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- November 17 2025
Amid uninsurable warning, parametric solutions seen as future for addressing rising climate risks
With almost 60% of natural disasters in recent years uninsured, parametric solutions have received almost universal approval as an alternative to traditional underwriting.
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- November 13 2025
Asia’s power sector must ‘pair smarts with discipline’ as capacity grows, rates soften
Benjamin Chang, managing director for energy and power leader for Marsh Asia, and Lyo Foo, head of power, natural resources Asia at WTW, talk to IAN about the latest developments within Asia’s power sector.
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- November 12 2025
Rate reduction will ‘probably last through 2026 and then bottom out’: Aon’s Joe Peiser
Global broker sees strong growth in Asia Pacific, especially with data centres, which it says is the 'the single biggest opportunity'.
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- November 10 2025
SIRC: From capacity to AI, 5 key themes from 2025’s jam-packed edition
We bring you the big takeaways from last week's event in Singapore, and what they mean for the upcoming renewals.
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- November 7 2025
Climate change reality means its time for insurers to step up and play a part, Zurich Insurance’s EMEA CEO says
Alison Martin was speaking this week at the 25th annual Insurance Innovators Summit in London.
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- November 3 2025
Space race creates need for insurers to launch new approach to risk
Insurers are concerned by the ‘run, fail, fix it’ approach adopted by the new breed of space companies.
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- October 31 2025
SOS: insurers fear Net-Zero Framework delay will send decarbonisation progress off course
International Maritime Organization's framework was approved in April and was expected to be formally adopted at a special meeting in London earlier this month.
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- October 28 2025
Cargo insurers brace for distortion of established shipping patterns amid US-China trade war
Recent escalation following Chinese port fees could bring volatility, accumulation risks, political as well as contractual uncertainty and require commercial adjustments, underwriters say.
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- October 27 2025
Russian stranded assets now viewed as US$10bn market loss
The bulk of the loss is also likely to be absorbed not by the aviation war market, as originally thought, but actually by the marine market.
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- October 24 2025
Cyber insurers face ‘rising tide’ of criminal activity
Being prepared and having a playbook that's readily available is key in the face of increasing volume and sophistication of cyber attacks, risk managers say.
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- October 23 2025
Australia’s proposed reinsurance overhaul to turbo-charge ILS sector
Changes would see a wide-ranging liberalisation of the reinsurance market, including an adjustment to reinstatement requirements, and a more light-touch approach.
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- October 21 2025
London market seeks global collaboration to address emerging risks
There is a continuous need to monitor and adapt to threats arising from geopolitical unrest, climate extremes, rapid advances in artificial intelligence, malicious cyber-attacks and litigation trends that outpace regulation, according to IUA's underwriting director.
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- October 17 2025
Cyber insurance more critical for smaller businesses than larger businesses: Coalition’s Wares
The best approach to mitigate cyber risks would be to 'buy cyber insurance' as breaches can be devastating for SMEs and can lead to business shutdowns.
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- October 16 2025
‘On the cusp of transformation’: AI creates a need for ‘product evolution’ in cyber insurance
The insurance industry has a key role to play in responding to the rapidly evolving threat of AI enabled cyber attacks, says Singapore's Cyber Security Agency's Veronica Tan.
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- October 15 2025
High-profile breaches propel cyber insurance adoption in APAC: Beazley
Clients are advancing beyond awareness and assessing operational and financial cyber risk exposures, says regional cyber lead Teck Sion Ng.
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- October 14 2025
AI adoption increases risks for cyber insurers: Axa XL
The rollout of AI technologies, a rapidly evolving data privacy landscape in Asia and increased threat actor activity are driving the cyber market in the region, says regional cyber head Sam Bye.
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- October 13 2025
Demand for tailor-made solutions to rise: Guy Carpenter’s Tony Gallagher
Reinsurance broker's regional CEO says that 2026 program discussions will focus on structure, managing volatility and growth.
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- October 10 2025
Mounting hail and flood losses raise alarm for APAC (re)insurers
Shifting risk landscape and growing cat exposures highlight the need for alternative sources of capital in Asia, says Perils' Darryl Pidcock.
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- October 9 2025
‘Lifeblood of global trade’ under pressure amid rising tide of climate threat
With Asia home to nine of the 10 busiest container ports in the world, a new report has found that 90% of the world’s 3,700 major ports are exposed to damaging climate hazards.
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- October 7 2025
Eye in the sky expands tropical cyclone coverage across Australia, Japan to ‘fill the gap’ amid rising demand
Finnish firm ICEYE is also close to launching an earthquake product in Japan, global head of insurance Stephen Lathrope tells InsuranceAsia News.
