Government efforts to loosen regulations banning foreigners from directly owning property in Indonesia promise to bolster tax revenues and spur greater investor interest.
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Articles & Analysis | Single market to lead to gradual regionalisation of insurance in Indonesia from The Report: Indonesia 2015
The ASEAN Economic Community’s (AEC) launch in 2015 is likely to have an impact on the region’s insurance industry. As the single market emerges, financial services will become borderless, products from one country will be sold in others, labour will be portable and companies will branch out into markets outside their home jurisdictions. However, the method and pace of...
Articles & Analysis | Capital requirements to drive tie-ups between local and foreign insurers in Indonesia from The Report: Indonesia 2015
Despite the talk of restrictions on foreign investment in insurance in Indonesia, international companies remain interested and active in the sector. A number of significant deals were completed in 2015, with others in the works, suggesting that the market’s potential outweighs the risk of ownership limits being put in place. For local insurance companies, capital pressures...
Articles & Analysis | Indonesia has room for private health insurers from The Report: Indonesia 2015
Already in operation for a year, Indonesia's national health insurance scheme (JKN) aims to provide cover to the entire nation by 2019, and private insurers are paying close attention. The JKN is expected to create opportunities for the private sector, as Indonesians become more aware of their insurance needs and potentially more inclined to buy supplemental cover. “The...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Rinaldi Mudahar, President-Director, Prudential Indonesia: Interview from The Report: Indonesia 2015
Articles & Analysis | Reconsidering lowering the foreign shareholding limit in Indonesia's insurance sector from The Report: Indonesia 2015
There is significant foreign participation in the Indonesian insurance sector, with two-thirds of life assets held by companies with some investment from overseas, according to figures from the Financial Services Authority (OJK). However, the openness of the insurance market is being reconsidered on an ongoing basis, and it remains unclear whether foreign shareholdings will...