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Read our Asia focused insurance or reinsurance news and analysis below. The Asia market is a key area of expansion for global insurance and reinsurance players, while also being home to some of the largest companies in the market.
Willis appoints Alex Benson as Head of Construction and Natural Resources Claims in Asia
20th January 2026
WTW subsidiary, Willis, has confirmed the appointment of Alex Benson as Head of Construction and Natural Resources Claims for Asia, with the role commencing on 6 April 2026. Operating from Singapore, Benson will join the regional leadership team and report directly to Alex Rosati, Head of Claims for Asia at Willis. The ... Read the full article
Chaucer appoints Les Loh as CEO Singapore and Dan Bryan as Head of Reinsurance APAC
13th January 2026
Global speciality re/insurance group Chaucer has appointed Les Loh as Chief Executive Officer, Singapore, subject to regulatory approval, and Dan Bryan as Head of Reinsurance Asia Pacific, reporting to Loh. Loh will assume his role on 2 March 2026, while Bryan will start in Q2 2026. Loh joins Chaucer from Guy Carpenter, ... Read the full article
MS Amlin renews and grows Phoenix Re sidecar to record $115m for 2026
6th January 2026
Global insurer and reinsurer MS Amlin has announced that Phoenix Re, its Asian-focused insurance-linked securities (ILS) vehicle, has been renewed for 2026 to a record $115 million, an increase of $25 million on 2025. As revealed by our ILS-focused sister publication, Artemis, back on December 24th, 2025, this is the ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re partners with NTU Singapore to establish Asia Hazards Program
10th November 2025
Global reinsurance brokerage Gallagher Re has strategically partnered with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), ranked among the world’s top universities, to establish the Gallagher Re Asia Hazards Program and co-fund three PhD scholarships. The program was launched in partnership with the Asian School of the Environment (ASE) and the Earth ... Read the full article
There’s an opportunity to bring fresh parametric capacity to Asia: Qin, Descartes
6th November 2025
Descartes Underwriting, the specialist in corporate parametric solutions, sees a growing opportunity to bring fresh, sustainable parametric capacity to Asia, particularly within frequency layers where insurers are facing higher retentions, according to Ben Qin, Head of Asia Pacific. In an interview with Reinsurance News around the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC), ... Read the full article
Policybazaar launches reinsurance operations across Asia and the Middle East
5th November 2025
Policybazaar.com, one of India's largest insurance platforms, has expanded its global footprint with the launch of its reinsurance operations in Sri Lanka, Qatar, Oman, and the UAE. With this launch, Policybazaar becomes one of the first India-based intermediaries to introduce a technology-driven reinsurance model across the rapidly growing regions of Asia ... Read the full article
Clients in Asia benefit from lower premiums amid softening insurance market: Aon
4th November 2025
Soft conditions are prevailing across the Asia insurance market, allowing clients to benefit from lower premiums across all major lines and reinvest savings into broader wordings, additional limits, and new coverages, according to insurance and reinsurance broking firm Aon. Aon's Q3 2025 Global Insurance Market Insights Report highlighted that soft market ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Andrew Minnitt as Head of Southeast Asia
5th September 2025
Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has announced the appointment of Andrew Minnitt as Head of Southeast Asia. The newly created role brings together Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam as a unified subregion. Minnitt will expand his current role as Head of Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia to ... Read the full article
As Asia’s over-65 population nearly doubles by 2050, insurers face new financial risks: Swiss Re
2nd September 2025
As Asia’s population ages rapidly, insurers must adjust their strategies to meet the changing needs of older adults, according to Ping Ji, Matt Singleton, and Torben Swart of Swiss Re Group, a global reinsurance company that provides research and risk management support to life and health insurers. In 2000, only 6% ... Read the full article
Asian reinsurers’ overseas diversification strategy seen as credit positive: AM Best
22nd August 2025
According to a new report from AM Best, Asia’s reinsurers are actively expanding to mature overseas markets as part of a move to diversify and be more agile with underwriting cycle management, which is seen as credit positive. With economic momentum slowing in China, and mature markets like Japan and South ... Read the full article
Swiss Re highlights growing health and mortality protection gaps across Asia
30th July 2025
Swiss Re, a reinsurer known for its expertise in risk management and insurance solutions, has released a detailed report exposing the widening gaps in health and mortality protection across Asia. The report includes findings from a survey involving more than 12,000 consumers in 12 different markets, offering valuable insights into the ... Read the full article
Central & West Asian insurers turn to international reinsurance amid risks: AM Best
16th April 2025
Central and West Asian insurers are increasingly turning to international reinsurance business as they seek to diversify their domestic books and establish a presence in foreign markets—though this approach carries substantial risks, according to a recent report by AM Best. The rating agency noted that the withdrawal of Russian capacity following ... Read the full article
MAPFRE Economics raises global growth forecast to 3.1% for 2025, led by Asia
27th March 2025
MAPFRE Economics, the research arm of MAPFRE, a Spain-based insurance company, has raised its global growth forecast in its latest Economic and Industry Outlook 2025 report, projecting a 3.1% increase in global GDP for 2025, a slight upward revision from previous estimates. The report also anticipates a 3% global growth rate ... Read the full article
Underwriting discipline likely to remain for majority of market: William Ho, MS Amlin
28th November 2024
In an interview with Reinsurance News, William Ho, Chief Executive Officer of MS Amlin for Asia Pacific, affirmed that although reinsurance market dynamics in Asia have shifted in 2024, discipline is expected to persist as the company continues to innovate for clients and brokers in an ever changing landscape. We spoke ... Read the full article
Singapore aims to reinforce position as leading Asian reinsurance hub: Deputy PM Gan Kim Yong
4th November 2024
In his keynote address at the 20th Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC), Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry, and Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), outlined a detailed plan to reinforce Singapore as Asia’s leading reinsurance hub. While Gan's keynote touched on numerous ... Read the full article
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