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EPISODE · Aug 21, 2026 · 39 MIN

Willis' Lay See Ong on the challenges and opportunities created by data centres, plus news and views

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In this episode of the InsuranceAsia News podcast, editor-in-chief Mithun Varkey is joined by deputy editor Andrew Mullen, senior correspondent Aidan Gregory, and reporters Joana Nguyen and Roshan Nambiar, to discuss the latest developments shaping Asia’s insurance and reinsurance markets. This week, Mithun speaks with Lay See Ong, Willis' digital infrastructure industry leader for Asia, to discuss the most rapidly evolving risk story. Lay See discusses surging demand for data centre coverage across APAC and the opportunities and headaches it is creating for risk managers. The team also examines nat cats in China, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea, financial results, the latest with the marine war market, El Nino, and shipbuilding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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