A midlife crisis
India
Non-life industry well on course for double digit growth
Advanced technology transforming agriculture insurance in India
Insurers need to reshape themselves for the growing silvers
Reinsurers can help expand insurance reach and awareness
Rising air pollution needs insurers to get proactive
Brokers' role is crucial to achieve 'Insurance-for-all-by 2047'
DPDP framework and implications for the Indian insurance sector
Regulator's proactive steps are a gamechanger
Nurturing talent for an insured India
InsurTechs hold the key to insuring every Indian by 2047
Reimaging and realigning product innovation
From triggers to payouts: Flood resilience through parametric insurance
Amended insurance act should give a boost to Indian insurance
Business no longer 'above' politics
AI and infrastructure drive political risk insurance demand in Asia
MAPFRE Re sets sights on Asian expansion
Global Insurers, new products and AI to redraw India's general insurance map
Indian life insurance industry is entering a new era
Protection gap in Asia to drive specialty growth
The CIO Outlook: From experimentation to focus
A glimpse of history
General
Insurers shift to private markets
Why rated infrastructure debt is a solution for APAC insurers in an evolving regulatory environment
Expanding the CAT models for Asia Pacific
Insurance needs capital markets, not just premiums: From promises to portfolios
Settings sights on Southeast Asia
Life & health
Breaking the cycle: A holistic approach to musculoskeletal and mental health risks
Mental-health injury claims in Hong Kong: Why insurers must prepare for multi-policy exposure
Modernising APAC's legacy systems
Lessons from Antarctica - managing long-tail environmental claims
Economic slowdown, technology and emerging risks for the Asian insurance industry
Asian
Australia: Reinsurance pool implements updated postcode allocations
India: Regulator highlights need for a more policyholder-centric approach in insurance ecosystem
Hong Kong: Insurers see 10% rise in total gross premiums in 2024
Japan: Public health insurance to cover childbirth costs
South Korea: Health and auto insurance premiums set to rise in 2026 amid surging claims and losses
Products and alliances
People on the move
MARKET PROFILE - India
INSURANCE - General
Annual global insurance report shows sustained appetite for alternative assets alongside declining risk appetite as interest rates normalise.
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POLITICAL RISK
The emerging East-West divide translates into concrete costs, barriers, rules and risks that affect market strategies. The old assumption that business could be ‘above’ politics is obsolete. Now, if a country’s alignment shifts, so...
For flood-prone India, parametric insurance and its rapid-payout mechanisms offer a vital complement to conventional policies as the nation pursues insurance for all.
NOTEBOOK
By leveraging a hybrid architecture, insurers in APAC can adopt cloud-based technologies at their own pace and modernise legacy systems.
This year, Asia Insurance Review turns 35. For most human adults, this age is when you’ve properly hit your stride and can see your future laid out in front of you; career, marriage, maybe children, everything seems clear and within your...
India’s non-life industry is on a growth momentum driven by increasing awareness and digital adoption and is projected to grow further in 2026, backed by regulatory and government initiatives.
Agriculture insurance in India is undergoing major transformation through the integration of advanced technologies like AI, satellite imagery, drones, and data analytics.
India is one of the youngest populations across the globe, but it will not stay that way forever. As the country grows older, life and health insurance industry will have an important role in keeping India’s silver generation healthy.
APAC continues to witness robust economic activity, political risk and credit insurance are becoming increasingly relevant for corporates and investors operating in the region.
At the sidelines of SIRC, Spanish reinsurer MAPFRE Re spoke to Asia Insurance Review regarding its strategic growth plans for China and India while emphasising long-term partnerships and climate resilience.
The Indian general insurance industry is at an inflection point. The progress of recent years, driven by policy reforms, innovative products, technological leaps, and growing public awareness, is set to take shape in 2026.
India’s life insurers have momentum on their side, and as India’s young population continues to climb into the middle-class, the future looks bright for the sector.
The wide protection gap in Asia presents a significant growth opportunity for specialty insurance products, with demand for products such as trade credit rising.
With Asia Insurance Review celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, we felt that it was apt for us to look back at our earlier issues and see how we havedeveloped as a publication and also get snapshot of the industry from years past.
Evolving regulations such as the economic-value based Insurance Capital Standard are incentivising insurers to hunt for investments with stable cashflows to support liability-driven investment strategies.
Catastrophe modelling firm Verisk recently unveiled new inland flood models while investing heavily in regional expansion and next-generation cloud platform.
Antarctica may seem far removed from the world of insurance claims, yet it provides a valuable case study in managing long-tail environmental claims.
Thousands of actuarial professionals gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, for the 2025 Asian Actuarial Conference to discuss emerging risks facing the insurance industry.
The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) is implementing updated postcode allocations that determine terrorism insurance premium tiers.
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has held a discussion centred on strengthening policyholder protection.
The total gross premiums of insurers in Hong Kong saw a 10% increase in 2024, according to data released by the territory’s Insurance Authority on 5 December.