Digital Transformation of Insurance in Asia

Travel Safer - Travel Insurance in a Minute‎ with AXA

2016-07-14T00:02:00.001+08:00

Check out http://bit.ly/AXA-Travel-Insurance!

Save More and Enjoy Rewards with AXA SmartTraveller Annual

2015-09-26T08:19:00.000+08:00

Go away as many times as you like without having to worry about getting insured each time with AXA SmartTraveller annual multi-trip travel insurance. If you love to travel frequently, or you make regular business trips in the year, you may want to consider taking up this plan which covers unlimited number of trips in a policy year.

4 Reasons Why You Should Take Up an Annual Travel Insurance

1. You Save on the Premium!

If you travel more than four times a year, an annual policy could work better value than buying single trip cover for each holiday or business trip.

2. You Save the Trouble of Buying Travel Insurance Before Every Trip!

You don't have to worry about forgetting or being too busy to purchase your travel insurance before your trip. It will avoid you the need to take out new cover every time you travel. You can travel with peace of mind knowing that you will be constantly protected on your travels.

3. There is No Limit on the Number of Trips You Can Make During the Policy Year!

The annual travel insurance covers you unlimited number of trips in a policy year up to 95 days for each trip. If you travel regularly for business or for leisure, it is more worthwhile for you to take up the annual policy.

4. No GST!

There is no GST of 6% for AXA SmartTraveller Annual.

Learn more at http://bit.ly/AXA-Travel-Insurance!

AXA Hearts in Action Run 2015

2015-05-03T06:08:00.000+08:00

This running event is sponsored by AXA Affin General Insurance Malaysia in partnership with WWF-Malaysia. Find out more details at http://bit.ly/AXArun2015. Let’s get your hearts in action and protect our planet! All proceeds go to WWF-Malaysia. Be part of the noble effort to conserve Mother Nature! All runners will receive AXA Hearts in Action Run finisher medals.

Date: 9 Aug 2015 (Register before 12 June 2015)

Time: 6:30am
Venue: Setia Alam, Selangor
Distance: 3km, 6km and 10km
Registration fees: RM30, RM50 and RM60 (all proceeds go to WWF-Malaysia)
Medal: Finisher medal
Prize: Top 5 winners
More Details: http://bit.ly/AXArun2015
Registration: http://bit.ly/AXA-run-2015

AXA Malaysia General Insurance is on Facebook

2015-02-11T05:41:00.001+08:00

Breaking News! AXA Affin General Insurance (AXA Affin) is on Facebook now!!!

This facebook page is created with the purpose of:

better connect with customers
support distribution network in creating potential businesses
consistently inform customers on AXA’s new products and promotional activities

Official AXA Affin Facebook page

Interesting contents that you can find on AXA's facebook page include:

AXA brand messages
interesting facts and tips on health,safety, and etc
contests to win great rewards
easy-to-understand product information and many more

Let’s get clicking! Simply click here to Like the page today!

AXA Affin FB page: www.facebook.com/AXAAffinGeneralMY
AXA Affin General Insurance Malaysia website: www.axa.com.my/en

2015 Public Holidays - Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand

2014-12-30T21:43:00.000+08:00

Here is a comparison of the number of public holidays in 2015 for 6 countries in Asia.

Hong Kong	15 days
Indonesia	15 days
Malaysia	19 days
Philippines	18 days
Singapore	11 days
Thailand	17 days

Malaysia has the most holidays with 19 days and Singapore with the least with 11 days.

Hong Kong Public Holidays in 2015
Jan-01 New Years Day
Feb-19 Chinese New Year
Feb-20 Chinese New Year
Apr-03 Good Friday
Apr-04 Ching Ming Festival
Apr-06 Easter Monday
May-01 Labour Day
May-25 The Buddhas Birthday
Jun-20 Dragon Boat Festival
Jul-01 Special Administration Region (SAR) Day
Sep-28 Late mid Autumn festival
Oct-01 National Day
Oct-21 Chung Yeung Festival
Dec-25 Christmas Day
Dec-28 Boxing Day (Observed)

Indonesia Public Holidays in 2015
Jan-01 New Years Day
Jan-03 Prophet Muhammad' s Birthday
Feb-18 Chinese New Year
Mar-21 Hari Raya Nyepi
Apr-03 Good Friday
May-01 Labour Day
May-03 Waisak Day
May-14 Ascension Day
May-15 Isra Miraj
Jul-17 Hari Raya Puasa
Jul-18 Hari Raya Puasa Holiday
Aug-17 Independence Day
Sep-23 Idul Adha
Oct-13 Muharram
Dec-25 Christmas Day

Malaysia Public Holidays in 2015
Jan-01 New Years Day
Jan-03 Prophet Muhammad' s Birthday
Feb-02 Federal Territory Day (observed)
Feb-03 Thaipusam
Feb-19 Chinese New Year
Feb-20 Chinese New Year Holiday
May-01 Labour Day
May-03 Wesak Day
Jun-06 Birthday of SPB Yang di Pertuan Agong
Jul-04 Nuzul Al-Quran
Jul-17 Hari Raya Puasa
Jul-18 Hari Raya Puasa Holiday
Aug-31 National Day
Sep-16 Malaysia Day
Sep-24 Hari Raya Haji
Oct-14 Awal Muharram
Nov-10 Deepavali
Dec-24 Maulidur Rasul
Dec-25 Christmas Holiday

