The 2024 Singapore Actuarial Conference, themed 'Creating Resilient Actuaries for Tomorrow' explored the challenges and opportunities for actuaries in the insurance industry. This includes developing products and services to meet the needs of individuals, businesses and governments, discussions around sustainability in medical insurance, the use of AI in healthcare and health insurance and the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape.
The main goal of the Digital Insurance APAC 2024 conference, according to Zurich Insurance APAC head of operational excellence and sustainability Luz Grande Vega, was to "explore the cutting-edge technologies, best practices and thought-provoking ideas that will hopefully shape Asia-Pacific insurance in the next years".
One of the issues the insurance industry tackled at the Global Insurance Forum 2023 was the importance and benefits of a diverse workforce and how the sector could work towards it.
That was the question CNN Philippines senior news anchor Rico Hizon posed at the recently concluded SIRC 2023.
As Türkiye's insurance market experienced significant growth in premiums in 2Q2023, the regulator Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Authority (SEDDK) continues to focus on making these results sustainable and ensuring market discipline. SEDDK president Mehmet Akif Eroglu was delivering a keynote address at the 2nd Türkiye Rendezvous.
Recent events such as the February 2023 earthquake and supply chain disruptions have highlighted the importance of insurance in Türkiye. The insurance industry plays a vital role in mitigating economic issues faced by the country. Speakers at the 2nd Türkiye Rendezvous 2023 share their insights on the market.
Malaysia's takaful industry has been promoting values-based intermediation to spur innovation and support the development of takaful. While the takaful market in Malaysia has experienced growth in the past year, operators face several challenges to innovate and scale their business.