Michael J Morrissey: Insurance Development Forum (IDF) - Unprecedented collaboration for the greater good
Robert A Kerzner: How will we serve retirees now and in the future?
AIA: The Leader
ACR seeks disciplined approach to growth
The ARTS of Insurance for the Masses
Nepal Re: The new kid in the reinsurance space
Insurance: A Force for Good - Revving the yellow brick road to resilience
CEO Focus - Create critical connections with consumers
Thailand - Optimism in the air
Thailand - Life: Still a land of growth
Thailand - General Insurance: A brighter outlook
Thailand - General Insurance: Becoming more sophisticated
Thailand - Game On!
Bhutan - Government push sees insurance growth
Nat CAT - High protection gap highlights Asia's vulnerability to disaster risk
Nat CAT - Bridging the Nat CAT data gap
Nat CAT - Legal Page: Nat CAT losses: Wide area damage
Lessons from Tianjin - A wake-up call for risk accumulation awareness
Future of Life Underwriting - Looking into a bright and automated future
Future of Life Underwriting - Art, Science & Technology: How new technology is shaping the future of underwriting and underwriters
IAA Life Section Colloquium 2016 Recap
Think Tank - Navigating uncharted waters
Capital Models - Forging ahead with capital modelling in Asia
Life Insurance Disruption - Sources of disruption
IT in Insurance - Deriving business insight in the face of uncertainty
Cyber Security - New technology, new threats - Cyber and the quest for digital enablement
RIMS - Cyber and emerging risks take centre stage
Asia: Collection process digitisation drives insurers' operational efficiencies
South Asia: Economy to drive insurance growth in frontier marts - Swiss Re
Asia: UK venture firm buys 20% of Asia Reinsurance Brokers
Asia: Chubb name officially launched in Singapore and Hong Kong
Asia: Reinventing life business in the smart era
Asia: Taking steps against money-laundering
Australia: Law to spell out that super is for retirement income
Australia: Path made easier for financial advisers to meet professional standards
Cambodia: Insurance mart shows sterling Q1 results, buoyed by life
China: Telemarketing fetches US$2.2 bln in life premiums in 2015
China: Mainlanders warned of risks connected with buying insurance in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Conning expands offering to institutional clients in Asia Pacific
India: Insurers told to avoid unequal international reinsurance pacts
India: Supreme Court orders govt to respond to drought
Indonesia: Insurers with foreign shareholders told to divest stakes
Japan: Kumamoto quake insurance loss estimates at US$800 mln-$1.2 bln
South Korea: Reform needed in corporate pensions
Malaysia: Rural market key to takaful growth
Nepal: Informal market in insurance emerges
New Zealand: Stagnant life market reveals changes in demographics, home ownership
Pakistan: Non-life insurers' profits surge 41% to US$100 mln
Philippines: Cash-hungry insurers warned about "predators"
Singapore: SingRe introduces new board directors at AGM
Singapore: Reinsurer ACR up for sale
Singapore: Life insurance shows positive start to 2016
Singapore: AXA and Grab launch first-of-its-kind scheme for ride-hailing industry
Singapore: New skills roadmap for financial planning industry
Sri Lanka: Insurance industry deemed too reliant on motor
Taiwan: Insurers urge govt to lower RBC requirements
Thailand: OIC to establish regulatory framework for e-insurance
Vietnam: Insurer Pjico to sell stake to foreign investors
Global - Ruschlikon reports a successful 2015
Global - Traditional reinsurance capital drops to US$357 billion in 2015 - Willis Re
Global - .insurance domain name launched
Corporate Risk Management - Lloyd's and PARIMA in deal to offer risk management professional development programme
Corporate Risk Management - Supply chain resilience affected by lower oil prices and terrorism threats - FM Global
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COVER STORY
The world today is grappling with urgent issues of ageing demographics, disaster risk reduction, cyber threats, climate change and extreme events. The insurance industry has a definite and emphatic role to play in these areas. Tying in with the IIS Global Insurance Forum 2016 in Singapore this month, we bring you a reality check on the progress made in advancing the global resilience agenda.
COUNTRY PROFILE
With the changes in risk based capital requirements, demographics and ageing population, regional expansion, innovation and updates to automobile insurance, Thailand's insurance scene presents lots of opportunities and also challenges for the...
GENERAL INSURANCE
Total losses from disaster events in Asia contributed more than 40% of global losses in 2015. Industry experts discuss the major losses last year while highlighting the protection gap.
By Mr Michael J Morrissey, President & CEO, International Insurance Society
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By Mr Robert A. Kerzner, President & CEO, LIMRA, LOMA and LL Global.
Mr Mark Tucker, Group Chief Executive and President of AIA, shares his thoughts on the importance of leadership, and why the insurer is investing heavily to groom the next generation of leaders. By Benjamin Ang
ACR, which has been the subject of bids from several interested parties in recent weeks, is firmly focused on boosting its technical performance in a tough environment, Group Chief Executive Hans-Peter Gerhardt tells Asia Insurance Review. By...
Attempting to provide an answer to the common pain points of insurance for the masses, Asia Risk Transfer Solutions (ARTS) and its CEO, Mr Alex Chen, will be introducing an end-to-end technology solution that integrates different kinds of leading...
Nepal Reinsurance Company (Nepal Re) is the newest entity in the reinsurance market in South Asia, starting its operations in July 2015. We speak to its CEO, Mr Chirayu Bhandari, about the reason for establishing the company and its plans and...
The world today is grappling with urgent issues of ageing demographics, disaster risk reduction, cyber threats, climate change and extreme events. The insurance industry has a definite and emphatic role to play in these areas. Tying in with the IIS...
Insurers need to reinvent themselves in this era of new technology where data is king; to become truly digital insurers and to become closer to their customers or risk being irrelevant.
There are still plenty of reasons to smile about for Thailand's life insurance sector given its continued growth potential. By Benjamin Ang
After two years of low growth, there is a sense of optimism that the non-life sector will do better this year. Mr Kheedhej Anansiriprapha, Executive Director, Thai General Insurance Association, shares his thoughts on what the growth drivers are and...
Bhutan is among the smallest countries in the world. The 15% economic growth over the past few years has a positive spill over benefits for the insurance industry.
Singapore's Nanyang Technology University (NTU)'s Institute of Catastrophe Risk Management (ICRM) introduces the Natural Catastrophe Data and Analytics Exchange (NatCatDAX) - an industry-led catastrophe and data analytics platform for Asia.
Legal experts identify examples of causation and coverage issues which could affect Nat CAT insurance claims in this region.
By implementing automated underwriting processes and analytics as the foundation of a lean and agile organisation, an insurer can focus on strategy and growth.
The role of underwriter is set to evolve with the emergence of new technology which has the potential to change the way we underwrite our customers, distribute insurance products and collect data.
We bring you the highlights of the first International Actuarial Association (IAA) Life Section Colloquium 2016 that took place in Hong Kong in April.
In this extract taken from the forthcoming review of The Geneva Association's Annual Round Table of Chief Economists, Mr Daniel Hofmann, Senior Advisor, gives his take on long-term global macro-economic developments.
(Re)insurers are forging ahead with the use of capital models, even when there is no push from regulators. Find out why this is so and the advantages of using capital models for your business.
CEOs should be worried about disruptors from all directions. In the first of this new series on Disruption in Life Insurance, the discussion is on the perception and reality of the disruption threat and opportunities.
At RIMS 2016, discussions about the impact of new technologies on risk managers were intensive, with many of the estimated 180 sessions focused on emerging risks and cyber risks.