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Aug 2025

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August-Home
Editor's Letter
Magazine article aboutCyber-risk-is-everyone-s-problem-now

Cyber risk is everyone's problem now

Market Profile
Magazine article aboutRegulations-and-digitalisation-shape-Taiwan-s-non-life-market

Taiwan

Regulations and digitalisation shape Taiwan's non-life market

Regulator manages in stride the need to juggle several insurance issues

Digital transformation a major player in non-life segment

Ageing demography creates opportunities amid challenges

Long-term care requires long-term strategy

Conservative investment strategies help life insurers get back on track

Insurance sector in flux

Lessons from Taiwan on asset-liability currency mismatch risk

Cyber
Magazine article aboutAPAC-supply-chains-plagued-by-cyber-vulnerabilities

APAC supply chains plagued by cyber vulnerabilities

The ins and outs of cyber policies

Cyber insurance moves from niche to critical

Unlocking India's SME cyber market

Securing digital identity in the deepfake era

Singapore: Cyber protection defined by exclusions

Cyber prevention a myth, resilience is the new reality

Professional Indemnity
Magazine article aboutPI-insurance-yet-to-mature-in-India-compared-to-other-markets

PI insurance yet to mature in India compared to other markets

Competition and softening conditions create challenges for professional indemnity

Reinsurance
Magazine article aboutAI-and-data-analytics-are-reshaping-the-re-insurance-industry

AI and data analytics are reshaping the (re)insurance industry

Parametric push: Climate risks reshape reinsurance in APAC

Cyclone resilience in focus

Insurance
Magazine article aboutNavigating-the-unexpected

General

Navigating the unexpected

Climate change fuels rise in travel and turbulence claims

View from India: Intermediaries can bring back trust in livestock insurance

Weathering the oscillations: Indian agriculture in the face of ENSO and IOD

Life & health

Critical illnesses need proactive approach by health insurers

Singapore: Insurance can shield HNW wealth from volatility

China
Magazine article aboutInsurer-earns-honours-in-providing-insurance-for-state-student-loans

Insurer earns honours in providing insurance for state student loans

AI moves to the core of strategy for China's top insurers

Bridging the basic health insurance coverage gap for gig workers

News

Asian

Australia's financial safety net pushed to limits due to mental ill health

Indonesia: OJK urges growth of protection products in Indonesia

Nepal: Health insurance services to be made more accessible and efficient

New Zealand: New research shows Kiwis insure cars, boats and gadgets but not themselves

Product and Alliances

Products and alliances

Diary
People on the move

People on the move

Cyber

APAC supply chains plagued by cyber vulnerabilities

APAC remains vulnerable to cyber risk, with cost of supply chain attacks forecast to perhaps more than double globally, and there is still a high number of uninsured and extreme activity by cybercriminals in the region.
 

The ins and outs of cyber policies

Insurers must understand the scope of what cyber insurance is designed to cover, and it is crucial to maintain a clear and detailed timeline of a cyber incident from the moment it is detected, as it could make a difference in ensuring a smooth and timely claims process. 
 

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Cyber insurance moves from niche to critical

The rise of increasingly sophisticated AI-driven, high-volume cyberattacks that are capable of evading traditional defences in SMEs has led to a broader trend in the cyber insurance segment: The maturation of policies from niche offering to a business-critical line of coverage.
 

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Unlocking India's SME cyber market

India’s SMEs have an outsized impact on the economy and they also face a disproportionately high risk for data breaches. More practical, scalable and affordable solutions have been introduced to the market that both SMEs and insurers have quickly adopted.
 

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Securing digital identity in the deepfake era

As deepfake technology becomes increasingly accessible and convincing, the risks to digital identity have never been greater. Biometrics is staying ahead of attackers through real-time liveness detection and layered defences.
 

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Singapore: Cyber protection defined by exclusions

The area of coverage afforded by cyber insurance is shaped by the overall scope of coverage, especially when new or evolving threats such as ransomware are factored in.
 

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Cyber prevention a myth, resilience is the new reality

With cyber security vendors and consulting firms now conceding that prevention is a myth and that incidents are inevitable, an insurer’s strategy must assume that an incident will occur, rather than a possibility.
 

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