On Coral Triangle Day, the Insure Our Future coalition said most of the world's largest insurers and reinsurers have not ruled out providing support for liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion in the Coral Triangle, despite concerns over the environmental risks posed by fossil fuel development in the region.
Munich Re has announced that its cyber businesses in APAC and Africa will be led by a newly appointed management team.
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) and the Risk and Insurance Management Association of Singapore (RIMAS) have entered into a new strategic collaboration designed to advance professional development, knowledge sharing and organisational resilience across Singapore.
Climatic conditions this year suggest that conditions are conducive to the formation of typhoons in the Northwest Pacific, which are more likely to hit Japan, the Greater China region or South Korea.
AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of "bbb" (Good) of Asian Reinsurance Corporation (Asian Re) (Thailand). The outlook of these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. Concurrently, AM Best has assigned the Thailand National Scale Rating (NSR) of aa+.TH (Superior) to Asian Re. The outlook assigned to the NSR is stable.
Willis latest D&O liability insurance survey 2026 revealed that data loss and cyberattacks remain top concerns for directors and officers in Asia.
FWD Group has appointed Mr Martin Zingg as a Non-Executive Director to its Board of Directors. With this appointment, he has become a member of the Board's audit and risk committees, as well.
Allianz Asia Pacific Regional CFO Vojtech Pivny opened the 19th Asia CFO Summit with a candid, wide-ranging address on what it truly means for a finance leader to be a strategic co-pilot - and how far the industry still has to go to get there.
Gallagher Re has appointed Mr Carlos Grijalva as Executive Director, Head of Cyber for APAC.
Zurich Insurance has announced the promotions of Mr Giles Crowley and Mr Kin Lee to its APAC commercial insurance business. Mr Crowley has been promoted to Head of Customer and Distribution Management (CDM), APAC, and Mr Lee to Head of Energy, APAC.