OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This week’s edition of BestWeek Asia/Pacific takes a look at the potential damage from Typhoon Melor, which battered some of Japan’s major industrial areas.

A.M. Best Co.’s BestWeek Asia/Pacific is a multimedia online digital newsletter for insurance professionals. The 13 October edition is available at http://www.bestweek.com/bwap101309.html or by visiting www.bestweek.com.

This week’s edition also examines Dutch financial services group ING’s reassessment of its Asia-Pacific operations.

The edition includes audio interviews with Bharat Kannan, director and chief strategy officer with Aon Japan; Paul Bedbrook, regional chief executive officer of ING covering Japan, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand; Tobias Farny, CEO of greater China and Southeast Asia with Munich Re; and Glenn Sedgwick, partner with Accenture.

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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