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SIRC 2026: Accumulation a defining challenge for cyber insurance, Swiss Re’s Giv Kahrom says
Industry's objective should be growing the market responsibly, by addressing underinsurance and protection gaps, rather than focusing exclusively on rate movements, the head of APAC cyber and regional markets says.
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SIRC 2026: ‘There is a risk the investment in models and data can take a secondary priority’: Perils
Darryl Pidcock, head of Asia Pacific and cyber, says that reliable exposure and loss data remain critical as climate risks evolve and competition intensifies.
SIRC 2026: ‘There is a risk the investment in models and data can take a secondary priority’: Perils
Darryl Pidcock, head of Asia Pacific and cyber, says that reliable exposure and loss data remain critical as climate risks evolve and competition intensifies.
Darryl Pidcock, head of Asia Pacific and cyber, says that reliable exposure and loss data remain critical as climate risks evolve and competition intensifies.
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SIRC 2026: Innovative thinking can help close Asia’s protection gap, IUA CEO Chris Jones says
London must move beyond exporting conventional policies and address Asia's actual protection gaps through parametric covers, risk engineering and public-private partnerships.
SIRC 2026: Innovative thinking can help close Asia’s protection gap, IUA CEO Chris Jones says
London must move beyond exporting conventional policies and address Asia's actual protection gaps through parametric covers, risk engineering and public-private partnerships.
London must move beyond exporting conventional policies and address Asia's actual protection gaps through parametric covers, risk engineering and public-private partnerships.
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SIRC 2026: Parametrics should earn a place in a program on merit: Swiss Re
Opportunity is not traditional versus parametrics, but combining their strengths to provide better protection, head of the agriculture centre and parametrics Marcel Andriesse says.
SIRC 2026: Parametrics should earn a place in a program on merit: Swiss Re
Opportunity is not traditional versus parametrics, but combining their strengths to provide better protection, head of the agriculture centre and parametrics Marcel Andriesse says.
Opportunity is not traditional versus parametrics, but combining their strengths to provide better protection, head of the agriculture centre and parametrics Marcel Andriesse says.
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SIRC 2026: Diary day three – Taxi driver
Marcus Alcock shares his thoughts from the Sands Expo & Convention Centre.
SIRC 2026: Diary day three – Taxi driver
Marcus Alcock shares his thoughts from the Sands Expo & Convention Centre.
Marcus Alcock shares his thoughts from the Sands Expo & Convention Centre.
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Shipowners Club sees rising P&I reinsurance costs due to Middle East conflict, Baltimore Bridge collapse
Club declines to pass any cost on to its members during the 2027 renewals
Shipowners Club sees rising P&I reinsurance costs due to Middle East conflict, Baltimore Bridge collapse
Club declines to pass any cost on to its members during the 2027 renewals
Club declines to pass any cost on to its members during the 2027 renewals
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Chubb hires AIG’s Matthew Pereira as North Asia property manager
He joins following a 15-year stint at AIG in London, Stockholm and Hong Kong.
Chubb hires AIG’s Matthew Pereira as North Asia property manager
He joins following a 15-year stint at AIG in London, Stockholm and Hong Kong.
He joins following a 15-year stint at AIG in London, Stockholm and Hong Kong.
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Lockton adds veteran Aon marine executive Evelyn Hoh to Asia transportation team
She was with Aon for almost 19 years, holding various senior marine roles.
Lockton adds veteran Aon marine executive Evelyn Hoh to Asia transportation team
She was with Aon for almost 19 years, holding various senior marine roles.
She was with Aon for almost 19 years, holding various senior marine roles.
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SIRC 2026: HDI Global makes discipline, not capital, the constraint in Asia
Alex Tarantino, managing director and principal officer at HDI Global SE Singapore, says underwriting quality and long-term partnerships will decide success as competition intensifies.
SIRC 2026: HDI Global makes discipline, not capital, the constraint in Asia
Alex Tarantino, managing director and principal officer at HDI Global SE Singapore, says underwriting quality and long-term partnerships will decide success as competition intensifies.
Alex Tarantino, managing director and principal officer at HDI Global SE Singapore, says underwriting quality and long-term partnerships will decide success as competition intensifies.
