Industry Segments: Reinsurers Page 9 / 87
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- September 25 2025
Swiss Re names Pavel Huerta Uribe as head property underwriting globals for APAC
Uribe will be based in Tokyo and succeeds Andy Tran.
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- September 24 2025
Nepal’s ‘Gen Z riot’ losses impose financial strain on (re)insurers: AM Best
Outsized proportion of losses, reported to be over US$177m, could impact earnings and capital of the market, which has a combined GWP of US$317m.
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- September 24 2025
Tower raises cat limit to US$536m in FY26 reinsurance renewal
Kiwi carrier switches large individual property risks cover from proportional treaty to XoL structure, estimates lower premium expense.
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- September 23 2025
Taiping Re to benefit from profitable non-life vertical, new capital sources: AM Best
AM Best affirms its A (excellent) rating for the reinsurer and its wholly owned subsidiary, Taiping Reinsurance (China), with a stable outlook.
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- September 22 2025
China’s P&C underwriting profit tops US$3.7bn, ceded premium surpasses US$14bn in H1 FY25
For the first time, more than half of the insurers reported profitable underwriting, according China Re P&C.
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- September 22 2025
Singapore Re to demonstrate favourable underwriting, operating performance: AM Best
Outlook revised from stable to positive, while a financial strength rating of A (excellent) and a long-term issuer credit rating of a (excellent) were affirmed.
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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.
