OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Singapore’s insurance market is defying the odds and growing amid a worldwide economic slowdown, thanks to a high savings rate and an aging population. BestWeek Asia/Pacific examines Singapore’s high growth rate, even though it is already a developed insurance market.

A.M. Best Co.’s BestWeek Asia/Pacific is a multimedia online digital newsletter for insurance professionals. The 28 April edition is available at www.bestweek.com/bwap042809.html or by visiting www.bestweek.com.

This week’s edition also examines first-quarter insurance market growth in China, and its regulator’s view of the health of the industry.

The edition includes audio interviews with Wenli Yuan, a senior analyst with consultancy Celent, on Singapore’s insurance market, and Bill Cotter, senior vice president for Asia with Allied World Assurance, on his company’s first Asia offices in Hong Kong.

Video reports include a review of the A.M. Best Stock Indexes for Asia/Pacific, Global Brokers and Global Reinsurers and video news updates.

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Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is a global full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the financial and health care service industries, including insurance companies, banks, hospitals and health care system providers. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.