GIA's 50th Anniversary: Fostering confidence, 50 years on
A 60th Anniversary View: Cautious optimism for Indonesia's general insurance growth
Leadership in the new world
43 finalists vie for the 20th Asia Insurance Industry Awards in October
Heroes of the last 20 years
Victory Salute to Australia's Best!
EAIC
Disruption & Innovation: What counts is (still) the customer
Reinsurance
Where goes the Reinsurance World?
Exciting future for those who can deliver
Reinsurance market continues to favour buyers
South Asia: A commonwealth of reinsurers emerging
Monte Carlo News: Industry wavers between cautious optimism and pragmatism
Efficiencies are key as market struggles to shake off softening rates
Indonesia
Still a star attraction in Asia
Non-life: Aiming high
Life insurance: What it takes to win
Macau
Interview with a Regulator: Promoting a sound risk culture
Marine
Maritime sector faces evolving risks
Autonomous ships - Redefining the industry?
LAMP Asia: Value of field leaders critical to success of industry
Life Insurance Disruption: Do life insurers have what it takes to innovate?
Regulation Feature
Regulatory updates
Actuarial Focus
Behavioural economics and insurance: An actuary's view
20th AAC: Asian actuaries are a hot commodity
Data and Analytics
Managing the Financial Cost of Risk and Uncertainty: From Transactional Analytics to Strategic Advisory
IT in Insurance
Insurance brokerage in the era of connected customers
The age of mobile and millennials: A new frontier
Decoding political risk management
ARRC 2016: People, private and public collaboration vital to combat risk
Tackling underinsurance: The story of the Indian Railways passenger travel insurance scheme
Asian
Asia: Regulatory reforms shaping competitive dynamics in reinsurance
Asia: FM Global constructs Asia's first-of-a-kind training facility in Singapore
Australia: ANZIIF revolutionises insurance learning
Australia: Parliamentary inquiry into life insurance
Bangladesh: Regulator shelves new management expense limit
Bhutan: GIC Bhutan Re spreads its wings
Cambodia: Chinese credit insurer planning to enter market
China: More new insurers approved in inland provinces
China: New rules in place to curb short- and mid-term life insurance products
Hong Kong: Swiss Re receives general insurance licence
Hong Kong: Peak Re increases capital by US$100 mln
Hong Kong: Finalists of HK Insurance Awards 2016
India: ICICI Prudential Life's IPO attracts 10x subscription rate
India: Govt to release framework for systemically important FIs
Indonesia: Allianz and Maybank in 10-year bancassurance deal
Japan: Proportion of new insurance contracts with quake cover hits record
South Korea: Mixed 1H profit results for insurance industry
South Korea: Not clear if insurance covers Hanjin Shipping's failure - Marsh
Macau: Gross insurance premiums surged 54% to US$1.3 bln in 1H
Malaysia: New life business premiums surge 21% to US$594 mln in 1H
Malaysia: General insurers pay "staggering" motor claims in 1H
Philippines: Insurance industry posts strong 76.5% net income growth
Singapore: FWD launches model to sell products directly
Singapore: SRA launches Women in Reinsurance - "WiRE" chapter
Singapore: SAS calls for regulators and industry to collaborate
Singapore: New Premium Payment Framework from 1 Sep
Thailand: Local insurer offers insurance to Pokemon Go players
Global
CCR launches new subsidiary for open market RI business
Greenlight Re Ireland seeks opportunities in Europe and Asia
Microinsurance premium crosses US$800 mln in Latin America and Caribbean
Corporate Risk Management
Asia Pacific risk research institute launches in Singapore
RIMS exploring a presence in Asia
Product Bytes
Events Page
SII Charity Ball
Diary of Events
People on the move
COVER STORY - Reinsurance
With the disruption in the marketplace, reinsurers need to adopt new approaches, be agile and ambitious to survive the new world order. With rates being an issue, our Cover Story looks at the way reinsurance is brought, the abundance of capital, the need to improve efficiencies to shake off softening rates and how reinsurers are offering new innovations to differentiate themselves to survive.
COUNTRY PROFILE - Indonesia
Indonesia continues to be regarded still as one of the most attractive insurance markets in the region, given its low insurance penetration, a large but relatively young population and fast economic growth. And the insurance sector is thriving with...
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COUNTRY SPOTLIGHT - Macau
With Macau taking centre stage as the host of the 28th EAIC this month, we bring you an exclusive interview with Ms Maria Luisa Man, Executive Director of Monetary Authority of Macao, highlighting the key issues in the regulatory pipeline as well as...
INSIGHTS - Regulation Feature
PwC brings you a roundup of key regulatory activities around the region in the recent few months.
