From Editor-in-chief
Munich Re: Rising exposures need a sustainable approach
Berry, Palmer & Lyle: A large fish in PRI pond
Risk-adequate pricing is key in countering headwinds
Asia’s Giants – China & India: Giants of Asia, giants of the world?
Asia’s Giants – China & India: All about agents
Long-Term Care Feature - Private/public partnership approach to long-term care needs
Effective Customer Care - Achieving optimised customer service for cross-channel profitability
Marketing Focus - Data-driven insurance marketing is a journey, not a destination
Financial Communication Feature - Insurers’ and reinsurers’ market capitalisation undervaluation- Hard lessons from Europe
Myanmar - Still early days in the land of golden pagodas
Legal Spotlight on China - The requirements for foreign enterprises to obtain insurance broker/agency licence in China
Lloyd’s vision for Asia
A Lloyd’s opportunity for Asia?
Pensions: Seeking sustainability
Pension: Asia and Oceania – Diverse pension landscape
Pension: How best to prepare for Employee Choice Arrangement
The Geneva Association - Need for consumer education on risk management and insurance
More flexibility for insurance funds utilisation
Backbone or Achilles’ heel?
IAIS – Making a real impact with its activities and actions
IAIS and its impact on Asian regulators
Be prepared, seize the day
Bancassurance Focus - Asia’s banks and insurers seek innovation in partnerships
CAT Conference – Long-term relationships for times of stress
Microinsurance needs to have a price
East Asian Insurance Day: Sharing best practices
Asia: 2011 CAT losses still burdening Asia-Pacific reinsurers – S&P
China Re controls 6% of global reinsurance business
China: Willis, Guy Carpenter open new offices in China
China: Great Eastern sells 25% stake in its China’s JV
Hong Kong: HKFI launches new app as information gateway
India: Public sector insurers told not to charge low fire premiums
India: IRDA considering more tax perks for life policies
Indonesia: Life insurers need more time for new accounting standards
Japan: New SMR regime may impact insurers’ ratings – Fitch
Philippines: Fewer insurers licensed due to higher capital requirements
Singapore: Life after Financial Advisory Industry Review – What Singapore can learn from Retail Distribution Review
Singapore: EQ Insurance looking at new ways to grow
Singapore: AIA launches interactive system on iPad
Taiwan: Ms Yu Chiung Tzeng is new Director General of Insurance
Taiwan: M&As in the life sector
Thailand: Viriyah makes move to capitalise on ASEAN economic integration
Judges pick finalists for2012 Asia Insurance Industry Awards
Capital, CATs & pricing dominate Monte Carlo Rendezvous
Global reinsurers' capitalisation resilient
XL Group launches environmental global programme
The Geneva Association wins Worldwide Reinsurance Award
Flood losses more than doubled in last decade – Swiss Re
Diary of Events
People on the move
Dr Tobias Farny, CEO Asia Pacific, Munich Re, advises that with the large losses from 2011, there is a need for rectifications in terms of how reinsurance is priced and structured. However, he stresses that this is not about seeking payback but the fact that exposures are rising. He also emphasises the importance of sustainability when arranging insurance and reinsurance. By Benjamin Ang
Buy Now
There is a new kid on Singapore’s specialist broking block. Although small compared to other MNC brokers, Berry Palmer & Lyle Ltd (BPL Global) is a large player in the political risk insurance market and will bring its pioneering PRI practices and offerings to clients in Asia, says its Deputy Chairman and co-founder Anthony Palmer. By Manuelita Contreras
Low interest rates, anaemic economic growth and regulatory risk present the biggest threats to the insurance sector, and more than ever, insurers need to ensure technical pricing prevails so as to remain profitable, says Dr Kurt Karl, Chief Economist of Swiss Re. By Ridwan Abbas