Asia Pacific

Analysis

24 April 2024

Happy 100th birthday! Yes, we can insure you

From covering the costs of finding lost dementia sufferers, to telematics for older drivers, Japan's insurers are at the forefront of serving an ageing population, as David Walker discovers
02 April 2024

Life reinsurers spy a goldmine in Asia

A $3trn market is waiting to be tapped and asset-intensive reinsurers are priming themselves to be there, as Sarfraz Thind reports
01 March 2024

CRO of the year: Vishal Desai

InsuranceERM's chief risk officer of the year in the 2024 UK & Europe Awards, Vishal Desai, talks to Christopher Cundy about his career and what CROs should be thinking about the future
14 February 2024

Brickbats rain down on Australia's property insurers at parliamentary investigation

Politicians suggested Australia's insurers had only themselves to blame for a humiliating grilling over responses to 2022's flooding. But insurers said constructing homes in flood plains is not exactly helping, as David Walker reports
16 January 2024

Tokio Marine on the challenges of international expansion

A stagnating domestic economy and entrenched markets have led Japan's insurers overseas in search of growth. Tokio Marine's internationally-experienced head of risk, Yoshihiro Matsuzaki, tells Sarfraz Thind how he is managing the risks of this new world

News

  • Japanese life association announces next chair

    26 April 2024

  • MS&AD announces new CEO

    26 April 2024

  • Hong Kong regulator agrees to RBC concessions after industry consultation

    26 April 2024

    But Insurance Authority rebuffs requests for change to capital amounts and actuarial appointments

  • Mitsui Sumitomo shares telematics with Japanese councils to aid earthquake repair

    25 April 2024

  • Aon updates Pricing Platform as more gain benefits from automated underwriting

    24 April 2024

    New pre-built models added and additional calculation engine upcoming

  • Generali separates insurance and asset management operations in reshuffle

    19 April 2024

    The changes form part of the group's three-year strategy

  • Nippon Life establishes Indian subsidiary

    19 April 2024

  • Asic appeals Auto & General Insurance policy ruling

    19 April 2024

  • UAE insurers brace for swathe of claims following severe flash flooding

    18 April 2024

    Heaviest rainfall in 75 years hits the region

  • Australia's latest summer natcat bill nears A$1.6bn

    11 April 2024

  • Japan's insurers step in to help Taiwan's earthquake victims

    10 April 2024

  • Scor appoints Chantal Bond to head of global reserving centre

    09 April 2024

  • Pacific Guardian Life hit by cyber attack

    08 April 2024

  • Ransomware is back on the rise, and boosted by AI, warns Munich Re

    05 April 2024

    The reinsurer also experts anticipate a sharp increase in business email compromise attacks

  • Early insurance loss data emerges from Taiwan's earthquake zone

    05 April 2024

    Earthquake was Taiwan's strongest in 25 years

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  5. UK's Consumer Duty: a headache on top of a cost-of-living crisis
  6. Munich Re's syndicate "significantly" helps to cut group underwriting emissions by 80%
  7. IFRS 17 may unlock fresh metrics for analysing insurers' growth, says KPMG
  8. Swiss Re's group CEO Christian Mumenthaler to step down
  9. Climate litigation's third wave could leave insurers in deep water
  10. Has IFRS 17 improved comparability and consistency? The jury is still out