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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.
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- October 6 2025
Closing growing US$2.5trn protection void ‘a matter of economic prosperity’, LIIBA chief says
Report from the London & International Insurance Brokers’ Association (LIIBA) says specialty brokers are the innovation engine of the insurance industry, CEO Christopher Croft tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- October 3 2025
Russian attacks in Ukraine underline precariousness of nuclear pools as gaps come to light
A nuclear energy revival and geopolitical challenges put the (re)insurance sector in focus.
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- October 1 2025
Typhoon Bualoi: damage to Vietnamese thermal power plant may trigger reinsurance claims
Starr is the lead reinsurer for the PVI-led insurance program of the supercritical project in the northern Ha Tinh province, InsuranceAsia News understands.
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- September 26 2025
Super Typhoon Ragasa’s impact less than feared in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau
Despite widespread reports of property losses, claims from the strongest storm of the year are expected to be much smaller than that from Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018, loss adjusters tell IAN.
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- September 25 2025
AI not the answer for APAC’s ‘healthy appetite’ for risk solutions: Russell Group’s Suki Basi
Need to 'get the basics right' first with data flowing exponentially to the region, the managing director of the risk exposure specialist says.
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- September 24 2025
Bedrock of offshore energy market facing structural threat from technology amid underwriting disquiet
Statistics show that offshore energy premiums declined to US$4.34bn in 2024, representing a 7.9% fall compared with the previous year.
