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APAC insurance capital rules boost demand for structured solutions

April 17 2025

Reinsurance is playing an increasingly important role in optimising capital as part of strategic balance sheet management.

A peek inside the tech toolbox: How Asia's life insurers are making use of Gen AI

April 16 2025

Insurers like AIA, Manulife, and Ping An are embracing technology across a variety of use cases, but challenges and regulatory hurdles remain.

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APAC insurance markets brace for impact as US-China trade tensions soar

April 15 2025

Region's insurers face challenges including market volatility, slower premium growth, and increased hedging costs.

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Australia sees record number of GI intermediaries in H2 2024, reversing five-year trend

April 11 2025

Number of intermediaries placing business reverses five-year downward trend and surpasses 2019 peak.

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Asia's insurers tighten manufacturing cyber risk assessments as rising risks loom

April 10 2025

Legacy systems and AI-enhanced attacks are complicating cyber risk management in the manufacturing sector.

Asia drives global life insurance growth as players adapt to regulatory changes, local competition

April 8 2025

2024 financial results show life insurers growing in Asia thanks to rising demand for health and retirement products, even as tighter regulations and increasing competition change the playing field.

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Absence of strong data privacy laws slowing development of Hong Kong's cyber insurance market

April 3 2025

Lack of mandatory breach reporting limits data available for underwriters to price risk.

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Australian deferred pay rules increase D&O exposure for insurers

April 1 2025

The Financial Accountability Regime (FAR), introduced in March, potentially brings a lot of personal exposure for directors, as well as for entities.

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Mandatory core capital requirement could spark consolidation in South Korea's insurance industry

March 27 2025

Mid-sized and smaller insurers likely to face "significant challenges" meeting proposed capital change.

Combined ratio rises slightly, but Australia's non-life insurers maintain revenue growth in Q4

March 26 2025

Australian insurers report A$19.5bn insurance revenue in Q4, double figures from a decade ago.

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OJK looks to shake up Indonesia's insurance industry with massive capital hikes

March 25 2025

Regulator's shock and awe campaign is a "significant global MCR event," says Guy Carpenter's Justin Ward.

Remote risk layers insulate ILS market from storm losses in 2024

March 21 2025

ILS sector posts ‘stellar returns yet again’ in 2024 as losses from Hurricanes Milton and Helene were largely absorbed by primary insurers.

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