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Feb 2016

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Asia Pacific: Business interruption tops 2016 Allianz Risk Barometer


Asia Pacific: Bigger TPP to generate more economic growth and insurance business


Asia: The broker's perpetual challenge to find its USP


Asia: Experts to tackle how to be a "Smart" health insurer


Asia: Automotive disruptions offer new landscape of opportunities for motor insurers


Asia: Cyber risk adds to the challenge of marine insurance


Australia: Dominant middle class feels extreme weather impact


Thai insurer picks Cambodia for first overseas op


China: New insurance investment fund could grow to US$46 bln in size


China: CIRC issues guidelines to improve internal control of insurance funds


Hong Kong: Dr Moses Cheng is Chairman of IIA


India: Cabinet approves new crop insurance scheme


India: Regulator proposes commission & reward structure for agents


Indonesia: Two reinsurers merged in first phase to build globally competitive player


Indonesia: Life and non-life insurers bullish about prospects


Japan: Non-life insurers to see underwriting gains on premium hikes


South Korea: Auto premiums on the increase since last Oct


Malaysia: Non-life market to see more tempered growth this year


Myanmar: Sompo Japan first foreign insurer to offer auto cover


New Zealand: Nat CAT cost insurers US$74 mln in 2015


Pakistan: Ambitious health insurance plan launched for the needy


Philippines: Several non-life insurers could be for sale


Singapore: Life insurance body launches Unclaimed Proceeds register


Singapore: NTUC Income sweeps top spots among insurers in reputation poll


Singapore: Winning research to be presented at prestigious Global Insurance Forum in June


Taiwan: Global custody services launched onshore for insurers


Thailand: Non-life industry urged to innovate as it approaches turning point


Vietnam: Robust double-digit growth forecast for insurers


Global - 2015 global Nat CAT insured losses at US$35 bln is lowest since 2009 - Aon


Global - UK insurers see huge losses north of US$2.2 bln from Dec floods


Corporate Risk Management: Climate change risk has greatest potential impact in 2016 - World Economic Forum


Corporate Risk Management: Singapore' SMEs underinsured against major business risks