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Key stories
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Howden Re targets India’s next wave of growth with infrastructure, cyber and structured reinsurance
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Regulators sharpen focus on growing asset-intensive reinsurance market
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Hong Kong general insurers deliver HK$1.8bn underwriting profit in Q3 as onshore gains accelerate
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AM Best cuts global reinsurance outlook to stable amid softening market and nat cat, casualty volatility
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APAC insurance outlook: Geopolitical unrest, technology to shape 2026
(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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MAPFRE Re secures approval for GIFT City branch in India
Friday, February 13 2026
Howden Re promotes Eva Li to GM for facultative reinsurance, China
Thursday, February 12 2026
Howden Re targets India’s next wave of growth with infrastructure, cyber and structured reinsurance
Tuesday, February 10 2026
Zambia's Klapton Re expands to China
Monday, February 9 2026
Regulators sharpen focus on growing asset-intensive reinsurance market
Wednesday, February 4 2026
Peak Re taps Philip Hough as CUO
Monday, February 2 2026
Hong Kong general insurers deliver HK$1.8bn underwriting profit in Q3 as onshore gains accelerate
Wednesday, January 28 2026
AM Best cuts global reinsurance outlook to stable amid softening market and nat cat, casualty volatility
Thursday, January 22 2026
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.
Data insight
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.
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.
