Archive

  • Softening cyber market at a "turning point", S&P Global says

    15 July 2026

    Pricing discipline will be key on future trajectory of the cyber market with questions around cyber ILS market

  • Rating agencies foresee more sales of participating life products in China

    25 June 2026

    Low-yield environment, regulatory pressure and sustainable design behind the move

  • World's top 50 non-life firms have $430bn gross natcat exposure

    05 May 2026

    S&P Global has run cohort through 1-in-250 and 1-in-500-year stress tests

  • S&P Global predicts alternative capital and captives will help re/insure hyperscale data centres

    14 April 2026

    Centres are too big, and complex, for individual underwriters, report says

  • India reportedly considering GIC Re-led marine war risks pool

    14 April 2026

    Hong Kong launched similar initiative last November

  • Japan's insurers enter new solvency regime with healthy margins, says S&P Global Ratings

    31 March 2026

    M&A, operating performance and equity sell-off cited for robust capital position

  • Athora's reinsurer struck deal for Japanese whole-of-life policies late last year

    24 March 2026

    S&P Global says public AIR deals in Japan "only amount to about 1.4%" of life policy reserves so far

  • Japanese cedants are keeping asset-intensive reinsurance risks under control

    10 March 2026

    S&P says life firms are diversifying counterparties and taking high levels of collateral cover

  • Lotte Insurance given tougher business improvement plan in South Korea

    09 March 2026

    Private finance-owned insurer must consider sale of business

  • Insurers under strain as Middle East conflict's global dimension can't be ruled out

    03 March 2026

    Marine, trade and political risk insurers to bear underwriting brunt of Middle East conflict