APAC
Nearly half of APAC insurers rank reporting as top compliance challenge
Nearly half of APAC insurers rank reporting as top compliance challenge
Only 5% of respondents rated regional compliance capabilities as weak.
3 hours ago
Intra-Asia trade remains resilient despite Middle East conflict
Short-sea services and transhipment hubs are absorbing demand.
19 hours ago
The next CX in APAC: Businesses can finally deliver on promises made a decade ago
In financial services, telecommunications, and mobility, customer experience can be a key differentiator.
20 hours ago
Luxury retail rental growth slows globally as market turns selective
Singapore leads regionally at 2% growth.
21 hours ago
Restrictive funding looms for thermal coal miners, Fitch Ratings says
Market funding is likely to be more restrictive than that for the energy transition.
1 day ago
Challenging Japan’s longevity dilemma: How Manulife sparked a new conversation on ageing
Why Manulife chose courage over convention — tackling taboo conversations to reframe ageing as a chapter of possibility.
1 day ago
Cyber insurance shock could emerge every 10 to 18 years
Howden Re compared potential cyber losses to moderate catastrophe years such as 2008.
5 days ago
Asia-Pacific insurance may reach $10t by 2034
The sector is forecast to grow at a 15.6% annual rate through 2034.
5 days ago
Insurance buyers gain leverage as pricing softens: Aon
Aon said capacity and underwriting flexibility improved across major lines.
6 days ago
Companies must establish comprehensive, responsible AI governance frameworks – PwC’s Wilson Chow
He suggests that the deployment of the technology in the TMT sector represents both the most significant growth opportunity and the most consequential risk landscape in the near future.
6 days ago
Hospitals redesign care as patients turn to health apps
Seven in eight adults look up health information before seeing a doctor.
Asia’s commercial insurance rates drop 5% in Q1 2026
This marks the seventh straight quarter of declines across the region.
Asia disasters leave 92% losses uninsured
Insured catastrophe losses totalled $5.2b in 2025 across the region.
Asia-Pacific ventricular assist device market surges on rising disease burden
The market is projected to reach $2.81b by 2031, growing annually at 8.44%.
New spending powerhouse Gen Alpha pushes brands to rethink Asia market strategy
Gen Alpha-linked household spending in Asia reached $9t in 2025.
Electric boat market grows globally as China records fastest CAGR to 2030
Asia-Pacific included in global segmentation whilst China posts highest national growth rate.
Asia now accounts for 49% of all global cancer cases
In Singapore, cancer accounts for 26.2% of all fatalities.
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