Insurers in Australia and Japan have the greatest exposure to weather-related losses among major APAC markets, while solid capital buffers and adaptive underwriting will help mitigate rising risks.
The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) has released a statement, calling on the next government to prioritise climate adaptation, resilience and long-term funding to reduce the country's exposure to natural hazards.
Halliwell has further strengthened its presence in APAC with the acquisition of Maynard Marks, one of New Zealand's leading property and building consultancies.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) have outlined supervisory expectations on cyber risks associated with frontier AI.
Achieving net zero targets sooner than planned will limit long-lasting changes to El Niño and the tropical Pacific, however, the heat stored deep in the ocean means changes to the tropical Pacific could persist for centuries ahead.
The Global Asia Insurance Partnership (GAIP) has announced that Lloyd's Asia has joined the Asia-focussed, neutral tripartite platform as a Supporting Partner, bringing a specialist (re)insurance market perspective to GAIP's work to address protection gaps and strengthen resilience against the complex and evolving risks affecting Asia.
Data from WTW's Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor reveals that completed M&A deal value grew by 23.9% year-on-year during the first nine months of 2026, rising to $1.65bn from $1.33 bn in the same period of 2025.
Around 10,000 homes in four major cities of New Zealand could become difficult to insure in another decade ahead and this could make them ineligible for any mortgage or lending facilities, according to a new report released by New Zealand's Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) and Statistics New Zealand.
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has appointed Mr Oliver Wilcox as Head of Energy within its marine and energy division.
Coface has promoted Mr Zach Spencer to the role of Head of Risk Underwriting, APAC. He leads the company's risk underwriting teams across the region.