At Insurtech Insights Asia 2025 on 3-4 December, Peak Re joined industry leaders and technology innovators to explore the transformative impact of technology on the future of re/insurance.

Drawing on our global insights and regional expertise, Peak Re contributed insights on underwriting modernisation and emerging cyber risk trends, illustrating how innovation can enhance resilience, close protection gaps, and support the evolving needs of Asia’s growing middle‑class communities.

Our participation reaffirms our commitment to driving positive, sustainable change in reinsurance and supporting meaningful collaboration across the industry.

Agenda Highlights:

Bridging Gaps: Challenges and Opportunities for Cyber Insurance in Asia

• Edward Shen, Head of Casualty Product Underwriting, Peak Re (Moderator)

• Alvin Kwock, Co-Founder & Group CEO, AIFT

• Liu Yi, Senior Property Underwriter, Ping An Property & Casualty Insurance Company

• Noboru Ishizu, Head of Liability, Cyber & Financial Insurance, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company

• Steve Dsouza, Chief Risk Officer, ICICI Lombard General Insurance

Brief introduction:

As cyber risks grow in scale and complexity, the demand for effective and resilient cyber insurance solutions is rapidly increasing across Asia. This panel brings together leading experts from top insurers in Japan, India and China, alongside reinsurers and insurtech innovators, to explore how the industry can bridge gaps in protection, capacity, and collaboration.

The discussion will delve into critical areas shaping the region’s cyber insurance landscape — from underwriting challenges and innovation through insurtech partnerships to claims handling and incident response. We will also examine regulatory and legal frameworks, and the differences in coverage structures across key markets, highlighting how these factors influence risk management strategies.

The session will showcase collaborative approaches and emerging opportunities to enhance cyber readiness and resilience across Asia’s diverse digital economies.

AI and Data: Transforming Life Underwriting into a Smarter, Automated Future

By Limin Chen, Head of Underwriting, Life and Health

Brief introduction:

Traditionally, life underwriting has largely relied on human expertise and experiential knowledge. However, with the advent of the big data and AI era, insurance companies now have unprecedented access to diverse datasets, and underwriting methodologies are maturing rapidly. As a result, the field is transitioning from intuition-driven decisions to data- and AI-powered processes. This presentation explores these shifts through two key lenses: data-driven underwriting decisions for principal risks (such as health questions, non-medical limits, and substandard case loading) and AI-enabled intelligent & automatic underwriting systems.

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