Asia is highly exposed to natural catastrophes and the resulting natural catastrophes.

Insurance markets are relatively soft in most areas with prices stable or softening and the insurers and reinsurers have been reporting healthy profits. But capacity for some risks and regions remains difficult to secure in the most exposed areas making the completion of insurance programmes difficult to achieve for many.

This session will ask what could and should the insurance sector be doing to work with national governments and transnational bodies such as the World Bank, ASEAN, IFC and the like to tackle this protection gap.

A candid, corporate-led discussion on the realities of programme structuring in Asia. The session examines fronting availability, credit risk and the gap between global programme intent and local execution.

A focus on where programmes succeed or fail in practice. Through real examples, this session explores jurisdictional complexity, cultural differences and how better upfront governance can improve outcomes.

This session examines how captives and parametric solutions are increasingly used as core programme tools, particularly in managing climate, supply chain and volatility risks.

This presentation aims to cut through the hype to focus on practical applications of data and technology in programme execution — from policy issuance to claims handling and reporting.

Our panel will explore how employee benefits, travel risk and mobility exposures are becoming integral to global programme strategy, requiring alignment across HR, risk and finance.

Asia-Pacific is now the global epicentre of cyber risk, accounting for over one-third of all worldwide cyber incidents. Escalating by nearly 50% in recent years, the region's top threats are driven by ransomware, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and AI-powered deepfakes that have sparked a massive surge in social engineering claims.

This session will look at the main cyber threats facing Asian businesses currently and what is expected next, including the rapid adoption of AI, cyber regulation, cyber risk capacity, local or global provision for cyber cover and how risk managers secure the best terms and conditions from their carriers.

What will shape the global insurance programme market over the next 12-24 months? This session will look at the market for global programmes in terms of rates, capacity, exclusions and terms and conditions. Will the competitive market conditions continue or will there be a slow down in the softening of the market? The session will also examine which risks and lines of business are still challenging, as well as how nat cats might influence the condition of the market. Will different regions in Asia see different market conditions?