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May 2015

Read the latest edition of AIR and MEIR as an Interactive e-book

Bancassurance: The Big Banc theory

COVER STORY

The recent big money bancassurance deals in Asia signals the faith insurers have for bancassurance. We take a look at the lush promises of the way forward for the industry to continue banking on banks.


Is insurance affordable Down Under?

COUNTRY PROFILE

All's fairly well Down Under with strong financials for both life and general. Big question is affordability of insurance covers, especially for nat-cats. We look at feedback on what can be done to manage these challenges and the key issues in 2015.

Motor: Insurers keeping eyes on the road

SPOTLIGHT

Flying cars have captured the imagination of many for generations, with some predicting they would dominate the skylines of our cities by the eve of the second millennium. That did not happen. Driverless cars, on the other hand, seem to be closer to...


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Interviews

Special Feature

Spotlight

  • China: Important steps forward

    Mr Eric Gao of Lloyd's Insurance Co (China) Ltd discusses the modernisation of China's solvency regime.

  • Motor: Insurers keeping eyes on the road

    Flying cars have captured the imagination of many for generations, with some predicting they would dominate the skylines of our cities by the eve of the second millennium. That did not happen. Driverless cars, on the other hand, seem to be closer to...

  • Motor: The autonomous car and its insurance implications

    Autonomous driving technology is already upon us. Insurers will have to respond. Mr Alex Smith and Mr Roland Voggenauer-Graf von Bothmer of Swiss Re say how quickly they will have to, depends on a number of factors, of which technology is only one.

Events News

Cover Story

Country Profile

  • Is insurance affordable Down Under?

    All's fairly well Down Under with strong financials for both life and general. Big question is affordability of insurance covers, especially for nat-cats. We look at feedback on what can be done to manage these challenges and the key issues in 2015.

  • Snapshots of the Australian market - A view from APRA

    Australian life insurers turned in a relatively healthy report card for 2014, registering a 23.4% jump in after-tax profits y-o-y although its total revenue dipped 13.5% y-o-y. For general insurers though, total net profit was down 13% in 2014 while...

  • Premium affordability key issue for Australian industry

    Insurance affordability, particularly in cyclone and flood risk locations, is a key issue for Australia's insurance industry. It was firmly on the radar for a group of senior executives who spoke to insurance journalist Kate Tilley about the...

Think Tank

  • Achieving cyber resilience

    Cyber security has become the single most important risk to company boards of directors around the world. In this extract taken from the Geneva Association newsletters, Messrs Garin Pace, Anthony Shapella and Greg Vernaci of AIG, spell out the steps...

Legal Page

  • Settlements induced by misrepresentation

    Mr Brian Nash and Mr Nicholas Sykes of Clyde & Co Clasis in Singapore consider the English law position in respect of fraudulent misrepresentation made during the course of litigation.

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