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Japan’s life insurance market forecast to cross ¥47.8tn – GlobalData
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Key stories

  • am-best-cuts-global-reinsurance-outlook-to-stable-amid-softening-market-and-nat-cat-casualty-volatility
    AM Best cuts global reinsurance outlook to stable amid softening market and nat cat, casualty volatility  
  • apac-insurance-outlook-geopolitical-unrest-and-technology-to-shape-2026
    APAC insurance outlook: Geopolitical unrest, technology to shape 2026
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    2025: Year in Review
  • Munich Re looks to APAC life health and speciality lines at heart of new Ambition 2030 growth strategy
    Munich Re puts APAC life & health and speciality lines at the heart of five-year growth strategy
  • supervisors-flag-climate-private-assets-and-fragmentation-as-core-tests-for-insurers-at-aif-2025
    Supervisors flag climate, private assets and fragmentation as core tests for insurers at AIF 2025
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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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Analysis
AM Best cuts global reinsurance outlook to stable amid softening market and nat cat, casualty volatility  
Rating agency's shift reflects a market inflection point where record US$660bn in capital has restored buyer leverage and eroded the pricing power reinsurers enjoyed during the recent hard market.
Reinsurers ramp up APAC life and health push at 1/1 renewals — Aon
Capital relief, longevity and lapse solutions gain ground as insurers respond to tougher risk-based capital regimes and climbing healthcare costs.
APAC reinsurance softening has further to run, says Howden
Region sees 10-20% rate reductions as abundant capacity drives buyer-friendly renewals.
Guy Carpenter: APAC loss-free cat XoL rates fall double-digits, reinsurers show flexibility at 1/1 renewals
APAC renewals ease with buyer leverage rising, cat ROL falling and casualty execution slower in the region.
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Data insight
AM Best cuts global reinsurance outlook to stable amid softening market and nat cat, casualty volatility  
Rating agency's shift reflects a market inflection point where record US$660bn in capital has restored buyer leverage and eroded the pricing power reinsurers enjoyed during the recent hard market.
Japan life insurance premiums to top US$330bn by 2030 on rising yields, regulatory change, says GlobalData
Insurers in Japan are adjusting strategies amid higher JGB yields, regulatory scrutiny and growing demand for health-related products.
Suncorp faces A$1.3bn natural hazard toll in 1H26 following destructive weather events
The projection was estimated against a full-year natural hazard allowance of A$1.77bn for FY26.
Guy Carpenter: APAC loss-free cat XoL rates fall double-digits, reinsurers show flexibility at 1/1 renewals
APAC renewals ease with buyer leverage rising, cat ROL falling and casualty execution slower in the region.
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