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- July 9 2025
Reinsurance market grapples with geopolitical risks amid renewals shift
There is an acceleration in reinsurance rate reductions across the globe, but the question it raises is whether the softening will cool off, according to panellists at the reinsurance webinar co-hosted by IAN and Fitch Ratings last week.
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- July 8 2025
Financial lines rate reduction should bottom out as potential large losses loom: Frontier Global’s Joel Pridmore
Sector faces significant challenges, including major litigation such as class actions, regulatory scrutiny of Australian superannuation funds, cyber events, greenwashing, and the risk of under-reserving.
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- July 4 2025
Qantas cyber breach to create turbulence for insureds and insurers, but losses could fly under the radar
AIG-led cyber program placed by Marsh is unlikely to be significantly hit, industry sources told InsuranceAsia News.
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- July 3 2025
Regional risk concerns for ‘fourth utility’ as data centres seek answers to perils threat
Threat of cyber attack or system failure has been a focus for risk management systems, but physical risks, such as natural disasters, power failures and physical security risks, are often less understood.
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- July 2 2025
‘Reinsurers have been quite clear that they’re still looking to grow’: Gallagher Re’s Heather Bone
At the July 1 renewals, while supply was abundant, demand is falling given increasing consolidation in Australia’s insurance industry.
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- July 1 2025
Nuclear fusion is the next frontier for insurers, but collaboration essential amid sustainable energy push
China, alongside the UK, US, and Germany, are the leading nations in the global drive to create fusion power.
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- June 30 2025
APAC’s block life reinsurance market to thrive amid regulatory changes and capital optimisation, but oversight looms
Japan has been home to some of the larger deals, but demand is also seen in the likes of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
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- June 26 2025
Insuring prosperity: APAC’s dynamic fine art and specie market in the frame as risk landscape, extreme weather drive demand
As China's influence wanes, markets like Japan, South Korea, and Singapore are gaining traction, with family offices and new private museums in nearby regions driving demand for coverage and competition.
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- June 24 2025
In unique Asia, underwriters look to stay dialed amid ‘unprecedented wave’ of cyber attacks
A surge in cyberattacks is likely behind a 14% rise in large cyber claims in Asia during the first half of last year, with a new report shining a light on attacks on the financial services sector.
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- June 19 2025
Strait of Hormuz tanker collision highlights dark fleet dangers, but not seen as war event
Adalynn and Front Eagle collided on Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing tensions between Iran and Israel.
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- June 18 2025
‘Surely, prices will go up’: Air India crash to push hull and liability rates, could impact product liability
Brokers and a lawyer tell InsuranceAsia News that last week's fatal crash in Ahmedabad will have a wide-ranging impact on the aviation industry, with total losses set to be as much as US$475m.
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- June 17 2025
‘Quite orderly’ 1.7 ANZ renewals seeing double-digit rate cuts amid plentiful capacity
Reinsurers, though, have little appetite to reduce first loss retention levels, sources told InsuranceAsia News.
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- June 16 2025
Asian and financial risks, cyber, silos on the agenda as insurers, risk managers face complex challenges
Geopolitical risks were at the heart of the agenda at the 2025 Airmic Conference in Liverpool, where risk managers from the UK, Ireland, and Europe gathered last week.
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- June 13 2025
Air India crash: Tata AIG leads program jointly placed by Gallagher and WTW
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed minutes after take-off from India’s Ahmedabad airport on Thursday afternoon with 242 people on board.
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- June 12 2025
As balance of power shifts, Asian property cat cedents can take heart from Florida renewal season
Following recent years in which capacity has been restricted, reinsurers are demonstrating an increased risk appetite at a reduced rate.
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- June 11 2025
‘No hope of recovery’: MSC Elsa 3 salvage efforts begin in India, but total loss expected
NorthStandard is understood to be the claims leader for the Liberian-flagged container ship that sank last month off the coast of India.
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- June 10 2025
Malpractice claims set pulses racing for APAC’s physicians, but influx of capacity points to clean bill of health
Medical malpractice insurance is becoming more important as patients have greater understanding of their legal rights, while medical inflation and increasing awards for damages make claim costs significantly larger.
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- June 6 2025
Tokio Marine at ‘tipping point’ as it prepares to turn the page on its ambitious transformation plan
CEO Satoru Komiya says the group is eyeing growth from its domestic P&C business via a Japanese-style specialty insurance with low and stable CORs, mainly in the SME market.
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- June 4 2025
‘Exposed and vulnerable’: Australia’s wine industry in need of innovative solutions to cork protection gap
Parametric insurance is emerging as a viable alternative to traditional covers, addressing critical gaps for both large vineyards and single-vintage producers, according to underwriters and industry bodies.
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- June 3 2025
How easy is it for mid-sized operators to find a seat at APAC’s broking top table?
Outfits in Asia are convinced that growth is possible outside of the corporate broking behemoths, but 'it takes a hell of a lot of patience'.