INSIGHTS - Actuarial Focus
The psychology and drivers of choice are becoming core elements in how life insurers are looking to meet fundamental challenges. Ms Jaqui Wassenaar ofRGA Japan discusses the fast-growing field of behavioural economics, which looks at how individual...
INSIGHTS - Data and Analytics
Mr George Attard of Aon Benfield Analytics looks at the various factors impacting the supply and demand side of the insurance industry and highlights that data and analytics remain critical in developing an understanding of risk to inform a...
INSIGHTS - IT in Insurance
Brokers need to leverage on the right processes and technology to drive their businesses to engage customers and meet their needs, says Mr Subramanian Gopalaratnam of Xchanging, a CSC company.
The General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Mr Derek Teo, its Chief Executive, gives a quick history of its milestones as well as advises that it is forming a Marine Insurance Committee to promote...
With 40 years of experience in the industry under his beltMr Teddy Hailamsah, President Director of PT Asuransi Central Asia(ACA), has seen the Indonesia market through its many highs and lows. With the growing global attention on emerging Asian...
A different kind of leadership? A different way of interactingwith customers? Mr Lars Heibutzki, Chief Distribution Officer forAsia Pacific, Allianz shares what it takes to succeed in the digital world. By Benjamin Ang
Some 43 insurers and brokers, risk managers, service providers and industry leaders have made it to the prestigious list of the top finalists for the 20th Asia Insurance Industry Awards.
Asia Insurance Review started the Asia Insurance Industry Awards 20 years ago in 1997 and since then, there have been more than 10,000 entries and about 250 names walking through our Hall of Fame as winners.
It was certainly a Star Event for the insurance industry when the movers and shakers gathered to salute the industry’s best achievers for the year.
As a curtain-raiser to the 28th East Asian Insurance Congress with the theme “The Future of Insurance: Customer-Centricity”, Mr Christoph Hoch of Munich Re explores areas in which client-centric innovation is desperately needed.
With the disruption in the marketplace, reinsurers need to adopt new approaches, be agile and ambitious to survive the new world order. With rates being an issue, our Cover Story looks at the way reinsurance is brought, the abundance of capital, the...
With the disruption of the market and the way insurance and reinsurance are being bought, reinsurers need to have the courage to face these challenges and find a way to deliver what their customers want. Mr Chris Kershaw of Peak Re elaborates.
As the (re)insurance industry prepares for the upcoming1 January 2017 renewal season, it is an opportune moment to consider the current market dynamics. Mr Graham Jones and Mr James Nash of Guy Carpenter explain how recent experience and...
Indonesia’s insurance prospects is still good, having all the salient factors for growth – low insurance penetration, large but relatively young population, fast economic growth and a need for CAT protection. Mr Clarence Wong, and Ms...
Indonesia is arguably the world’s most attractive life insurance market. But carrier performance varies widely. What do winners do differently? Mr Guillaume de Gantes of McKinsey & Company shares his insights.
The maritime sector is seeing new and emerging risks and facing challenges. Mr Todd Wilhem of QBE Insurance gives an overview of the sector today.
Capt Jarek Klimczak of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE looks at the evolving role of ship captains in the wake of technological advancements and the emerging trend of “autonomous vessels”. How does this impact insurance and...
The key message that emerged from the LAMP Asia 2016 conference: The stronger the field managers, the higher the industry standards.
If innovation efforts are not internally disrupting then are they differentiating enough? Ms Jenny Sutton of Galileo Platforms discusses the necessary enablers for innovation and the gaps that insurers need to address to demonstrate innovation.
We put a spotlight on this esteemed profession which has gained a lot of momentum over the past few years in Asia.
From the violence that continues to be inflicted by ISIS to the uncertainty of Brexit, many experts agree that we are living in unusually tumultuous times. In this excerpt from a RIMS Executive Report on “Decoding political risk...
Cooperation between the private and public sectors as well as with society at large was the thread which ran through several speeches delivered at the Asia Risk & Resilience Conference (ARRC). We bring you the highlights.
The Indian Railways passenger travel insurance scheme was launched on 1 September 2016 and within a fortnight, more than 5 million Indians have opted for an optional insurance cover! It is surprising indeed. By Anoop Khanna,Consultant, Asia...
Various regulatory initiatives in Asia could lead indirectly to greater demand for reinsurance, as direct insurers rethink risk management strategies and appetite, said Fitch Ratings in a report released last month. Asian regulators have implemented...
FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial and industrial property insurers, is constructing a new loss prevention training and operations centre in Singapore. Called FM Global Asia SimZone, it is the company’s first hands-on...
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) has launched its new insurance education model in which learning is carried out entirely online and combines audio, visual and interactive tasks.