A favourable product mix and stronger insurance earnings offset investment-related pressures on profitability, even as third-quarter net profit fell 72% year on year.
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...
Karl Marshall wants clients to see the full range of outcomes behind a model result, not a single figure, and says AI should support specialists rather than replace them.
Pricing, claims management and operating efficiency have narrowed the insurer’s underwriting losses, and growing scale should help it sustain profitability from 2028.
The proposed regime would give the FSC broad intervention powers, including contract transfers, third-party takeovers and capital reductions, while excluding reinsurers from its scope.
The credit ratings agency expects the insurer to further strengthen its capital position through underwriting and capital growth as the insurer expands overseas with the acquisition of Vietnam-based MVI...
Private debt is expected to remain the preferred alternative asset class for APAC insurers over the next 12 months, even as firms take a more selective approach to private-market allocations.
