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Nov 2023

Contents

November-Home
Editor's Letter
Magazine article aboutWhen-insurance-pricing-and-reality-clash

When insurance pricing and reality clash

Reinsurance
Magazine article aboutInvesting-in-underwriting-capacity-and-data-driven-models

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

Insurance
Magazine article aboutA-better-year-ahead-for-Sri-Lanka

General

A better year ahead for Sri Lanka

Life & health

Risk of combining investment and life cover

The young are also cancer victims

Market Profile
Magazine article aboutSingapore-s-aspirations-to-be-next-ILS-hub

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

Risk
Magazine article aboutThe-art-of-risk-modelling

The art of risk modelling

China
Magazine article aboutChina-s-digital-transformation-in-insurance

China's digital transformation in insurance

Why mainlanders flock to Hong Kong for life cover

Takaful
Magazine article aboutTakaful-associations-collaborate-to-grow-expertise

Takaful associations collaborate to grow expertise

Actuarial
Magazine article aboutOffering-protection-to-the-underserved

Offering protection to the underserved

Actuaries continue to hold pivotal role in the industry

Asset management
Magazine article aboutInsurers-looking-for-higher-investment-returns

Insurers looking for higher investment returns

Insurers focus on China and sustainable investments

Asian insurers maintain discipline in investment strategy

Notebook
Magazine article aboutEstimating-the-cost-of-natural-catastrophes

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

News

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

Product Bites

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

Diary
People on the move

People on the move

Reinsurance

Investing in underwriting capacity and data-driven models

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.
 

Squeezing reinsurance margins not a sustainable tactic to lower price of risk

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.
 

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APAC reinsurance rates must develop further

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.
 

Finding the right balance between risk and reward

We spoke to SCOR’s Mr Thierry Léger about finding the right solutions for a healthy industry and a healthier planet.
 

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Don't underestimate how brittle the reinsurance market is

We caught up the Convex Group’s Mr Paul Brand to talk about the big issues facing the (re)insurer.
 

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Reinsurance profitability in the regions is back

On the sidelines of Les Rendez-vous de September, we caught up with Guy Carpenter’s Mr David Priebe for a global take on the upcoming renewals.
 

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Buying to budget versus buying to protect capital

We spoke to Guy Carpenter’s Mr Tony Gallagher for an APAC view of how renewals might play out this year.
 

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Indonesia's retakaful operators challenged by new regulations

Retakaful in Indonesia has much potential to grow, but in the short to medium term the direction of the sector depends on proposed regulations - including new capital requirements.
 

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Bringing stability to Asian reinsurance

Asian Re is an intergovernmental organisation providing reinsurance support in the region and plays an important role in bringing stability and resilience to markets in Asia.
 

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View from India - Sikkim flood insurance implications

The glacial lake overflow floods in Sikkim on 4 October 2023 could result in insurance claims of more than $1.5bn from the washed away hydropower projects and other losses.
 

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