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- November 7 2025
AUB Group’s exclusivity period with EQT for takeover extended by 2 weeks
AUB had announced last week that it received a confidential and non-binding indicative proposal to acquire 100% of AUB by way of a scheme of arrangement for AU$45 (US$29.5) per share.
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- November 6 2025
Exclusive: Nexus’ Hong Kong, Labuan underwriting business acquired by Huntington
Nexus will continue to write accident and health business from the region, while the property and marine risks will be written from Dubai.
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- November 6 2025
SIRC: Taiping Re sees more substantive discussions around deductibles, expanded coverage options, frequency protections
Hong Kong-based reinsurer’s CEO Yu Xiaodong says the reinsurer strengthens market position with strategic insight and innovation.
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- November 6 2025
SIRC: Improved performance could see insurers retain more of the risk, Munich Re’s Kotak
Reinsurer’s regional head offers insights into slow demand growth, impact of consolidation and cautions against the growing cost of acquisition for insurers.
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- November 6 2025
SIRC: Southeast Asia’s regulatory changes could be a springboard for transformation
Bespoke reinsurance structure, local expertise and agile support ensure capital is deployed where it creates the most value, says Peak Re’s Jasmine Miow.
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- November 5 2025
SIRC: Long-term fundamentals are strong with this one: APAC prime for ILS growth, Swiss Re says
Andy Palmer, head of ILS structuring for EMEA and APAC, says policy initiatives in Singapore and Hong Kong are lowering barriers to entry.
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- November 5 2025
SIRC: Automation to address repetitive, manual tasks deliver benefits to all stakeholders: Guy Carpenter
Interview with Kitty Bao, head of analytics and advisory for Asia Pacific, and Jacob Hughes, head of client support services for Asia Pacific, at Guy Carpenter.
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- November 5 2025
SIRC: Fit for purpose? Pricing, structures to moderate, Swiss Re’s Victor Kuk says
New reinsurance capacity coming into the Asian market, which will be a factor in terms of the eventual pricing, the head of reinsurance in Southeast Asia, India, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan says.
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- November 5 2025
SIRC: Insurance key to addressing protection gap for Emerging Asia’s middle class: Peak Re
Despite the optimism around the region’s economic prospects, widening protection gaps need solutions, says Jasmine Miow and Sudhir Salian.
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- November 5 2025
SIRC: Reinsurers’ growing enthusiasm for tailored solutions in APAC
Q&A with Roshan Perera and James Mounty from Gallagher Re.
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- November 4 2025
SIRC: Stay disciplined and stay diligent, Peak Re’s Hahn says
There is a preparedness to get into discussions with clients and to help them in finding them find the right solution, says the reinsurer’s CEO.
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- November 3 2025
SIRC: Trillion-yen loss year in Japan a matter of ‘if not when’, says Swiss Re’s Atsuhiro Dodo
Demand for natural catastrophe insurance continues to grow, driven by heightened risk awareness following recent quakes and inflation, says the country head for the global reinsurer.
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- November 3 2025
SIRC: Willingness from reinsurers to consider clients’ goals: Gallagher Re’s Mark O’Brien
Sophisticated, multi-year arrangements are proving effective for Asian clients, says Gallagher Re's APAC head.
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- November 3 2025
SIRC: Asia’s cat modelling challenge is addressing the gap in knowledge: Guy Carpenter
Models used operationally in Asia Pacific need to keep pace with climate change, says Mark Weatherhead.
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- November 3 2025
SIRC: Capacity ready to go, Hannover Re says, ahead of robust renewal discussions
Global reinsurer continues to see opportunities in emerging and developed markets in Asia Pacific, executive board member Sharon Ooi tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- November 1 2025
Full Capacity: Industry slings into Singapore as home stretch begins at SIRC
This week's newsletter discusses AUB's new investors, Hurricane Melissa's payout, AIG's acquisition of Everest's commercial retail portfolio rights, marine (re)insurers role in the stranded jets in Russia, Rokstone's interest in the Asian market.
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- October 30 2025
Discipline key for APAC reinsurers as premium growth normalises due to softening, economic uncertainty: S&P
Rating agency says reinsurers are likely to pursue cautious expansion strategies tailored to their risk appetite and market conditions.
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- October 30 2025
China empowers mainland insurers to issue sidecars in Hong Kong
NFRA notice on ILS seeks to enhance catastrophe risk management capabilities of Chinese insurers and strengthen Hong Kong's position as an international risk management hub.
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- October 30 2025
Hurricane Melissa likely to trigger full payout of Hong Kong-listed US$150m Jamaica 2024 cat bond: Twelve Securis
The combination of landfall intensity and path suggests that a full loss of principal remains the most likely outcome of the parametric bond, which debuted on the Hong Kong Exchange last year.
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- October 29 2025
Canopius names Michelle Rudd as APAC COO, expands Australian casualty team
Twin appointments in Sydney will see Rudd overseeing operational strategy and performance across the region, while Vanessa Hall joins the casualty underwriting team
