Vipal Durge – (Re)in Asia

Vipal Durge Features Editor

Vipal Durge is Features Editor at (Re)in Asia, covering the deals and corporate strategy reshaping Asia Pacific insurance. Areas of specialty include M&A and market consolidation, insurer results and underwriting performance, and regulatory decisions across Australia, Japan, India and Southeast Asia.

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IRDAI tells insurers to speed up responses to Ombudsman complaints

July 27 2026

Delayed and piecemeal submissions by insurers have been slowing Ombudsman investigations, the regulator said.

SBI Life posts 29% VNB growth in Q1 amid rising claims and costs

July 27 2026

Protection and non-participating products played a bigger role in new business generation for SBI Life in the first quarter of India's financial year.

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IRDAI warns insurers over deep discounting in fire insurance line

July 24 2026

The regulator flagged steep discounting in the fire market after industry premiums dropped 27.8% year-on-year.

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Go Digit's Q1 combined ratio rises to 107.2% amid commercial lines deterioration

July 24 2026

Claims costs increased across motor, health, engineering and fire portfolios in Q1.

Zurich General Malaysia signs bancatakaful partnership with MBSB Bank

July 24 2026

The partnership gives Zurich General Takaful access to MBSB's customer base and branch network.

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FWD Singapore, Ascend Asia ink distribution partnership

July 24 2026

The agreement broadens access to FWD's protection and wealth solutions through Ascend Asia's financial advisory network in Singapore.

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Lloyd's Market Association moves to end cover for ships paying Iran's Hormuz transit toll

July 24 2026

New model wording excludes cover for transit-related payments and ends cover for the vessel where such a payment breaches sanctions or terrorism law.

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Fitch downgrades Asuransi Asei to BB+(idn), flags capital strain and rising credit insurance exposure

July 24 2026

Fitch also placed the Indonesian insurer on negative watch as Asei looks to restore capital through debt conversion and a planned equity injection.

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Japan's new reinsurance rules unlikely to slow asset-intensive deals despite higher scrutiny: S&P

July 23 2026

Tighter AIR regulation should improve industry-wide risk controls even as Japanese insurers continue to expand use of the structure.

Price Forbes Singapore hires Craig McCoig-Lees to lead casualty MGA expansion

July 22 2026

The hire adds further momentum to Price Forbes' Asia Pacific buildout, with the broker continuing to invest in specialty and reinsurance talent across the region.