Renewals – (Re)in Asia

Renewals.

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The city of shanghai is reflected in the water.

A tiger is roaring in front of palm trees.

An image of a city with a view of the ocean.

Japan’s reinsurance market enters a spikier, more volatile phase

Deepening competition has brought faster, more pronounced underwriting cycles.

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.

APAC insurance outlook: Geopolitical unrest, technology to shape 2026

Maduro's capture sets the stage for a potentially turbulent 2026, in which insures will juggle geopolitical shifts, technology-linked challenges, and new regulatory frameworks.

2025: Year in Review

This year has been marked by cautious optimism – though geopolitical uncertainty, nat cat worries, and falling rates created challenges.

Taiping Re, China Re, Qianhai Re identified among reinsurers behind Hong Kong's Tai Po fire

China Taiping finds itself on both sides of the claims ledger following Hong Kong's deadly Tai Po fire, with its reinsurance subsidiary among three confirmed reinsurers backing the group's primary insurance...

Canopius APAC positioned for renewals growth with enhanced team

Specialty (re)insurer has added new underwriters to deal with softer market conditions.

1/1 Renewals: Discipline remains among further market softening

Reinsurers who want to grow need to articulate value for clients.

APAC insurers reach for growth as renewals approach

Reinsurance needs may change on the back of regional aspirations.

SIRC 2024 reflections: Living in a world of ‘accelerated risk’

Setting (re)insurance on a sustainable path, competition for talent, and AI disruption were all key themes this year.

1/1 renewals: Reinsurers stay selective as buyer’s market emerges

Risk-adjusted reductions creep in, but some APAC markets need structural changes.

Rising awareness of cost drives opportunities for AXA XL

The (re)insurer’s new Asia Specialty Head, Todd Wilhelm, makes innovation in risk solutions a top priority.

APAC reinsurance takes on renewed importance following Fed rate cuts

Falling investment returns focuses attention on underwriting discipline.

Monte Carlo reflections: flatter rates shifts focus to long-term stability

Asia could benefit from the unlocking of capital, but reinsurers are indicating caution.

1/1 renewals: Risk challenges remain despite much smoother treaty negotiations

A lower-than-average loss environment, a reduced inflationary environment. and diversification all helped keep rate rises in check.

2023: The year in review

Rates, climate risks, and technology highlight a transformative year as Asian markets, notably China and India, draw global attention for (re)insurance growth.

Mapfre Re pushes into China casualty and life to diversify nat cat risk

Regional Chief Exec Javier Sánchez Cea hopes to get onshore branch licence within “months”.

SIRC 2023 reflections: Discussions focus on the global reinsurance reset

Underwriting discipline, climate change and gen AI all featured prominently on the agenda as industry gathered for Asia’s largest (re)insurance conference.

Munich Re targets emerging risks in China through new R&D centre

Tobias Farny, Munich Re's Chief Executive of China, spoke to (Re)in Asia about various priorities for the German reinsurer, including green technology, electric vehicles, and cyber.

Asia nat cat capacity roars back ahead of 1:1 renewals

Reinsurers pulled back from the market last year but things are now stabilising.

Monte Carlo RVS 2023 reflections: Further repricing on the way as cost of capital continues to bite

Hardening rates, cost of capital, the protection gap, climate change, cyber, and AI all featured prominently during Les Rendez-Vous de Septembre 2023.