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- September 2 2025
Asean trio top IUMI’s emerging ‘wish list’ ahead of Singapore conference
International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) secretary general Lars Lange also discusses addressing emerging risks from geopolitics, technology, and sustainability as the industry gathers for the annual conference.
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- August 29 2025
Parametric insurance must simplify to boost public sector adoption: Seadrif’s Benedikt Signer
Executive director of the Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility outlines its mission to enhance insurance adoption in public sectors by simplifying product design and addressing market gaps.
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- August 25 2025
Amid breakout year, Willis supercharges Japan team as broker eyes a bigger piece of the pie
Head of Japan Roy Nakazawa tells InsuranceNews Asia about hiring 22 professionals this year across risk and analytics, facultative reinsurance, marine lines as well as business development, large accounts and claims functions.
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- August 21 2025
US tariffs haven’t really landed on P&I, West’s David Griffiths says, as China’s influence grows
Singapore-based senior manager of underwriting also discusses China's influence on the maritime industry, environmental regulations impacting Asian shipping, and the growing systemic problem of the shadow fleet.
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- August 14 2025
Crawford eyes India, China potential amid regional consolidation drive: Scott Reichelt
Asia president also tells InsuranceAsia News about the appointment of Tony Chapman as head of global technical services in Asia, the importance of training younger talent, and new nat cat trend events in unexpected locations.
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- August 7 2025
Australian MGA Blue Zebra eyes commercial lines expansion, earning its stripes overseas
Managing director Colin Fagen tells InsuranceAsia News about plans to expand into liability, management liability, marine and professional indemnity, and to also license its proprietary platform to MGAs and insurers overseas.
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- August 4 2025
Mitigation key to tackling Asia’s emerging supply chain, battery, data centre risks: FM’s Martin Au-Yeung
Vice president and client service manager for North Asia also tells InsuranceAsia News' Between The Lines podcast that given the region’s diversity and lack of data, keeping a lid on the cost of risk is a balancing act.
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- July 29 2025
Critical mass achieved, MS Amlin focused on APAC consolidation after robust growth: CEO William Ho
He also tells InsuranceAsia News about the regional strategy for the Lloyd's carrier in light of changing market conditions, ANZ expansion and the future of its ILS platform, Phoenix Re.
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- July 25 2025
India’s reinsurance market poised for massive growth, driven by infrastructure boom: Policybazaar for Business
Co-founder and chief business officer Tarun Mathur tells InsuranceAsia News that the one-stop digital insurance platform is also eyeing business expansion in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
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- July 22 2025
‘In a more global fashion’: MSIG Specialty Marine targets Asia P&I growth, Singapore underwriting launch
CEO Tom Oostra tells InsuranceAsia News' Between The Lines podcast that the region is getting stronger and stronger and is becoming a more important part of the global market despite a range of challenges facing the marine industry.
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- July 15 2025
PVI eyes Hanoi Re divestment plan as part of broader growth push
In a wide-ranging interview, PVI Insurance chairman Duong Thanh Danh also talks to InsuranceAsia News about PetroVietnam Group's divestment plans, PVI's overseas partnerships, a US$1bn revenue target, growth opportunities and tariffs.
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- July 14 2025
Ageas eyes deeper Asia presence with three-pronged approach to tried and tested model
CEO Hans De Cuyper discusses the Belgian insurer’s strategic priorities in the region, the future of its Etiqa JV and how Taiping Re complements its reinsurance play.
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- July 7 2025
New Australian MGA says collaboration key for D&O risks ‘no one else will touch’
Collaboration Underwriting, headed by Alistair Sandilands, will target hard-to-place and broader D&O risks.
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- June 27 2025
‘Asia is core to our strategy’: Swedish Club out to ‘broaden footprint’, with China and India on the radar
Underwriting director Thorbjörn Emanuelsson also tells InsuranceAsia News about the challenges facing the P&I club, including the dark fleet and Donald Trump's tariffs.
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- June 25 2025
Trade credit insurance in high demand amid uncertain times, but pricing anomaly emerges: Coface’s Hugh Burke
Amid a relatively benign claims environment, pricing is still soft, but the APAC CEO says it should increase as 'it's not aligned to the risks we're taking anymore'.
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- June 23 2025
‘APAC players are very engaged in ILS’: Twelve Securis seeks to fill the gap as cat bonds peak interest
Swiss asset manager is considering opening an office in Singapore or Hong Kong amid potential for cat bonds in the region, particularly from Chinese issuers and many Asian players looking to expand beyond traditional players like Japan.
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- June 9 2025
Putting Markel on the map: International president Andrew McMellin eyes US$500m APAC premiums written by 2030
Specialty insurer also targets US$5bn of premiums across its international markets, while trying to get a 50/50 balance between London and non-London books of businesses.
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- June 5 2025
With ‘no natural home’ for emerging risks, Gallagher seeks to offer sanctuary amid new energy transition
Broker’s head of energy transition, Ian Picton, says there are 12 different segments and various client topics around the risks faced amid the transition to new areas of energy.
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- May 23 2025
Asia warming to MGAs as regulators, capacity providers embrace niche underwriting: Qubit’s Helen Ye
Hong Kong MGA eyes regional expansion as it plans to 'become a leading underwriter in the digital asset space across Asia Pacific'.
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- May 7 2025
Asia firmly in Markel’s sights as it seeks to ‘equip, empower’ amid global leadership shake up
Lloyd’s underwriter continues the hunt for an Asia Pacific CEO to succeed Christian Stobbs, who is returning to the UK.