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CMB Wing Lung's revenue falls in 2025 but net combined ratio holds below 90% — AM Best

April 6 2026

The Hong Kong non-life insurer's A (Excellent) rating and stable outlook remain intact as strong capitalisation and rising investment returns offset a soft, competitive market.

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Life Insurance Association of Malaysia elects Pauline Teoh as president

April 6 2026

Manulife's Vibha Coburn was re-elected as vice president of LIAM at the association’s 52nd Annual General Meeting.

Specialty lines 'shaped' by Middle East conflict at 1/4 renewals — Guy Carpenter

April 6 2026

Reinsurance rates fell across Asia at the 1 April 2026 renewal, with Japan and India leading price reductions.

DFC adds six new insurers to Gulf maritime facility, doubles capacity to US$40bn

April 6 2026

Liberty, Berkshire, AIG, Starr, Travelers, and CNA join the facility, while Chubb retains its role as lead underwriter.

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IRDAI retains LIC, New India Assurance, GIC Re as D-SIIs for FY 2025-26

April 6 2026

The three insurers have been retained on the D-SII list after IRDAI’s latest annual assessment of systemic risk.

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GIFT City (re)insurance premiums reach US$1.2bn in 2025

April 3 2026

Premium volumes written through GIFT City’s IFSC have grown more than eleven times over five years alongside a rise in the number of insurance offices.

Fitch assigns Indonesia's Candi first-time national IFS rating of 'A-(idn)'

April 3 2026

Insurer, which commenced operations in 2020, holds an approximate 0.3% non-life market share, with a three-year average COR of 97%.

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J-ICS 'overly conservative' for Japan, but major insurers ready for new capital regime — Fitch

April 3 2026

Capital ratio for major insurers expected to remain 'sufficiently high', though subsidiaries of foreign insurers are likely to report lower numbers.

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Steadfast’s Nicholas Cook elected vice president of World Federation of Insurance Intermediaries

April 3 2026

Cook has held senior roles at Steadfast and Zurich over his 18-year insurance career.

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Steadfast to buy Envest’s Resilium, PSC Connect AR networks, fold them into Ausure

April 2 2026

The deal will see about 150 authorised representatives move from Envest to Steadfast’s Ausure network.

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