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SIRC 2026: ICEYE sees wider utilisation of satellite data as take-up expands across Asia Pacific
Firm is ‘aiming to not become a cat modelling company’, says Stephen Lathrope, but to be the best at supporting clients' preparation for and response to nat cat events.
SIRC 2026: ICEYE sees wider utilisation of satellite data as take-up expands across Asia Pacific
Firm is ‘aiming to not become a cat modelling company’, says Stephen Lathrope, but to be the best at supporting clients' preparation for and response to nat cat events.
Firm is ‘aiming to not become a cat modelling company’, says Stephen Lathrope, but to be the best at supporting clients' preparation for and response to nat cat events.
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SIRC 2026: Facultative demand rises as soft market meets a riskier Asia Pacific
Rob Drysdale, senior partner at Consilium, explains how a softening facultative market, a riskier backdrop are driving the specialist broker's ambitions in the region.
SIRC 2026: Facultative demand rises as soft market meets a riskier Asia Pacific
Rob Drysdale, senior partner at Consilium, explains how a softening facultative market, a riskier backdrop are driving the specialist broker's ambitions in the region.
Rob Drysdale, senior partner at Consilium, explains how a softening facultative market, a riskier backdrop are driving the specialist broker's ambitions in the region.
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Seadrif, Philippines jointly sign US$2.3m ISF grant to support disaster risk financing programme
Joint agreement with Gallagher Re and InsuResilience Solutions Fund provides emergency liquidity in the event of natural catastrophes.
Seadrif, Philippines jointly sign US$2.3m ISF grant to support disaster risk financing programme
Joint agreement with Gallagher Re and InsuResilience Solutions Fund provides emergency liquidity in the event of natural catastrophes.
Joint agreement with Gallagher Re and InsuResilience Solutions Fund provides emergency liquidity in the event of natural catastrophes.
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SIRC 2026: Hanoi Re pursues selective risk growth amid regional market softening
In Vietnam, asset values have risen quickly with industrial growth, but sums insured and exposure data do not always keep pace, CEO Trinh Anh Tuan says.
SIRC 2026: Hanoi Re pursues selective risk growth amid regional market softening
In Vietnam, asset values have risen quickly with industrial growth, but sums insured and exposure data do not always keep pace, CEO Trinh Anh Tuan says.
In Vietnam, asset values have risen quickly with industrial growth, but sums insured and exposure data do not always keep pace, CEO Trinh Anh Tuan says.
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SIRC 2026: Softening rates, Hong Kong’s ILS ambitions, India’s opening market to dominate in Singapore
Attendees will focus on competitive pricing and broader structures, nat cat and parametric solutions, M&A momentum, and the rise of India's Gift City and Hong Kong as regional reinsurance hubs.
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‘Huge opportunity, if we get it right’: brokers told to look beyond traditional insurance as risk pressures mount
Worldwide Broker Network survey shows insurance has shifted from a transactional purchase to a strategic driver of resilience, but the landscape is complex and fast moving, global director of property and casualty and product development Jen Blair tells InsuranceAsia News.
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‘You can’t fix what you can’t see’: cyber insurers warn PHP2Shell website shutdowns highlight AI impact
Cyber insurers warn that the PHP2Shell shutdowns exposed a growing visibility gap as AI is now finding software flaws faster than clients can locate the systems running them.
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Alternative solutions go mainstream as energy transition reshapes insurance risk
Parametric design, basis risk, uninsured supply chains and the limits of catastrophe models were at the heart of the agenda at InsuranceAsia News' 2026 APAC Climate Risk & Insurance Summit in Singapore.
