When insurance pricing and reality clash
Investing in underwriting capacity and data-driven models
Squeezing reinsurance margins not a sustainable tactic to lower price of risk
APAC reinsurance rates must develop further
Finding the right balance between risk and reward
Don't underestimate how brittle the reinsurance market is
Reinsurance profitability in the regions is back
Buying to budget versus buying to protect capital
Indonesia's retakaful operators challenged by new regulations
Bringing stability to Asian reinsurance
View from India - Sikkim flood insurance implications
General
A better year ahead for Sri Lanka
Life & health
Risk of combining investment and life cover
The young are also cancer victims
Singapore
Singapore's aspirations to be next ILS hub
Non-life industry bolstered by health and property
Singapore life insurance industry remains resilient
Singapore's new systematically important insurers framework
The art of risk modelling
China's digital transformation in insurance
Why mainlanders flock to Hong Kong for life cover
Takaful associations collaborate to grow expertise
Offering protection to the underserved
Actuaries continue to hold pivotal role in the industry
Insurers looking for higher investment returns
Insurers focus on China and sustainable investments
Asian insurers maintain discipline in investment strategy
Estimating the cost of natural catastrophes
ASEAN insurers continue cross-border collaboration
The struggle for talent in insurance
InsurTech: Disruption to evolution
Roadmap toward sustainability
Generative AI in insurance
Asian
Indonesia: Non-life hit by rising reinsurance counterparty credit risk
Malaysia: Bank Negara to finalise framework for digital insurers by 1H2024
Singapore: MAS, life insurers and other organisations issue financial planning guide
Risk
Asia is driving two-thirds of new oil and gas development
Leading insurers still underwrite US coal despite net zero pledges
Asia Pacific to be impacted the most by economic unrest globally
Aviva India launches signature 3D term plan
Great Easten and Singtel launch flexible home and contents insurance plan
Pramerica Life Insurance launches a new age unit-linked insurance plan (ULIP) solution tailored for new generation's financial ambitions
Integrated investment platform GROW
People on the move
REINSURANCE
We spoke to Hannover Re’s Mr Jean-Jacques Henchoz to find out more about how the reinsurer is growing and adapting to market dynamics.
Buy Now
We spoke to SCOR’s Mr Thierry Léger about finding the right solutions for a healthy industry and a healthier planet.
We caught up with Allianz Re’s Mr Holger Tewes-Kampelmann on the sidelines of Les Rendez-vous de Septembre to talks about growth opportunities, the year ahead and the one just gone.
NOTEBOOK
SGI of Korea has been making efforts to embody ESG strategies within its corporate value. Here is a closer look at the company.
Many people in the insurance industry in Asia would have been unsurprised when the World Bank came out recently and said that the region’s economic prospects were presently as bad as they had been in the past 50 years. Very bad news –...
We caught up with Munich Re’s Dr Achim Kassow on the sidelines of this year’s Monte Carlo event to find out about recent business developments and prospects for the next 12 months.
Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation’s Mr Chandana Aluthgama explores the landscape of Sri Lanka insurance industry post-pandemic and mid-inflation.
Created to meet consumer demand, investment-linked (insurance) policies offer policyholders the freedom to choose investments even as they maintain life protection.
Recent trends in Hong Kong indicate that cancer is catching its victims young. Asia Insurance Review spoke to HSBC Life’s Ms Celia Chan about how life insurers can cope.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has been working to make Singapore the centre for insurance-linked securities in Asia by building more structuring capabilities and growing the base of professional service providers and insurance experts to...
According to MSIG Insurance (Singapore)’s Mr Mack Eng, the non-life insurance industry in Singapore has demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of numerous challenges.
Despite the headwinds, Singapore’s life insurance industry will continue to invest to enhance efficiencies and customer experiences as it prioritises meeting financial and protection needs.
As Nat CAT continue to dominate discussions in the insurance industry, the role of risk modellers becomes ever-more important.
We spoke to Mr Luan ChengXiao, formerly of the Huatai Insurance Group about the current status, models, challenges and success in the midst of digital transformation.
Certain categories of customers from China mainland prefer to buy life insurance cover from insurers in Hong Kong.
Takaful operators in Malaysia and Indonesia have recorded stable growth over the past year. Speakers at the Takaful Rendezvous 2023 shared their insights on how to grow the industry.
At the IFoA Asia Conference 2023, actuaries explored innovative options that could help insurers and takaful companies close protection gaps in Asia.
Speakers at the Singapore Actuarial Conference 2023 shared their insights on the role of an actuary in a tumultuous global insurance market.
The past year has been a dynamic one for insurance asset manager in Asia as the market grappled with volatility.
From IFRS17 to new risk-based capital regimes, insurers in Asia will have to change their approach to managing their assets.
The current investment landscape is a result of major upheaval over the past two years, and uncertainty is only expected to increase.
One thing the world is not short of is natural catastrophes. Providing insurance market data relating them is a role best filled by experts.
The ASEAN Insurance Summit will take place next month, giving the region’s insurers the opportunity to strengthen their partnerships and solidify their collaborations.
During the Singapore Insurance Brokers Association 50th anniversary event, a panel of experts from across the insurance industry discussed the talent problem and ways to overcome it.
Heightened reinsurance credit risk and potential pressure on underwriting margins owing to rising reinsurance costs and more-restrictive coverages have led to AM Best to maintain a negative outlook on the Indonesia non-life insurance segment.
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is working on refining several aspects of the Licensing and Regulatory Framework for Digital Insurers and Takaful Operators (DITO Framework). The central bank plans to finalise the framework by the first half of 2024, it...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore, in conjunction with the Life Insurance Association, Association of Banks in Singapore and Association of Financial Advisers (Singapore), have launched the ‘Basic Financial Planning Guide’ to help...
Aviva Life Insurance India has launched a non-linked, non-participating individual pure risk life insurance plan, Aviva Signature 3D Term Plan, to provide customers a comprehensive financial cover and safeguard them from inevitable life occurrences...
Great Eastern and Sintel announced the launch of Singtel Home Protect Flexi.
Pramerica Life Insurance has announced the introduction of its latest offering, the Super Investment plan.