The gloves are off (and so are the masks)
SIRC 2022: Diversity at the forefront
Monte Carlo Roundup
Price of risk has to rise
Inflationary pressures leading to uncertainty
Finding solutions for disaster resilience
Asia-Pacific: A year of Nat CAT records so far
Reinsurance, risks and ratings
General
C-suite of tomorrow
Pakistan floods reveal a huge protection gap
Life & health
Digital platforms reduce hospitalisation rates
Asian consumers flock towards life insurance
Indonesia
Excellent first half for listed insurers
At the forefront of InsurTech development in Southeast Asia
Slowdown in income from single premiums
Regulation to restore confidence
Post pandemic promising performance
Premium growth tempered by reduced capacity
The environment for life and health in Australia
InsurTech and ESG
NEV insurance is a mix of hope and fear
Long-term care a growing market
View from India: Insurance penetration - what's missing?
Broker seeks to represent Korean interests in region
The Geneva Association - Anchoring climate change risk assessment in core business decisions in insurance
Charting the path for migrant financial resilience
Developing CAT insurance for developing markets
Indonesia Rendezvous returns
Asian
Asia Pacific: Healthy investor appetite for catastrophe bonds
Australia: Two financial advice organisations agree to explore merger
Hong Kong: General insurance market sees 220% jump in underwriting gains in 1H2022
Risk
Record-breaking heatwaves 'normal' by 2035
Post pandemic new risks for live events
Healthcare should accelerate its involvement with climate change
APAC: Beazley introduces product recall solution
Hong Kong: HSBC launches protection linked plan
Singapore: Singlife with Aviva introduces EV insurance
People on the move
REINSURANCE - Monte Carlo Roundup
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INSURANCE - General
What does the insurance C-suite of tomorrow need in order to survive and thrive? We asked some of the region’s insurance business leaders to share their thoughts.
MARKET PROFILE - Indonesia
With a population that has truly embraced mobile technology, Indonesia has in recent times attracted the attention of many InsurTechs.
NOTEBOOK
The Geneva Association’s Dr Maryam Golnaraghi offers some insights from the task force on climate change risk assessment.
One of the most discussed aspects of living through COVID-19 was the effect of lack of human contact.
The Singapore International Reinsurance Conference has always been able to welcome a diverse set of delegates but has struggled to reflect that diversity on the stage.
It was almost as if the reinsurance community had got together ahead of Les Rendez-vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo this year and agreed on the message that it was going to give to the market.
In a state of an uncertain economy and rising inflation, insurers across Asia are struggling to find the right solutions to maintain their bottom-line.
The intense ‘once-in-a-100-year rainfall’ in Pakistan in August this year devastated rural areas and agriculture of the country.
The life and health insurance sector is gradually shifting towards better use of data and emerging technologies to improve modelling, underwriting and distribution channels. Digital health platforms have also reduced the need for inpatient medical...
Indonesian listed insurers’ aggregate earnings growth of 43% in 1H2022 not only surpassed the 10% increase in GWP but was also a reversal of the 2% decrease in profits in the first quarter of 2022 and a 16.4% decline in full-year 2021 net...
The life insurance industry Indonesia is growing significantly in 2022. However, insurers are facing pressures on income as the industry experiences declines in premiums.
Life and health insurance is having a difficult time in Australia for a wide variety of reasons and so some players are thinking laterally in order to stand out from the crowd.
Creating resilience and sustainability was the theme of a vibrant InsurTech get together in Sydney last month.
As a result of the growth of new energy vehicles, many Chinese local automakers are now starting to quicken their transition.
China’s population is beginning to reduce but the number of senior citizens in the country is increasing. This brings with it an added financial responsibility for Chinese households.
Despite all efforts, insurance penetration in India has remained consistently low even after two decades of liberalising the industry. What is missing in the whole picture that could enable better penetration levels?
A reinsurance broker from South Korea has just launched its expansion into Southeast Asia. It intends to serve the reinsurance needs of Korean insurers in the region.
Approximately 4% of the global population live and work outside their countries of origin. Remittances from these migrants represent a vital source of savings and supplementary income for millions of households in low- and middle-income countries.
Insurance has an important role to play in helping to finance post-disaster reconstruction efforts, particularly in developing markets in Asia.
The redemption and new issuances of property catastrophe bonds covering perils in Asia in the year to 30 June 2022 suggest a healthy investor appetite for Asia catastrophe bonds, said Aon.
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have agreed in principle to explore a merger between the two associations, with a goal of creating a united voice for the financial advice...
The Hong Kong general insurance sector posted a surge of over 220% in overall underwriting profit to HK$2,545m ($324m) in 1H2022 from HK$794m in the corresponding period in 2021, according to statistics from the Insurance Authority.
Specialist insurer Beazley has rolled out its Product Manufacturing Risk & Response offering to Singapore and the greater Asia Pacific region.
HSBC Life has announced the launch of its HSBC Wealth Select Protection Linked Plan, a whole life policy designed to provide life protection and different investment choices at the policyholder’s discretion, each of which is linked to an...
Singlife with Aviva (Singlife), a homegrown financial services company, now provides cover for electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its car insurance policies, offering special discounts to EV owners, as Singapore grows its EV ecosystem and gears...