Managing

STRETCHING THE BUSINESS-REACH GEOGRAPHICALLY – Building on BRICK-AND-MORTAR or Mobile-eCOMMERCE setup, which is more effective? Expanding business reach nationwide is not exactly easy nowadays. With underwriting agents and multi-tier agency models gone since the 1990s, widening the business network has become rather difficult. In the mid 1990s, most insurers worked tactically along simple analogy...
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Open Web Asia, 13 & 14 July was some eye-opener for those who are not a techie or a geek… anyway there are not that many non-techies or geekies around either. In summary, the topics discussed were divided into three main tracks: The 2010 OpenWeb Asia schedule Forum on growing Digital in Asia –...
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If you are in any leadership capacity within any organizational structure, it behooves you to have at least a cursory understanding of Organization Behavior tenets. In other places it may be referred to Industrial Psychology or other such terms, but they all refer to how an organization behaves both in a macro and micro...
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I thought the February / March 2010 CII’s The Journal write-up on the topic: Insurance Pricing was interesting and some eye-opener…. in particularly those relating to the Lloyd’s seven steps to managing the insurance cycle. With fluctuating premiums, varying levels of competition, instability and uncertainty being some common occurrences within our Malaysian insurance market...
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Last week I made a presentation in regards the topic on making underwriting-sense of the industry’s motor insurance portfolio… in which I mentioned this commonly used phrase, “It is difficult to teach old dogs new tricks!” with a view to answer various objections from members of the marketing & underwriting fraternity and the agency...
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Some of my readers requested me to pen down something that’s related to Women’s position and achievement in the Malaysian insurance industry.  I do not have a huge fan base, so whatever they said, I would have to follow, be submissive….. and why not, I used to have about 60-odd ladies reporting to me...
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I have not been to the cinema for a very long time, but today I strayed into one…. and without my many kids! I must say, the special effects and screen play were greatly magnified over the huge cinema’s screen, which is overall superb. I must also say, watching “14 Blades” was not a...
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On the 4th February 2010 stand up and be counted, for the CYCLE of the Metal Tiger shall commence and brings unto you the greatest of luck and charm into your life! Get up early before 6:30am and say your prayers….. live the new lunar year early. You are likely assured of a great...
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Over the last couple of weeks, again this word, “detariffication” crops up…. and the proposed nationalisation of the Motor Insurance compulsory ACT (third party bodily injury) scheme set to be implemented before end of 2010. Yes! This blog is inclined towards the Non-Life segment again…. There were lots of discussion on issues concerning best...
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