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Key stories
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Whitepaper: Strategic opportunity shapes next wave of APAC non-life insurance M&A
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Canopius APAC positioned for renewals growth with enhanced team
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SIRC 2025 Wrap: APAC’s new leadership role
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Local expertise key to Swiss Re’s cyber expansion as rates soften
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(Re)insurers place their bets on APAC cyber despite softening rates
(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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Hannover Re taps Yan Sun as Head of Life & Health for Greater China
Tuesday, November 18 2025
Whitepaper: Strategic opportunity shapes next wave of APAC non-life insurance M&A
Thursday, November 13 2025
Australia updates legislation to ensure terrorism reinsurance pool covers state-sponsored acts
Tuesday, November 11 2025
AM Best assigns Zhibao Labuan Re B+ rating
Monday, November 10 2025
Canopius APAC positioned for renewals growth with enhanced team
Monday, November 10 2025
SIRC 2025 Wrap: APAC’s new leadership role
Friday, November 7 2025
Local expertise key to Swiss Re’s cyber expansion as rates soften
Thursday, November 6 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
(Re)insurers place their bets on APAC cyber despite softening rates
Despite increased competition and falling rates, (re)insurers are focused on bespoke solutions and product innovations that can help reduce region's growing cyber protection gap.
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.