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Spotlight
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SIRC 2026: Markel sees Southeast Asia as critical to international ambitions
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SIRC 2026: Unencumbered by legacy, Willis Re starts afresh in Asia
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Scor Business Solutions sets sights on profitable APAC build-out with specialty push
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Sompo APAC’s consumer business targets sustainable expansion as regulators push market discipline
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Gallagher Specialty eyes Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand as it bids to be ‘market disruptor’
M&A
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Willis Re completes acquisition of BMS Re’s US subsidiaries
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Halliwell acquires New Zealand’s Maynard Marks to expand Asia Pacific presence
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Malaysian central bank extends RHB-Tokio Marine insurance merger deadline to February
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IAG confident RACI deal will be completed in 2027 despite opposition
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AUB Group to acquire Aon’s One Underwriting Australia
ESG
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Lloyd’s looks for new way to meet diversity challenge after scrapping Dive In festival after 12 years
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Swiss Re faces activist scrutiny for underwriting new LNG terminals, CEO defends ‘very robust’ ESG framework
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QBE hands Mandy Chan expanded role as head of operational power generation, ESG for Asia
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Carbon credit specialist Oka launches in Singapore
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‘You can’t do it as a hobby’: ESG must be a clear business model with easily measurable targets
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SIRC 2026: ‘There is a risk the investment in models and data can take a secondary priority’: Perils
Darryl Pidcock, head of Asia Pacific and cyber, says that reliable exposure and loss data remain critical as climate risks evolve and competition intensifies.
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SIRC 2026: Innovative thinking can help close Asia’s protection gap, IUA CEO Chris Jones says
London must move beyond exporting conventional policies and address Asia's actual protection gaps through parametric covers, risk engineering and public-private partnerships.
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SIRC 2026: Parametrics should earn a place in a program on merit: Swiss Re
Opportunity is not traditional versus parametrics, but combining their strengths to provide better protection, head of the agriculture centre and parametrics Marcel Andriesse says.
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SIRC 2026: Diary day three – Taxi driver
Marcus Alcock shares his thoughts from the Sands Expo & Convention Centre.
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SIRC 2026: Accumulation a defining challenge for cyber insurance, Swiss Re’s Giv Kahrom says
Industry's objective should be growing the market responsibly, by addressing underinsurance and protection gaps, rather than focusing exclusively on rate movements, the head of APAC cyber and regional markets says.
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SIRC 2026: HDI Global makes discipline, not capital, the constraint in Asia
Alex Tarantino, managing director and principal officer at HDI Global SE Singapore, says underwriting quality and long-term partnerships will decide success as competition intensifies.
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SIRC 2026: ICEYE sees wider utilisation of satellite data as take-up expands across Asia Pacific
Firm is ‘aiming to not become a cat modelling company’, says Stephen Lathrope, but to be the best at supporting clients' preparation for and response to nat cat events.
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SIRC 2026: Facultative demand rises as soft market meets a riskier Asia Pacific
Rob Drysdale, senior partner at Consilium, explains how a softening facultative market, a riskier backdrop are driving the specialist broker's ambitions in the region.
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SIRC 2026: Hanoi Re pursues selective risk growth amid regional market softening
In Vietnam, asset values have risen quickly with industrial growth, but sums insured and exposure data do not always keep pace, CEO Trinh Anh Tuan says.
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SIRC 2026: Markel sees Southeast Asia as critical to international ambitions
Malaysia's economic boom is turbocharging its specialty market, regional chief Kevin Leung says.
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BlackRock's Daniel Caderas and MSCI's Raman Aylur Subramanian explain why tactical asset allocation (TAA) and exchange-traded funds (ETF) have become essential as global markets fragment and static allocations lose their reliability.
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Maritime shipping faces growing geopolitical threats — missiles, drones, GPS interference, and cyber sabotage — requiring better intelligence, crew welfare, and resilience measures.
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Planning for future conditions from the outset can improve operational reliability, reduce potential disruption and protect long-term asset value.
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Captive insurance has evolved from niche tool to strategic risk infrastructure in Asia, with connected claims data seen as key to unlocking its full value.
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Chubb hires AIG’s Matthew Pereira as North Asia property manager
He joins following a 15-year stint at AIG in London, Stockholm and Hong Kong.
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Lockton adds veteran Aon marine executive Evelyn Hoh to Asia transportation team
She was with Aon for almost 19 years, holding various senior marine roles.
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Zoe Zhang swaps Dubai for Singapore to lead Howden’s Asia digital infrastructure practice
She was formerly a practising lawyer focused on the telecoms, media and technology sector.
