From Editor-in-Chief
Protecting future generations: A need to act now!
Liberalisation of the Japanese insurance market
Markel: Cautious and sustainable focus
Emirates International: Energy to grow
Healthcare - A case for compulsory covers: Compulsory Universal Healthcare: Making it work
Healthcare - A case for compulsory covers: Marching towards universal health insurance in Asia
Healthcare - A case for compulsory covers: Channels and products the key for health insurance in India
Report Card on Big Bang - Bitter start but better now
Interview with the Regulator: FSA - Sensitive to one and all
Reassessing Japan's "Big Bang": How financial reform has shaped today's industry
Life insurance: Customers' awareness and social mission
Recent developments and industry-wide efforts in the Japanese general insurance industry
2014 - Confidence Regained: Time for action
Insurance M&A in Southeast Asia - Eye on Japan
Deregulation of transfer of insurance policies
The "resolvability" of a major insurer
Representative Action in Singapore: The decision in Koh Chong Chiah v Treasure Resort
Myanmar: A US$2.8 billion market awaits?
Myanmar: Fostering resilience against climate risks
Korea: Key issues, opportunities and challenges in Korea for 2014
Certified Actuarial Analyst: A matter of professionalism
Bring on tomorrow: Fronting Fees: "Art or Science"?
Data focus: Data quality in catastrophe modelling
Catastrophe feature: Asia Typhoon and Cyclone Risk: An increasing driver of global loss
Food for thought: Reinsurance: Can you rest easy?
India rendezvous: Firm up the basics
Asia: Asian investors' three common retirement mistakes
Asia: AXA renews partnership with NGO CARE for projects
Asia: AIA signs 5-year partnership with Spurs
Asia: China and Thailand offer best risk vs opportunity potential - EY
Australia: Bushfires getting deadlier and more destructive
Australia: ICA's revised General Insurance Code of Practice
China: Motor insurers can expect higher pricing this year
China: Forty-five licences granted in 2013 for operations in provinces
India to host an international microinsurance summit
India: Government allows foreigners to invest in insurance
India: Public banks not keen on pursuing insurance broking model
Indonesian insurance likely to benefit from tariff regulations - Fitch
Japan: Worst snowfall in 45 years creates havoc
Korean Re aims to be top 3 reinsurer in the world by 2050
Malaysia: AIG to set up retakaful business
Pakistan: SECP proposes amendments on outstanding insurance premium issue
New proposed CAT insurance for the Philippines
Singapore: Life insurance industry posts 28% growth in 2013
Singapore: Great Eastern premiums up 21% but profits drop 12% for FY13
Singapore takes quick steps to ensure safety at sea after 3 collisions
Thailand: Bangkok unrest 2014 - Re-examination of SAR policy wordings may be necessary
Coastal states urged to adopt IMO Places of Refuge guidelines
Corporate cash is key to the growth of risk assets in 2014
Takaful contributions forecast to exceed US$20 bln this year - KFH
Preparations for ING Insurance's IPO on track
Lloyd's to set up Dubai office
Denis Kessler inducted into 2014 Insurance Hall of Fame Awards
Diary of events
People on the move
COVER STORY
Compulsory health and healthcare insurance is seen as a magic political and workable mantra in some parts of the world as government grapple with the challenge of a fast-ageing population, people living longer, larger immigrant workers and the rising cost of healthcare. In Asia, compulsory healthcare cover is still new. And finding that perfect plan is almost impossible and need to be supplemented by private insurance. Read what market players in Asia say about this.
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COUNTRY PROFILE
As part of the Country Profile on Japan reviewing the report card on the Big Bang 15 years down the road, we bring you a straight interview with the FSA on being "Sensitive to one and all".
SPOTLIGHT
Asia Insurance Review boldly projects that Myanmar's market could generate premium volume of US$2.8 billion in 2030. See why as we shine a torch on Asia's last frontier economy.
The realisation of an integrated economic community in 2015, the lure of the Chinese market and the continuing trend of M&As - these are just some of the things brewing in Asia. We speak with Mr Matthew Cannock, Managing Director of Markel...
Although started just one and a half year ago, Emirates International, a division of Emirates Insurance Company, has received good support from the African and Asian markets in 2012 and 2013 and hence, was able to achieve its business targets, says...
Compulsory health and healthcare insurance is seen as a magic political and workable mantra in some parts of the world as government grapple with the challenge of a fast-ageing population, people living longer, larger immigrant workers and the...
The last decade has seen reforms in healthcare financing and movements towards medical insurance as a supplementary source of healthcare financing in Asia. We have seen this in China, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, several health funds in India, and...
Health insurance is becoming a priority for citizens in India as a result of increasing cost of treatment and growing incidence of lifestyle diseases. However, the market is still under-penetrated. In an exclusive interview with Asia Insurance...
New products are needed as new needs develop, stemming from Japan's ageing population and decreasing birth rates. In this exclusive interview with Mr Naruki Mori, Assistant Commissioner for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency, Japan, he...
Japan's financial sector underwent a series of deep reforms in the late 1990s aimed at improving the competitiveness of its institutions, while also maintaining the economy's vitality in a rapidly ageing society. Roughly 15 years on, we take a look...
In this article taken from The Geneva Association's newsletter, Mr Peter G Gallanis from the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations argues that theories of large insurers being not "resolvable" under current laws...
Mr Ian Roberts and Ms Vanessa Kilner from Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore say the recent judgment of Koh Chong Chiah v Treasure Resort indicates a growing willingness by the Singapore judiciary to countenance the use of "representative action", a form...
Between 1993 and 2012, Honduras, Myanmar and Haiti ranked highest in the long-term Climate Risk Index. Ms Jennyfer Yeung-Williams and Prof Peter Hoeppe from Munich Re look at challenges posed to these countries by natural disasters, particularly...
Mr Jong-Gyu Won of Korean Re gives an update on the Korean insurance market which shows good growth prospects in 2014.
Mr Rob McCabe of AIG explores the key elements of fronting fees, and why "paying more pays off".
Mr Ben Miliauskas of Aon Benfield Analytics Australia/New Zealand highlights the value of data as a strategic asset while alerting us of how data can itself inhibit results.
Ms Jessica Turner from RMS gives an update on the catastrophe risks of several countries in the region and says having a robust suite of risk tools is paramount for insurers and reinsurers.
The reinsurance programmes are all planned and bought so one can rest easy right? Mr Brian O'Brien of ConsultRe says in fact, many companies are not as careful with the structure of their reinsur-ance programmes and with the documentation as they...
Fortified by the belief that they will be able to continue working beyond the official retirement age while their expenditure will stay around two thirds of their current salaries, the prospect of retirement for the majority of Asia investors is one...
The AXA Group and the international humanitarian NGO CARE have renewed their partnership, with financial support from AXA of EUR2.3 million (US$3.1 million) over the next three years.
Following the success of AIA's Cup Shirt partnership with English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur ("Spurs") in the 2013/14 season, AIA Group has entered into a new long-term partnership with Spurs.
Shipowners, salvors and insurers - through their respective trade associations - have jointly called for the prompt and proper implementation of international measures to provide a Place of Refuge for stricken vessels, following a series of...
Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, believes that global equity markets can move higher if corporate earnings come through and companies invest their war chests of cash.
Gross contributions of the global takaful industry this year are expected to surpass US$20 billion. They are estimated to have already totalled nearly $19.87 billion last year.