Zurich Singapore has appointed Mr Dylan Bryant as Head of Zurich Multinational and Captives, APAC, and Mr Patrick Fyson as Head of Property, Asia.
The Pan-Asia Risk and Insurance Management Association (PARIMA) will host its Singapore Conference 2026, beginning with a one-day Masterclass on 14 October, followed by the conference on 15 October 2026.
APAC has become what he described as "the engine room for global aviation industry growth and aerospace".
There has been a significant increase in public-private collaboration in the insurance market, with substantial inflows of support from governments and development institutions internationally.
Advances in biomarkers and disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) are challenging traditional product design in dementia insurance.
Long-held paradigms are being challenged every day in the actuarial profession, by technological changes and changes in the dynamics between institutions and geopolitics, according to Singapore Actuarial Society President Alex Lee.
Over the past few years, regulators have taken action in the life insurance industry-modifying critical illness definitions, adjusting war and pandemic coverage, and occasionally mandating the inclusion of specific benefits in products.
The range of different life expectancies for populations in APAC presents significant longevity risk for life insurers, according to Canada Life Re's Senior Longevity Risk Solutions Actuary Niall Quinn.
Singapore Actuarial Society President Alex Lee has called on actuaries to invest time and energy to study human and physical history properly, explore alternative views of risk and optimise their work for long-term survival.
Prudential has delivered solid, high-quality growth in the first half of 2026, reflecting the strength of its diversified multi-market and multi-channel business model and disciplined execution of its strategy.