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Sunday, October 11, 2026

Insurance pools

Sydney skyline and Bondi Beach during a sunny day in Australia.
Australia cyclone pool expands as insurer participation rises in home and SME
July 16 2026
Higher insured values pushed up home and strata premiums, while cyclone risk pricing remained broadly stable across the pool.
Facade of a building with the Monetary Authority of Singapore sign (MAS logo on blue square) and gold letters reading Monetary Authority of Singapore, with palm trees reflected in the polished wall.
MAS targets captive and ILS market growth with new corporate structure
July 7 2026
Industry participants say the proposed framework, set to launch by 2028, could reduce costs, improve operational efficiency and support broader adoption of captives and insurance-linked securities.
Lighthouse on a breakwater as huge waves crash against rocks during a stormy sea.
Australian researchers say public-private risk sharing key to sustaining disaster insurance
July 6 2026
Researchers say insurers, reinsurers and governments must balance competing trade-offs around risk sharing, pricing and mitigation to sustain disaster coverage.
Aerial view of a suburban neighborhood flooded, with water covering streets and yards around houses and trees rising above the water line.
ARPC urges greater catastrophe pooling as climate risks intensify across Asia
July 2 2026
ARPC underscores the importance of government-backed pools and regional data sharing in sustaining catastrophe insurance affordability.
Satellite image of a powerful hurricane swirling toward the coast of northern Australia, with a clear eye offshore.
Australia's cyclone reinsurance pool cut premiums but affordability pressures persist — ACCC
June 25 2026
Premium relief has been concentrated in northern Australia, while prices continue to rise across the rest of the country.
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ARPC appoints Cameron Hick as chief underwriting officer
June 19 2026
He will succeed current CUO Michael Pennell, who is set to retire in November.
Canberra's Parliament House seen from a tree-lined avenue toward the building with a flag on top.
Australian government appoints Robert McLean to ARPC board, reappoints chair and directors
June 17 2026
The reshuffle covers the board that oversees Australia's terrorism and cyclone reinsurance pools, with new and reappointed members holding terms through 2028 and 2030.
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Korea adds cyber cover to co-insurance for national security facilities — Report
June 17 2026
The move brings previously uninsured cyber risks within scope for national security institutions under an expanded co-insurance framework.
Storm-damaged pine forest with numerous fallen trunks and splintered branches scattered on the ground, gray sky overhead.
New Zealand Natural Hazards Commission expands catastrophe reinsurance cover by 20%
June 15 2026
The commission said it secured the NZ$12.3bn (US$7.1bn) programme on a more cost-effective basis than last year's placement.
Family meal at a bright kitchen table: a woman in a hijab serves food to two children and a man as they eat together; plates and drinks on the table.
Malaysia’s takaful growth driven by general business as family segment slows in 2025
June 12 2026
Gross contributions rose 4.7% in 2025, with motor and fire lines driving double-digit growth in general takaful.
Colorful Philippine jeepneys and other vehicles line a busy city street, with pedestrians and a cyclist crossing nearby.
Philippine court upholds IC authority to expand public transport insurance pools
June 9 2026
The ruling clears the way for a third insurance pool to operate under the Passenger Personal Accident Insurance system.
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Specialty lines under extreme stress as Hormuz crisis tests reinsurance resilience — Howden Re
May 29 2026
A surge in claims and premiums across marine and war-related insurance is testing specialty markets, while reinsurers hold steady on capacity.
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