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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.
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- November 5 2025
SIRC: Don’t expect a ‘one-size-fits-all approach’ for Asia renewals, Canopius’ Lee says
Soon Keen (SK) Lee, CEO for Asia Pacific and MENA, says diversification is a focus for the firm in Asia.
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- November 4 2025
SIRC: Distinct reinsurance solutions are emerging to address emerging capital strategies: Guy Carpenter
As insurers improve their understanding of the risks they are carrying and capital productivity, structured reinsurance and alternative sources of reinsurance capital are being increasingly considered, Guy Carpenter’s Justin Ward says.
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- November 4 2025
SIRC: London market eyeing Singapore property insurance opportunities
London market is helping to develop new solutions which will help to bridge the protection gap, says International Underwriting Association CEO Chris Jones
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- November 4 2025
SIRC: Diary day two – Wham, bam, thank you ma’am!
Marcus Alcock shares his thoughts from the Sands Expo & Convention Centre.
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- November 4 2025
SIRC: Singapore at the ‘epicentre’ of Lloyd’s growth, CEO Patrick Tiernan says
There is room for Lloyd’s to make greater strides to facilitate growth in Asia.
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- November 3 2025
SIRC: Diary day one – maintaining momentum on cyber
Marcus Alcock shares his thoughts from the Sands Expo & Convention Centre.
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- November 3 2025
SIRC: What will be the key talking points from SIRC 2025?
As APAC’s movers and shakers prepare to gather for the 21st Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC), we provide a snapshot of the hot topics that will be on peoples’ lips this year.
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- October 29 2025
Opinion: Can AI solve the APAC renewable risk conundrum?
A shift is needed from a reliance on historical pattern recognition to inform pricing and underwriting decisions to engagement with real-time data analytics and technology-based risk assessment instead.
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- October 27 2025
Russian stranded assets now viewed as US$10bn market loss
The bulk of the loss is also likely to be absorbed not by the aviation war market, as originally thought, but actually by the marine market.
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- October 23 2025
Australia’s proposed reinsurance overhaul to turbo-charge ILS sector
Changes would see a wide-ranging liberalisation of the reinsurance market, including an adjustment to reinstatement requirements, and a more light-touch approach.
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- October 13 2025
Demand for tailor-made solutions to rise: Guy Carpenter’s Tony Gallagher
Reinsurance broker's regional CEO says that 2026 program discussions will focus on structure, managing volatility and growth.
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- October 10 2025
Mounting hail and flood losses raise alarm for APAC (re)insurers
Shifting risk landscape and growing cat exposures highlight the need for alternative sources of capital in Asia, says Perils' Darryl Pidcock.
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- October 7 2025
Eye in the sky expands tropical cyclone coverage across Australia, Japan to ‘fill the gap’ amid rising demand
Finnish firm ICEYE is also close to launching an earthquake product in Japan, global head of insurance Stephen Lathrope tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- October 3 2025
Russian attacks in Ukraine underline precariousness of nuclear pools as gaps come to light
A nuclear energy revival and geopolitical challenges put the (re)insurance sector in focus.
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- September 30 2025
Opinion: ‘Dib dib dob dob’: Hong Kong’s disaster risk management leads the way, highlighted by subdued Super Typhoon Ragasa losses
Most powerful tropical cyclone of the year to date impacted Hong Kong, Macau, mainland China, Taiwan and the Philippines last week.
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- September 25 2025
AI not the answer for APAC’s ‘healthy appetite’ for risk solutions: Russell Group’s Suki Basi
Need to 'get the basics right' first with data flowing exponentially to the region, the managing director of the risk exposure specialist says.
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- September 19 2025
Opinion: When will Fukushima’s shadow finally disappear for the insurance market?
With issues of possible radioactive contamination still in the news, the prospect of claims continues to linger.
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- September 15 2025
Ageas Re hires Matthew Tong as Asia representative amid Hong Kong expansion
Appointment follows news that the Brussels-headquartered reinsurer will build on its existing presence in the city through its partnership with Taiping Re.
