The assumptions cyber cover was built on are breaking
Malaysia
Asian markets continue to drive growth for regional players
Malaysia's motor insurers navigate growth amid mounting cost pressures
EV adoption drives Malaysian non-life market into high gear
Malaysia's insurance market demonstrates strong fundamentals and steadfast resilience
Deepfakes: a growing threat that continues to perpetuate fraud in Asia
The next wave of cyber risk is here
Agentic AI raises cyber risk states
AI impersonation and the boundaries of social engineering fraud cover
Life & health
Why collaborative benchmarking could reshape competitive dynamics in India's health insurance market
Collaboration key to tackling Asia's growing healthcare challenges
Financial foresight may enable long-term care at home
Asian families rethink legacy planning for a changing world
The crack in Asia's wealth transfer
Managing longevity risk is an imperative for life insurers
Payor-provider alignment: making healthcare sustainable in Asia
Asia's next resilience test: five risks life and health insurers can't leave for tomorrow
How integrated bancassurance is reshaping insurance distribution in Singapore
General
Indonesia's general insurers face a growth mirage as margins thin
Continued supply chain shocks may create demand for alternative cover
Urgent need to adopt renewable energy to reduce risk exposure
Southeast Asian retailers are looking to embedded insurance for a competitive edge
Diesel engine failures - cause, consequences and cost
Steering Sri Lanka's reinsurance ecosystem toward Vision 2035
Climate resilience, modelling and insurance innovation
Insurers urged to move beyond one-off payment checks amid growing AI-driven fraud complexity
Regional voice, global perspective
Agents and bancassurance can unlock the potential of SEA
Floods in China need something beyond catastrophe insurance
Advertising and marketing can help bring back customers' trust and boost insurance penetration
EAIC Announcement
The reality of tech adoption
Capital frameworks, evolving private markets, shape insurer investment strategies
Recognising the best: 30 years of the Asia Insurance Industry Awards
Asian
Asia Pacific is home to the world's fastest rising obese population
Japan passes healthcare insurance reform as patients raise concerns over higher out-of-pocket costs
Singapore's alternative risk transfer market poised for notable growth with upcoming PCC framework
South Korea: Government probes suspected fraudulent health insurance claims
Products and Alliances
People on the move
MARKET PROFILE - Malaysia
CYBER
From video calls impersonating senior executives to manipulated biometric data, deepfake technology is enabling unprecedented levels of financial fraud throughout Asia.
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INSURANCE - Life & health
Demographic, technological and regulatory shifts are converging on Asia’s L&H insurers. Industry response will determine how resilient households, insurers and health systems become.
The 3rd Allianz Asia Health Summit brought together insurers, healthcare providers, regulators, policymakers and technology leaders to discuss how innovation can help improve health outcomes across Asia.
Bancassurance is now a core pillar of Singapore’s financial services landscape, accounting for more than a third of new business insurance premiums. HSBC Life Singapore CEO Mr Harpreet Bindra shares how the channel is evolving, and how...
INSURANCE - General
Machinery failure remains the leading cause of shipping casualties, and the marine Diesel engine sits at the centre of most of them.
In May 2026, Singapore police released footage of a fake Zoom meeting featuring AI-generated images of senior government officials, part of a financial scam that cost one victim at least S$4.9m. It was not an isolated incident.
With rising economic growth and increasing insurance awareness, Asia remains highly attractive for regional reinsurers.
Premiums continue to rise, but claims inflation, tariff liberalisation and the growing adoption of electric vehicles are reshaping Malaysia’s motor insurance market.
The rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Malaysia is reshaping motor insurance, due to different coverage needs that span batteries, charging equipment and special perils.
As ransomware attacks become more targeted and AI accelerates the cyber threat landscape, organisations across the APAC region are facing a more complex risk environment.
From autonomous AI agents to deepfake scams, cybercriminals are leveraging new technologies to launch faster, more convincing attacks that challenge traditional cyber defences.
Pooled and governed data is emerging as a way for smaller carriers to sharpen pricing, portfolio management, and provider negotiations traditionally dominated by scale in India’s health insurance market.
Home care may be the preference when it comes to long-term care, but what many do not realise the strategic financial planning required for such an event.
The new SRA Chair speaks to Asia Insurance Review about talent pipelines, Asia’s shifting risk landscape, and why the association’s year-round work deserves as much recognition as the conference that made its name.
Given the low levels of insurance penetration in Southeast Asia, there is ample opportunity for both banks and agencies to take advantage of the latent potential for life (re)insurance.
China is once again in the throes of disastrous floods and typhoons, causing catastrophic consequences. People, governments, insurers and scientists are working to achieve some relief from the increasingly regular and more ferocious floods.
Major bottlenecks in improving insurance penetration in India has been poor awareness of insurance covers and the lack of trust in the insurers.
The 31st East Asian Insurance Congress returns to Japan after 24 years.
Insurers should avoid adopting technology for technology’s sake, and instead look at the problem first before trying to solve it.
In APAC, continued implementation of Risk-Based Capital and Insurance Capital Standard frameworks are fundamentally changing how manage assets and liabilities.
Since its inception in 1997, the Asia Insurance Industry Awards (AIIA) has celebrated the individuals and companies driving excellence across the region. As the awards mark its 30th anniversary, we look back at the milestones, memorable winners and...
Asia Pacific countries are currently grappling with the world’s fastest-rising obesity rates and this is driving a need for change in how employers, insurers, and policymakers approach health and benefits, according to WTW research based on...
Japan has amended its public health insurance laws in a bid to reduce healthcare spending and ease the social insurance burden on the working population, although the reforms have sparked concerns among patients over higher out-of-pocket medical...
The captive insurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) sectors in Singapore are forecast to see clear growth soon after the Protected Cell Company (PCC) framework is launched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), according to Mr Simon...