Industrial insurer expands presence in Asia-Pacific region

Estimate covers property and motor hull lines of business, following a series of weather events that affected Queensland and New South Wales late last year

Broker expands Lloyd’s cross-class facility to include facultative reinsurance clients and aviation and space offering

Cover becomes effective if federal minister declares shootings an act of terror

The severe convective storms largely affected Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria in late October and early November

Carrier hires Axa XL senior underwriter to develop regional marine portfolio

Tjornelund will oversee QBE Asia’s strategy for its marine underwriting portfolios and facultative reinsurance business

Low land availability and a mountainous landmass limit the possibility for the large-scale development of solar and onshore wind infrastructure but, as an archipelago, Japan has coastline in abundance

To date 10 International Group affiliates are raising 2026 prices, with remaining two expected to follow suit

'There’s even more capacity in Apac than we realised before,' reinsurance broker's international cyber lead, Jen Braney, says

Regulatory emphasises governance, transparency, security and non-discrimination

Cover uses a parametric index based on wind speed, rainfall and sea conditions, calculated over five-day periods and benchmarked against historical data

Brokerage expanded into Japan last year

Reinsurance broker looks for cyber growth in international markets 

Specialty carrier hires Arch Underwriting director to support Asia-Pacific growth

Regulator proposes changes to capital calculations for single-peril reinsurance and requirement for reinstatement contracts