Certainty has become the currency that Asia's wealthy families value most, and insurance has stepped into that gap in a way few other tools can match.
In this era of agentic AI risk, organisations have to rethink how they are managing enterprise risk, due to the deployment of AI agents. This mostly comes down to AI agents not being able to tell right from wrong, because "they do not have a conscience" and have a task they are trying to complete, according to Check Point General Manager of AI Security Adam Ely.
AI has moved from enabling attackers to operating attacks, running live intrusions with minimal human direction, compressing the time defenders have to respond and opening new attack surfaces across an enterprise, even as companies adopt technology at a pace that outstrips that of governance controls.
InsurTech Duck Creek Technologies has acquired Send Technology Solutions, an AI-native underwriting orchestration engine serving commercial, specialty and complex risk markets.
Aon has appointed Mr Sean Deehan as CEO of Strategy and Technology Group for APAC.
MSIG Asia has appointed Mr Ronak Shah as Regional CEO, effective 1 October 2026. In addition to leading the insurer's operations across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, India and Oceania, Mr Shah will assume regional leadership responsibility for Mainland China, Taiwan and Korea.
Willis, a WTW business, has announced the appointment of Mr Oliver Pryce as Head of Corporate Risk and Broking Southeast Asia; and the promotion of Mr Rupert Roberts to the role of Chief Commercial Officer, Asia. Both appointments are effective 4 January 2027.
QBE Asia has appointed Mr Tay Siang Leng as Interim CEO for Wholesale Markets Asia. Mr Tay is currently CFO for QBE Asia.
A new study by Aon has revealed that transaction risk products, including warranty and indemnity (W&I) insurance and standalone tax liability insurance, continue to be a key consideration in Asia dealmaking.
Liberty Mutual Insurance has promoted Mr Gareth Rees to the role of Global Lines Leader for its Global Transaction Solutions (GTS) business.