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.
As mainland Southeast Asia braces for a potential return of El Niño in 2026–27, SEADRIF and the FAO have rolled out an index-triggered drought insurance pilot in Laos.
India’s life insurers kicked off the financial year with strong growth, led by group business expansion that boosted both premium collections and overall coverage levels.
The space agency's review found that domestic insurers currently lack sufficient capacity to underwrite large and complex space risks, leading to heavy dependence on international reinsurance markets.
