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     Starr gains approval to open branch in India’s GIFT City
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     Swiss Re pauses new life reinsurance business in Australia
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     Fortitude Re, Carlyle launch US$700m reinsurance sidecar targeting Asian life, annuity markets
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     Singapore non-life reinsurance premiums climb 7% in Q2, but profits sink offshore and onshore
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     APAC insurers race ahead on AI with new ROI avenues, tighter governance
(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.”
					
									 
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          Thinning underwriting margins put focus on investment returns for APAC reinsurers: S&P
                            
          
          
         
           Friday, October 31 2025
            			            
            
                        
            
                        
                        
                       
                      
           
               
            
           
 
        	
        
          Starr to acquire Lloyd’s specialty underwriter IQUW Group
                            
          
          
         
           Thursday, October 30 2025
            			            
            
                        
            
                        
                        
                       
                      
           
               
            
           
 
        	
        
          Pacific Life Re enters Japan's asset-intensive reinsurance market with two new deals
                            
          
          
         
           Tuesday, October 28 2025
            			            
            
                        
            
                        
                        
                       
                      
           
               
            
           
 
        	
        
          Starr gains approval to open branch in India’s GIFT City
                            
          
          
         
           Friday, October 24 2025
            			            
            
                        
            
                        
                        
                       
                      
           
               
            
           
 
        	
        
          Swiss Re pauses new life reinsurance business in Australia
                            
          
          
         
           Thursday, October 23 2025
            			            
            
                        
            
                        
                        
                       
                      
           
               
            
           
 
        	
        
          Fortitude Re, Carlyle launch US$700m reinsurance sidecar targeting Asian life, annuity markets
                            
          
          
         
           Wednesday, October 22 2025
            			            
            
                        
            
                        
                        
                       
                      
           
               
            
           
 
        	
        
          KKR, Quadrantis Capital to acquire minority stakes in Peak Re as Prudential Financial exits
                            
          
          
         
           Tuesday, October 21 2025
            			            
            
                        
            
                        
                        
                       
                      
           
               
            
           
 
        	
        
          New India Assurance, Gallagher, Munich Re partner on India's first parametric pandemic product
                            
          
          
         
           Friday, October 17 2025
            			            
            
                        
            
                        
                        
                       
                      
           
               
            
          Analysis
Global cyber insurance growth slows for third consecutive year amid stiff market competition: Swiss Re
    Although North America and Europe dominate the cyber insurance market, Swiss Re noted that there is significant potential for future growth in the Asia Pacific Region. 
    
        
  Asia's rapid ageing represents a 'strategic imperative' for insurance industry change, says Swiss Re
    Asia's elderly population will nearly double to 1 billion by 2050, creating the potential for massive protection gaps.
    
        
  Global reinsurers should prioritise disciplined recovery and innovation over expansion: Howden Re
    The sector faces a "hard market softening" environment, with risk-adjusted rates declining yet still elevated compared to the previous decade.
    
        
  APAC reinsurers face tighter structures in 2026 as cat appetite steadies, global rates continue to soften
    Global reinsurers will enter 2026 renewals with strong capital and robust returns despite heavy catastrophe losses and slower revenue growth.
    
        
  Data insight
Singapore non-life reinsurance premiums climb 7% in Q2, but profits sink offshore and onshore
    Strong premium gains in liability and specialty lines could not offset broader profit declines for Singapore’s reinsurers in the second quarter.
    
        
  Australia's cyclone reinsurance pool claims surge in Q2 2025, fueled by Alfred
    
Cyclone Alfred accounted for nearly 90% of all Q2 losses, dominating claims since the pool’s inception, according to ARPC data.
    
        
  Global cyber insurance growth slows for third consecutive year amid stiff market competition: Swiss Re
    Although North America and Europe dominate the cyber insurance market, Swiss Re noted that there is significant potential for future growth in the Asia Pacific Region. 
    
        
  APAC reinsurers face tighter structures in 2026 as cat appetite steadies, global rates continue to soften
    Global reinsurers will enter 2026 renewals with strong capital and robust returns despite heavy catastrophe losses and slower revenue growth.
    
        
  
 
								 
								 
															 
     
      
     
      
     
      
     
      
     
      
     
      
     
      
     
      
     
      
     
      
     
      
 
        	
        
           
 
        	
        
           
 
        	
        
           
 
        	
        
           
 
        	
        
           
 
        	
        
           
 
        	
        
           
 
        	
        
           
 
        	
        
           
 
        	
        
           
 
      	   
   