Industry Segments: Reinsurers Page 1 / 95
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- October 16 2026
‘Real step forward’ for Asian ILS as Hong Kong, Singapore eye PCCs
Arrival of protected cell companies (PCC) in Hong Kong and Singapore is set to drive the growth of third-party capital in the region, according to market sources.
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- October 15 2026
Hong Kong’s Peak Re joins GAIP as principal partner
Peak Re will contribute to shaping perspectives on the pressing risk challenges facing the region and engage with Global Asia Insurance Partnership (GAIP) through its working groups, dialogues, and collaborative initiatives.
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- October 14 2026
Hong Kong’s first sidecar raises US$12m for PICC P&C
Landmark deal is a key milestone in the development of Hong Kong's ILS market.
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- October 14 2026
‘Sense of fatalism’ abounds over assessment of impact of conflict on supply chains
The market struggles to innovate on supply chain contingent business interruption and to quantify manufacturing network and financial contagion risk, Russell Group’s Suki Basi says.
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- October 13 2026
Aon, EBRD expand Ukraine war-risk facility to US$168m as MS Amlin adds capacity
Lloyd's carrier, the scheme’s first reinsurer when it launched in March 2025, has lifted its support to US$145m, while two more Ukrainian insurers join.
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- October 13 2026
Pacific Life Re seals second Japan structured reinsurance deal of 2026
The transaction with an unnamed ‘leading life insurer’ is designed to optimise capital efficiency under the new ESR framework.
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- October 12 2026
Japan moves to create domestic reinsurance captive regime
The government plans to submit a bill to the next ordinary legislative session, due in January 2027, to create a system of reinsurance captives that handle limited risks.
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- October 12 2026
Nat Re’s underwriting performance improves on non-life claims development, life margins: AM Best
Rating agency has affirmed the Philippines reinsurer's rating of B++ (good) with a stable outlook.
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- October 8 2026
GIC Re’s investment income makes up for lack of technical profits: AM Best
Rating agency has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (excellent), the long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (excellent) and the national scale rating of aaa.IN (exceptional) of GIC Re, all with stable outlook.
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- October 8 2026
Exclusive: MS Amlin seeks investors for new US$40-50m Singapore sidecar, eyes untapped potential
Proposed third-party capital vehicle would look to build on the success of the Phoenix Re special purpose reinsurance vehicle, APAC CEO William Ho tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- October 6 2026
Prudential agrees US$5bn reinsurance deal with Prismic Life
Agreement takes partnership to cover more than US$22bn of liabilities.
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- October 5 2026
Bajaj Finserv picks ex-GIC chairman Ramaswamy Narayanan to lead reinsurance foray: report
He stepped down from GIC Re in September following almost three years as chairman and managing director.
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- October 2 2026
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation proposes raising cyclone pool premiums by 2.9%
Increase would improve long-term premium adequacy from 95.1% to 97.9%, according to a draft 2026 pricing review.
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- September 29 2026
Cedents to focus on ‘right-sizing’ reinsurance programs as APAC market enters new phase
As the Asia Pacific reinsurance market heads into the 2027 renewal cycle, industry leaders are balancing a softening pricing environment against record capacity, emerging risks and a rapidly evolving risk landscape.
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- September 25 2026
Emerging markets credit guarantor Verdant Rock strikes 30% quota share deal
Bermudian specalised insurer provides financial guarantees for bonds, structured loans and complex financial instruments in emerging markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
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- September 24 2026
Africa Specialty Risks eyes expansion following Vitruvian Partners strategic investment
Reinsurer has targeted expansion beyond Africa and the Middle East, including in India and Southeast Asia.
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- September 23 2026
Louise Austin makes ‘bittersweet’ move to Hannover Re as senior underwriter for Australian fac cas
Sydney-based Austin joins from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, where she had been a senior commercial underwriter since September 2024.
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- September 23 2026
AI benefits, risks to become relevant credit factors for (re)insurers: S&P Ratings
Survey suggests insurance industry will significantly increase AI-related expenditure over the next three years.
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- September 22 2026
Vietnamese reinsurer AlphaRe appoints Hieu Pham as facultative manager for non-marine lines
He was most recently an associate reinsurance broker at Kay International AMEA in Singapore.
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- September 21 2026
Tower grows reinsurance limit to US$555m, reduces costs
Kiwi insurer's FY27 reinsurance expenses are expected to cost around 9.5% of its GWP, down from 10.6% in FY26.
