40 years on, still going strong
General
Hardening the foundations of construction insurance
Accounting for takaful under IFRS17
Non-life industry braces for a hardening market
Life & health
Pandemic may hasten plans for digital underwriting
Technology, agents and the future
Agents need new support tools to compete in a pandemic
Inspiring a new generation of agents
Expert lessons in behavioural economics for insurers
Japan
Regulatory insights
Wisdom and tactics in life insurance
In a confident position
Reinsurer sees pockets of growth opportunities
Insurance broking in a hardening market
Innovating in a risk-averse industry
Unity in diversity and the Global-Asia Insurance Partnership
Opportunities galore for InsurTechs during pandemic
Empowering the customer fight against COVID-19
View from India - InsurTechs can keep health insurers healthy
What 5G will mean for insurance agents
Think Tank
The Geneva Association - The role of private sector insurance in mitigating social inequality
Insurers must embrace biodiversity
COVID-19 prompts more strategic investment by insurers
Infographics
A brave new decade for insurance
Product Bites
Asian
Australia: General insurance body launches BI test case
China: Major insurers chalk up combined 6.6% growth from Jan-July
Global: Worldwide insured catastrophe losses estimated at $31bn in 1H2020
India: New privatisation policy may label insurance as strategic sector
Malaysia: General insurance falls 3.6% during pandemic
Singapore: Weighted new business life premiums fall by 13% in 1H
Singapore: 17th SIRC to be rescheduled to 2021
Risk
Threats to global supply-chain goes beyond pandemic
Cyber security skills gap continues to widen
People on the move
Forever blowing (up) bubbles
COUNTRY PROFILE - Japan
INSURANCE - General
Non-life insurers across the region prepare for hardening of rates as the industry tries to come to terms with the pandemic.
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REINSURANCE
Celebrating its 40th anniversary this month, Taiping Re’s Polly Ho talks to Asia Insurance Review about what the company has accomplished and how it intends to navigate the challenges presented by the current global climate.
NOTEBOOK - Think Tank
Rising levels of social inequality, in terms of income and wealth, have developed into a ‘defining issue of our time’. The COVID-19 pandemic is adding to the challenge as it is likely to have long-lasting economic and social impacts on a...
In September we usually start on a high. But 2020 is doing badly on this score and the common chorus seems to be: When will this despair end? We know not.
The construction industry is forecast to see increases in premium rates during 2020 for both single project placements and annual programme insurances.
Over the period during which IFRS17 was formulated, no submission was made to the IASB to determine its applicability to takaful. Takaful companies are now scrambling to determine how to apply the standard.
Japan is often viewed as one of the most mature and most sophisticated insurance markets in Asia Pacific – so how the nation’s regulator tackles big issues like capital standards is of immense importance to many.
The year to date has not been kind to any nation in Asia Pacific – we find out how the life sector is meeting the challenges of 2020 and preparing to serve customers in future.
As with every country in Asia, Japan was not untouched by COVID-19, although a lot of the pandemic’s negative effects were curtailed by swift action from the government and the central bank.
The Global-Asia Insurance Partnership is a new, unique global tripartite partnership between the public sector, private sector and academia at the highest level focusing on Asia – a voice on strategic issues confronting the insurance industry...
The coronavirus pandemic provides an opportunity for InsurTechs to adapt, survive and position themselves to make the most of the opportunities after the return to normal.
Steps taken by the Indian insurance regulator have changed people’s perspective of life and health insurance in the midst of the pandemic.
With the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, there is also a surge in those buying health insurance. Health InsurTechs are ready to help.
Global biodiversity loss is an existential threat to humanity. What is needed is a new investment and financial framework to value biodiversity correctly and create economic incentives to protect ecosystems.
As markets face increased uncertainty and volatility, insurers are prioritising capital efficiency while looking to maximise investment returns.
Manulife Hong Kong launches new flagship critical illness plans AXA offers road protection at the touch of a button Sun Life Hong Kong launches plan for long-term wealth growth
With insurers denying coverage for losses caused by COVID-19 closures, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has commenced proceedings in the NSW Supreme Court to test the application of certain infectious diseases exclusions in business...
Five major A-share listed insurance companies in China – China Life, PICC, Ping An, China Pacific Insurance and New China Insurance – have posted a combined life and non-life premium income of CNY1674.4bn ($241bn) in the first seven...
Global economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in the first half of 2020 stood at $75bn according to Swiss Re Institute’s preliminary sigma research estimates.
Once upon a time in a land far, far away students of economics learnt a set of rules that helped them understand the way that economies were likely to work when some central variables were tweaked.