‘A lot of hunger to grow’: strong reinsurer results drive further softening in APAC, Howden Re’s Andy Souter says
October 20 2026 by Aidan Gregory
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Riyadh attacks test aviation insurers’ appetite for Middle East risk
- October 19
Insurers weigh continued support for aviation clients against escalating war risks after Houthi attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport destroy six aircraft and threaten Saudi airspace.
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‘Real step forward’ for Asian ILS as Hong Kong, Singapore eye PCCs
- October 16
Arrival of protected cell companies (PCC) in Hong Kong and Singapore is set to drive the growth of third-party capital in the region, according to market sources.
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‘Sense of fatalism’ abounds over assessment of impact of conflict on supply chains
- October 14
The market struggles to innovate on supply chain contingent business interruption and to quantify manufacturing network and financial contagion risk, Russell Group’s Suki Basi says.
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Insurers urged to step up as risk managers confront ‘flock of black swans’
- October 9
With companies demanding ever more from their risk managers, demand at the Ferma Forum was for insurance partners to deliver more than they currently do.
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Zurich | Why resilience will define the winners of Asia’s clean energy transition
Planning for future conditions from the outset can improve operational reliability, reduce potential disruption and protect long-term asset value.
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Sedgwick | Captives in Asia: From Niche Solution to Strategic Risk Platform
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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BlackRock | Rethink the rules: how TAA and ETFs are reshaping portfolio construction
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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BlackRock | Infrastructure comes of age for insurers
Are insurers capturing full value from the asset class? BlackRock shares its perspective.
