Spotlight Archives - InsuranceAsia News https://insuranceasianews.com/post_category/spotlight/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Acord aims for ‘absolute sweet spot’ with Singapore roll out of digital messaging platform https://insuranceasianews.com/acord-aims-for-absolute-sweet-spot-with-singapore-roll-out-of-digital-messaging-platform/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 23:30:14 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207517 Ex-International Underwriting Association CEO Dave Matcham, now global ambassador for Acord Solutions Group, says the platform is part of a regional hub model called ‘Connected Markets’.

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Industry-owned data specialist Acord Solutions Group (ASG) will seek to place the last link in its regional hub chain with the formal launch of its new messaging platform in Singapore next year, accor...

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]]> Hong Kong to ‘anchor’ Sun Life’s APAC growth push after fantastic 2025: Manjit Singh https://insuranceasianews.com/hong-kong-to-anchor-sun-lifes-apac-growth-push-after-fantastic-2025-manjit-singh/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:30:13 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=206405 Insurer's regional division has been boosted by its bancassurance partnership in Hong Kong and investments in emerging markets, notably India and Indonesia, its Asia president tells InsuranceAsia News.

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Sun Life Financial will double down on organic growth in its key markets in APAC next year, with the region expected to make an important contribution to the earnings of the Canadian insurance and ass...

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]]> ‘Enabling, not disrupting’: bolttech’s data-driven push to close the global protection gap https://insuranceasianews.com/enabling-not-disrupting-bolttechs-data-driven-push-to-close-the-global-protection-gap/ Sun, 14 Dec 2025 23:30:11 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=206663 CEO Rob Schimek outlines how the Singapore-born insurtech is sharpening its strategy, pivoting to profitability-led growth while mapping out its next expansion moves and capital-raising plans.

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Insurtech company bolttech is positioning itself squarely at the "intersection of technology and insurance" in a market where risks are expanding faster than traditional insurance models can adapt, fo...

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]]> Descartes shakes things up with Japan earthquake launch, treaty parametric push to drive APAC growth https://insuranceasianews.com/descartes-targets-apac-growth-with-japan-quake-launch-and-treaty-parametric-push/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:30:15 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=205424 As traditional cat reinsurance tightens and retentions harden, Descartes is betting big on parametric covers, fresh capacity, and Japan as a launchpad for change, APAC head Ben Qin tells InsuranceAsia News. 

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Descartes Underwriting, in its wider Asia-Pacific push, is pairing its new parametric earthquake product in Japan with a growing pipeline of treaty reinsurance opportunities that tap fresh, non-duplic...

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]]> HDI Global eyes ‘one-stop shop’ with further hires, product launches in Southeast Asia https://insuranceasianews.com/hdi-global-eyes-one-stop-shop-with-further-hires-product-launches-in-southeast-asia/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:30:43 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=206439 Cristiano Pizzocheri, head of market management for Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East in Singapore, tells InsuranceAsia News that the insurer plans to add more staff in Singapore in 2026 and bring financial lines, A&H, cyber products to the region.

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HDI Global is eyeing further growth of its Asian team in 2026 as part of its ambitions to expand in specialty lines and grow its nascent energy hub in the region, according to its head of market manag...

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]]> Not resting on their laurels, people-powered Miller eyes seat at South Korea’s top table https://insuranceasianews.com/not-resting-on-their-laurels-people-powered-miller-eyes-seat-at-south-koreas-top-table/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:30:08 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=206335 Having begun operations at the start of the year, the specialist (re)insurance broker plans expansion through organic and inorganic growth as it seeks to be among the top three brokers within the next five years, country head David Kim says.

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Around a year after setting up shop in South Korea, specialist (re)insurance broker Miller Insurance is aiming to be among the top three brokers within five years, as it embarks on a policy of attract...

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]]> After Hong Kong and Singapore’s flying start, Malaysian Re mulls ILS market entry amid ‘early stage’ discussions https://insuranceasianews.com/after-hong-kong-and-singapores-flying-start-malaysian-re-mulls-ils-market-entry-amid-early-stage-discussions/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:30:26 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=205400 Largest reinsurer in Malaysia expects to increase its GWP to around US$580m in FY25, president and CEO Ahmad Noor Azhari Abdul Manaf tells InsuranceAsia News.

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Malaysian Re will consider tapping the catastrophe bond and ILS market as the nascent growth of third-party capital in Southeast Asia presents opportunities for local reinsurers, according to its pres...

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]]> ‘We’re built to last’: Everest Re’s Kevin Bogardus on Asia growth with diversification, client focus key https://insuranceasianews.com/were-built-to-last-everest-res-kevin-bogardus-on-asia-growth-with-diversification-client-focus-key/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 23:30:40 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=204676 Regional CEO speaks to IAN about reinforcing the reinsurer's APAC footprint by sticking to a long-term, relationship-driven strategy, ramping up speciality and structured solutions, and moving closer to key markets such as India.

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Everest Re is charting a steady, deliberate course in Asia Pacific, building a diversified portfolio and deepening long-term partnerships and expanding its specialty offerings, regional CEO Kevin Boga...

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]]> Howden Re looks to bring ‘something very different to the market’, APAC head Andy Souter says https://insuranceasianews.com/howden-re-looks-to-bring-something-very-different-to-the-market-apac-head-andy-souter-says/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 23:30:13 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=205875 Reinsurance broker outlines its growth ambitions in APAC and how it aims to provide clients with holistic solutions beyond traditional reinsurance placements.

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While the Asia-Pacific region remains an exciting growth market for Howden Re, APAC head Andy Souter believes the broker is introducing “something very different to the market”.
“The way I would descr...

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]]> With MGAs not all created equally, ‘only the fittest will survive’: Vivace’s Rebekah Khew https://insuranceasianews.com/with-not-all-mgas-created-equal-only-the-fittest-will-survive-vivaces-rebekah-khew-says/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:50:12 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=205594 Speaking to InsuranceAsia News’ Between the Lines podcast, the APAC director for the marine-focused underwriting specialist spoke in depth about one of the fastest-growing segments in the insurance industry today.

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Amid a soft market, accompanied by an influx of MGAs setting up in the region, there has been concern over the long-term sustainability of the specialised insurance intermediary due to the potential l...

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