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- March 31 2026
‘The onus is on all of us’: Hong Kong’s ILS market needs buy in from local investors, Peak Re says
Awareness of the asset class and its benefits is low among locally based funds in Hong Kong, head of third-party capital Iain Reynolds tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- March 31 2026
Peak Re grows FY25 underwriting result 12.7% to US$163m, GWP up 25%
Hong Kong carrier's reinsurance revenue grew 33% to US$1.5bn, while GWP stood at US$2bn, according to the annual results of parent company Fosun International.
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- March 24 2026
Swiss Re’s Victor Kuk to succeed Franz-Josef Hahn as Peak Re CEO
Co-founder Hahn will assume the position of special adviser, continuing to provide strategic oversight until October 9.
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- February 2 2026
Peak Re names Philip Hough as new CUO
He brings over three decades of reinsurance experience, most recently with Aspen Re.
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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: 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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- October 31 2025
Peak Re hires Korean Re veteran Eun Jeong Lee as senior retrocession vice president
Lee relocates from Singapore to Hong Kong after spending over two years as deputy branch manager for Korean Re.
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- October 22 2025
Peak Re’s ratings unaffected by ownership changes: AM Best
US insurer Prudential Financial has divested its stake in Peak Re to KKR and Quadrantis Capital.
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- October 21 2025
KKR, Quandratis Capital pick up minority stake in Peak Re
The two private equity funds bought out Prudential Financial's 13% indirect shareholding in the Hong Kong reinsurer.
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- September 12 2025
RVS 2025: 5 APAC takeaways from Monte Carlo as soft market bites
Ageas Re and Peak Re also outline plans to deepen their Asian footprint, while property cat rate dips, carrier M&A revival and AI disruption shape conversations at the reinsurer gathering.
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- September 5 2025
Hong Kong’s Peak Re to maintain favourable underwriting profitability: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and long-term issuer credit rating of a- (Excellent) to Peak Re and its subsidiaries, with a stable outlook.
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- August 28 2025
Peak Re reports 25.1% GWP growth to US$1bn H1 FY25
Reinsurer's revenue also grew by 36.8% to US$661 million compared to the first half of 2024, according to a stock exchange filing by parent company Fosun International.
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- May 28 2025
Peak Re expands to North America with Bermuda subsidiary led by Gene Zhang
With a focus on underwriting casualty reinsurance, Peak Re North America 'is a significant step in our group’s global growth strategy', group CEO Franz-Josef Hahn says.
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- May 9 2025
‘No barriers’ to ILS activity in Asia, says Peak Re’s Iain Reynolds
With the current soft market, investors are being offered 'quite a lot of deals', requiring issuers to fight for attention, the director of third-party capital at the Hong Kong-based reinsurance specialist tells InsuranceAsia News' Between The Lines podcast.
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- April 30 2025
Peak Re expects stronger year ahead despite dip in profits, revenues in FY24
Reinsurer reported a 6.7% drop in net profits at US$187m in FY24, driven by operating losses from its associate firms and a hike in income tax expenses.
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- April 30 2025
Peak Re’s US$50m cat bond bring ‘fresh capacity’, covers peak Asia scenarios
Hong Kong reinsurer's new ILS offering supports its ability to grow into its key markets of Japan, China and India.
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- April 30 2025
Peak Re closes US$50m multi-peril cat bond securing Japan, China, India protection
The bond is the second insurance-linked security offering by the Hong Kong reinsurer.
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- April 15 2025
Peak Re takes China Re’s Claudia Chong as vice president
New role spans multiline treaty underwriting, contract wordings review, treaty structure solutions, data analytics and pricing.
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- April 14 2025
Peak Re’s outlook upgraded to positive on declining contagion risk from Fosun: Moody’s
The rating agency said that it expects the reinsurer's underwriting profitability will remain solid over the next 12-18 months.
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- March 31 2025
Peak Re posts US$187m net profit in FY24, GWP flat at US$1.76bn
Hong Kong reinsurer’s revenue decreased 25.7% to US$1.16bn, according to unaudited results from Fosun International.
