Technology was the focal point at the Asia Risk & Resilience Conference 2019 and with the territory naturally comes talk of cybersecurity.
The National Health Authority (NHA) and the IRDAI in a joint report released last Saturday have recommended best practices, common standards, collaborative measures and IT framework for effective healthcare through health insurance in India.
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) recently authorised the application of insurer Cathay Life, in partnership with online travel agency ezTravel, to participate in a regulatory InsurTech sandbox programme.
Singapore, Japan and China have ranked sixth, eighth and ninth in the top 10 of Euler Hermes' Enabling Digitalization Index (EDI).
As FinTech OneConnect expands its footprint in Southeast Asia, it has signed an agreement to collaborate with traditional life insurer Asuransi Sinarmas to help the latter utilise InsurTech solutions for its business.
Bao Minh Insurance, one of the largest insurers in Vietnam, will be bringing digital healthcare services to customers across the country after signing a strategic cooperation agreement with Singapore-based HealthTech Doctor Anywhere (DA).
According to a new survey conducted by AT&T, 40% of respondent IT security professionals think paying to retrieve data targeted by ransomware should be made illegal.
IT and risk management professionals must speak the same language to more effectively incorporate the benefits and uncertainties associated with data and technology into the organizations' overall strategy and to add value, according to a newly published, complimentary white paper from ISACA and RIMS, "Bridging the Digital Risk Gap: How Collaboration Between IT and Risk Management Can Enhance Value Creation."
The open architecture insurance arm of Muang Thai Group Holding (MTGH), Muangthai Broker (MTB) is seeking to capture THB60m ($1.96m)in online premium sales and THB10m commission fee revenue this year with its newly-launched price comparison and online sales platform called Gettgo.
Claims frequency for cyber insurance rose by 29% for FY2019 compared to a year earlier, according to a portfolio analysis conducted by cyber insurance specialist underwriting agency Emergence Insurance.