International

The Asian Miracle is showing some slippage, but many less-developed countries there still offer the best prospects in the world for insurance.

These P2P start-ups tackle the fundamental conflict between the insurer and the insured through a variety of clever, new business models.

The outlook for Latin America looks bright for this year because of the rollout of new products and new distribution strategies.

Innovative companies in Asia are, for instance, selling return insurance for items bought on Alibaba or marketing via a WeChat app.

Middle market carriers face an imperative: Make sense of data through analytics. But that means fighting the war for analytics talent.

Change in Asia-Pacific, particularly on risk-based capital, will affect product offerings, investment strategy, capital utilization and more.

The insurance outlook in Latin America is generally favorable but varies by country, and complex tax issues need to be considered.

Penetration is low in Latin America, particularly in life insurance, suggesting there is still significant growth ahead for the sector.