Philippines Public Holidays in 2015
Jan-01 New Years Day
Jan-02 New Year Holiday
Feb-19 Chinese New Year
Feb-25 EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary
Apr-02 Maundy Thursday
Apr-03 Good Friday
Apr-04 Black Saturday
Apr-09 The Day of Valor
May-01 Labor Day
Jun-12 Independence Day
Aug-21 Ninoy Aquino Day
Aug-31 National Heroes Day
Nov-01 All Saints Day
Nov-30 Bonifacio Day
Dec-24 Christmas Eve
Dec-25 Christmas Day
Dec-30 Rizal Day
Dec-31 New Years Eve

Singapore Public Holidays in 2015
Jan-01 New Years Day
Feb-19 Chinese New Year
Feb-20 Chinese New Year Holiday
Apr-03 Good Friday
May-01 Labour Day
Jun-01 Wesak Day
Jul-17 Hari Raya Puasa
Aug-09 National Day
Sep-24 Hari Raya Haji
Nov-10 Deepavali
Dec-25 Christmas Holiday

Thailand Public Holidays in 2015
Jan-01 New Years Day
Feb-19 Chinese New Year
Mar-02 Makha Bucha Day
Apr-06 Chakri Day
Apr-13 Songkran Festival
Apr-14 Songkran Festival
Apr-15 Songkran Festival
May-01 Labour Day
May-03 Visakha Bucha Day
May-05 Coronation Day
Jul-01 Asahna Bucha Day
Aug-12 H.M. Queens Birthday
Aug-12 Mothers Day
Oct-23 Chulalongkorn Day
Dec-07 H.M. Kings Birthday (observed)
Dec-10 Constitution Day
Dec-31 New Years Eve

GluayGluay.com Car Insurance Video Advertisement August 2014

2014-08-20T23:02:00.004+08:00

Meet Jumbo, the star of GluayGluay.com Thailand's recent car insurance advertisement which went live on 13 Aug 2014. Jumbo played by Khun Chang (Mr. Elephant) was seen driving happily and so pleased with the service he receives that he wants to share the joy by leaving a glowing review online for www.gluaygluay.com/en.

Video Commercial on YouTube

Insurance Rumors and Gossips - Is GluayGluay.com bought by WPP group?

2014-08-06T16:16:00.000+08:00

Recently there was news circulating in the Asian financial markets and the emerging internet sector that GluayGluay.com, Thailand's fastest growing online car insurance broker is going to be acquired by WPP, one of the world's largest advertising group.

This calls for a full, open and thorough investigation.

Findings:

GluayGluay.com is an online brand by Comparexpress Insurance Broker (Thailand) Ltd., they hold both the life and non-life broker licenses from the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC). They are part of the CompareXpress Group that owns Singapore's first financial comparison website. CompareXpress Group is in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of Teledirect Telecommerce, ranked #1 for Best Large Outsourced Contact Center in APAC 2014 at the Contact Center World Awards. And, WPP is a substantial shareholder of Teledirect Telecommerce as cited here "In 1996, the WPP Group acquired a forty percent share of the company", source Wikipedia.

Hence the rumor that WPP is buying GluayGluay.com is not true, since GluayGluay.com is already part of the WPP group.

How GluayGluay.com got 100,000 fans on Facebook

2014-05-28T17:10:00.000+08:00

GluayGluay.com, the fastest growing car insurance website in Thailand, has over 100,000 fans on Facebook. While, sure, that’s far fewer fans than some of the bigger, more established brands in Thailand — at the time of writing SCB has 1,425,018; KBank 1,423,557; Samsung Mobile 1,411,090; Tesco Lotus 1,107,121 and Agoda 409,100. Among the car insurance players with strong online presence (mostly non-life insurance brokers), GluayGluay.com come out tops with 100,150; Directasia 50,198; Askhanuman 43,513; Silkspan 19,430; Prakunrod 2,754 and TQM 2,434. For a fairly new brand in the market…a six-figure fan club is a pretty big deal.

100K Celebration Post on Facebook

“Some kind of magic”

When someone’s Facebook page has over 100,000 likes, I need to ask how they did it. “Once you turn your business, your brand, on with social media it explodes faster than you could've ever thought possible! More than we’d ever imagined,” commented Laurent Junique, GluayGluay.com’s CEO — but it’s also one of strategy. “We stick to a simple concept of bringing fun to everyone rather than promoting our car insurance comparison services.”

Starting in early 2013, Laurent and GluayGluay.com’s Assistant Manager of Operations, Ms Vichada Chaipatavee built on the site’s social integration with an aggressive Facebook-based marketing campaign, creating posts and ads to capture the interest of the site’s members. When they began those efforts, GluayGluay.com had only 10,000 or so followers. For the statisticians out there, that’s about a 1,000 percent increase.

