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Monday, August 24, 2026
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Feature stories

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    APAC insurers look to bridge AI's reality gap
  • Empty train station platform with boxes and 'In Force' sign, early exit door, and clock.
    Asia's life insurers rethink products as surrender trends test customer retention
  • Hong Kong skyline with skyscrapers and Victoria Harbour, reflecting Asia's HNW insurance race.
    Asia's HNW insurance race intensifies as insurers compete on scale, service and global reach
  • Illustration of a mountain with a flag for 2026 and a path leading to a summit with a flag for 2028.
    Indonesian insurers on track for end-2026 capital rules, but 2028 poses bigger test
  • Large cargo ship navigating the Strait of Hormuz with containers onboard.
    Hormuz war-risk rates climb again after brief easing in June

Data and Data Journalism
19 August 2026
Munich Re regains top spot in AM Best reinsurer rankings as APAC groups reshuffle
A stronger euro helped the German reinsurer overtake Swiss Re, while Peak Re climbed to 12th on revenue growth and Korean Re slipped to eighth.
17 August 2026
India’s GI premium growth eases to 5.6% in July despite strong health, motor and marine gains
Health, motor and marine recorded double-digit gains, but sharp falls across fire, personal accident and miscellaneous weighed on overall growth
13 August 2026
Singapore life new business premiums rise 28.1% in Q2
IP and rider new business jumped after April rule changes, while H1 maturity payouts increased sharply
13 August 2026
Record capital levels to test reinsurance market discipline — AM Best
The rating agency said casualty pricing, social inflation and long-tail reserve development remain the sector's biggest unresolved risks.
11 August 2026
Japan life insurers' annualised new business premiums rise 8.1% in fiscal Q4
Annualised premiums grew across both new and in-force business, while investment income rebounded to a new high.

Analysis
19 August 2026
Munich Re regains top spot in AM Best reinsurer rankings as APAC groups reshuffle
A stronger euro helped the German reinsurer overtake Swiss Re, while Peak Re climbed to 12th on revenue growth and Korean Re slipped to eighth.
14 August 2026
Insurers face growing compound risk from heat and water stress, Moody’s warns
Global water demand is projected to exceed supply by 40% by 2030, sharpening pressure on insurers to model chronic climate risks.
13 August 2026
Asia cargo rates fall 27.5% in Q2 amid increased competition – Marsh
The regional decline was sharper than the global median decline of 10% to 15% for cargo and stock throughput policies.
13 August 2026
Record capital levels to test reinsurance market discipline — AM Best
The rating agency said casualty pricing, social inflation and long-tail reserve development remain the sector's biggest unresolved risks.
30 July 2026
APAC nat cat risks remain high despite low H1 losses – Munich Re
Regional losses of US$8.7bn in H1 came in at about a quarter of the 10-year average, but the reinsurer says strengthening El Niño conditions leave Japan, Korea, Greater China and Australia exposed through the rest of the year.

The latest regional people moves

Gallagher-branded banner with a city skyline at sunset and a circular portrait overlay in the center of a smiling woman
Corporate banner with NIYAM logo and a circular portrait of a man with a beard over a city street background.
Campaign graphic: smiling woman in a circular frame over a colorful city skyline with MARSH in the top-left.
OneGlobal banner with city skyline and a round headshot of a smiling man in the center.
Allianz Trade branded banner over a city skyline with a circular headshot of a smiling man in a suit
Lisa Sun to lead AIG across Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau
City skyline with high-rise buildings and a large circular portrait of a smiling man overlaid in the center, with the MARSH logo visible on the left.
Circular portrait of a man in glasses over a gray background, placed over a sunset cityscape with Protec General Insurance logo in the corner.
Promotional banner for Pen Underwriting featuring two round headshots over a Sydney harbor backdrop and the Pen Underwriting logo in the top left.
Two men’s headshots in overlapping circular frames over a city sunset background, with the NAT Re logo in the top-left corner.

Expert insight

“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.”

Matthew Rose
Matthew RoseManaging Director at Guy Carpenter
“Malaysia, Indonesia and India are very under-penetrated markets. Insurance products in these countries are offered to large corporates and the big-market segment, but SMEs are really overlooked.”

Theo Pitsikas
Theo PitsikasAPAC Head of SME at Zurich

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