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Sunday, April 5, 2026
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TQR Welcomes Kamolrat Sukumamnuaychai as Vice President Business Development - Treaty Reinsurance
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People moves

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TQR Welcomes Kamolrat Sukumamnuaychai as Vice President Business Development - Treaty Reinsurance
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Key stories

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    SEADRIF eyes Philippines, regional infrastructure, and agri risk push in 2026
  • chubb-named-lead-underwriter-for-dfcs-us20bn-gulf-marine-reinsurance-facility
    Chubb named lead underwriter for DFC's US$20bn Gulf marine reinsurance facility
  • indias-surety-market-surges-but-recovery-risks-current-data-gaps-hold-back-full-expansion-potential
    India’s surety market surges, but recovery risks, data gaps constrain full potential
  • japans-economic-solvency-shift-exposes-gaps-among-smaller-players
    Japan’s economic solvency shift exposes gaps among smaller players
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    Concerns surface on US government's Gulf shipping insurance plan
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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

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Analysis
Reinsurance capital hits new high, driving double-digit rate cuts in Asia-Pacific — Aon
Favourable catastrophe experience in Japan, South Korea and Thailand helped drive double‑digit rate reductions and stronger buyer leverage.
AI data centre boom forcing global insurance reset as accumulation risks surge — Swiss Re Institute
Hyperscaler capital spending is projected to exceed US$600bn in 2026, with about US$450bn (75%) directly tied to AI data centre infrastructure.
Taiwan life insurers stabilise under IFRS 17, but structural risks remain: S&P
Ratings agency flags ongoing FX exposure and higher funding needs ahead of new capital standards, with asset-intensive reinsurance yet to gain traction.
Iran conflict poses limited near-term ratings risk for global insurers, Fitch says
Fitch has identified correlated aggregation risk as the key near-term concern for specialty insurers, even as the agency maintains a broadly contained ratings outlook.
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Data insight
Canopius posts record profit in 2025 as APAC premium grows 22%
Asia-Pacific saw combined ratio improve to 86.1%, while premiums in the region reached US$460.7m.
Japan insurers to retain stable outlook amid solvency reform, accounting changes, and higher yields — S&P
The ratings agency highlights stronger capital management and diversified earnings among Japan’s insurers as they adapt to higher interest rates, solvency reforms and increased use of reinsurance and overseas investments.
Hong Kong general insurers deliver HK$1.8bn underwriting profit in Q3 as onshore gains accelerate
Pecuniary loss drove the bulk of onshore profits, while marine was the big profit contributor for offshore underwriting results.
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.
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