Editorial
A farewell interview with Mr Geoff Riddell: Asia growth story remains the one to watch
Manulife: Offering other insurers' products
Arthur J Gallagher: Insuring reputation risk
International Insurance & Surety Association: More than just insurance
Nepal Earthquake - The perils of not insuring
The longer term investment implications of the C-ROSS regime
Winds of change for the industry
Asia outlook - Growth with bumps ahead
Cybersecurity - More than an IT issue
Deloitte Risk Innovation Centre launches in Singapore
Better salvage capabilities needed for mega ships, say experts
Global Insurance Forum - Gearing up for GIF
Global Insurance Forum - Pricing belongs on the Boardroom agenda
Special 25th Anniversary Feature: Value of Insurance to Society - Insurers energised to deliver more value
RIMS 2015 Annual Conference: "New Innovations, New Encounters, New Knowledge, New Orleans."
Product Bites
CFO: A true partner and adviser
Evolving role of CFOs
Making better decisions tomorrow - EY's Global Insurance CFO Survey
Thailand: Brimming with buoyancy
Interview with the Regulator: Market's performance is as good as it gets
Thai Life Assurance Association: Life sector looks forward
AIA: Commitment is key to keeping market edge
Thai General Insurance Association: General sector to grow in health
Muang Thai Insurance: Chances and contests - Bring it on
Recent trends in non-life (re)insurance
Prolonged low interest rates: A catalyst for change
Key changes to foreign shareholding structure of Thai insurers
A matter of style
Changes to directors' duties in Singapore
Cyber Risk Focus - From the cyber-risk frontier
Solvency Regimes in Asia Pacific - Be prepared
Event Page - ANZIIF celebrates success of members and students
Obituary - Indonesia: Industry loses an active doyen with death of Mr Rudy Wuwungan
Obituary - Philippines: A tribute to Ms Evangeline C Escobillo
Obituary - Singapore: Insurance luminary Mr Leow Siak Fah passes away
Asia Pacific insurers have stronger risk appetite than global peers
Asia: APEC proposes pooling for disaster insurance
Asia: Top 3 costliest Nat CAT events in April exceed US$6 bln economic losses
Asia to account for 35% of primary insurance market in 2025
Australia: Spate of Nat CATs will impact on industry earnings
Bangladesh: ILO launches insurance scheme for workplace injury
China: Total premium income up 20.4% y-o-y to US$136 bln in 1Q
China: Tax perk pilot scheme to start in one city in each province
China: 83% unlisted non-life insurers report premium growth, 90% record motor losses in 2014
2nd Hong Kong Insurance Awards launched
India: Government launches two new insurance schemes for masses
Sompo Japan to reduce auto premium rates
Korea: AIA Life and Hyundai Life come out tops in independent study
Malaysia to join IAIS information exchange framework for insurance supervisors
Reeling from another powerful earthquake
New Zealand: Insurers settle US$11 bln Canterbury quake claims
Pakistan: Newly launched Milvik Mobile Pakistan offers insurance products via mobile phones
Singapore: Lloyd's Asia growth good for global hub ambition
Singapore War Risks Mutual - A first in Singapore
Singapore: Strong sales growth in single premium products in 1Q
Singapore: 40% of NRIs wish to retire in city-state
CTBC acquires Taiwan Life for US$1 bln
Now Health International expands reach with Bermuda acquisition
Insurance giants link up with solution providers to offer cyber protection
Reinsurance survey finds new prospects despite tough conditions
Former IIS Vice Chair Gordon Stewart to be honoured at 2015 Global Insurance Forum
Diary Of Events
People On The Move
COUNTRY PROFILE
With Thai economy recovering from the political crisis, the market is buoyant and the regulator rates it as "good as it gets". So optimism abounds despites the challenges.
COVER STORY
Aside from all the technical and financial titles, the CFO has to be a business person too - a true partner and adviser not only to the CEO but also to the business teams in the organisation while ensuring compliance on financial and regulatory...
SPECIAL FEATURE
The insurers of today are throwing away considerable profit and business potential in pricing. Shifting their focus onto the market instead of purely relying on intra-company perceptions can help solve the problem. But first, pricing needs to become...
Earlier this year, Mr Geoff Riddell announced that he was retiring from Zurich Insurance, putting an end to a 15-year spell with the Swiss insurer, of which five were spent spearheading its Asian business.
Buy Now
Mr Mark O'Dell, Manulife's Senior Vice President, South East Asia, speaks about diversifying distribution and why the insurer has no problem offering competitors' products through the open-architecture platform of its Financial Advisers unit.
Brokerage firm Arthur J. Gallagher has started a dedicated practice to provide clients with risk management advice and insurance for reputational damage - a risk thought by some to be uninsurable. We speak to Mr Dick Heath, Chief Executive of...
With Nepal reeling from two earthquakes in less than three weeks apart, killing more than 8,000 and displacing millions from their homes, we bring you an insurance focus on the critical issues ahead.
Mr Paul Sandhu of Cathay Conning Asset Management looks at the key issues practitioners need to focus on as they implement a framework for managing the long term implications of C-ROSS.
Mr Imran Mughal of Jubilee General Insurance Co Ltd gives the highlights of this year's Pakistan Insurance Institute (PII) Conference that focussed on the use of digital technology and alternative distribution channels to engage customers and the...
Trade-credit insurance specialist Atradius Credit Insurance N.V. has been tightening its underwriting for certain industries in China on the back of the country's weaker growth and continuing credit crunch.
Cybersecurity is no longer a mere IT matter. It has evolved to be an important management issue that bosses need to be aware about constantly. This point, made by Mr William Saito, Special Advisor to the Cabinet Office for the Government of Japan,...
The Deloitte Risk Innovation Centre was launched on 8 May in Singapore. The Centre aims to be an incubator to drive innovative solutions in three priority initiatives - Cyber Risk, Future Healthcare and Smart Governance to serve governments and...
As the world's major insurance practitioners convene in New York this month at the newly-rebranded Global Insurance Forum (GIF), we provide a quick take on the topics to be discussed.
Asia Insurance Review's 25th Anniversary Summit to salute the role of insurance in society turned out to be a dynamic platform where ideas flowed freely on ways to enhance the positive contributions of the industry and the greater role that...
We canvass the views of Chief Financial Officers on the role CFOs have to play today, and what is expected of them.
We take a look at the key functions that need improvements in financial and actuarial organisations based on an extract from EY's Global Insurance CFO Survey. By Benjamin Ang
Mr Pravej Ongartsittigul, Secretary-General of the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) gives his appraisal of Thailand's insurance industry performance and takes us through the OIC's upcoming plans domestically and regionally.
Thai Life Assurance Association (TLAA) President Sara Lamsam says the market remains confident of further double-digit growth and also explains why the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will be more of an opportunity than a threat.
In this extract taken from a Geneva Association newsletter, Mr Florian Boecker of PartnerRe reviews lifestyle risk trends and their dynamic and varied impact on Life and Health (re)insurance.
Mr Ian Roberts and Ms Vanessa Kilner of Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore highlight the significant changes to the Singapore Companies Act that are coming into force this year and in 2016.
Cyber threats are evolving too as Dr Foster Langbein of Risk Frontiers, Macquarie University, points out in the recent hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment. In this case, it was not just about phishing for personal information but the hackers were...
Mr Sifang Zhang of Aon Benfield Analytics' Rating Agency Advisory team for APAC looks at Asia Pacific's evolving regulatory regimes.