Peak Re expands to North America with Bermuda subsidiary led by Gene Zhang
May 28 2025 by Mithun Varkey
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GIC Re’s FY25 underwriting loss at US$403m, COR improves to 108.8%
- May 27
Carrier’s net profit for the financial year rose by 3.1% to US$784.3m, while GWP grew by 10.7% to US$4.8bn.
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German insurer SV partners with Japan’s Zenkyoren to debut US$100m earthquake bond
- May 22
The 3-year bond covers losses from Japan on an indemnity basis and across Germany on a parametric basis.
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Apollo-backed Athene Japan hires Munich Re’s Hugo Choi to lead corporate development
- May 19
Choi will relocate to Tokyo from Hong Kong, and be responsible for growing the reinsurer's flow and block reinsurance businesses across Asia Pacific.
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Swiss Re reports 1.5% price increase at April 1 renewals, grows book to US$2.2bn
- May 16
The rate hikes reported by the reinsurer are in contrast to a 1.7% rate decline reported by Munich Re and a 2.4% decline reported by Hannover Re.
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HSBC Asset Management | China’s underestimated innovation capability – AI and beyond
DeepSeek’s breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) has gained a considerable amount of investor attention, lifting sentiment towards Chinese assets. We believe China’s innovation ability is not limited to AI.
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Beazley | Turbulent Waters: the maritime energy transition challenge
Businesses are facing a complex transition to non-carbon energy sources amid a push to achieve net-zero emissions for the marine sector by 2050.
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Aon | Navigating shifts in the global and Asia insurance markets
Neelay Patel, Aon head of growth for Asia, says the market in Asia is at an ‘interesting stage of the cycle’.
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Sompo | Accelerating Sompo Group’s sustainable growth through the evolution of the P&C business
Sompo Holdings is taking significant steps to enhance its organizational structure and business strategy to achieve its ambition to become a Japan-born truly global company.
