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- March 2 2026
‘Exciting and new’: Specialist Risk Group aims to put itself on the map in Australia, Southeast Asia
Group CEO Warren Downey and Australia managing director Laurence Basell tell InsuranceAsia News about what is next after the broker launched in Australia in January.
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- February 11 2026
Cyber on the mind for ‘next few years’ as Asian ransomware attacks more than double as digitalisation outpaces defences
Kyle Schwaeble, head of incident response for APAC at global intelligence and cyber security consultancy S-RM, tells InsuranceAsia News' Between the Lines podcast that stricter privacy regulations across the region have inadvertently given threat actors additional leverage.
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- February 9 2026
Chubb’s Evan Greenberg ‘bullish on long-term opportunity’ for Asia
CEO said group remains committed to building franchises across the region, despite flat Q4 commercial results.
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- January 28 2026
‘Hopeless’: observation-based models fall short as insurers comprehend modern flood risks
Speaking on InsuranceAsia News’ Between the Lines podcast, Fathom COO and co-founder Andrew Smith says the arrival of next-generation global flood models could not be more timely amid climate change.
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- January 22 2026
Home, sweet home for Vietnam’s new reinsurer as AlphaRe eyes efficiency over top line
CEO Le Hoai Nam tells InsuranceAsia News that Vietnam's third reinsurer has received lots of support from the local market after it started to write business at the 1.1 renewals.
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- January 15 2026
Bridging Asia’s protection gap key focus for Verisk, but data issue remains
US-based data analytics and risk assessment firm has inland flood models for Japan, and has recently released flood models for Malaysia and Indonesia, with plans to introduce a hail model for Japan and flood models for New Zealand and Australia.
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- January 7 2026
‘Asia is our playground’: Asia Reinsurance Brokers seeks winning formula to extend roots
CEO William Pang tells InsuranceAsia News about his plans for the Singapore-headquartered broker, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary.
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- December 23 2025
Acord aims for ‘absolute sweet spot’ with Singapore roll out of digital messaging platform
Ex-International Underwriting Association CEO Dave Matcham, now global ambassador for Acord Solutions Group, says the platform is part of a regional hub model called ‘Connected Markets’.
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- December 17 2025
Hong Kong to ‘anchor’ Sun Life’s APAC growth push after fantastic 2025: Manjit Singh
Insurer's regional division has been boosted by its bancassurance partnership in Hong Kong and investments in emerging markets, notably India and Indonesia, its Asia president tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- December 15 2025
‘Enabling, not disrupting’: bolttech’s data-driven push to close the global protection gap
CEO Rob Schimek outlines how the Singapore-born insurtech is sharpening its strategy, pivoting to profitability-led growth while mapping out its next expansion moves and capital-raising plans.
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- December 11 2025
Descartes shakes things up with Japan earthquake launch, treaty parametric push to drive APAC growth
As traditional cat reinsurance tightens and retentions harden, Descartes is betting big on parametric covers, fresh capacity, and Japan as a launchpad for change, APAC head Ben Qin tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- December 10 2025
HDI Global eyes ‘one-stop shop’ with further hires, product launches in Southeast Asia
Cristiano Pizzocheri, head of market management for Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East in Singapore, tells InsuranceAsia News that the insurer plans to add more staff in Singapore in 2026 and bring financial lines, A&H, cyber products to the region.
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- December 9 2025
Not resting on their laurels, people-powered Miller eyes seat at South Korea’s top table
Having begun operations at the start of the year, the specialist (re)insurance broker plans expansion through organic and inorganic growth as it seeks to be among the top three brokers within the next five years, country head David Kim says.
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- December 5 2025
After Hong Kong and Singapore’s flying start, Malaysian Re mulls ILS market entry amid ‘early stage’ discussions
Largest reinsurer in Malaysia expects to increase its GWP to around US$580m in FY25, president and CEO Ahmad Noor Azhari Abdul Manaf tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- December 4 2025
‘We’re built to last’: Everest Re’s Kevin Bogardus on Asia growth with diversification, client focus key
Regional CEO speaks to IAN about reinforcing the reinsurer's APAC footprint by sticking to a long-term, relationship-driven strategy, ramping up speciality and structured solutions, and moving closer to key markets such as India.
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- December 3 2025
Howden Re looks to bring ‘something very different to the market’, APAC head Andy Souter says
Reinsurance broker outlines its growth ambitions in APAC and how it aims to provide clients with holistic solutions beyond traditional reinsurance placements.
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- December 2 2025
With MGAs not all created equally, ‘only the fittest will survive’: Vivace’s Rebekah Khew
Speaking to InsuranceAsia News’ Between the Lines podcast, the APAC director for the marine-focused underwriting specialist spoke in depth about one of the fastest-growing segments in the insurance industry today.
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- November 28 2025
Swiss Re-backed Fathom touts ‘modern view of risk’ to compete in underserved APAC
UK-headquartered flood risk intelligence firm wants to grow its presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, and China, head of insurance Harry Vardigans tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- November 19 2025
Insurance ‘absolutely key’ to Asian renewable energy development: Sompo
Renewable energy capacity in APAC, excluding China, is expected to almost double over the next five years, according to the International Energy Agency.
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- November 18 2025
The Hartford locks in Asia specialty focus, but ‘exciting pipeline’ still on the cards: Carl Bach
Hartford Underwriting Agency CEO anticipates regional GWP to grow 30% to US$25m in 2025, driven by new Lloyd's office in Singapore and established Hong Kong and Shanghai operations.
