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PIRA is the umbrella organization representing the collective interests of the non-life insurance industry in the Philippines since 1954. NEWS Another Successful Philippine Insurance Cup in the Books PIRA'S Executive Director Re-elected to the ARISE Philippines Board of Directors PIRA Joins OECD and OPASRC in Shaping the Philippines' Path to Climate-Resilient Public Finance What a day it was! 135 golfers teed off at Riviera's legendary Langer Course — widely regarded as one of the toughest layouts in the Philippines — and they rose to the challenge in style. The course tested every player's game, and play naturally ran a little longer than usual. But you wouldn't have known it from the smiles on the course: feedback was unanimous — fun, challenging, and blessed with perfect weather from start to finish. The Philippine Insurers and Reinsurers Association (PIRA) is proud to announce that its Executive Director, Michael Rellosa, has been re-elected as a member of the ARISE Philippines Board of Directors for the 2026–2029 term. The Philippine Insurers and Reinsurers Association (PIRA) took part in the Working-Level Consultations on Advancing Sustainable Communities through Public Finance Resilience, organized by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in partnership with the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Sustainable and Resilient Communities (OPASRC), held on 13–14 July 2026 at Centro de Turismo Intramuros, Manila. September 25, 2026 Read More July 24, 2026 Read More July 15, 2026 Read More Member Companies To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key.

Industry News EAIC announces new executive board members for 32nd EAIC The East Asian Insurance Congress (EAIC) announced the incoming executive board members for the 32nd EAIC. Mr Koji Takahashi was announced at EAIC President, while Dr Somporn Suebthawilkul was announced as Vice President. The announcements were made during the closing ceremony of the 31st EAIC last night, in Tokyo. Other appointment holders for the upcoming edition of the Congress are: Mr Hiroshi Tange, Secretary-Treasurer Mr Oran Vongsuraphichet, Assistant Secretary-Treasure Sep 21 Travel insurance faces exposure after Nepal flash floods Travel insurance faces mounting exposure as hundreds of foreign tourists are reported missing following a deadly flash flood that swept through villages along the Nepal-China border. Local media, citing the Nepal Tourism Board, said 517 foreign tourists from 33 countries were among 570 tourists reported missing following Wednesday’s flash flood, with India accounting for the largest share. Some reports, however, put the number of missing foreign tourists as high as 700. At le Aug 28 An Invitation to AIC's 8th Asian Captive Conference (ACC) 2026 To All Members, Registered Representative and/or Accredited Alternate Representative/s, The ASEAN Insurance Council (AIC), a supporting partner of the Labuan International Insurance Association (LIIA) and Labuan IBFC Inc., sends an invitation for the 8th Asian Captive Conference (ACC) 2026. Details are as follows: DATE : 10 September 2026 VENUE : Sime Darby Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia As a supporting partner, the AIC offers its members the following exc Aug 24 Twin disasters expose Philippine insurance gap Only 10 of 51 nonlife insurers belong to the disaster risk pool. A private-sector insurance pool for major disasters in the Philippines faced its first major earthquake in June, but limited reported claims left questions over whether it can absorb a large-scale loss. The Philippine Catastrophe Insurance Facility (PCIF), which pools earthquake risk amongst insurers, was tested by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Sarangani province in the nation’s south in June. "With t Aug 17 Asia Insurance Industry Awards 2026 finalists revealed The finalists for the 30th Asia Insurance Industry Awards have been revealed, with 49 of the region's top insurers, reinsurers, brokers, risk managers and service providers making the shortlist. The awards are well known for their stringent criteria and transparent selection process, overseen by a panel of expert judges from across the insurance industry. This year, the awards attracted almost 185 entries in 16 categories. For the first round of remote selection, judges went Aug 13 Typhoon losses expose the gap Philippine crop insurance was never built to close A co-insurance pool launching next year is designed to address it Catastrophe & Flood By Roxanne Libatique of INSURANCE BUSINESS The P135.3 million in agricultural losses triggered by typhoons “Luis” and “Maymay” and an enhanced southwest monsoon is not, by recent Philippine typhoon season benchmarks, an outsized event. Its significance for insurance professionals lies elsewhere: it arrives as the Philippines prepares to launch its first agricultural co-insurance pool in Janu Aug 12 1 2 3 4 5 September 2026 (2) 2 posts August 2026 (6) 6 posts July 2026 (6) 6 posts June 2026 (12) 12 posts May 2026 (18) 18 posts April 2026 (6) 6 posts March 2026 (6) 6 posts February 2026 (7) 7 posts January 2026 (5) 5 posts December 2025 (3) 3 posts November 2025 (9) 9 posts October 2025 (14) 14 posts

