The past few years have seen growing trade flows into Asia of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and oil and gas, according to the "QBE Marine Insurance Risk Outlook for Asia 2026" report.
Insurers today are dealing with overlapping shocks: pandemic after-effects, cyber accumulation, climate volatility, supply-chain fragility and geopolitical spillovers. They encounter 'permacrisis' cycles where the next event begins before the data from the last one emerges.
The global financial system is confronting the ongoing war in the Middle East, potential inflationary pressures, rising risks of further tightening in financial conditions, and several channels through which market turmoil could escalate into financial instability, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Generali Global Corporate and Commercial (GC&C) has announced that Mr Nuno Antunes will join the company on 20 April, in the context of a planned leadership transition within its Client and Broker Relationship Management (C&BRM) function.
Shareholders of Swiss Re have approved an ordinary dividend of $8 per share for FY2025. The dividend will be paid in Swiss francs, converted from USD, out of voluntary profit reserves, with distribution from 16 April 2026 onwards.
HDI Global has appointed Mr Philip Beblo as Global Head of Property Underwriting, effective 1 May 2026.
The Board of Directors of MAPFRE Re has approved the appointment of Mr Fernando Utrilla Agüero as CFO, as part of the succession process following Mr Daniel Quermia's upcoming retirement.
Oil and gas supply shock triggered by the Middle East conflict has led several Southeast Asian countries to ramp up their coal reserves. A recent report, however, reveals that the region's shift back to coal is likely to increase costs sharply rather than reduce them.
Organisations globally are continuing to accelerate AI adoption, even as security and compliance risks remain well recognise, according to a study by TrendAI, the enterprise AI security division of Trend Micro.