When private equity came calling
Life & health
Nan Shan Life at 60: Evolving approaches to insurance in a changing world
General
Taking the outside perspective
Enhancing care in business interruption claims with forensic accounting services
Driving value through digitalisation, investments and talent
2024
Opportunities, staff turnover and IFRS17
Growth in a changing business environment
Transformation in the Asian insurance landscape
Expected growth in Taiwan life insurance sector
Indonesia non-life sector remains bleak
Stage set for deeper reinsurance partnerships
What 2024 holds for the Indian general insurance industry
Realistic view of reinsurance challenges
A year of challenges and opportunities for Sri Lanka's life insurers
Better understanding the customers we serve in 2024
Asia insurance on the cusp of a digital revolution in 2024
Infrastructure push bodes well for insurance sector in Maldives
Resilient insurance sector despite uncertainty
Asia Pacific set to be industry's next growth engine
Insurance is a promise amid times of uncertainties
Addressing fundamental market issues
'Change is opportunity' will guide Japanese insurance industry in 2024
Providing leadership in an uncertain world
What will the asian insurance industry bring in 2024?
Navigating the shifting insurance landscape in 2024
Outlook for 2024 highly uncertain
Philippine non-life insurers cautiously optimistic
Indian insurance in 2024: From cyber security to ethical AI and beyond
India: Growth enhanced by technology will continue in 2024
Big themes facing the Australian insurance sector
Focus on climate sensitive exposure will continue
More strategies needed to address protection gaps in Asia
Challenges and opportunities for InsurTechs in 2024
SIRC delivers in style once again
China
Growth in premiums but slump in profits
Ageing China needs more critical illnesses insurance
Keeping up with digital customers
Technology becomes increasingly important to China life insurance
Slow recovery for China's reinsurance sector
Launching a new reinsurance hub in China
View from India - Brokers need to reinvent themselves
Intangible assets surge, risks get complex
Insurance is not managing risk
Risk in the time of transformation
AI in insurance: Triggers, risks and gaps
Sustainability and profitability of Australian life insurance
Victory lap
Strengthening the growth of the insurance industry
Asian
Cambodia: Insurance market grows by 2.6% in third quarter
China: Financial regulator stresses goal of eliminating systemic financial risk
South Korea: Stalling of insurance M&A deals attributed to IFRS17
Risk
Alliance of 40 countries vows not to pay ransom to cyber criminals
Reputational risk catapults into the top five
Economic uncertainty pulls down climate technology investment
Star Health and Allied Insurance introduces surrogacy and oocyte donor cover
Singlife launches complimentary insurance cover to protect caregivers
MSIG Insurance enhances personal motor insurance plan
Allianz Partners and bolttech launch embedded insurance in APAC
Income Insurance launches mental wellness insurance plan
People on the move
REINSURANCE
AUSTRALIA
Munich Re in collaboration with Asia Insurance Review organised a roundtable with industry leaders in Sydney to discuss steps to ensure life insurance products remain affordable and the life insurance sector is sustainable in the years to come.
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MARKET PROFILE - China
Some still hope China’s (re)insurance industry will grow in the coming years, driven by factors such as the country’s expanding economy, rising insurance penetration rates and increasing demand for risk transfer solutions.
INSURANCE - Life & health
In celebration of its 60th year, Nan Shan Life Insurance stands at the intersection of tradition and transformation.
INSURANCE - General
Business interruption has become a more complex line of business, and the claims that surround it have similarly grown in complexity.
NOTEBOOK
Winners of the 27th Asia Insurance Industry Awards share their thoughts on their accolades and what it means for the future of their company.
November was certainly ‘conference season’ in Singapore – with the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC) kick-starting the month – only to be followed swiftly by the Global Insurance Forum (GIF), organised by...
Ahead of the Global Insurance Forum in November, Asia Insurance Review spoke to Nippon Life’s Mr Makoto Okubo about how the forum could advance this agenda.
Next year promises to be a very interesting one for the insurance industry. Short-term interest rates are likely to remain at or close to current levels for at least the first half.
Current trends in the life insurance industry will continue into 2024.
The year 2024 is poised to usher in a transformative era for the insurance industry in Asia. Driven by the convergence of AI and data analytics, insurance providers face a pivotal juncture in meeting evolving consumer expectations for digital...
Speakers at the 19th SIRC explored all of the existential risks that faced the world, and what (re)insurers needed to do to tackle those risks.
The insurance industry in China has experienced a growth in premiums so far this year across both life and general lines of business. However, continued weak performance of the equity market and declines in investment income have impacted profits.
The era of high runaway growth of critical illnesses insurance (CI) business in China is now history, however, as the country ages fast CI covers will recover their sheen.
China’s economy is slowing and challenges still remain for the insurance sector.
It is a very opportune time for insurance brokers in India. Their role can be meaningfully enhanced if they can provide the assistance required by the customers. There are several areas where brokers can play a significant role.
As risk management remains a niche field in Japan, with limited understanding, the Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association undertakes several measures for spreading risk management awareness in the country.
Over my years in risk management, I have often heard organisations state when asked how they are managing a particular risk: “We have insurance in place,” – from Paladin Risk Management Services’ Mr Rod Farrar.
Asia Insurance Review spoke to HDI Global’s Messrs Etienne de Varax and Uwe Sievers on their view of emerging and urgent risks that face the insurance industry, and how their clients are managing it.
AI is being adopted by the insurance industry at a rapid pace, triggered by cost savings. However, there are risks to adopting AI and resulting gaps from the integration process.
Speakers at the 27th Indonesia Rendezvous shared their views on the various regulatory changes that have benefited the industry and how it can continue to take advantage of the various opportunities that have presented themselves.
Cambodia’s insurance industry recorded a premium of $87.3m in the third quarter of 2023, up 2.6% from $85m in the corresponding quarter last year, according to a report by the Insurance Regulator of Cambodia (IRC).
The National Administration for Financial Regulation (NAFR) has stressed that it will comprehensively strengthen financial regulations and effectively forestall and defuse financial risks. It says that its bottomline is to ensure that there is no...
The newly introduced accounting standard, IFRS17, plays a significant part in stalling the sales of insurance firms this year, according to market watchers.
India’s first standalone health insurance company Star Health and Allied Insurance Co Ltd introduced a surrogacy cover and oocyte donor cover in a women-centric policy.
Singlife Singapore, in partnership with social enterprise firm SG Assist, launched a complimentary group term life insurance coverage for caregivers for one year.
MSIG Insurance in Singapore has enhanced its personal motor insurance plan with more benefits to cover green cars on the roads.