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Feature stories

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    Complete control? Foreign insurers mull India FDI rule change
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  • generali-bullish-on-china-life-prospects-despite-low-rate-risks
    Generali bullish on China life prospects despite low rate risks
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  • 2025-regulatory-road-map-japan-insurers-get-ready-for-rbc
    2025 Regulatory Road Map: Japan insurers get ready for RBC
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  • 2025-outlook-trump-india-and-easing-the-insurance-talent-shortage
    2025 outlook: Trump, India, and easing the insurance talent shortage
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  • 2024-the-year-in-review
    2024: The year in review
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  • Dubais IFC lures Chinese Indian reinsurers and brokers
    Dubai’s IFC woos Chinese, Indian (re)insurers and brokers
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  • reinsurers-hunt-for-aamph-opportunities-in-southeast-asia
    (Re)insurers hunt for accident and health opportunities in Southeast Asia
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  • gen-z-demongraphic-shift-highlights-need-for-flexible-insurance-products
    Gen Z demographic shift highlights need for flexible insurance products
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  • mainland-chinese-turn-away-from-hong-kong-health-insurance-post-covid
    Mainland Chinese turn away from Hong Kong health insurance post-Covid
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  • asia-air-deals-rise-as-reinsurers-face-end-in-sight-for-us-and-uk-markets
    Asia A.I.R. deals rise as reinsurers face ‘end in sight’ for US and UK markets
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"Japan is likely to remain the focus of AIR activity in Asia but the problem is it’s difficult to assess the impact of rate rises because we don’t know what individual companies have done with their ALM."

Greg Solomon
Greg SolomonActuarial Consultant

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Analysis
Valuation clarity to unlock Korean insurer M&A logjam
Six Korean insurers are up for sale but a post-IFRS 17 boost to profits led to questions over firm’s valuations.
Korean life insurers face falling interest rate challenge in 2025
Premium sales figures and solvency capital levels are both under pressure from the BOK’s October reversal of interest rate policy.
Japan's life insurance premiums may fall short of 2023 levels: AM Best
Premium income rebounded dramatically in 2023, but interest rate volatility could lead to a decline this year.
Swiss Re: India needs to relax FDI rules to close country’s protection gap
India’s top insurance regulator recently said there was room for more than 70 additional carriers to enter the domestic market.
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Data and Data Journalism
Cambodia’s insurance industry sees 3.5% gross premium growth in 2024
Premiums grow but gross claims incurred surge, according to data from the Insurance Regulator of Cambodia.
Hong Kong life insurance industry sets record third quarter in 2024
New business premiums in Q3 2024 were highest third quarter on record, continuing a hallmark year for Hong Kong's life industry.
Japan's insurance industry to top US$400bn by 2029: GlobalData
Demographic shifts, regulatory reforms, nat cat, and cyber to drive growth.
2025 outlook: Trump, India, and easing the insurance talent shortage
The new US President is the biggest unknown this year for Asia Pac insurers but opportunities also exist in India and embedded insurance.
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Asset intensive reinsurance

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Regulatory

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Changing demographics

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south-korean-insurers-targetting-tailored-products-for-women-report
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