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Nov 2026

Reinsurance


From capacity to capability: The value of strategic retakaful and reinsurance partnerships

As financing needs grow across emerging markets, reinsurance is being asked to do more than supply capacity. Retakaful and reinsurance partnerships can strengthen underwriting, data and portfolio management.
 


Indian insurance is now looking beyond growth to resilience

As India becomes a major manufacturing, technology and infrastructure hub, the risks it faces are growing more complex and interconnected.
 


Structured reinsurance offers a way through a softer market

Amid abundant capacity and pricing pressure, insurers are turning to structured reinsurance to manage capital requirements, limit earnings volatility and transfer legacy liabilities.
 

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The state of retakaful and the road ahead

The takaful market is bigger and better regulated than a decade ago, yet retakaful providers still face questions of scale, business quality and competition from conventional reinsurers.
 


Asia's wealth will continue to drive demand for HNW solutions

Asia continues to serve as the engine for growth in the HNW life and health (L&H) (re)insurance space, with Hong Kong recently taking the top spot as the world’s leading cross-border wealth hub and expected to lead into 2030.
 

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Combining speed and discipline

Cedants in Asia are increasingly seeking reinsurance partners that offer more than just capacity, and now look for long-term dependability, risk expertise and responsive decision-making. 
 

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India emerges as APAC L&H reinsurance hotspot

By raising its foreign equity investment cap to 100% for (re)insurance companies and brokers, third-party administrators and MGAs, among others, India has positioned itself as a primary growth market.
 

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APAC reinsurers face further pricing pressure in 2027

Abundant traditional and alternative capital is expected to intensify competition across Asia-Pacific’s reinsurance market, putting pressure on underwriting margins and profitability
 

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Reinsurer eyes APAC expansion anchored in strategic partnerships

VIG Re’s geographic expansion will not compromise its core underwriting principles risk philosophy. 
 


The first Lloyd's syndicate dedicated to the Indian market

Newly established reinsurance platform, Niyam Group combines Indian underwriting expertise and the global reach of Lloyd’s in its Indian operations.
 

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India offers huge opportunities for foreign reinsurers

Foreign reinsurance branches (FRB) in India have expanded rapidly since regulatory changes first allowed them to operate locally in 2015.
 

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Indian cedants today have an array of options for their reinsurance needs

Peak Re is among the early few international reinsurers to get a licence to operate out of India’s GIFT City, the country’s only International Financial Services Centre, in February 2025.
 

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