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- November 13 2025
Australia’s cyclone pool ‘needs greater focus on climate resilience and mitigation’: ICA
- Industry associations
- Australia
- Public sector solutions
- Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation
- Insurance Council of Australia
Industry group says pool has contributed to reducing pressure on insurance premiums in northern Australia, but not directly reduce underlying extreme weather risk.
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- November 12 2025
John Morley-led crypto specialist 1B-i launches in Singapore, eyes Labuan (re)insurance licence
Carrier aims to start underwriting in Q1 2026, says the former APAC CEO of Aon’s strategy and technology group.
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- November 12 2025
Rate reduction will ‘probably last through 2026 and then bottom out’: Aon’s Joe Peiser
Global broker sees strong growth in Asia Pacific, especially with data centres, which it says is the 'the single biggest opportunity'.
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- November 12 2025
‘They expect rigour’: analytics changing the game for brokers, Aon says
Joe Peiser, global CEO of Aon's commercial risk business, says C-suite executives expect quantitative analysis in the insurance market.
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- November 11 2025
Seadrif, Philippines join hands to explore disaster insurance facility for public assets
Seadrif Sovereign Asset and Fiscal Empowerment facility is intended to ensure uninterrupted delivery of essential services to citizens in the aftermath of natural disasters.
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- November 10 2025
DB Insurance’s Fortegra deal faces Tiptree shareholder opposition
Minority shareholder Veradace Partners has alleged that the US$1.65bn sale is at an 'inadquate valuation' and out of line with shareholders' interests.
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- November 10 2025
Hannover Re reports US$105m Myanmar earthquake losses
March quake that also hit Thailand is the reinsurer’s second largest net individual loss in the first nine months of the year.
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- November 10 2025
CVC joins EQT’s bid for AUB Group
Australian-listed broker permits the two PE firms to form a consortium and extend the exclusivity agreement to December 4.
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- November 10 2025
SIRC: From capacity to AI, 5 key themes from 2025’s jam-packed edition
We bring you the big takeaways from last week's event in Singapore, and what they mean for the upcoming renewals.
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- November 8 2025
Full Capacity: Are we on a slow road to ‘stupid reinsurance’?
This week's newsletter discusses Huntington Underwriting's new acquisition, Gallagher Re's new cyber reinsurance facility, the latest M&A deals in the region, Typhoon Kalmaegi and a SIRC wrap-up.
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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.
