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- October 28 2026
FM to offer 10% premium offset on 2027 renewals following record-low losses
The US$855m resilience credit program supports clients' action on recommendations involving climate hazards and operational exposures.
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- September 7 2026
Hannover Re sees stable to softer APAC reinsurance rates in 2027
Reinsurer plans to make at least stable reinsurance capacities available for upcoming renewals, provided risk-adequate prices can be obtained.
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- September 4 2026
Insurers finding ART increasingly attractive as rates continue to soften: Aon
It will be a more flexible marketplace for 2027, offering cedents additional savings with reductions projected in the 10% range.
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- August 13 2026
Asian commercial insurance market stays buyer-friendly, insurers sharpen AI scrutiny: Aon
Risk-adjusted rates are declining by up to 10% for well-managed placements, with cyber, D&O, and preferred property leading the downward trend as competition intensifies.
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- August 12 2026
Hannover Re books 12.3% premium growth at mid-year renewals as rates slide 4.5%
Reinsurer’s P&C service result for H1 FY26 was up 33% to US$1.5bn, while its COR beat its target at 83.2%.
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- August 11 2026
Record capital, strong earnings put reinsurance underwriting discipline to the test: AM Best
Availability of alternative avenues for capital deployment potentially reduces pressure to compete aggressively within any single segment of the market.
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- July 8 2026
Supply shocks to slow global premium growth as fragmentation reshapes risk landscape: Swiss Re
Global non-life premiums are forecast to grow by just 0.6% in real terms in 2026, well below the 3.6% long-term average, the reinsurer said in its latest Sigma report
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- July 2 2026
Reinsurance pools must be designed to ‘absorb volatility, not just price for it’: ARPC chief
Affordability and resilience must be addressed together, warning that focusing on one in isolation is unlikely to deliver sustainable outcomes, Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation CEO Christopher Wallace says.
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- June 25 2026
Australia’s cyclone pool has moderated premiums in high-risk areas: ACCC
Pool is delivering targeted premium relief for households and small businesses most exposed to cyclone risk, although broader cost pressures continue to push prices higher nationwide.
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- May 19 2026
Australia’s cyclone pool cuts premiums by 37%, boosts availability in high-risk areas: ARPC
Government-backed reinsurance scheme improves affordability and access in cyclone-prone regions, with insurer participation driving a 27% rise in policy availability since its launch in 2022.
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- March 19 2026
Strait of Hormuz hull, cargo headline rates jump 400%+ as war risk pricing remains ‘highly volatile’
Large operators with strong commercial leverage and effective broker support can reduce premiums substantially through mechanisms such as no-claims bonuses, brokers and underwriters told InsuranceAsia News.
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- February 12 2026
Vietnam’s 15% insurance rate surge in Q4 2025 contrasts with declines in most Asian markets: Marsh
Japan is the other Asian market experiencing a rate increase, albeit modest at 1%, according to Marsh's Asia Insurance Market Index.
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- February 4 2026
New Zealand launches review into soaring home insurance costs
ICNZ said that it welcomes the government's review of the general insurance market
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- February 2 2026
Cyber aggregate XoL rates slump 32% at 1.1 renewals: Gallagher Re
Buyers have benefited from improvements in structural terms as well as pricing due to an oversupply of capacity.
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- November 12 2025
Rate reduction will ‘probably last through 2026 and then bottom out’: Aon’s Joe Peiser
Global broker sees strong growth in Asia Pacific, especially with data centres, which it says is the 'the single biggest opportunity'.
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- September 8 2025
Global P&C tops US$2.4 trillion, set to near double by 2040: Swiss Re
The sector's premiums are increasing at or above the rate of global economic growth, with high-risk property and liability insurance seeing the fastest rise, according to latest Sigma report.
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- July 30 2025
Insurance market dynamics present ‘unique, temporary’ window of opportunity for insurance buyers: Aon
Increased capacity, improving terms and competitive pricing continues across wide swaths of the market, broker’s Global Insurance Market Insights report says.
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- July 24 2025
Asia insurance rates drop 5% in Q2 2025, sixth straight quarter of decline: Marsh
Property rates down 5%, while casualty placements saw a 2% decline, and finpro and cyber rates fell by 7%, according to the broker's Global Insurance Market Index.
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- July 23 2025
Tower discontinues multi-policy discounts as efforts to fix errors falls short
Kiwi insurer says it had made significant investments to upgrade its systems and processes following regulatory action.
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- July 9 2025
Emerging Asia ex-China to boost non-life premiums as global growth decelerates amid US tariff policy: Swiss Re
Global non-life premiums expected to grow 2.6% in real terms to US$4.8trn in 2025, according to the reinsurer's Sigma report.
