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- March 17 2026
Japan, Australia export insurers renew reciprocal reinsurance pact
Deal between Export Finance Australia and Nippon Export and Investment Insurance streamlines reinsurance operations and boosts support for exports to third countries and joint projects.
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- March 13 2026
Bruce Ford joins Price Forbes Re as chief commercial officer for Asia and head of MGA
Joining from Miller, Singapore-based Ford will spearhead the broker's MGA practice across Asia.
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- March 12 2026
Warburg Pincus weighs sale of Oona Insurance after buyer interest: Bloomberg
The private equity firm has hired Citigroup to review strategic opportunities for the Southeast Asian digital general insurer.
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- March 9 2026
Lotte Non-Life faces capital plan review as JKL accelerates sale
Financial Services Commission directs South Korean carrier to submit a new capital improvement plan within two months, having rejected an earlier proposal.
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- February 25 2026
Insurtech: 6 AI trends reshaping the industry
AI has become the defining technology of our time, entering the hands of everyday consumers and employees faster than any innovation in recent history. The speed of adoption has been remarkable, mirrored by an equally intense wave of hype, but real business impacts are beginning to surface. What was once the domain of specialised data […]
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- February 23 2026
Steadfast-backed Galaxy Insurance secures Singaporean reinsurance broking licence
Singapore-based intermediary, licensed for direct broking since 2005, was acquired by Australia’s Steadfast in 2017.
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- February 2 2026
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance appoints Hiroshi Umiyama as president, CEO
Shinichiro Funabiki will assume the role of chairman of the board, while he remains CEO of MS&AD Holdings.
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- January 26 2026
Hong Kong P&C underwriting profit for 9M 2025 climbs 63% to US$450m
General insurers' gross premiums for the first three quarters of last year was up 10.5%, while overall profit grew 50.5% to US$1.3bn.
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- January 21 2026
AI: Complexity mismatch amid the case for augmenting the investment office
With prudent oversight and strong guardrails, an augmented investment office can allow insurers to confidently ride the private credit boom without being undermined by the complexity they have embraced.
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- January 14 2026
Sompo strengthens actuarial teams in Southeast Asia with key appointments
Victor Fung has been appointed certifying actuary for Singapore, while Joyce Oo has been hired as appointed actuary in Malaysia.
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- December 9 2025
Marine: Amid backlogs and breakdowns, Covid-19 maintenance delays put vessel safety at risk
Asia is at the sharp end of a hidden maritime risk, with post-pandemic machinery-related losses becoming an even more significant issue.
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- December 9 2025
Sing Re’s ratings bolstered by Odyssey Re guarantee: S&P Global
Rating agency assigns AA- long-term financial strength rating with stable outlook to the Singapore reinsurer, mirroring the ratings of its guarantor.
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- November 27 2025
UK P&I Club, TT Club in early merger talks
Clubs, which have operated closely under their common manager Thomas Miller, say their boards agreed at meetings this month to explore options.
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- November 24 2025
India edges closer to 100% FDI limit in insurance: reports
Government to introduce a bill during the parliament’s winter session, which starts on Monday, seeking to increase the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit from 74%.
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- November 24 2025
China Re’s capital strength fuels underwriting growth outlook: AM Best
Rating agency affirms financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and long-term issuer credit ratings of a+ (Excellent) for China Re and its subsidiaries, with a stable outlook.
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- November 19 2025
Malaysian Re to face ‘mild deterioration’ in overseas underwriting: Fitch
Affirms IFS rating at A (Strong) with a stable outlook, based on the reinsurer’s moderate company profile, very strong capitalisation, and strong financial performance and earnings.
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- November 19 2025
Japanese mega earthquake payouts could severely hurt insurers, economy: S&P Global
Agency estimates corporate earthquake-related claims of up to US$26.37bn for a Nankai Trough event and up to US$7bn for a Tokyo quake.
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- November 17 2025
GIC Re trims H1 FY26 underwriting loss by 45.5% to US$1.46bn, COR down to 107.7%.
State-owned reinsurer's GWP was up by 5.6% in the first half, and it plans to expand its Lloyd's syndicate in pursuit of a larger share of international business.
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- November 14 2025
Spurt in capital, profitable underwriting to drive Fubon Insurance growth: AM Best
AM Best revises Taiwanese insurer’s outlook to stable from negative and affirmed its A (excellent) rating.
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- November 14 2025
Underwriting, investment gains to support ZhongAn’s profitability: AM Best
Rating agency revises its outlook to positive from stable and affirmed ZhongAn’s A- (excellent) rating.
