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Indonesia represents one of the region’s most significant insurance growth opportunities, but achieving greater scale will require more than additional capacity. Insurers must understand how regulation, changing risks, market capability and customer expectations are reshaping the industry’s direction. In this podcast, Pak Yulius Bhayangkara (Pak Billy), Chairman of the Indonesian Insurance Council...

Vietnam is emerging as one of Asia’s most promising insurance markets, but unlocking its growth potential will depend on strengthening professionalism, governance and consumer confidence. In this podcast, Mr. Ngô Trung Dũng, Deputy General Secretary of the Insurance Association of Vietnam, provides an insider’s perspective on the reforms reshaping the country’s insurance sector and what they mean...

With more than 20 years’ experience spanning pricing, product development, portfolio analytics and risk management, Robert Sorbello, Head of Product PHI and Diversified Actuarial at HCF Australia, brings deep actuarial expertise across life and health insurance at a time of significant product and pricing change. Sorbello joins ANZIIF’s Life and Retirement Income Faculty Advisory Board (FAB) with...

One in four women experience domestic violence, and over 90% of those cases involve financial abuse.  Financial abuse is rarely a single act. It is a pattern, often embedded in coercive control. It can include debts taken out in someone else’s name, restricted access to money, or the misuse of financial products and insurance policies.  Insurance professionals can help remove barriers, restore con...

From quiet validation to a rapid scale, Roneel Kumar’s closely knit team is building broker technology with discipline and intention. When Folio was named the 2025 ANZIIF New Zealand Insurtech Startup of the Year , it marked a significant turning point for the start-up founded in 2020 by Roneel Kumar and Alastar Monk. “It was really meaningful for us,” says Kumar. “We weren’t sitting there expecti...