Lifetime Award winner - Toshiaki Egashira: Never be afraid of change
SRA: All that glitters is not gold
Allianz Re: Staying ahead of the game
InsurTech - The key to survival
Reinsurance
Renewals see soft market trend continuing
View from India
Insurance industry can risk-proof India
Think Tank
The pension gap epidemic
IT in Insurance
Customer loyalty-oriented management through digital transformation
Organised Chaos – CEO’s New Mantra?
CEOs: Change leaders in the digital age
Bridging the gap
Claims payout in 3 seconds
The year of the bird - Japanese insurers take flight
Exposure to globalisation is the key to success
Nat CATs and non-physical damages are top risks for Japanese firms
Mutuals: Digital technology will be biggest game changer
Aviation in India: Set to soar high but ground accumulations could weigh it down!
Using Social Media to Thrive
Transforming customer excellence with digital and social media
Consumers' digital experience is king to leapfrog e-commerce for insurers
Life Insurance Disruption: Client centricity - putting the customer in control
Captives: A good risk management tool
Asian
Nominations open for 2nd Asia Trusted Life Agents & Advisers Awards
Asia Pacific: Financial regulators expected to demand more data details
Allianz in 15-year General Insurance Partnership with Standard Chartered Bank in Asia
Motor to rediscover its mojo in Manila at Asia Motor Conference
Asia: Brokers will increase cover variety in 2017
Asia: Change runs apace in healthcare this year
More Asian markets embracing RBC regimes
Australia: Natural therapies make up 5th biggest claim on health insurance extras cover
Bangladesh: Uninsured merchants suffer fire losses of over US$63 mln
Cambodia: Rice sector wants farm insurance
China: CIRC to make 2017 a year of new regulations
Hong Kong: Insurers want more tax incentives for voluntary health insurance scheme
Hong Kong: Peak Re sets up subsidiary in Zurich
India: Foreign reinsurers' branches enjoy cession priority over local insurers but rank behind GIC Re
Indonesia: Mart boasts highest potential for investment-linked products
South Korea: Insurance investment rules now more liberal
Malaysia: Employers miffed by doctors' proposed single-payer national health insurance plan
Myanmar: Road fatalities number around 5,000 a year
New Zealand: 57% of people polled satisfied with public safety
Pakistan: Insurers' prospects buoyed by growing 3G/4G networks
Philippines: Microinsurers to be closely monitored
Singapore: Severe disability insurance scheme under review
Sri Lanka: National oil company secures specialist insurance cover
Thailand: Bright spots exist in crop, travel and health insurance
Vietnam: Insurance industry posts US$4.5 bln in total revenue in 2016
Global
Fairfax Financial to acquire Allied World for US$4.9 billion
International Underwriting Association identifies 2017 London market priorities
IIS to honour insurance luminaries at Global Insurance Forum in London
The American Club celebrates its centenary with book launch
Corporate Risk Management
WEF: Five key global challenges for 2017
Product Bytes
People on the move
LIFE & HEALTH - Using Social Media to Thrive
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COVER STORY - Organised Chaos – CEO’s New Mantra?
There remains lots of adjusting to be done on the part of insurers as they try to harness the potential of FinTech, innovate to underwrite new risks, gain a deeper understanding of customers and leverage on the capabilities of IoT and Big Data while...
COUNTRY PROFILE
The insurance industry is changing on a global level and Japanese insurers are cresting that wave of change. As Japan deals with a volatile global economy, we see how the insurance industry is coping.
INSIGHTS - Think Tank
In this extract taken from The Geneva Association newsletter, Mr Ronald Klein of The Geneva Association shares a summary of the Pension Gap Epidemic study which provides a holistic overview of the challenge of supporting the growing number of...
INSIGHTS - IT in Insurance
CSC interviewed Mr Yutaka Hashiramoto, Director of Saison Automobile & Fire Insurance Co Ltd, about the challenges he faces as a leader of the insurance company’s system services.
The Rooster is upon us, and we are emboldened to make this year a crowing success despite the changes all around. The secret recipe is: never to be afraid of change; be philosophically simple; lead with hope and positivity and not by stoking fear...
Asia Insurance Industry Lifetime Award winner, Mr Toshiaki Egashira, Representative Director and Senior Advisor to the Group of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd, shares about the time when the company was going through a difficult period and also...
In his first interview as Chairman of the Singapore Reinsurers Association, Mr Marc Haushofer hopes reinsurers can strike a better balance between commercial and technical needs.
Asia is on the brink of many big changes as the global stage continues to evolve. We speak to Mr Kenrick Law, Asia Pacific Regional CEO of Allianz Re, to get his thoughts on the future of the industry in the region.
Mr Thomas Dijohn of dacadoo asks if the future of the industry a technology company offering insurance or is it an insurance company embracing digital technology. While the jury is still out on this, he says InsurTech is going to be a major factor...
The softening market continues to provide challenges for reinsurers across the globe, yet some highlights in innovation and exploration are shining through.
Geographic and climatic conditions of India make it highly prone to natural catastrophes. Insurance culture is yet to take root and its penetration is low. This, coupled with growing urbanisation and unplanned expansion, invariably leads to a big...
Insurers’ attempts at targeting the current generation of consumers – otherwise known as Generation Y, or Millennials – have not had the best track record so far. What can insurers do to reach this elusive group?
Three days to pay out a claim would have been commendable by most measures. Celebrated, even. Well, we are living in a whole new world.
ReMark Japan’sMr Tetsuya (Ted) Fujita, looks back at a year in which fortunes reversed – and ahead to the challenges facing the Japanese insurance industry in 2017.
In the 6th annual Allianz Risk Barometer which analyses corporate risks globally, natural catastrophes, business interruption and market developments are ranked as top risks for Japan. Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty elaborates.
With India being the fastest growing aviation market today, the challenges are daunting. Mr Sanjay V Mokashi of GIC Re calls on aviation underwriters to give priority attention to ground accumulations at airports.
Mr Jason Sadler of Cigna International Markets shares his views on how digital is now a game-changer for the way the industry serves its clients and customers.
With mobile penetration at 156% in Singapore, of which 55% shop on-line, the power of the consumers have grown tremendously. Mr Marcus Chew of Income shares its experience in e-commerce through Facebook, Facebook Live, Instagram, ‘live’...
Insurers are trying to become more client centric. But progress appears to be slow and painful. Ms Jenny Sutton and Ms Annette King of Galileo Platforms discuss the operational realities of greater client orientation for insurers.
Captives are still a nascent trend in emerging Asian countries. Mr Takashi Kubo of INPEX shares his risk management experience and the use of captives to this end.
The 2nd Asia Trusted Life Agents and Advisers Awards co-organised by Asia Insurance Review and LIMRA is now open for nominations. The closing dates for entries are 21 March for third-party nominations and 14 April for self-nominations.
Regulators in the Asia Pacific will ask more questions of financial firms, including insurers, in 2017 and demand more frequent, more detailed and more accurate data, according to the Deloitte Centre for Regulatory Strategy.
Standard Chartered Bank and Allianz have announced a 15-year bancassurance agreement for the distribution of Allianz’s general insurance products, including travel, personal accident, fire and motor insurance products, to Standard...