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- January 19 2018
Let insurance funds build infrastructure
Much still needs to be done to marry insurance capital in Asia with suitable projects. It is time to do it.
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- January 12 2018
Singapore Life buys Zurich portfolio
The city’s newest insurer has gone from fintech startup to significant player.
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- January 12 2018
Motor premiums versus autonomy
The rise of autonomous vehicles will require motor insurers to pursue new sources of revenue.
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- January 5 2018
Tough times for reinsurers in China
Tighter regulations and the country’s new solvency regime are putting pressure on both the top and bottom lines.
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- January 5 2018
Cyber risk rising
Are underwriters prepared for the digital equivalent of Hurricane Andrew?
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- December 22 2017
An end to rate reductions?
Insurance buyers with a built-in expectation of year-on-year, double-digit discounts may not like 2018.
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- December 22 2017
Investors look forward to 2018
Global economic growth proved surprisingly robust during 2017 given the challenges it faced. Will it continue?
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- December 15 2017
Bridging the protection gap with PPP
Public-private partnerships might offer the best hope of solving under-insurance in emerging Asia.
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- December 15 2017
Philippines to probe GSIS reinsurance contracts
An inquiry into the Government Service Institution System highlights the challenges faced in emerging markets.
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- December 8 2017
Life insurance still driving valuation growth
The embedded value of Asian insurers continues to grow, driven by life insurance premiums and capital markets.
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- December 8 2017
Asia’s product recall problem
The outsourcing of global manufacturing to Asia has lowered the cost of products — but also the quality.
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- December 1 2017
Racing to beat climate change
Insurers are divided on how climate change will affect the industry overall.
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- December 1 2017
The future of insurtech
The level of innovation seen in the industry so far has merely scratched the surface.
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- November 24 2017
Targeting Asian growth
International insurers are looking to under-invested emerging Asian markets as a solution to their problems at home.
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- November 24 2017
China’s innovation problem
While there are clearly some novel ideas with regards to online shopping, can China truly innovate?
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- November 17 2017
Where now for Asia Capital Re?
The failure to secure a sale to Chinese investors has sent the company back to square one.
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- November 17 2017
Make risk management great again
Risk managers are operating in a world of abundant uncertainty, but need to embrace change, says Parima chairman.
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- November 10 2017
A new crop of Asian insurtech startups
Four Asian insurtech startups were on display this week at Accenture’s fourth annual FinTech Innovation Lab Asia Pacific.
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- November 10 2017
Asia buoys insurance results
Insurers had a difficult third quarter, but improved performance in Asia has helped several companies to beat expectations.
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- November 3 2017
Singapore chases cat bonds
Lim Hng Kiang, trade minister and deputy chairman of MAS, unveils a subsidy scheme for catastrophe bond issuers.
