As the East Asian Insurance Congress celebrates its founding day on October 18, EAIC General Secretary Masayuki Tanaka reflects on the organization's six-decade legacy of cooperation and looks ahead to tackling urgent challenges including poverty, healthcare access, and insurance literacy across the region. His message is printed in full below:
The East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC) has officially announced the dates and venue for its upcoming 2026 conference, which will take place in Tokyo, Japan.
In the wake of the cease-and-desist orders and the surcharge payment orders issued by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) to four member companies of the General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) under the Antimonopoly Act, GIAJ chairman Hiroaki Shirota released the following statement.
The East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC) is back, and is currently taking place in Hong Kong where it recovers its mantle as the largest and most recognised event of its kind in the region.
Japan will once again be hosting EAIC in 2026, 24 years after the country last staged the biennial event in 2002.
Online registration for participation in the EAIC 2024 Hong Kong Conference is now open, says the Organising Committee.
East Asian insurance markets need to further exchange information through the forum provided by the East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC) to raise awareness about environmental and social issues, and to respond to this paradigm shift on an industry level, says Mr Masayuki Tanaka, the EAIC general secretary.
The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) will continue to promote several initiatives to raise public awareness of the role and importance of insurance as well as the activities of the East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC), says Mr Keisuke Niiro, the association's chairman.
The General Insurance Association of Japan (GIAJ) will continue to implement initiatives to raise public awareness of the role and importance of insurance, as well as the activities of the East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC), Mr Giichi Shirakawa, GIAJ chairman, has said.
There is an increasing need for the insurance industry to share case studies from neighbouring countries/regions on how they respond to society's needs, such as sustainable development, and allocate their resources accordingly, says Mr Masayuki Tanaka, the general secretary of East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC) and managing director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Life and Insurance Around the World (FALIA).