From Editor-in-chief
Munich Re: Rising exposures need a sustainable approach
Berry, Palmer & Lyle: A large fish in PRI pond
Risk-adequate pricing is key in countering headwinds
Asia’s Giants – China & India: Giants of Asia, giants of the world?
Asia’s Giants – China & India: All about agents
Long-Term Care Feature - Private/public partnership approach to long-term care needs
Effective Customer Care - Achieving optimised customer service for cross-channel profitability
Marketing Focus - Data-driven insurance marketing is a journey, not a destination
Financial Communication Feature - Insurers’ and reinsurers’ market capitalisation undervaluation- Hard lessons from Europe
Myanmar - Still early days in the land of golden pagodas
Legal Spotlight on China - The requirements for foreign enterprises to obtain insurance broker/agency licence in China
Lloyd’s vision for Asia
A Lloyd’s opportunity for Asia?
Pensions: Seeking sustainability
Pension: Asia and Oceania – Diverse pension landscape
Pension: How best to prepare for Employee Choice Arrangement
The Geneva Association - Need for consumer education on risk management and insurance
More flexibility for insurance funds utilisation
Backbone or Achilles’ heel?
IAIS – Making a real impact with its activities and actions
IAIS and its impact on Asian regulators
Be prepared, seize the day
Bancassurance Focus - Asia’s banks and insurers seek innovation in partnerships
CAT Conference – Long-term relationships for times of stress
Microinsurance needs to have a price
East Asian Insurance Day: Sharing best practices
Asia: 2011 CAT losses still burdening Asia-Pacific reinsurers – S&P
China Re controls 6% of global reinsurance business
China: Willis, Guy Carpenter open new offices in China
China: Great Eastern sells 25% stake in its China’s JV
Hong Kong: HKFI launches new app as information gateway
India: Public sector insurers told not to charge low fire premiums
India: IRDA considering more tax perks for life policies
Indonesia: Life insurers need more time for new accounting standards
Japan: New SMR regime may impact insurers’ ratings – Fitch
Philippines: Fewer insurers licensed due to higher capital requirements
Singapore: Life after Financial Advisory Industry Review – What Singapore can learn from Retail Distribution Review
Singapore: EQ Insurance looking at new ways to grow
Singapore: AIA launches interactive system on iPad
Taiwan: Ms Yu Chiung Tzeng is new Director General of Insurance
Taiwan: M&As in the life sector
Thailand: Viriyah makes move to capitalise on ASEAN economic integration
Judges pick finalists for2012 Asia Insurance Industry Awards
Capital, CATs & pricing dominate Monte Carlo Rendezvous
Global reinsurers' capitalisation resilient
XL Group launches environmental global programme
The Geneva Association wins Worldwide Reinsurance Award
Flood losses more than doubled in last decade – Swiss Re
Diary of Events
People on the move
The door to Myanmar’s insurance market has been opened, but only ajar. It is still early days to tell if the nascent steps towards liberalisation will turn into serious strides.
Buy Now
The promising market prospect in China has attracted various foreign insurance brokerage companies and foreign insurance agencies. Ms Wendy Ding of Deacons Shanghai Office spells out the requirements for setting up such enterprises in China and details the recent CEPA VIII rules for this sector.
Mr Kent Chaplin from Lloyd’s Asia Pacific shares their new vision for the region as they work with all parties here – clients, insurers, reinsurers and brokers.
As Lloyd’s looks towards the overseas markets, Mr Matthew Foster of Norton Rose LLP lists various ways market participants can adopt to be a Lloyd’s member.