From Editor-in-Chief
IAIS Mission - Contributing to global financial stability
Zurich Insurance staying lean and focussed in Asia
Regulations: Know your regulations
Regulations: Ten things to know about insurance regulation across Asia
Regulations: IFRS 4 Phase II: Plan now for the new world of insurance reporting
Regulatory support a hit with the market
Conscientiously coping with challenges
Life insurance: Ready and raring to go
Non-life insurance: Slow and steady
Easing of limitations on Taiwan insurance companies' foreign investment
The Geneva Association: The IAIS in perspective
Blanket notifications
Life focus: Under pressure: Coping with low interest rates
Life focus: The digital revolution: Underwriting changing to support mobile sales
Strategic focus: Innovate where the action is!
Insurance risk and finance research centre: The impact of banking crises on non-life insurance consumption
Managing risks with local diversity and global consistency
1st Agriculture conference: A steep learning curve in a hugely untapped potential
Indonesia rendezvous - Increased asset values, protection gap and natural catastrophes
EAAC: The model actuary: A numbers wizard and effective communicator
Making it more sustainable
"Buying is fun, integrating is hell"
ASEAN and Asia will do well despite economic and political turbulence
Southeast Asia: Health insurance to reach US$24 bln by 2020
Asia Pacific: Endurance expands reinsurance business
Asia: Prudential launches new regional brand campaign
Australia: Consumer uncertainty, ageing society are top concerns
Bangladesh: Index-based flood insurance product launched
China: CIRC to audit risk management practices annually
China: CIRC issues rules for online insurers
Hong Kong: Expats twice more likely to make motor claims than locals
India: Regulator for pension created with passing of Pension Bill
India: IRDA launches insurance repositories
Indonesia: Allianz steps up investment in climate protection
Japan: 56% of fire policies had quake cover in 2012
South Korea: ING Life to be sold to MBK Partners
Malaysia: Investment-linked policies gain popularity in 1H
Nepal to have its first reinsurance company
Pakistan Re ready to manage country's terrorism insurance pool
Philippines: Taskforce formed to give effect to amended law
17th Asia Awards: Meeting the finalists face-to-face
The Geneva Association launches new brand
Monte Carlo Rendezvous: All about alternative capacity and pricing
Diary of events
People on the move
Mr Reto J Schneider, Ms Harini Kannan and Mr Natt Wattanaumphaipong from Swiss Re look at various agricultural insurance markets in Asia, specifically China, India, Vietnam and South Korea.
Buy Now
The Indonesia Rendezvous, which takes place in Bali at the end of this month, is set against buoyant growth in both the life and non-life insurance segments. The continued growth of the direct insurance market naturally gives rise to greater opportunities for reinsurers to get involved. However, some key challenges need to be addressed in order to attract reinsurance in a sustainable way. Asia Insurance Review speaks to several players in the market to find out their concerns as well as expectations for the sector in 2014. Below are the excerpts from the interviews. By Ridwan Abbas
Actuaries play a crucial role in providing calculated analyses of risks in decision making. Thought leaders share with Asia Insurance Review that other than the ability to go "deep and wide" in their technical expertise, actuaries need to communicate better to add value and change perceptions. By Benjamin Ang