Resilience is a long game
China
Regulatory shifts spell more opportunities for reinsurers
Climate extremes and mental health are converging into a risk crisis
Outbound expansion and tapping the renewables space for growth
NEVs drive growth despite economic headwinds
The US$700bn opportunity: Why Chinese insurers should follow their automakers to Europe
Nat CAT risk calls for company-specific modelling and information
Adapting models for APAC's CAT events
Disasters are not only natural
Climate-related losses accelerating as extreme events drive volatility
Weathering Nat CAT in the Philippines
A decade of rising risk and opportunity
Scaling Nat CAT insurance requires simpler, trust-based solutions
India's next systemic financial risk
General
From hype to impact: How Singapore's insurance industry can harness GenAI
Elevating mortgage advisory standards in Singapore
View from India: New labour codes will give a new shape to workforce insurance
View from India: Life and general insurance both need to work together
The leaky pipeline
A look back at the regulatory sandbox
AIR at 35 Still rooted in Asia
Products and alliances
People on the move
MARKET PROFILE - China
NAT CAT
Analytical flexibility can be used to adapt models for use in APAC, where there is a higher focus on typhoons and floods.
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NOTEBOOK
While women within the ASEAN insurance industry dominate entry-level positions, their numbers rapidly shrink within the higher levels.
It is a topic that has been discussed to death, but it bears repeating;Nat CAT is the biggest issue facing the APAC region.
Policy changes to China’s non-motor insurance business spell a positive impact for reinsurers, as Chinese cedents will place greater emphasis on reinsurers’ expertise.
Natural catastrophic events often impact the mental well-being of a population leading to unnoticed but long-term deleterious effects, especially if the population is also ageing.
China’s insurance brokerage market is navigating regulatory tightening, economic headwinds, and global uncertainty. Brokers are looking to outbound expansion and the booming renewable energy sector to drive growth.
Nat CAT risk is very peril and portfolio specific and calls for more specific models in the assessment of an insurer’s financial rating.
Natural catastrophes are not purely inevitable acts of nature but is shaped and contributed by human society.
In Singapore’s insurance sector, governance is a prerequisite for innovation, not a brake. As such, insurers must integrate robust regulatory frameworks into operating models to safely and speedily adopt AI.
A new collaboration aims to strengthen financial planners’ competency in mortgage solutions through structured training and digital tools.
India’s new labour codes have brought in major changes in pay, benefits, working conditions and expanded healthcare provisions, especially for gig workers.
A historical look at the coverage of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s FinTech regulatory sandbox, the first of its kind in the region, and how it developed over the past decade.
AIR’s former Editor-in-Chief, Sivam Subramaniam, looks at how AIR has continued its legacy.