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- March 4 2026
Legal precedent raises stakes for aviation war insurers as Iran conflict grounds fleets
Aviation war market faces a flurry of policy cancellations and reinstatements this week, with rates expected to surge by triple digits.
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- February 27 2026
Opinion: Australia’s approach to terrorism risk – wilfully perverse?
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation purchased a reduced retrocession limit of US$1.48bn with an increased deductible of US$356m for its terrorism retrocession program despite the soft market.
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- February 16 2026
Does Zurich’s US$11bn Beazley deal signal the end of the Lloyd’s listing experiment? Survivors are now in the spotlight
Deal will leave only two Lloyd’s players – Hiscox and Lancashire – listed on the London Stock Exchange, with capital-rich Japanese insurers expected to be amongst those circling.
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- February 9 2026
Chubb’s Evan Greenberg ‘bullish on long-term opportunity’ for Asia
CEO said group remains committed to building franchises across the region, despite flat Q4 commercial results.
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- February 2 2026
Fac demand in Asia set to remain robust amid hi-tech boom, growing local capacity
Insiders take the temperature of the regions property direct and facultative (D&F) market as semiconductors, battery energy storage systems (BESS) and data centres create demand that is expected to continue.
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- January 30 2026
Opinion: After what feels like forever, India finally responds to the new world of climate change catastrophe
With reforms and policy changes, plus the allure of Gift City, India's insurance market is set for a period of robust growth.
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- January 23 2026
Opinion: With AI risk growing up fast, be prepared for the losses as insurers get serious
Insurance market is waking up to the rise of data centres and the simultaneous surge in demand created by advances in artificial Intelligence, but could it turn into a nightmare?
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- January 19 2026
Australian construction PI market hit by legal double whammy as risk shifts
Gallagher warns revised legislation and impact of a court ruling increase potential industry exposures in 2026.
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- January 15 2026
Bridging Asia’s protection gap key focus for Verisk, but data issue remains
US-based data analytics and risk assessment firm has inland flood models for Japan, and has recently released flood models for Malaysia and Indonesia, with plans to introduce a hail model for Japan and flood models for New Zealand and Australia.
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- January 13 2026
Demand for marine war cover ‘on the radar’ despite pricing pressure
China’s war games and Donald Trump’s recent move in Venezuela and comments on Greenland suggest an uptick in enquiries for specialty insurance will persist in Asia in 2026.
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- January 9 2026
Opinion: I, Underwriter? An evitable conflict, or will 2026 see the first AI underwriter?
Artificial intelligence is already encroaching on the underwriting sector, with the industry working to understand the implications on insured exposures and the regulatory landscape.
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- December 23 2025
Acord aims for ‘absolute sweet spot’ with Singapore roll out of digital messaging platform
Ex-International Underwriting Association CEO Dave Matcham, now global ambassador for Acord Solutions Group, says the platform is part of a regional hub model called ‘Connected Markets’.
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- December 19 2025
IFRS 17 timeline ‘question mark’ remains for India, Aon says
Anthony Atkins, APAC head of actuarial, says the Indian market has been 'quite slow in terms of its IFRS journey', with the deadline reported to have been extended until FY27.
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- December 9 2025
Not resting on their laurels, people-powered Miller eyes seat at South Korea’s top table
Having begun operations at the start of the year, the specialist (re)insurance broker plans expansion through organic and inorganic growth as it seeks to be among the top three brokers within the next five years, country head David Kim says.
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- December 1 2025
Opinion: Mutually beneficial to address Hong Kong’s marine war insurance needs
Hong Kong Marine War Risks Insurance Pool will focus on providing marine war risk insurance, covering vessel loss or damage caused by acts of war, piracy, terrorist attacks, and related geopolitical incidents.
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- November 25 2025
Singapore must be ‘go-to-place’ for Asian clients, WTW Asia cargo head Oliver Scarr says
Facing increasing competition from London market, the hub needs to provide solutions to complex and challenging marine risks as accounts migrate.
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- November 24 2025
‘Wall of capital’ entering reinsurance industry, Aon’s Alfonso Valera says
CEO of international at Aon reinsurance solutions tells InsuranceAsia News that there is a 'big opportunity for insurers and reinsurers'.
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- November 20 2025
Specialty gaining momentum in Asia, but Singapore’s MGA approached questioned
Axa XL's head of specialty Todd Wilhelm, as well as head of P&C Guillaume Parard, speak to IAN about a range of topics also including war cover in Indonesia and parametric solutions.
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- November 6 2025
SIRC: Booming and unconstrained property speculation fuelling India flood risk, Moody’s says
While climate variability is clearly playing a part in the increasing frequency of flood losses, it's only a part of the picture.
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- November 5 2025
SIRC: Diary day three – Kicking the can down the road
Marcus Alcock shares his thoughts from the Sands Expo & Convention Centre.
