Hong Kong's resurgence
Hong Kong
Expanding insurance ambitions
Hong Kong bets on marine insurance to strengthen maritime hub ambitions
Balancing global competition and structural strengths
Brokers squeezed by rising healthcare and talent crunch
GBA links, AI and wealth demand fuel next phase of growth
Demand for W&I coverage strong, but breaches uncommon
Hong Kong's marine insurance market: It's time to close the gap
Rising climate risk events forcing insurers to restrategise
Energy-stressed households may trigger emerging property risks
Alternative methods of cooking not a higher risk, regardless of behavioural shift in energy crisis
Philippine insurers urged to tighten war risk rules amid Middle East tensions
Geopolitical risks reshape aviation insurance in APAC
Flying through headwinds
Extreme weather and the route ahead in aviation insurance
Operational losses a balance sheet risk rather than insurance issue
Ten years of WiRE: How women in reinsurance reshaped the industry
India's Maritime Insurance Pool to facilitate uninterrupted maritime insurance coverage
General
Manual checks may mitigate rising spoofing threats
Parametric's push across Asia
AVs in Singapore face an underwriting conundrum
Insurance AI adoption still lags despite investment surge
View from India: Enabling MGAs is the right approach
Regulatory push to drive general insurance market in Cambodia
The need for a modern AI core
Life & health
Vietnam's income boom sets stage for life insurance evolution
Asian retirement ecosystems need a fundamental shift
Using reinsurance strategically in Japan's dynamic market
Long-term care insurance will now be available across the country
Vietnam's Insurance Business Law, the journey so far
Asian
China: Chinese insurers to reinsure Russian LNG supplies to China
Japan: General Insurance Association of Japan updates compliance guide amid regulatory changes
New Zealand: Financial and insurance services are among those facing the weakest competitive pressure
Singapore: Life insurers record highest first-quarter payouts since 2021
Vietnam: National health insurance coverage will be expanded
Products and alliances
People on the move
Underwriting and claims are at a pivotal moment in Asia. As markets mature and expectations around speed, consistency and outcomes rise, insurers are rethinking how decisions are made and how risks are managed in a more complex, fast-evolving environment, driven in part by advances in AI and underwriting and claims-led innovation. Pacific Life Re's Global Chief Underwriting and Claims Officer for Protection Jia Yi Tan sits down with Asia Insurance Review to discuss the topic.
As India approaches 2047, the vision of ‘Insurance for All’ remains distant. In this landscape, reinsurers emerge as key enablers. By providing risk capacity, innovative solutions, and simplifying customer journeys, they empower the primary insurers to expand coverage, especially in underserved regions. We spoke to Pacific Life Re’s Mr Gautham Suresh and UnderWriteMe’s Mr Pratap Chawla to find out how reinsurers can help bridge the gap.
Big data analytics has long been a tool for (re)insurers in their quest for better performance, efficiency, and effectiveness. Asia Insurance Review’s deputy editor Ahmad Zaki spoke with Pacific Life Re’s managing director, protection, Asia, Vasan Errakiah on how big data can be leveraged to improve underwriting and risk assessment, how unstructured data can be utilised and how Pacific Life Re is staying ahead of the curve.