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Sep 2026

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September-Home
Editor's Letter
Magazine article aboutWhen-capacity-meets-caution

When capacity meets caution

Market Profile
Magazine article aboutCombining-human-expertise-with-advanced-technology-is-the-best-solution-for-life-insurers

Japan

Combining human expertise with advanced technology is the best solution for life insurers

Pursuing a prudent policy of prioritising earnings stability over the pursuit of growth

Removing financial complexity from decisions linked to longer lives

Initiatives for extending healthy life expectancy and promoting regional revitalisation

Rethinking fundamental L&H principles

Japan's life association fosters environment conducive for ageing society

Changing risk environment is creating new opportunities for brokers

Overlapping risks pose growing challenge for Japanese corporates

Becoming a front-runner in insurance inclusion

Global Reinsurance
Magazine article aboutFinancing-growth-absorbing-risk-The-role-of-reinsurance-in-Malaysia-s-economic-development

Financing growth, absorbing risk: The role of reinsurance in Malaysia's economic development

Agriculture reinsurance in China: climate, resilience and the next phase of growth

Nat CAT's changing risk environment show coverage must keep evolving

Market prices are not a reflection of reality

Capacity is ample, but underwriting is disciplined

Renewals to be relationship-driven and solution-led

India's reinsurance market has wind in its sails for the long haul

A market at an inflection point

Supporting local market growth amidst global uncertainty

Domestic infrastructure projects drive reinsurance demand

Marine
Magazine article aboutTransparency-and-risk-guide-marine-insurability

Transparency and risk guide marine insurability

Asia's marine insurance market set for structural shift

Asia steers the future of marine insurance amid rising global risks

Is people-focused protection the future of marine insurance?

Southeast Asia's supply chain reshuffle brings marine risk engineering to the forefront

View from India: The next port of call for India's maritime industry is a P&I Club

The claims risk beneath Gulf-delayed vessels

Insurance
Magazine article aboutMalaysia-Challenges-aplenty-but-life-insurers-remain-resilient-and-committed

Life & health

Malaysia: Challenges aplenty but life insurers remain resilient and committed

Navigating unique cruise travel risks

General

Why insurers must build the right foundations for AI

Reimagining the assessment and insurance of cyber-triggered physical damage risks

Indian market needs to focus on underwriting discipline

China
Magazine article aboutChina-s-insurers-are-quietly-becoming-a-part-of-the-critical-infrastructure

China's insurers are quietly becoming a part of the critical infrastructure

Notebook
Magazine article aboutBoth-culture-and-technology-can-drive-success-in-the-re-insurance-industry

Both culture and technology can drive success in the (re)insurance industry

Brokers confront the protection gap

AIR’s 35th Anniversary
Magazine article aboutLloyd-s-in-Asia-Expanding-footprint-through-its-strong-legacy-in-the-region

Lloyd's in Asia: Expanding footprint through its strong legacy in the region

News

Asian

Australia: Silvers are not happy with the cut in rebates on private health insurance

Hong Kong insurance premiums surge 32% to US$37.4bn in first quarter of 2026

South Korea: Life insurers face declining sales

Thailand: Ageing population boosts life insurance demand

Products and Alliances

Products and Alliances

Diary
People on the move

People on the move

Global Reinsurance

Financing growth, absorbing risk: The role of reinsurance in Malaysia's economic development

As Malaysia prepares for its next phase of development, its ability to finance new opportunities must be matched by its ability to understand and absorb the risks they create.
 

Agriculture reinsurance in China: climate, resilience and the next phase of growth

As climate volatility drives increasingly correlated losses across Asia-Pacific’s farm sector, China’s agricultural insurance market is entering a new phase where growth depends less on scale and more on resilience, data and reinsurance partnership.
 

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Nat CAT's changing risk environment show coverage must keep evolving

From evolving underwriting models to a pioneering approach to CAT risk financing in the Middle East, climate change has fundamentally altered the way CAT risk needs to be assessed and responded to.
 

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Market prices are not a reflection of reality

In the wake of continued tensions and reignited strikes in the Middle East, a distinction between specialty classes of business has opened.
 

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Capacity is ample, but underwriting is disciplined

The global reinsurance market has entered the current renewal cycle from a position of strength. Despite many challenges, capacity remains available.
 

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Renewals to be relationship-driven and solution-led

The global life and health reinsurance market remains resilient and well-positioned for growth, supported by strong industry capital levels, healthy profitability, and increasing demand for reinsurance solutions.
 

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India's reinsurance market has wind in its sails for the long haul

India’s reinsurance market is growing rapidly, driven by economic expansion, regulatory reforms, and rising demand for specialised covers.
 

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A market at an inflection point

The Middle East’s life reinsurance market is evolving as insurers shift towards protection-focused business models, while reinsurers expand their role beyond risk capacity to support product innovation, underwriting and portfolio management.
 

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Supporting local market growth amidst global uncertainty

Nepal’s reinsurance market is small but strategically placed between two giants, China and India. It’s state-backed reinsurer navigates capital constraints, Nat CAT exposure and a costly retrocession market.
 

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Domestic infrastructure projects drive reinsurance demand

As Bhutan’s small insurance market grapples with glacial floods, monsoon volatility and a new GST regime, a reinsurer is betting on cross-border underwriting and product diversification to stay resilient.
 

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