Gloria Methri – (Re)in Asia

Gloria Methri Regional Correspondent

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.

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Sompo Life Re secures Bermuda licence, writes intra-group deal for first transaction

August 4 2026

Tetsuya Morito has been named CEO and executive director of the new reinsurer.

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MSIG teams up with newly launched cybersecurity association to boost cover for SMEs

August 4 2026

The insurer will distribute policies through the association's partner network.

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Hydor appoints Marilyn Lim as claims handler in Singapore

August 4 2026

Lim, who specialises in P&I and FD&D claims, joins the MGA amid growing expansion in APAC.

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ADB, global insurers to unlock US$2.5bn lending capacity for Asia’s underserved markets

August 4 2026

Among the 12 participating insurers are AXA XL, Chubb, Everest, HDI Global, Liberty, and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance.

Gallagher Re names Luc Morement managing director, facultative for APAC

August 3 2026

The appointment adds a regional head to a practice the broker has been looking to expand since creating a global chief executive for the line 12 months ago.

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Australian private health cover reaches 45.6% of population, highest since 2017

August 3 2026

Six straight years of gains have recovered about half the ground lost since 2014, when take-up peaked at 47.3%.

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Bajaj Finserv wins board approval to enter India's reinsurance market

August 3 2026

The proposal comes as private-sector interest in India's reinsurance market gathers pace following recent regulatory reforms.

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Lotte Non-Life back on market after Shinhan Financial ends acquisition talks — report

July 31 2026

The sellers reportedly sought a valuation higher than KRW1 trillion (US$703m), a key hurdle in the deal negotiations.

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Kumamoto earthquake losses expected to be "relatively lower" than 2016 event, says Aon

July 31 2026

Estimates from across the broker and ILS market point the same way, with losses expected to fall short of the quakes that struck the same prefecture a decade ago.

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LIC faces US$11.4m GST exposure over FY2022-23 input tax credit claims

July 31 2026

The order adds to a growing number of GST disputes involving Indian insurers over input tax credit claims.