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“Now that interest rates are coming down, insurers will be looking at how this impacts their profitability and reassessing their reinsurance positions.”

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Kenrick LawRegional Chief Executive of Allianz Re
“There’s an end in sight to the UK and US markets and reinsurers want to expand their opportunities and they have a huge amount of appetite for Asian risk.”

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29 October 2024
Australia's Cyclone Reinsurance Pool hit 99% sum insured coverage, but count of risks covered falls
Pool expected to achieve 100% coverage by year's end, but despite positive impact, external pressures appear to be widening Australia's protection gap.
28 October 2024
Australia tops non-life digital customer journey charts
Sia Partners benchmark of digital motor and property journeys reveals Australia at top, Hong Kong and Singapore duking it out mid-table, while China has significant potential for improvement.
25 October 2024
South Korea’s insurance industry to hit US$180bn in 2029: GlobalData  
3.4% CAGR estimate driven by country’s ageing population and rising demand in health and retirement coverage. 
25 October 2024
Pacific financial lines rates drop 14% in Q3 - Marsh
Region sees the largest global decrease in financial lines and property rates, at 17% and 6% respectively.
25 October 2024
Asia commercial insurance rates down 4% in third quarter - Marsh
Composite rates have fallen in every quarter of 2024 so far, according to data from the broker.
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23 October 2024
MGAs ‘gaining ground’ in China as nascent Asian market emerges
China’s MGA sector is seeing growth in several cities, while Indian regulators are investigating whether to approve their operation.
16 October 2024
Asset risk higher for Asia Pac P&C insurers than US carriers
P&C insurers in three major North Asian markets of China, Japan, and Taiwan hold almost three times the amount of regulatory capital for asset risk than US carriers.
15 October 2024
Hong Kong insurers’ solvency ratios halve under RBC
The addition of several additional risk management metrics has significantly reduced Hong Kong insurers capital levels under the new regime.
14 October 2024
Emerging Asia’s middle class women have appetite to spend more on insurance: Peak Re report
There is a "significant opportunity" for insurers to develop products that provide financial security and resonate with priorities of the demographic.
11 October 2024
Lower cyber loss severity in Asia, but region seeing a noticeable uptick in incidents: Allianz
Asian firms face rising cyber threats despite lower loss severity, as Allianz warns of increasing incidents and evolving regulatory landscape.
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How reinsurance pools could help shape Asia Pacific's renewable energy future
The renewable energy shift creates a complex risk landscape for APAC insurers. This whitepaper examines the potential for reinsurance pools to reduce risks linked to the region's transition.

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Rapid Asian demographic change to revamp health and wealth coverage
27 September 2024
Insurers should take advantage of currently favourable conditions for cyber risks: Panel
27 September 2024
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27 September 2024
More research needed to integrate impact of chronic climate change into underwriting
27 September 2024
DEI helps insurers keep up with shifting demographics and customer needs
26 September 2024
Consumer demand driving digital shift in Korean insurance
26 September 2024
East Asian insurers and regulators urged to ramp up collaboration on sustainability 
26 September 2024
Taiping Re mulls cat bond issuance
25 September 2024
Insurers need to embrace tech to manage volatility, with industry on cusp of a new "golden age": EAIC panellists
25 September 2024
Insurance firms look to new talent strategies to fill projected "big hole"
24 September 2024
EAIC 2024 special print edition

Peak Re Forum 2024 (Hong Kong)
24 September 2024
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“Japan is likely to remain the focus of AIR activity in Asia but the problem is it’s difficult to assess the impact of rate rises because we don’t know what individual companies have done with their ALM.”

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“In the absence of a satisfactory response the insurers are reluctant to offer coverage and capacity.”

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Ajay AgarwalDivisional Director at BMS
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