Asia Pacific accounts for half of US$22bn losses from 2025 tropical cyclones: Munich Re
December 1 2025 by Mithun Varkey
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Shinhan Financial agrees US$516m deal for controlling stake in Lotte Insurance
- October 13
Korean financial services group signed an agreement to purchase a 77% stake in the non-life carrier from private equity owner JKL Partners.
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Pacific Life Re seals second Japan structured reinsurance deal of 2026
- October 13
The transaction with an unnamed ‘leading life insurer’ is designed to optimise capital efficiency under the new ESR framework.
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Parametric specialist IBISA appoints Samdarshi Vikram Singh as India CEO
- October 13
Luxembourg-based company palns to extend its work beyond agriculture into lending, SMEs, renewable energy and other sectors exposed to climate volatility.
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Japan moves to create domestic reinsurance captive regime
- October 12
The government plans to submit a bill to the next ordinary legislative session, due in January 2027, to create a system of reinsurance captives that handle limited risks.
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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.
