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01 October 2025 - by Clement Bonnet, Julian Man, Alex Bryant, Sherry Du, Pingni Eng, Linda Jin, Sharon Huang, Farzana Ismail, Philip Jackson, Sung Hoon Kim, Wen Yee Lee, Erica Chan, Kyosuke Aiguchi
We examine and summarize the complex and varied capital regulations for life insurance companies for 15 markets in Asia.
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21 August 2025 - by Wen Yee Lee, Alex Bryant, Shir Lynn Ong
Singapore’s insurers posted strong 2024 investment returns of 5.37%, but five-year results still remain below the investment cap rate of 4.25%.
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25 July 2025 - by Heerak Basu, Clement Bonnet, Shamit Gupta, Richard Holloway, Farzana Ismail, Scott Chow, Chihong An, Wen Yee Lee, Takanori Hoshino, Philip Jackson
Embedded value rose 5% to 20% in several markets in Asia in 2024, while bond yields showed a mixed picture, according to our latest report on the region.
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27 June 2025 - by Julian Man, Wen Yee Lee
As the insurance industry in Asia undergoes a significant transformation under IFRS 17 and RBC frameworks, carriers need to reconsider pricing models.
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20 December 2024 - by Wen Yee Lee, Alex Bryant, Shir Lynn Ong
In Singapore, investment returns rebounded in 2023 after a poor 2022, when insurers endured a sharp rise in interest rates.
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19 December 2024 - by Clement Bonnet, Farzana Ismail, Wen Yee Lee, Erica Chan, Pingni Eng, Shir Lynn Ong, Junaidi Amin, Joshua Ho
We surveyed life and health insurers across Asia to understand the impact of high medical inflation across the region.
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09 October 2024 - by Clement Bonnet, Julian Man, Alex Bryant, Scott Chow, Pingni Eng, Linda Jin, Sharon Huang, Farzana Ismail, Philip Jackson, Sung Hoon Kim, Wen Yee Lee, Richard Payne, Kyosuke Aiguchi
Our sixth edition of a report on life insurance capital regimes in Asia gives a detailed comparative analysis and discusses the implications of change.
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19 July 2024 - by Heerak Basu, Clement Bonnet, Shamit Gupta, Richard Holloway, Farzana Ismail, Scott Chow, Chihong An, Wen Yee Lee, Stephen H. Conwill, Philip Jackson
Insurers in Asia reported a general increase in embedded value and value of new business, reflecting the rebound of many economies.
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09 October 2023 - by Wen Yee Lee, Alex Bryant, Shir Lynn Ong
Singapore par funds had very negative investment returns in 2022, but the aggregate solvency ratio remained even thanks to shareholder capital from surplus accounts.
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29 August 2023 - by Clement Bonnet, Scott Chow, Michael Daly, Pingni Eng, Sharon Huang, Farzana Ismail, Philip Jackson, Sung Hoon Kim, Wen Yee Lee, Atsushi Okawa, Richard Payne
This report compares and contrasts life insurance RBC regimes across selected Asian markets and highlights potential implications from future regulatory changes in the industry.