China: Handle with care
SIRC: Inflation implications for reinsurance
India: Pros and cons of obligatory cessions
Nepal: Reinsurance challenges and solutions
Harnessing the power of data
APAC reinsurance in focus
General
Electric Vehicle Insurance - Singapore: EV insurance gains popularity but lacks scale
Electric Vehicle Insurance: View from India - India: Are insurers ready for electric vehicles?
Electric Vehicle Insurance - Philippines: Lack of EV claims data a concern
Electric Vehicle Insurance - South Korea: EV insurance playing catch-up
Electric Vehicle Insurance - EVs in Australia, China and Hong Kong
Hong Kong regulator faces challenges retrieving missing funds
Securing the NFT market
Ensuring resilient economies through insurance
Bangladesh insurers face climate change test
India: Climate change and insurers
Life & health
Life insurance adapts to climate change
Driving offline success in an online world
Malaysia
Insurers facing persistent profit challenges
InsurTech progressing cautiously
Regulation for sustainability, affordability and innovation
Reinsurers face uncertainties in flood risks
Government initiatives boost life sector
P&C insurance returns to previous growth standards
Making insurers more efficient
Mortgage insurers well placed to ward off gloom
Briefs
New insurance investor guidelines in Australia
Actuaries Institute: COVID-19 third leading cause of death in 2022
Turbulent times ahead in class action environment
APRA blueprint 2022-2026
Critical illness insurance in crisis
Market recovery momentum continues
Think Tank
The Geneva Association - Ransomware: An insurance market perspective
Asian
Asia: Insurance pricing in region rises by 3% in Q2
Japan: Tokio Marine sounds alert on COVID-related losses in Taiwan
Singapore: AM Best upgrades Singapore Re's ratings on appeal
Risk
Cyber security and data privacy top people-related risk in Asia
Semiconductor industry supply chain risks
Australia: 20 top financial and business bodies agree on need for sustainability reporting standards
Hong Kong: AXA announces flexible wealth accumulation plan
Hong Kong Life launches new savings plan
Malaysia: KTMB offers takaful plan for passengers
People on the move
By James Ong, Chief Executive Officer – Asia SEDGWICK
The COVID-19 pandemic is still very much alive today and has reached every corner of the globe, more than 16 months since the first outbreak
The current COVID-19 situation has made the safety of our colleagues, our clients and their customers our number one priority. And we've been working hard to deliver our services and reduce the risk of spreading the virus.
The new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, originating in Wuhan in China, has resulted in more than 18,000 reported cases globally, with the World Health Organization declaring the coronavirus outbreak a public-health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020. Sedgwick’s Damian Glynn, Stephen Hope and Jenny Teo provide an overview.