“Engagement”

One of the best performing post, got 59,121 likes, 6.515 shares and 3,673 comments, eventually led to more than 800,000 people viewing this post. Which comes back to the idea that engagement, as notoriously difficult as it is both to inspire and to measure. It doesn't happen just by putting up an image with a line of text. It takes more than that. You have to get people’s attention.

Instagram Page of GluayGluay.com

2014-01-14T06:59:00.000+08:00

Thailand's Fastest Growing Car Insurance Website - GluayGluay.com launched its Instagram page on 4 April 2013 - #GGmotor

It has more than 400 followers as at to date and growing exponentially.

Buying Motor Insurance in Thailand is Easy

2012-10-30T18:11:00.000+08:00

Instant Quote in 30 secs

Do you drive and own a car in Thailand? Car insurance prices can be much higher so it’s worth searching a little bit before buying or renewing. The cheapest car insurance is the only one you must compulsory buy. It’s called “compulsory third-party liability insurance” "CTPL" and you can find it from 645.21 baht depending on the type of vehicle you drive. This is a fixed price set by the Thai regulators and insures the very basic coverage.

As for the comprehensive motor insurance, the premiums differ across the insurance companies. First thing you should do is to compare what is available in the market. There is a bunch of good tools available online like www.gluaygluay.com could be a good reference. They offer both online and telephone support with more than 15 good brands on their panel. Here are a number of well-known car insurance companies in Thailand: Krungthai Panich Insurance, Chartis, Muangthai, Bangkok Insurance, LMG, Allianz CP, Thaivivat, MSIG, Tokio Marine, Viriyah, Syn Mun Kong, KSK Insurance, Siam Commercial Samaggi, AXA, Mittare etc.

A word of important advice always read well the small print and if you find anything too good to be true, call and speak to the brokers or insurers directly to get clarity.

Google AdWords Certification Program for Individuals

2012-08-12T21:34:00.000+08:00

Different individuals have their own reasons for becoming Google AdWords certified but two of the main reasons are for self assessment and public exposure.

Benefits

Once qualified, individuals receive a Google-branded certificate and can add their Individually Qualified status to their CV or resumes to showcase their AdWords skills and knowledge. In addition, to help you promote your status as Individually Qualified in the Google Certification Program, Google allows you to publish a public profile page to verify your qualification. Check out my Individual Profile Visibility.

My Goggle AdWords Branded Certificate

This certification course is perfect for those whose responsibilities in a company involve carrying out online advertising campaigns. This can also help you out if you are someone who wishes to establish your own home based business dedicated to advertisement management. The Google Adwords certification course is also beneficial for Pay Per Click (PPC) specialists and independent consultants.

Job Opportunities

The Google Adwords certification course gives you the opportunity to qualify for a number of great jobs. The following are among those positions that will suit perfectly for a certified Google Adwords expert:

· Google Adwords Site Promotion Expert

· Pay-per-Click Advertising Manager

· Internet Marketing Expert

· SEO Marketing Expert

· Virtual Marketing Assistant

· Google Adwords Consultant

How to become a Qualified Individual?

You'll need to pass both the Fundamentals exam and one of the three advanced exams – Search or Display or Reporting. I did the following 2 papers below;

Paper 1: Google Advertising Fundamentals Exam

This exam covers basic aspects of AdWords and online advertising, including account management and the value of search advertising.

Passing Score: 85%
Time Limit: 120 Minutes
Length: 113 questions

Paper 2: Search Advertising Advanced Exam

This exam covers intermediate-to-advanced best practices for managing AdWords campaigns.

Passing Score: 80%
Time Limit: 120 Minutes
Length: 109 questions

Motor Insurance in Thailand

2012-08-01T10:02:00.000+08:00

In Thailand, there are 2 main categories of motor or car insurance.

Compulsory Insurance

This is the basic insurance required by law. Compulsory Motor Insurance (CMI or Por Ror Bor) covers the medical costs of road accident victims and does not cover any kind of vehicle damage. It is required to have a CMI policy in order to be able to renew your yearly vehicle tax.

Voluntary Insurance

You are strongly advised to purchase voluntary cover, which comes in 3 main classes;

Class 1: Known as full comprehensive insurance, covers vehicle, life and injury of driver, passengers and third party property damage and liability.
Class 2: Known as collision coverage will cover the repairs to vehicles when involved in an accident.
Class 3: Covering life and injury of driver, passengers and third party property damage and liability.

Ever since the massive floods in 2011, many non-life insurers came up with packages with the inclusion of flood coverage.

GluayGluay.com - Thailand's Best Car Insurance Website in English and Thai.

There are plenty of insurers to choose from as there are around 70 non-life (general) insurance companies in Thailand. Shop around and the first place to start is via online comparison websites. Such websites offer instant quotes from many brands. You will be able to compare and renew your insurance policy either online or via the telephone.