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Aug 2019

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Editor's Message
Insurance
Magazine article aboutWhither-the-Indian-life-insurance-industry-

Life & health

Whither the Indian life insurance industry?

Going grey

Think Tank: The Geneva Association - Long-term care insurance research and trajectory

A standardised health product for the Indian market

Ready, set, go

Ways to close the health gap in Asia

General

Fronting the sustainability agenda

A sea of interconnected digital networks

The future is telematics

Racing into the future

Risk
Magazine article aboutART-for-ART-s-sake

ART for ART's sake

Governing social conditions

Shifting into fifth gear

The climate emergency

Townsville revisited

Country Profile
Magazine article aboutVisions-of-China

China

Visions of China

Regulation: Too much, too little or just right?

How to become an international insurance centre

Unparalleled opportunities for reinsurers

China Rendezvous

AI-assisted healthcare - myths and realities

Steady as she goes

Filling in the gaps

Women in insurance
Magazine article aboutForget-the-glass-ceiling-the-sky-s-the-limit

Forget the glass ceiling, the sky's the limit

Diversity in management could boost profitability

Bridging the diversity gap - one positive step at a time

The science and art of leadership

Notebook
Magazine article aboutSurvival-of-the-fittest-the-need-to-evolve

Survival of the fittest - the need to evolve

Changing courses to stay relevant

Insurance Forum Japan 2019

100% FDI in insurance intermediaries - wait and watch

News

Asian

13 winners from 6 markets crowned at 4th Asia Trusted Life Agents & Advisers Awards

Australia: Insurers call on government to take nationwide action on building regulation

Finalists announced for 2019 Australian Insurance Industry Awards

Bangladesh: Govt urged to make motor third-party liability insurance compulsory

Hong Kong: Insurance Authority issues new pecuniary penalty guideline

India: General insurers post slowest 1Q premium growth

Indonesia: Life insurance marketing force remains stable

Japan: Corporate bond maturities rise with ageing population

Malaysia: Majority of SMEs lack Nat CAT insurance

Myanmar: Foreign life ventures could begin ops by year-end

Nepal: Insurance sector looks to India for actuarial expertise

New Zealand: PI market seen as stable

Philippines: Regulator issues HMO guidelines for medical coverage of HIV patients

Singapore: Insurers have strong capital positions, per IMF

South Korea: Insurance capital standard to be implemented in phases

Taiwan: Life insurers make local ETF market the fastest growing in the world

Vietnam: Insurance industry thrives in 1H2019

China

China leads world insurance business in pivot to the east

Non-motor lines to propel non-life market

Regulator to create new exclusive intermediary category

Global

Chubb becomes first major US insurer to transition away from coal

Swiss Re announces suspension of ReAssure IPO due to market conditions

UK motor premiums rise in Q2

Risk

Warming oceans can reduce sea life by 17%

The cost of AML compliance in Asia Pacific

Product Bites

Product Bites

Diary
People on the move

People on the move

Insurance

Life & health

Whither the Indian life insurance industry?

The potential of the Indian insurance market is virtually endless. As the industry completes two decades in the liberalised regime, how will the Indian life insurance industry shape up in the years ahead? 
 

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Going grey

Asia’s ageing population is not only growing, but it is doing so at an unprecedented speed. Asia will see a 19% rise in population by 2050, and a staggering 148% growth in its elderly population at the same time.
 

Think Tank: The Geneva Association - Long-term care insurance research and trajectory

The financial risk of facing the costs associated with future needs for long-term care is still largely underinsured. The London School of Economics’ Mr Joan Costa-Font, the Geneva School of Business Administration’s Mr Christophe Courbage and the Department of Actuarial Science of the University of Lausanne’s Mr Joel Wagner explore this pressing issue.
 

A standardised health product for the Indian market

The Indian market is currently dominated by variants of the Mediclaim product which was designed and offered by the four public sector insurers before privatisation. A standard health product would benefit various stakeholders.
 

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Ready, set, go

The Myanmar insurance market is all set to begin a new chapter with the government granting approval to five international life players to operate in the market.
 

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Ways to close the health gap in Asia

The widening healthcare protection gap is a real risk for Asian countries, and one which needs to be addressed immediately to ensure economic and social stability. 
 

General

Fronting the sustainability agenda

Asia Insurance Review spoke to Willis Towers Watson’s Rowan Douglas about fostering greater resilience among communities that are vulnerable to disaster.
 

A sea of interconnected digital networks

Digitalisation is causing the marine industry and shipping networks to grow more intelligent every day. There is a lot more to be done, says General Insurance Association of Singapore’s Simon Stonehouse. 
 

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The future is telematics

Essentially a device with sensors that collects useful data and then translates that into relevant information for the user, telematics has been a staple in the motor industry for a few years now. 
 

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Racing into the future

The motor industry is getting turbocharged by technology and in Asia’s fast-growing markets, insurance has had to shift gears to keep pace. 
 

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