Opinion: Australia’s approach to terrorism risk – wilfully perverse?
February 27 2026 by Marcus Alcock
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Opinion: Barcelona floods are a wake-up call on urban flood risk
- October 13
Urban flooding can be intensely local, with a cloudburst overwhelming drainage, inundating basements, and knocking out transport, utilities, and businesses without the dramatic footprint of a major typhoon.
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Opinion: In a time of war, will other Asian nations follow in Japan’s wake?
- September 9
Japan is the latest to explore a state-sponsored marine insurance scheme, but the move raises profound questions for maritime reinsurance across Asia.
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Opinion: Reinsurance in 2026 is surfing the wave, but for how much longer?
- August 18
Swiss Re and Munich Re post stellar H1 FY26 results, but low catastrophe losses and reserve releases may mask an approaching soft-market downturn.
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Opinion: Flood threat in Southeast Asia is real and growing – time for modellers to strut their stuff as AI leads the way
- July 31
Asia's flood-vulnerable population has surged by one billion since 1975, but AI-driven defences are emerging in Hong Kong and Bangkok.
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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.
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Beazley | Navigating geopolitical risks at sea
Maritime shipping faces growing geopolitical threats — missiles, drones, GPS interference, and cyber sabotage — requiring better intelligence, crew welfare, and resilience measures.
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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.
