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- September 23 2025
Cat bond momentum building in underrepresented APAC, driven by regulatory support, demand for alternative protection
Hong Kong's efforts to become an ILS hub are driving the growth of third-party capital in Asia Pacific, industry sources tell InsuranceAsia News.
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- September 22 2025
Opportunity knocks for marine insurers, Sompo’s David Ong says, as tariffs redraw Asia’s intra-trade landscape
As pricing pressures and evolving risks bite, the Japanese carrier is empowering local underwriting teams to help it become a 'truly international carrier of Asian origin'.
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- September 18 2025
‘An enabler of resilience’: cyber insurance key as APAC SMEs face up to ransomware, AI threat
As threat actors exploit AI and third-party ecosystems, Howden cyber specialist Edward Wong discusses the need for brokers and insurers to go beyond transactional coverage.
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- September 17 2025
Flood Re 2.0? Australia looks to UK’s blueprint to tackle rising nat cat exposures
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Daniel Mulino and Insurance Council of Australia CEO Andrew Hall are in London discussing greater resilience to emerging disasters and natural catastrophe risks.
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- September 15 2025
IUMI 2025: 3 takeaways from Singapore as marine market braces for a new era of global trade
Marine premiums, globalisation and energy dominated discussions at the annual International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) conference in Singapore last week.
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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 11 2025
Cargo market urged to focus with entire landscape under threat as US tariffs ‘make everybody nervous’
Cargo committee chair Mike Brews delivered the warning on the final day of the International Union of Marine Insurance’s (IUMI) annual conference in Singapore.
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- September 10 2025
W&I sustainability in jeopardy as low premiums, high claims spark concerns amid ‘competitive’ market
Number of London-based underwriters have transferred to APAC, highlighting the need to understand local nuances and risk profiles, rather than replicating practices from Europe, sources told InsuranceAsia News.
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- September 9 2025
Marine insurers warned of never-before-seen challenge, geopolitics changing landscape overnight as IUMI opens in Singapore
International Union of Marine Insurance’s (IUMI) annual conference kicked off on Monday in Singapore, with president Frédéric Denèfle and Singapore's minister of state for transport Baey Yam Keng addressing delegates.
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- September 8 2025
Asia Pacific’s property cat reinsurance demand to defy odds, increase: Aon’s Alfonso Valera
Aon Reinsurance Solutions international CEO adds that prospects for Indian reinsurance growth are also enticing.
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- September 5 2025
Lloyd’s looks to drive regional penetration, but conditions have to be right: Patrick Tiernan
CEO says the markets should recognise the need for flexibility, which requires collaboration with governments and regulators to establish systems that boost insurance penetration.
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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 3 2025
Drive for growth and regulatory pressures to boost APAC insurance M&A
Despite a few standout deals, 2025 has been a relatively muted year for insurance M&A amid concerns about US trade policies and an abundance of organic growth for insurers.
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- September 1 2025
Product recall cover in the spotlight as US bans Indonesian shrimp over ‘disturbing’ Fukushima radiation link
US Food and Drug Administration has cracked down on imports from BMS Foods, but the link with Japan’s nuclear power plant has been questioned.
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- August 26 2025
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire: as enhanced EV risks rise, insurers urged to find ‘viable solutions’ with demand set to grow
Marine insurers are growing increasingly concerned over the risk posed by the transportation of electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries.
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- August 20 2025
APAC upstream market continues to navigate difficult conditions as double-digit rate reductions energise buyers
Increased underwriting capacity, limited catastrophic loss activity, and heightened competition among insurers suggest there is sustained downward pressure of 5-12.5% on premium rates.
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- August 19 2025
Asia’s revitalised art market attracts new capacity as demand for tailored cover grows
Fion Ko, associate director of fine art and specie for Asia at Willis, tells InsuranceAsia News' Between The Lines podcast that an increasing demand for digital art is posing challenges as the market finds ways to cover the emerging risks.
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- August 18 2025
Rising risks redefine marine insurer-clients relationships: IUMI’s Lars Lange
As the industry body prepares to host their annual conference in Singapore, sanctions and geopolitical risks continue to dominate concerns for carriers.
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- August 15 2025
Insurer warns of jumbo problems amid bulk cargo concerns at Asian ports
Ian Barr, chief claims officer at The London P&I Club, addresses the issue of flexible intermediate bulk containers, with particular problems noted in loading at some Chinese ports.
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- August 13 2025
US-Japan nat cat double whammy warning sends ripples through the market
Scientific studies suggest global cyclones could be more closely linked than previously thought.
