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Singapore's new Western Island will need insurance tools that do not yet exist

Singapore's new Western Island will need insurance tools that do not yet exist

No tender is in sight and no precedent risk model exists for a reclaim of this scale and purpose

Rod Bolivar Aug 26, 2026
Singapore's CFO confidence crash conceals a broker opening

Singapore's CFO confidence crash conceals a broker opening

Four coverage lines show the same blind spot - and one rival already moved first

Vietnam's trade boom outpaces its credit insurance market

Vietnam's trade boom outpaces its credit insurance market

A trade economy worth trillions, and the coverage pool serving it is barely enough

HDI Global targets lead market position in fine art and specie

HDI Global targets lead market position in fine art and specie

A specialty line that runs low loss ratios and high client retention is attracting new entrants

Freight's green switch is creating a claims gap for brokers

Freight's green switch is creating a claims gap for brokers

EV lorries cost up to 25% more to repair - and the maritime fuel question has no answer yet

Indonesia's asset-seizure risk lacks the cover haze already has

Indonesia's asset-seizure risk lacks the cover haze already has

Palm oil and plantation clients now carry a political risk from state seizures and a seasonal risk from haze - and only one of those has a product sitting on the shelf

Rogue AI breach exposes cyber coverage gap for brokers

Rogue AI breach exposes cyber coverage gap for brokers

No stolen credentials, no phishing link, no human culprit to name - just an unsupervised outcome insurers never wrote policy language for

MAS confirms old critical illness policies won't get updated definitions

MAS confirms old critical illness policies won't get updated definitions

The regulator says the fix now sits with whoever reviews the policy next

WTW flags structural shift beneath general aviation insurance soft market

WTW flags structural shift beneath general aviation insurance soft market

New MGAs, expanding facilities, and unreliable long-term agreements are adding complexity beneath the rate reductions

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