliance starts trial to improve insurance operational efficiency
Risk
Cyber habits at home threaten corporate network security
Weaknesses in governance remain a major risk for Indonesian financial industry
Product Bites
People on the move
Monozukuri or revolution
COUNTRY PROFILE - South Korea
Buy Now
COVID-19
How will the general economic headwinds caused by COVID-19 affect InsurTech? Will investors cut back their funding and take the wind out of InsurTech sails?
COVID-19 AND CLAIMS
The last few months have been rife with reports of insurers rejecting COVID-19-related BI claims, as well as cases of legal action being taken against those insurers.
REINSURANCE
The coronavirus pandemic has upended human life and economic activity aswe know it. The accompanying economic losses are already immense.
NOTEBOOK
Euler Hermes predicts a U-shaped economic recovery, global trade not expected to return to pre-crisis levels until 2023.
It’s August. Spread of COVID-19 notwithstanding, there is still that rave or panic about what to do this summer even in Asia. Summer dreams are just so much a part of the happy days that one cannot help but seek that elusive fun before summer...
In June, digital health InsurTech DocDoc partnered with Chinese InsurTech Kaitaiming Technology to begin growing their reach into China.
The Asian Development Bank discusses how insurance can offer varying solutions to the multi-faceted challenges facing the global agriculture sector.
‘Service provider of the year’ award winner at the 23rd Asia Insurance Industry Awards was Merimen Technologies. We find out what lies ahead for the company.
While South Korea’s general insurance industry has remained relatively stable, existing challenges combined with rapid developments in technology and consumer lifestyles coupled with the effects of COVID-19 will require long-term strategies.
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has had a busy start to the year.
Korean Re is one of only two Asian reinsurers in the top 10 list of the world’s largest reinsurance groups. And it is benefitting from the scale and ever-widening reach of its reinsurance business.
Three months in quarantine have affected the insurance industry significantly,with many customers relying on digital services to meet their daily needs –a reliance that many analysts expect to continue as the world returns to the streets.
The results of a global stress test for APAC-rated insurers is discussed together with some of the themes affecting the region.
COVID-19 has had a direct impact on the global economy and the financials of companies across the world. How the coronavirus will affect IFRS17 implementation remains to be seen.
Business interruption and whether claims should be paid even when the original policy wording lacks sufficient clarity to make ‘yes/no’ decisions straightforward is being considered in Australia right now.
Technological innovation is transforming the way the insurance industry works, creating opportunities and challenges for insurers and consumers alike.
The landscape of risk management has changed due to technology – automation and data are becoming more important and have become competitive advantage for companies.
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic made the insurance industry rethink how to reshape the ‘big health’ industry.
HSBC Life China embarks on a strategic expansion in mainland China which represents the largest wealth pool in Asia.
The insurance claims from widespread floods in China will undermine the underwriting results of China’s non-life insurers in 2020.
Brokers must adapt to stay a step ahead according to industry experts.
The COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed the process of digitisation in the insurance industry and insurance brokers need to reinvent themselves to remain relevant.
As investors adopt a wait-and-watch policy during the COVID-19 pandemic, the funding of InsurTechs will be impacted.
Insurers have been active in issuing debt in recent weeks owing to favourable market conditions.
In an opening statement at a parliamentary inquiry into lessons from the bushfire season, Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) CEO Rob Whelan noted that the affordability of insurance, especially in New South Wales, stood as a major concern.
China is no longer going to be the frontrunner in the region with respect to expected growth over the next decade according to a report by Allianz and Euler Hermes titled ‘Allianz Insurance Report 2020 – Skyfall’.
The Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) has recommended the Insurance Authority (IA) encourage authorised insurers to publish and explain their policies on the consideration of ESG risks in their investments as well as provide their boards...