From Flores to Chiba, Asia’s nat cat spree exposes protection gap with insurers set to escape major losses
August 20 2026 by Roshan Nambiar and Joana Nguyen
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‘Intense time ahead’ as reinsurers abandon multi-year tech projects amid sea of fast changing AI
- August 19
Reinsurers are abandoning multi-year technology transformation projects in favour of rapid, app-based AI solutions, driven by boardroom pressure and the fear of falling behind peers.
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Vietnam’s new construction insurance rule shifts market from box-ticking to essential risk management
- August 17
Insurers must shift their focus beyond pricing for sustainable growth in one of Southeast Asia’s most active construction markets, sources tell InsuranceAsia News.
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Strait of Hormuz, Red Sea, Black Sea attacks force war underwriters to get ‘hands-on’ as market fragments
- August 14
Underwriters are now pricing each voyage in real time - relying on intelligence, not just history, to navigate a fractured market shaped by proxy actors, terrorism, sanctions and cyber threats.
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Australia’s bird flu outbreak prompts livestock insurance warning for APAC farmers
- August 13
Brokers say cover is often sub-limited to provide a proportion of the full limit, which allows insurers to limit their exposure.
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BHSI | The real risk begins underwater: how subsea risk is changing insurance
Asia's subsea industry is expanding and evolving rapidly, with the growing use of technology across the region changing the way risks are be assessed.
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Beazley | Clean marine: How aqua-innovators can ride the energy wave
Insurance is critical to clean marine progress, but new fuels bring risks traditional policies do not fully cover, presenting market players an opportunity to build new models.
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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
Sedgwick Asia says it is ready to meet the evolving challenges of Asia’s dynamic insurance markets.
