Record capital, strong earnings put reinsurance underwriting discipline to the test: AM Best
August 11 2026 by Mithun Varkey
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Mandarin Re increases paid-up capital to US$26m
- August 11
Capital increase willl support the Labuan-based reinsuer's US$70m GWP target for 2026.
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H1 2026 nat cat losses at US$42bn, 16% below 10-year trend: Swiss Re
- August 11
Insurance picked up around 42% of first half economic losses, above the 30-year average of 33%, as damage was concentrated in highly insured markets.
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MS First Capital’s new Gift City branch commences reinsurance operations
- August 11
CEO Vikas Shukla also confirms the appointment of S Venugopalan as the CFO of operations within India's special economic zone.
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Swiss Re elevates Karen Tan to chief underwriting officer of L&H Re
- August 10
Tan will continue to be based in Singapore and will relocate to Zurich in due course.
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PartnerRe | Dementia the protection gap insurers can no longer ignore
Unlike acute illnesses, dementia creates a long tail of financial need and its impact extends well beyond patients.
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Sedgwick | Investing in people is shaping the future of loss adjusting in Asia
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PartnerRe | Understanding ageing in APAC: why perception, planning and protection don’t always align
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