Zurich Insurance Group reported strong first-half 2026 results for its Asia Pacific business, driven by continued growth in its Life & Savings (L&S) and P&C operations. For the six months ended 30 June, the insurer posted Business Operating Profit (BOP) of $348m, up 15% from a year earlier. Life & Savings BOP rose 19% as insurance revenue increased 16% to $1.4bn. P&C BOP, meanwhile, climbed 12% alongside an 11% increase in GWP to $2.3bn. The business also reported a combined ratio of 94.0%.
The Tokyo area, an important data centre hub in Asia-Pacific, is one of the most Nat CAT and climate hazard-exposed locations globally, says a HDI Global report.
Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance broking and advisory firm, has appointed Luc Morement as Managing Director, Facultative, APAC.
A three nation East Asian study has found that the speed at which first-line innovative therapies are covered and administered to the patients, by national health insurance schemes, significantly affects survival among patients with multiple myeloma, according to a report about the study published in Korea Biomedical Review.
MNK International has appointed Mr William Wakeham as Managing Director of its new international energy division. The new division will focus on selected markets across Asia, alongside other territories, and work with insureds, local brokers and cedants.
Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group, has appointed Mr Abbas Choker as CFO, APAC.
Although global natural disaster losses reached $112bn in the first half of 2026-slightly below the ten-year average of $113bn-Asia-Pacific faces growing climate-related threats, according to Munich Re.
Asia is central to the global build-out of AI server infrastructure, given its manufacturing strengths and supply chain integration, according to a report from Eastspring Investments, the asset management business of Prudential.
Willis has urged data centre owners, developers, builders, operators and investors globally to rethink traditional insurance buying, warning that many organisations may be securing capacity beyond their actual exposure due to risks not being fully understood or quantified.
Sun Life has announced the launch of Sun Life Private Wealth, an integrated platform supporting high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (uHNW) individuals, families and advisers as they build, preserve and transfer wealth across generations.