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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Emerging risks | Growth opportunities | APAC insurance

Thursday, 4 December 2025
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Life + Health

Latest insight

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NFRA
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(Re)in Focus

“Insurers or brokers have to help employers look at their profiles."

Selina Lau
Selina LauChief Executive at the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers

People moves

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Manulife names HK-based Bonnie Qiu CEO of global high-net-worth adds Rishi Srivastava to Asia leadership team
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Key stories

  • hong-kongs-insurance-industry-rallies-to-support-tai-po-fire-victims
    Hong Kong's insurance industry rallies to support Tai Po fire victims
  • china-taiping-named-as-insurer-in-hong-kongs-wang-fuk-court-tragedy
    China Taiping named as insurer in Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court tragedy
  • china-and-india-structured-solutions-at-centre-of-mapfre-res-apac-life-push
    China and India, structured solutions at centre of MAPFRE RE’s APAC life push
  • hong-kong-life-insurers-post-hk80-3bn-in-new-business-for-q2-2025
    Hong Kong life insurers post HK$80.3bn in new business for Q2 2025
  • swiss-re-pauses-new-life-reinsurance-business-in-australia
    Swiss Re pauses new life reinsurance business in Australia
  • japanese-non-life-insurers-profits-driven-by-equity-divestitures-but-pace-set-to-slow
    Fortitude Re, Carlyle launch US$700m reinsurance sidecar targeting Asian life, annuity markets
  • reinsurance-sidecars-hybrid-models-and-diversification-define-apac-insurers-2025-capital-playbook
    Reinsurance sidecars, hybrid models, and diversification define APAC insurers’ 2025 capital playbook
  • aia-prudential-named-hong-kongs-first-domestic-systemically-important-insurers-under-ia-framework
    AIA, Prudential named Hong Kong's first Domestic Systemically Important Insurers under IA framework
  • apac-insurers-race-ahead-on-ai-with-new-roi-avenues-tighter-governance
    APAC insurers race ahead on AI with new ROI avenues, tighter governance
  • insurers-look-for-ways-to-help-employers-with-rising-healthcare-costs
    Insurers look for ways to help employers with rising healthcare costs
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(Re)in Focus

“As the regulatory regime changes, insurers are assessing whether their current reinsurance arrangement is fit-for-purpose, and in many cases there is interest in finding new and efficient ways of managing cost-of-capital.”

Alison Drill
Alison DrillAPAC Head of Property and Casualty Structured Solutions at Swiss Re

Editor's choice

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NFRA
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taiwan-insurers-profit-falls-49-in-october-as-life-sector-hit-by-currency-effects
hong-kongs-insurance-industry-rallies-to-support-tai-po-fire-victims
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Analysis
Cautious optimism among emerging Asia’s middle class fuels protection demand: Peak Re
Rising confidence, climate anxiety, and cyber exposure reshape insurance expectations across emerging Asia.
GLP-1 offers modest mortality benefits for Hong Kong but raises new insurer risks: RGA
Medication-driven weight loss may reshape underwriting, lapse behaviour and claims long before it shifts long-term mortality assumptions.
Reinsurance sidecars, hybrid models, and diversification define APAC insurers’ 2025 capital playbook
BlackRock survey finds APAC firms embracing capital-management innovation to boost resilience in a high-rate, high-risk world.
Australian insurers' profitability to remain stable in 2026 despite slower premium growth: S&P Global
Premium hikes and easing claims will support profitability despite trade and affordability pressures, the rating agency said.
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Data and Data Journalism
Singapore's general insurance industry set to grow to US$6.5bn by 2030 driven by PA&H line: GlobalData
The expansion is fueled by several factors, including elevated claims, medical inflation, an ageing population, and ongoing infrastructure investments.
APAC insurers maintain solid financial stability with no downgrades in 2024, reports AM Best
AM Best says rated insurers kept stable credit profiles, with 14 upgrades and no downgrades recorded last year.
Asia Pacific's life insurers set to achieve 7.3% CAGR, reaching US$1.6tn by 2029: GlobalData
This growth is driven by the emerging silver economy, regulatory reforms, the high-net-worth market, and AI adoption.
Cautious optimism among emerging Asia’s middle class fuels protection demand: Peak Re
Rising confidence, climate anxiety, and cyber exposure reshape insurance expectations across emerging Asia.
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(Re)in Detail

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Asset intensive reinsurance

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Results

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Regulatory

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taiwan-fsc-approves-merger-of-taishin-life-and-shin-kong-life
china-to-open-asset-management-trust-market-to-insurers
australias-cbus-fined-a23-5m-for-systemic-failings-in-death-and-disability-claims-handling
india-puts-100-insurance-fdi-cap-on-winter-session-agenda
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