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.
Led by Jessica Schappell, the specialist insurer is leveraging its expanded platform under Zurich to corner high-margin, specialist risks across Asia Pacific.
Large-risk and flood claims turned the fire book loss-making, while a ₹7.15bn (US$75m) motor third-party provision tied to a court ruling added to underwriting pressure.
The hub has succeeded in attracting capital and reinsurers; now the challenge lies in developing the expertise needed to underwrite complex risks locally.
Marsh Re’s new Japan and Pacific heads, Andrew Hare and Justin Ward, say capital is reshaping the reinsurance conversation, from Japan’s solvency regime to growing interest in alternative capital in Australia...
Visakhapatnam, an emerging AI data centre hub, largely escaped the storm’s impact, though loss adjusters are still weighing potential construction-level risks.
Microsoft’s latest Digital Defense Report ranks Taiwan as the most targeted territory in Asia-Pacific for cyber threats and the fourth most targeted worldwide.
