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- September 15 2025
Jasmine Wan joins Berkley Insurance Asia as head of casualty for greater China
Hong Kong-based Wan joins after spending over eight and a half years with QBE.
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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.
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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 9 2025
Allianz, Jio Financial confirm reinsurance JV incorporation
Allianz Jio Reinsurance (AJRL) will conduct reinsurance business in India following its incorporation on Monday.
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- September 9 2025
Indonesian protests to result in ‘substantial’ losses, but PV market capacity not a concern
Claims likely to arise from riot, strikes, civil commotion and malicious damage perils from the protests which started in late August, sources told InsuranceAsia News.
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- September 8 2025
Global P&C tops US$2.4 trillion, set to near double by 2040: Swiss Re
The sector's premiums are increasing at or above the rate of global economic growth, with high-risk property and liability insurance seeing the fastest rise, according to latest Sigma report.
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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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- September 5 2025
Australian carriers’ US$1.6bn reinsurance spend saves US$46bn in capital: Actuaries Institute
A paper published by the institute noted Australian insurers have fewer choices when it comes to the range of reinsurance products they can use to gain regulatory credit.
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- September 4 2025
Allied World names Jolene Chua vice president for Asia A&H
Chua was previously employed at Sompo Insurance Singapore, where she held various roles for over five years.
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- September 4 2025
Reinsurers feel the force of nat cat threat as pricing ‘passes its peak’ ahead of RVS
Fitch and Moody’s downgrade their outlooks ahead of the start of the Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo.
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- September 1 2025
China Re’s net profit up 11.4% in H1 FY25 even as P&C reinsurance hit by agri slowdown, overseas losses
P&C reinsurance segment, China Re’s largest unit, posted insurance revenue of CNY22.96 billion, down 2.2%, mainly due to weaker domestic agriculture premiums.
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- August 28 2025
Taiping Re’s profit surges 75% despite flat premiums
China Taiping reported a 12.2% rise H1 FY25 profit led by a sharp rise in reinsurance profitability and improved underwriting margins.
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- August 28 2025
Reinsurers see cost of capital decrease amid structural shifts: AM Best
Sound risk management, strategic use of technology, and a maturing partnership with alternative capital have subdued the cyclical nature of the reinsurance market.
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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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- August 28 2025
‘We don’t need to wait’: Taiping Re eyes wider ILS program after debut cat bond
Hong Kong reinsurer considers other ILS products, such as sidecars, which meet its business and retro strategies, ILS specialists Jeffrey Li and Aaron Lin tell InsuranceAsia News.
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- August 26 2025
Scor Singapore to transfer entire business to Scor Re APAC
Proposed transfer, expected to take effect on January 1, is intended to create a more agile and efficient organisation.
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- August 25 2025
Cat bond issuance boom powers record ILS capacity increase: AM Best
ILS market capacity is expected to hit US$114bn in 2025 thanks to record breaking 144a cat bond issurance: AM Best
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- August 22 2025
Global expansion ‘credit positive’ for Asia’s reinsurers: AM Best
US and Europe have become a vital source of premium growth and diversification for Asian reinsurers.
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- August 21 2025
APRA targets promoting cost-effective reinsurance to general insurers
Australian regulator's 2025-26 corporate plan says it will release details on its proposals in the first half of FY26, and in the latter half, it will report the results of its climate vulnerability assessment for the general insurance sector.
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- August 20 2025
Axa France Vie withdraws India reinsurance branch licence
The French (re)insurance group's subsidiary in India, XL Insurance India reinsurance branch, led by Alok Shukla, will continue to operate in the market.