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Serminars/Webinars ENABLING ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION (EBA) AND NATURE BASED INSURANCE SOLUTIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES April 15, 2024 BUILDING RESILIENCE INDEX (BRI) March 15, 2023 CYBER SECURITY INSURANCE October 21, 2022 "THE IMPORTANCE OF INSURANCE VIS-A-VIS CLIMATE CHANGE” October 20, 2022 PNB - PIRA ON ECONOMIC BRIEFING April 6, 2022 HOW INNOVATIVE FINTECH SOLUTIONS COULD ADDRESS THE GAPS OF HEALTHCARE FINANCING IN THE PHILIPPINES March 2, 2022 PIRA - KPMG ON DECODING DATA + ROBOTICS January 27, 2022 PIRA-DOST-PHIVOLCS VIRTUAL FORUM ON SPECTRAL ACCELERATION MAPS OF THE PHILIPPINES (SAM PH) ATLAS November 10, 2021 PARAMETRIC TYPHOON & HEAVY RAINFALL INSURANCE IN THE PHILIPPINES August 9, 2021 PIRA - PNB ON ECONOMIC BRIEFING July 8, 2021 HOW TO GET STARTED ON ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION (RPA) March 22, 2021 "CLOSING THE GAP - CYBERSECURITY AND THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY" DAY 2 February 5, 2021 "CLOSING THE GAP - CYBERSECURITY AND THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY" DAY 1 February 4, 2021 D-RIVE GO TELEMATICS PROPOSITION WEBINAR November 25, 2020 PIRA-IIAP-CPI WEBINAR SERIES SEASON 2, SESSION 5 October 29, 2020 PIRA-IIAP-CPI WEBINAR SERIES SEASON 2, SESSION 4 October 21, 2020 PIRA-IIAP-CPI WEBINAR SERIES SEASON 2, SESSION 3 October 13, 2020 PIRA-IIAP-CPI WEBINAR SERIES SEASON 2, SESSION 2 September 30, 2020 PIRA-IIAP-CPI WEBINAR SERIES SEASON 2, SESSION 1 September 23, 2020 PIRA-IIAP-CPI WEBINAR SERIES SEASON 1, SESSION 5 May 27, 2020 AIRDC WEBINAR - COPING WITH COVID-19: A PHILIPPINE NON-LIFE INDUSTRY SITUATIONER May 26, 2020 PIRA-IIAP-CPI WEBINAR SERIES SEASON 1, SESSION 4 May 20, 2020 PIRA-IIAP-CPI WEBINAR SERIES SEASON 1, SESSION 3 May 13, 2020 PIRA-IIAP-CPI WEBINAR SERIES SEASON 1, SESSION 2 May 7, 2020 PIRA-IIAP-CPI WEBINAR SERIES SEASON 1, SESSION 1 April 22, 2020 ICD-PIRA Roundtable Discussion on Corporate Governance for Insurance Companies Oct 23, 2024 ENABLING ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION (EBA) AND NATURE BASED INSURANCE SOLUTIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES Apr 15, 2024 PIRA Road Safety Campaign Kickoff Takes Off with Positive Support from Insurance Commission Dec 3, 2023 ORSA Training by AM Best Aug 23, 2023 BUILDING RESILIENCE INDEX (BRI) Mar 15, 2023 CYBER SECURITY INSURANCE Oct 21, 2022 "THE IMPORTANCE OF INSURANCE VIS-A-VIS CLIMATE CHANGE” Oct 20, 2022 1 2 3 4

Speaker: Ms. Rosario “Ito” Gruet, Co-Founder & Vice President, Computer Professionals, Inc. Panelists: Mr. Michael F. Rellosa, Executive Director, PIRA Mr. Francisco D. Papa, Jr., Executive Director, IIAP < Back PIRA-IIAP-CPI WEBINAR SERIES SEASON 1, SESSION 1 Date: Apr 22, 2020 Speaker: Ms. Rosario “Ito” Gruet, Co-Founder & Vice President, Computer Professionals, Inc. Panelists: Mr. Michael F. Rellosa, Executive Director, PIRA Mr. Francisco D. Papa, Jr., Executive Director, IIAP Press release https://www.pirainc.com/post/pira-iiap-cpi-webinar-series-season-1-session-1 Previous Next

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PIRA is governed by a 12-man Board of Trustees whose members are elected by the General Membership every year. The Board of Trustees elect among themselves the Chairman, Vice Chairman, President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Corporate Secretary, Assistant Corporate Secretary, and the Independent Director.

Speaker: Mr. Alvin Arogo - VP and Head Research Division PNB Mr. Miguel Veneracion - Relationship Officer Multinationals Division PNB < Back PNB - PIRA ON ECONOMIC BRIEFING Date: Apr 6, 2022 Speaker: Mr. Alvin Arogo - VP and Head Research Division PNB Mr. Miguel Veneracion - Relationship Officer Multinationals Division PNB Press release https://www.pirainc.com/post/pnb-pira-on-economic-briefing Previous Next

Speaker : Ms. Leigh Reyes - Chief Product Consultant MullenLowe Philippines, Lead Co-Organizer Digicon Omni 2020 < Back PIRA-IIAP-CPI WEBINAR SERIES SEASON 2, SESSION 4 Date: Oct 21, 2020 Speaker : Ms. Leigh Reyes - Chief Product Consultant MullenLowe Philippines, Lead Co-Organizer Digicon Omni 2020 Press release https://www.pirainc.com/post/october-21-2020-pira-iiap-cpi-webinar-series-season-2-session-4 Previous Next