Howden has announced the expansion of its M&A insurance solutions capability in Asia, with 12 new appointments across Greater China, Japan and Singapore.
Asia's semiconductor supply chain faces rising tail risk from helium tightness as the conflict with Iran drags on and Qatar's natural gas disruption persists. Credit risk would worsen if supply shortages exceed inventory buffers, resulting in higher-cost sourcing, increased working-capital needs and production prioritisation, Fitch Ratings said in a commentary.
As extreme weather events intensify, insurers face interconnected pressures, including how to price physical risk more accurately, manage growing volatility and capture emerging demand for resilience-related services, says a report released by MSCI Institute, an organisation that promotes knowledge that tackles systemic challenges to create long-term value through global capital markets.
Howden has announced leadership appointments and regional structure changes to better serve clients and insurer partners. According to a statement from the firm, these changes will more closely align expertise and shape the business to bring all of its growing capabilities and talent to clients across regional borders.
As small and medium enterprises (SMEs) rapidly adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud-based infrastructures to scale, they are discovering that these growth engines also act as "risk multipliers", introducing new vulnerabilities into their core operations.
The Asia Trusted Life Agents & Advisers Awards (ATLAA), widely regarded as the region's leading recognition in financial advisory, has opened for nominations to kickstart the competition for agents and advisers across Asia Pacific. The awards feature a rigorous, independently audited judging process to identify excellence within the industry.
The situation in the Middle East, especially in countries directly involved in the conflict, continues to evolve in quick time. The situation on the ground in each country is nuanced, changing rapidly (sometimes by the hour), and travellers are being advised to assess their own risk profile and reasons for going there.
Allianz SE and Canada's Sun Life Financial are exploring bids for HSBC Holdings' insurance operations in Singapore, following the bank's announcement of a strategic review of the business, sources familiar with the matter indicated to the news agency Bloomberg.
MSIG Asia has announced leadership changes, effective 1 April 2026.