China's economic trials
Optimising efficiency of reinsurance capital
Re-connecting ... Re-shaping the future
Lack of reinsurance support is a top risk
Life & health
Life in Singapore: Staying ahead of the curve
Insurers must evolve with patients' healthcare demands
InsurTechs are changing the status quo
General
Russia's war with Ukraine - The Russia-Ukraine war, China crash and aviation insurance
Russia's war with Ukraine - Uncertain skies
Russia's war with Ukraine - Insurance concerns ground Indian flights to Russia
Russia's war with Ukraine - Aviation industry should focus on safety as sector recovers
Russia's war with Ukraine - Charting a course through dangerous waters
Russia's war with Ukraine - How insurers will deal with the impact of Russia's invasion
Protecting growth markets in Asia
The taxing of insurance
Hong Kong
Regulation, InsurTech and RBC
Reinsurance inward premiums fall in 2021
Digitalisation continues to drive business
Standing firm through the pandemic
Exploring the frontier of insurance
Opening borders and closing protection gaps
The health of health insurance
Insurers wary of China's teetering property market
Is the 10th listed insurer on the way?
Are climate risks becoming uninsurable?
Asian
Australia: General insurers face headwinds in investments and cost control
South Korea: Reinsurer's investment gains prop up net income
Reinsurance: Munich Re to tighten wording of cyber policies to exclude war
Risk
Most premature deaths due to air pollution in South Asian cities
More than half of rated Asia-Pacific companies face ESG risks
Emissions can be halved by 2030
Hong Kong: Sun Life introduces ESG-focused savings plan
Hong Kong: OneDegree partners Munich Re to launch digital asset insurance
Malaysia: FWD Takaful launches new medical plan
Malaysia: Manulife launches protection plan for mother and baby
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.