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- December 20 2025
Full Capacity: The year that was
This week's newsletter discusses an IAN exclusive, Chubb's leadership switch, India's FDI increase for insurers, Vietnam's regulatory changes, Swiss Re Institute's nat cat analysis, the launch of a new APAC MGA and a 2025 round-up.
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- December 13 2025
Full Capacity: Climate crisis strikes at Southeast Asia’s doorstep
This week's newsletter discusses Guy Carpenter's lawsuit, this week's M&A deals, China Re's leadership change, Japan's nat-cat update, P&I renewals the South Asia floods.
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- December 6 2025
Full Capacity: Reckoning after Tai Po tragedy
This week's newsletter discusses broker deals in Australia, DB's Fortegra acquisition, storms in Southeast Asia and the leadership change at Allianz Re.
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- November 29 2025
Full Capacity: Rise of the machines: AI transition and job losses
This week's newsletter discusses the HK fire, nat cat updates, Munich Re's Australia push, Korean Re's Gift City entry, Roojai's PE funding, a P&I merger, and the AI dilemma for the insurance market.
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- November 22 2025
Full Capacity: Survival of the fittest – Asia’s regulatory shake-up
This week's newsletter discusses an IAN exclusive, HK's new marine pool, South Korea's E-Land Fire, Lloyd's and Steadfast's internal affairs, Marsh Asia president's move, Chubb's listing in Malaysia, and the regulatory burdens on the region's insurance market.
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- November 15 2025
Full Capacity: Plugging into the data centre gold rush
This week's newsletter discusses an IAN exclusive, a nat cat brief, the latest M&A deals in the region, 1B-i's APAC expansion, Aon's rate reduction, and the growth of the data centre insurance.
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- November 8 2025
Full Capacity: Are we on a slow road to ‘stupid reinsurance’?
This week's newsletter discusses Huntington Underwriting's new acquisition, Gallagher Re's new cyber reinsurance facility, the latest M&A deals in the region, Typhoon Kalmaegi and a SIRC wrap-up.
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- November 1 2025
Full Capacity: Industry slings into Singapore as home stretch begins at SIRC
This week's newsletter discusses AUB's new investors, Hurricane Melissa's payout, AIG's acquisition of Everest's commercial retail portfolio rights, marine (re)insurers role in the stranded jets in Russia, Rokstone's interest in the Asian market.
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- October 25 2025
Full Capacity: Does private equity’s big bets signal new era for Asian (re)insurance?
This week's newsletter discusses Peak Re's new investors, BHSI's entry into Japan, Markel's Mainland Chinese plans, Howden's ambitions in Asia, and three private equity firms making commitments to the Asian (re)insurance sector.
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- October 18 2025
Full Capacity: Of tit-for-tats – new calculus of global trade
This week's newsletter discusses Marsh's rebranding, Howden's M&A, a new Mainland Chinese marine venture, IAN's cyber conference, and the tug-of-war in the shipping industry.
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- October 11 2025
Full Capacity: Asia’s vulnerability demands urgent roadmap for resilience
This week's newsletter discusses GIC Re's leadership change, ARPC's losses, APAC nat cat brief, Japan's offshore wind plans, and a reminder of Asia's nat cat vulnerability.
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- October 4 2025
Full Capacity: Bridging the innovation gap
This week's newsletter discusses typhoon Bualoi's impact, Lloyd's leadership, MS&AD's brand refreshing, Mapfre Re's expansion plans, and the growth of the renewable energy insurance market.
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- September 27 2025
Full Capacity: Herding cats – taming the cyber chaos
This week's newsletter discusses typhoon Ragasa's impact, DB Insurance's acquisition of Fortegra, Everest Re entering India's GIFT Ci, underwriters cautioning against proliferation of auto buying and smart follow facilities, and a reminder of the perils of cyber.
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- September 20 2025
Full Capacity: Gen Z discontent boils over
This week's newsletter discusses: • IAN's scoops in Australian broker leadership • Chinese insurers enter Hong Kong's convertible bond market • Australia eyes Flood Re • Gen Z dissent amplifies political violence concerns
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- September 13 2025
Full Capacity: Insights from the IUMI conference in Singapore
This week's newsletter discusses: • Indonesia's protests • P&C market growth from Swiss Re Institute's Sigma Report • APAC's W&I market • IUMI
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- September 6 2025
Full Capacity: Rendez-Vous de Septembre – tailwinds blow for cedents
This week's newsletter discusses: • Rebecca Poon's move to Howden • Leadership changes at Australian brokers • Gallagher Re’s Steadfast Re buy • BP Marsh backs Asia pivot • IAG's plans run into antitrust wall • Seadrif's priorities
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- August 30 2025
Full Capacity: Shifting tides of Asian reinsurance
This week's newsletter discusses Sompo's acquisition of Aspen, Asian leadership changes at QBE, Scor's strategic transfer of its Singapore business, Willis' aggressive entry into the Japanese market, Typhoon Kajiki updates and the shifting tides of Asian reinsurance.
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- August 23 2025
Full Capacity: Aspen rumours hint at Sompo’s global bet
This week's newsletter discusses the Japan FSA's increased regulatory oversight, Vesttoo's explosive lawsuit claim, Indonesia streamlining their domestic reinsurance, the Philippines non-life mergers, APAC's energy insurance competition and reports of Sompo's bid for Aspen.
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- August 16 2025
Full Capacity: Aussie insurers’ record profits, soaring shares and stubborn premiums
This week's newsletter discusses Hong Kong's captive insurance push, Bridge Specialty's Asian expansion plans, the ACCC's tough new merger control regime, and the triumphant results for the big three Aussie insurers.
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- August 9 2025
Full Capacity: Insurtech’s new frontier
This week's newsletter discusses Howden Re's Dubai expansion, recent M&As, week of nat cats in Asia, Aussie MGA Blue Zebra's ambitions, and the emerging trend of AI insurtech startups.