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The Fidelis Partnership taps Bilal Zafar to lead new Singapore-based Lloyd’s service company
Veteran Volante Global executive will lead TFP Asia Pacific, with the new entity set to begin underwriting from January 1.
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QBE Insurance promotes Leanne Nel to Pacific CEO
She succeeds Jonathan Groves following his appointment as Australia Pacific CEO in September.
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Generali’s Francesco Giannuzzi relocates from Milan, named Malaysia CFO
He has been with the Italian insurer for over 12 years, most recently as its head of finance for the Mediterranean and Latin America.
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Tokio Marine Kiln promotes Jaci Eng, Jon Grossman to co-heads of APAC property
They will work closely with Jamie Tang, TMK's underwriting director for APAC, in their new senior roles.
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Allianz Australia taps Aon veteran Alison Smith as general manager for distribution
She will join Allianz Australia in January after almost 23 years at Aon in various roles.
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Hong Kong-based Tina Cheung joins Chubb as senior financial lines underwriter
She had departed Markel after three years in August, as reported by InsuranceAsia News.
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Shinick Kim joins Willis Re’s Singapore buildout
He joins Gallagher Re in South Korea.
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Risk management: "Adequate liability limits are therefore an essential component of risk management for high-hazard operations."
Marc Burban, Asian Risks Management Services
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W&I: "W&I is now being utilised with increasing frequency across a far broader range of deal sizes and geographies in the region. Coverage terms have broadened, retentions have fallen, and underwriting processes are being continually refined to become increasingly streamlined."
Keshaya Yap, Liberty Global Transaction Solutions
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Lloyd’s Asia GWP growth stalls at US$1.2bn in 2025, but underwriting gain soars 24%
Monetary Authority of Singapore filings show premium growth flatlined after a 17% jump the year before, even as it posted stronger underwriting gains and a 10% increase in net profit.
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US$100bn cat bond market ‘in reach’ as 2026 heads for record issuance: Gallagher Re
Strong demand from investors for new perils and for risk from underrepresented regions such as Asia Pacific, according to Jason Bolding, CEO of Gallagher Securities.
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Insurance seen as ‘genuine tipping point’ for Asia’s first major carbon capture, storage hubs
Consortium identifies India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Australia as potential storage sites across the Asia Pacific, but insurers warn projects may not secure financing without long-term risk cover.
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Lloyd’s Asia surpasses US$1bn GWP milestone in 2024 amid double-digit growth
Offshore fund demonstrates strong performance despite challenges in the Singapore unit and varied underwriting results across business lines.
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Hong Kong’s P&C reinsurance market narrows gap with Singapore
Hong Kong benefitted from RBC implementation in 2024, however, Singapore retained top spot in terms of GWP and underwriting results.
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Short-tail performance boost for Australia’s P&C carriers
APRA data shows general insurance COR improves in Q4 2024, while profit after tax almost doubles to US$1bn.
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Australian intermediated premiums grow 8.2% in 2023-24
While the GWP placed with Lloyd’s in the 12 months grew at a comparable pace, business placed with unauthorised foreign insurers declined marginally.
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Alternative risk solutions on the table for non-modelled perils at 1.1 renewals
The APAC reinsurance market is transitioning from a market of corrections to a market of solutions, Tony Gallagher, CEO, Asia Pacific, Guy Carpenter tells InsuranceAsia News.
No change, but headwinds remain ahead of 1.1 renewals: Howden Re’s Andy Souter
Andy Souter, head of APAC at Howden Re, speaks to InsuranceAsia News about the broker’s expectations for the coming 1.1 renewals, and Howden Re’s growth ambitions in the region.
Asia domiciled sidecars show ‘untapped potential’ for reinsurers: MS Amlin’s William Ho
William Ho, CEO of Asia Pacific at MS Amlin in Singapore, tells InsuranceAsia News about the Lloyd’s carrier's plans to expand its ILS program in 2027 and opportunities for third-party capital innovation in the region.
Fire losses: "Having given evidence that played a key role in the court's assessment, I believe the court’s reasoning holds a clear lesson for insurers and claims professionals across the region: early evidence capture is critical in complex fire losses."
Anand Ghnavello, Halliwell