The assumptions cyber cover was built on are breaking
Malaysia
Asian markets continue to drive growth for regional players
Malaysia's motor insurers navigate growth amid mounting cost pressures
EV adoption drives Malaysian non-life market into high gear
Malaysia's insurance market demonstrates strong fundamentals and steadfast resilience
Deepfakes: a growing threat that continues to perpetuate fraud in Asia
The next wave of cyber risk is here
Agentic AI raises cyber risk states
AI impersonation and the boundaries of social engineering fraud cover
Life & health
Why collaborative benchmarking could reshape competitive dynamics in India's health insurance market
Collaboration key to tackling Asia's growing healthcare challenges
Financial foresight may enable long-term care at home
Asian families rethink legacy planning for a changing world
The crack in Asia's wealth transfer
Managing longevity risk is an imperative for life insurers
Payor-provider alignment: making healthcare sustainable in Asia
Asia's next resilience test: five risks life and health insurers can't leave for tomorrow
How integrated bancassurance is reshaping insurance distribution in Singapore
General
Indonesia's general insurers face a growth mirage as margins thin
Continued supply chain shocks may create demand for alternative cover
Urgent need to adopt renewable energy to reduce risk exposure
Southeast Asian retailers are looking to embedded insurance for a competitive edge
Diesel engine failures - cause, consequences and cost
Steering Sri Lanka's reinsurance ecosystem toward Vision 2035
Climate resilience, modelling and insurance innovation
Insurers urged to move beyond one-off payment checks amid growing AI-driven fraud complexity
Regional voice, global perspective
Agents and bancassurance can unlock the potential of SEA
Floods in China need something beyond catastrophe insurance
Advertising and marketing can help bring back customers' trust and boost insurance penetration
EAIC Announcement
The reality of tech adoption
Capital frameworks, evolving private markets, shape insurer investment strategies
Recognising the best: 30 years of the Asia Insurance Industry Awards
Asian
Asia Pacific is home to the world's fastest rising obese population
Japan passes healthcare insurance reform as patients raise concerns over higher out-of-pocket costs
Singapore's alternative risk transfer market poised for notable growth with upcoming PCC framework
South Korea: Government probes suspected fraudulent health insurance claims
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.