Red Sea ‘hot topic’ creates opportunities for insurers, with capacity not a major problem despite Houthi escalation
August 6 2025 by Jon Guy
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Beijing flood losses to be ‘substantial’ as region braces for more rain
- August 5
Insurers have received 65,000 reports of losses following last month's extreme rain, with an estimated insured loss of US$277m, according to regulatory data.
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‘It’s a trust game’: with cyber claims spikes front and centre, alternative solutions offer cover for growing threat
- July 31
Comments follow placement of innovative ‘surge’ reinsurance with Arch Capital Group.
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Rising losses in benign cat year point to ‘background noise’ of climate change: Munich Re’s Tobias Grimm
- July 30
APAC events highlight unpredictability of catastrophes, resulting in unprecedented amounts of rainfall, storms, wildfires and earthquakes in areas that have never experienced them, says the reinsurer's top climate expert.
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Opportunity knocks for Australia as regulator keeps (re)insurance market waiting over proposed major reforms
- July 28
Relaxation of requirements by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority are set to provide a considerable boost to the alternative risk transfer sector.
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Allianz General | Allianz General combines innovative protection solutions while powering social good to lead Malaysian market
The insurer proactively addresses emerging risks and evolving customer protection needs while giving back to the community.
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Sedgwick | Asia’s Energy Transformation – Balancing Growth, Risk and Renewables
Energy market presents unique risks, especially in a region which includes China and Japan as well as developing nations like Vietnam and the Philippines.
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Beazley | Turbulent Waters: the maritime energy transition challenge
Businesses are facing a complex transition to non-carbon energy sources amid a push to achieve net-zero emissions for the marine sector by 2050.
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Aon | Navigating shifts in the global and Asia insurance markets
Neelay Patel, Aon head of growth for Asia, says the market in Asia is at an ‘interesting stage of the cycle’.
