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AM Best confirms stable outlook for Malaysia’s non-life insurance sector

Credit ratings agency AM Best has confirmed the outlook for Malaysia’s non-life insurance industry is stable, highlighting regulatory measures aimed at increasing insurance penetration and the phased removal of tariffs on motor and fire insurance. The rating agency noted that although Malaysia’s real GDP growth is expected to slow in the near term due to…

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Pre-arranged disaster finance hits record high, Centre for Disaster Protection finds

New analysis released by the Center for Disaster Protection, an independent organization dedicated to strengthening the way the global system finances responses to climate and disaster shocks, shows that pre-arranged disaster risk financing is expanding rapidly around the world, while the poorest and most vulnerable countries still receive only a fraction of the total. In…

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Swiss Re’s Amitabha Ray on tackling Asia’s protection gap and emerging risks in 2026

In a recent interview with Reinsurance News, Amitabha Ray, CEO of Swiss Re India, shared his insights on the changing landscape of reinsurance in 2026, with a specific focus on India and the wider Asia-Pacific market. As the global reinsurance market looks ahead to 2026, despite rising uncertainty, resilience continues to define the landscape, particularly…

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Slide Insurance expects 33% top-line growth for 2025

Technology-based insurance company Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. expects full-year gross premiums in 2025 to be between US$1.77 billion and US$1.78 billion, a year-on-year increase of 33%. Today, Slide released some preliminary financial indicators for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, indicating solid growth heading into 2026. In addition to the full-year growth noted above,…

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Florida property insurance market shows strong recovery, ALIRT reports

ALIRT, a provider of insurance market research and analysis, recently released its annual review of Florida’s domestic property insurance market, highlighting the overall state of the market following tort reform. According to ALIRT, this segment of Florida’s real estate market has shifted dramatically from a near-collapse state in 2022, when rampant litigation abuse, soaring loss…

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Guidewire introduces Olos to advance pricing, underwriting and workers’ comp performance

Guidewire, known for delivering cloud solutions tailored to property and casualty insurance companies, is positioning its newly released Olos as a significant advancement in the way the industry manages pricing, underwriting and workers’ compensation claims. The company sees Olos as a series of enhancements designed to increase operational speed and precision while enabling insurers to…

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Aon Client Treaty renewed and expanded for 2026 with 28.5% line size maintained

Global re/insurance brokerage group Aon has announced the renewal of its fast-track automated insurance vehicle, the Aon Client Treaty (ACT), to 2026, which has been extended to provide clients with 28.5% pre-guaranteed Lloyd’s coinsurance capacity as in the 2025 renewal. As in 2025, next year ACT will provide 28.5% coinsurance on business placed through Aon’s…

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Atradius Syndicate 1864 receives final Lloyd’s approval to underwrite

Global credit insurer Atradius has received final regulatory approval for its Lloyd’s Syndicate 1864 and will commence underwriting operations from January 1, 2026. Syndicate 1864, which received “in-principle” approval from Lloyds back in July, will focus on trade credit risks, starting with new and existing clients in the European financial sector. By using credit insurance,…

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