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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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Feature stories

  • Split scene: left shows piles of papers and an old computer; right shows a bright, modern city with greenery and holographic dashboards.
    APAC insurers look to bridge AI's reality gap
  • Empty train station platform with boxes and 'In Force' sign, early exit door, and clock.
    Asia's life insurers rethink products as surrender trends test customer retention
  • Hong Kong skyline with skyscrapers and Victoria Harbour, reflecting Asia's HNW insurance race.
    Asia's HNW insurance race intensifies as insurers compete on scale, service and global reach
  • Illustration of a mountain with a flag for 2026 and a path leading to a summit with a flag for 2028.
    Indonesian insurers on track for end-2026 capital rules, but 2028 poses bigger test
  • Large cargo ship navigating the Strait of Hormuz with containers onboard.
    Hormuz war-risk rates climb again after brief easing in June

Data and Data Journalism
25 August 2026
Philippines’ life premiums rise 17.9% in H1 2026 as total assets top PHP2 trillion
Both variable and traditional products drove growth in life premiums during the period.
19 August 2026
Munich Re regains top spot in AM Best reinsurer rankings as APAC groups reshuffle
A stronger euro helped the German reinsurer overtake Swiss Re, while Peak Re climbed to 12th on revenue growth and Korean Re slipped to eighth.
17 August 2026
India’s GI premium growth eases to 5.6% in July despite strong health, motor and marine gains
Health, motor and marine recorded double-digit gains, but sharp falls across fire, personal accident and miscellaneous weighed on overall growth
13 August 2026
Singapore life new business premiums rise 28.1% in Q2
IP and rider new business jumped after April rule changes, while H1 maturity payouts increased sharply
13 August 2026
Record capital levels to test reinsurance market discipline — AM Best
The rating agency said casualty pricing, social inflation and long-tail reserve development remain the sector's biggest unresolved risks.

Analysis
25 August 2026
Asia-Pacific reinsurers return to revenue growth as overseas portfolios lift earnings: AM Best
Reinsurers in the region reported a 4.0% increase in net insurance service revenue in 2025, reversing the previous year’s decline.
19 August 2026
Munich Re regains top spot in AM Best reinsurer rankings as APAC groups reshuffle
A stronger euro helped the German reinsurer overtake Swiss Re, while Peak Re climbed to 12th on revenue growth and Korean Re slipped to eighth.
14 August 2026
Insurers face growing compound risk from heat and water stress, Moody’s warns
Global water demand is projected to exceed supply by 40% by 2030, sharpening pressure on insurers to model chronic climate risks.
13 August 2026
Asia cargo rates fall 27.5% in Q2 amid increased competition – Marsh
The regional decline was sharper than the global median decline of 10% to 15% for cargo and stock throughput policies.
13 August 2026
Record capital levels to test reinsurance market discipline — AM Best
The rating agency said casualty pricing, social inflation and long-tail reserve development remain the sector's biggest unresolved risks.

The latest regional people moves

ProTec General appoints Vijay Anand as chief investment officer
Two smiling men in circular portrait frames over a city skyline with the Taikang logo in the top left.
Smiling man's headshot in a circular frame over a cityscape with the Lockton logo in the sky.
Cigna Healthcare Hong Kong hires Luke Linssner as client management manager
Market Lane hires Marsh’s Hetti Blackburn for senior casualty claims role
AIA hires SCOR’s Paula Bourke as chief retail officer in Australia
Allianz rejigs Thailand leadership, appoints Lars Heibutzki and Sanghun Park as new CEOs
SOMPO logo on a nighttime city skyline with a circular portrait of a smiling woman in the foreground
Corporate banner displaying the MARSH logo with a circular headshot of a suited man over a sunset city skyline backdrop.
Gallagher-branded banner with a city skyline at sunset and a circular portrait overlay in the center of a smiling woman

Expert insight

“There’s an end in sight to the UK and US markets and reinsurers want to expand their opportunities and they have a huge amount of appetite for Asian risk.”

Matthew Rose
Matthew RoseManaging Director at Guy Carpenter
“Malaysia, Indonesia and India are very under-penetrated markets. Insurance products in these countries are offered to large corporates and the big-market segment, but SMEs are really overlooked.”

Theo Pitsikas
Theo PitsikasAPAC Head of SME at Zurich

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