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- July 31 2026
Opinion: Flood threat in Southeast Asia is real and growing – time for modellers to strut their stuff as AI leads the way
Asia's flood-vulnerable population has surged by one billion since 1975, but AI-driven defences are emerging in Hong Kong and Bangkok.
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- July 28 2026
Opinion: Holed below the water line, Lloyd’s moral authority sinks as John Neal escapes sanctions after weak probe
London market reels as former CEO escapes sanctions after an investigation into his conduct, but critics say findings undermine the platform's credibility as the moral compass.
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- July 24 2026
Opinion: Gargantuan data centres present one of the greatest opportunities for premium income in a generation
Fire-prone, water-guzzling, and tornado-vulnerable, these city-sized new builds - with their vast power demands - highlight a step-change in risk.
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- July 9 2026
Opinion: Why so quiet? Asia (re)insurance market remains committed to hydrogen projects despite relative silence
Region is embracing alternative energy sources with gusto, with projects in China, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, and India, but the APAC (re)insurance market has seemingly lost its voice when it comes to hydrogen.
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- June 25 2026
Opinion: Late to the party Singapore started, Hong Kong has arrived in the MGA space
Hong Kong's Insurance Authority has adopted a favourable approach to MGA proposals, with estimates that the city has 20 MGAs.
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- May 29 2026
Opinion: ‘No war, no problem’: Asia losing patience with marine market over Strait of Hormuz war cover
South Korea’s intervention of low-rate war-risk marine insurance highlights the reality of high premiums as the conflict between the US and Iran heads into a third month.
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- May 19 2026
Opinion: No pain, no gain: who will be left once the Indian dust settles?
'Fierce competition' is driving price reductions across all major lines of business, with double-digit discounts available for property, D&O and cyber.
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- April 30 2026
Opinion: Godzilla, climate change, and the perfect storm brewing in the Tropical Pacific
Scientists say there are clear signs that an El Niño event is developing, and it is widely predicted to be the strongest on record this century — potentially the strongest in 140 years.
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- April 17 2026
Opinion: Systemic risk is making an unwelcome return on the APAC radar
Systemic risk is making an unwelcome return on the APAC radar, as the Iran conflict threatens an energy-driven shock that Asia can ill afford, despite markets having quickly forgotten the lessons of 2008.
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- March 30 2026
Opinion: Lloyd’s seeks a quiet sunset, but storm clouds remain
Lloyd’s delivered their full results for 2025, but it was the latest on the probe into John Neal and the status of Blueprint Two which grabbed the attention.
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- March 27 2026
Opinion: Will Asia be the ultimate beneficiary of Donald Trump’s Gulf maritime reinsurance plan?
Chubb has outlined the structure of the US$20bn facility, but owners may instead opt to bypass the Strait of Hormuz altogether.
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- March 13 2026
Opinion: Russian marine insurers in India look increasingly secure after US oil waiver
A brief sanctions reprieve and India’s interim extension to Russian insurers help sustain marine cover for Russian oil shipments, preserving trade flows between the two countries.
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- February 27 2026
Opinion: Australia’s approach to terrorism risk – wilfully perverse?
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation purchased a reduced retrocession limit of US$1.48bn with an increased deductible of US$356m for its terrorism retrocession program despite the soft market.
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- January 30 2026
Opinion: After what feels like forever, India finally responds to the new world of climate change catastrophe
With reforms and policy changes, plus the allure of Gift City, India's insurance market is set for a period of robust growth.
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- January 23 2026
Opinion: With AI risk growing up fast, be prepared for the losses as insurers get serious
Insurance market is waking up to the rise of data centres and the simultaneous surge in demand created by advances in artificial Intelligence, but could it turn into a nightmare?
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- January 16 2026
Opinion: Time for Asia’s fac market to hustle as infrastructure boom continues
Projects in Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Indonesia and Laos offer openings for the facultative (re)insurance market in 2026.
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- January 9 2026
Opinion: I, Underwriter? An evitable conflict, or will 2026 see the first AI underwriter?
Artificial intelligence is already encroaching on the underwriting sector, with the industry working to understand the implications on insured exposures and the regulatory landscape.
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- December 12 2025
Opinion: A sinking feeling? P&I clubs needs to grasp the nettle, but choppy waters lie ahead
Volume of claims finding their way into the International Group of P&I Club’s (IG) pool has made many clubs twitchy after it suffered its worst year ever in 2024.
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- December 1 2025
Opinion: Mutually beneficial to address Hong Kong’s marine war insurance needs
Hong Kong Marine War Risks Insurance Pool will focus on providing marine war risk insurance, covering vessel loss or damage caused by acts of war, piracy, terrorist attacks, and related geopolitical incidents.
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- October 29 2025
Opinion: Can AI solve the APAC renewable risk conundrum?
A shift is needed from a reliance on historical pattern recognition to inform pricing and underwriting decisions to engagement with real-time data analytics and technology-based risk assessment instead.
