S&P Global

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S&P revises Japan P&I Club's outlook to positive on disciplined underwriting

July 30 2026

Sustained underwriting performance and prudent risk management underpinned the positive outlook revision.

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India, Malaysia drive biggest insurance deals as APAC activity cools in Q2

July 22 2026

Against a broader regional slowdown, Southeast Asia stood out as the most active deal market.

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Cyber insurers face profitability crossroads as soft market persists: S&P

July 17 2026

Reinsurers are expected to remain the main buffer for rising cyber accumulation risk as the market moves closer to a pricing turn.

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Australia and New Zealand lead APAC insurance M&A in Q1 as India activity slows

May 27 2026

Cross-border expansion by global insurers underpinned Asia-Pacific insurance M&A in Q1 2026, with a rebound in Australia and New Zealand.

Most rated insurers can absorb a 1-in-250-year climate disaster — S&P Global

May 6 2026

Ratings agency warns that catastrophe concentration leaves less diversified insurers more exposed, even after reinsurance and catastrophe premiums.

Equity push fuels China life insurers’ 2025 investment gains — S&P

April 22 2026

China Life’s operating profit jumped 55% to 186.12bn yuan (US$27.31bn) in 2025, while New China Life and Ping An posted gains of 29% and 11%, respectively.

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S&P places Engineering Guarantee Insurance on CreditWatch negative over exposure to distressed manufacturer

March 19 2026

About KRW1tn (US$667m) of guarantee bonds tied to Dawonsys are under scrutiny as delayed rail contracts heighten the risk of claims.

Iran conflict poses limited near-term ratings risk for global insurers, Fitch says

March 18 2026

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.