Opinion: I, Underwriter? An evitable conflict, or will 2026 see the first AI underwriter?
January 9 2026 by Marcus Alcock
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Opinion: A sinking feeling? P&I clubs needs to grasp the nettle, but choppy waters lie ahead
- December 12
Volume of claims finding their way into the International Group of P&I Club’s (IG) pool has made many clubs twitchy after it suffered its worst year ever in 2024.
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Opinion: Mutually beneficial to address Hong Kong’s marine war insurance needs
- December 1
Hong Kong Marine War Risks Insurance Pool will focus on providing marine war risk insurance, covering vessel loss or damage caused by acts of war, piracy, terrorist attacks, and related geopolitical incidents.
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Opinion: Can AI solve the APAC renewable risk conundrum?
- October 29
A shift is needed from a reliance on historical pattern recognition to inform pricing and underwriting decisions to engagement with real-time data analytics and technology-based risk assessment instead.
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Opinion: ‘Dib dib dob dob’: Hong Kong’s disaster risk management leads the way, highlighted by subdued Super Typhoon Ragasa losses
- September 30
Most powerful tropical cyclone of the year to date impacted Hong Kong, Macau, mainland China, Taiwan and the Philippines last week.
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QBE | Elevating customer experience, humanising claims: QBE Asia’s ‘Solutions in a Box’
Vastly improving turnaround times and personalising service delivery, QBE Asia’s award-winning, end-to-end bundled claims solutions is a game-changer for the insurance industry.
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Beazley | What does cyber protection look like from day 1 to day 600 and beyond?
Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT concern, but a governance issue that belongs on the boardroom agenda.
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Sedgwick | Preparing for the next storm
Insurance industry needs to recalibrate, invest in innovation and strengthen systems, talent and data practices.
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Peak Re | From climate modelling to market opportunity: Forging a new clarity on Southeast Asia’s climate risk
Southeast Asia's protection gap: a crisis of clarity, not just capital
