Gloria Methri is a Regional Correspondent at (Re)in Asia, tracking the regulation and risk stories moving Asia Pacific insurance. Areas of specialty include Indian insurance regulation, natural catastrophe losses across China and Australia, and marine and war risk markets.
Property, cyber and D&O buyers benefited from softer pricing in Q2, while underwriters applied greater scrutiny to casualty, auto and catastrophe-prone risks.
Aggressive pricing and weak solvency among several state-owned insurers could test India's insurance growth story despite favourable regulatory reforms, S&P says.
