Asia Reinsurance Brokers

What Asia Reinsurance Brokers does

Asia Reinsurance Brokers (ARB) is an independent specialist reinsurance and insurance risk solutions provider founded in 2000 and headquartered in Singapore. The company operates through a Hub and Spoke model with licensed entities in Indonesia (OJK), Malaysia (LFSA for both General and Life reinsurance broking), and a SEC-registered representative office in the Philippines, serving clients in over 10 Asian markets. Its core offering combines Treaty and Facultative reinsurance placement with Adjacent Advisory lines including Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions (cat bonds, ILS, parametric covers), Broking Support, and Claims handling.

The product and technology layer sits on three pillars: (1) Catalytics, an in-house catastrophe risk modelling tool covering Earthquake, Typhoon and Flood perils across Southeast Asia with A.M. Best recognition for capital rating purposes; (2) exclusive regional distribution rights for Excel-based Reinsurance Treaty Pricing Tools and a London-partnered actuarial Reserving Tool that automates Ultimate Loss Ratio calculations; (3) a recently launched Agentic AI claims workflow assistant, no-code Top-line CRM platform, and structured Bottom-line Claims workflow, plus AI-driven anomaly detection for claims fraud. These components are positioned by ARB as enhancing broking and advisory services rather than as standalone SaaS products.

Revenue is earned primarily as commissions on placed reinsurance treaties and facultative covers (transaction-fee model), supplemented by fee-based actuarial and analytics services (data cleansing, portfolio analysis, retention optimisation, technical pricing, DFA, benchmarking) and modest licensing/royalty income from proprietary and distributed technology tools. Pricing is negotiated per engagement on a multi-year basis and not publicly tiered. The firm employs 11-50 staff and reports recognised market dominance in the Southeast Asia treaty segment, with plans to enter China, Hong Kong and Taiwan over a three-to-five year horizon.

Name

Asia Reinsurance Brokers

Legal name

Asia Reinsurance Brokers Pte Ltd

Website

https://arbrokers.asia

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Asia Reinsurance Brokers is an independent Singapore-based specialist reinsurance and insurance risk solutions provider, placing treaty and facultative covers for leading Asian insurers through offices in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, supported by proprietary catastrophe modelling and analytics tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reinsurance Broking

NAICS

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (524210), Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (5242)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Treaty Reinsurance Brokerage (FSAOAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

P&C Reinsurance Brokerage (FSAOAHAG), Reinsurance Broker Analytics, Modeling & Advisory Services (FSAOAHAH)

Keywords

• Reinsurance broking
• Treaty reinsurance
• Facultative reinsurance
• Actuarial services
• Catastrophe modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Kuala Lumpur

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Reinsurance Broking Commission: ARB earns commissions from placing reinsurance treaties and facultative covers on behalf of ceding insurance companies. The company acts as intermediary between insurers and reinsurers, earning a percentage of the reinsurance premium placed.
2. Actuarial and Analytics Services: Fee-based analytical services including catastrophe risk analysis, portfolio analysis, retention optimisation, technical pricing, and market benchmarking exercises for clients.
3. Technology and Software Tools: Distribution of proprietary and third-party technology tools including catastrophe modelling, pricing tools, and reserving software, typically bundled with broking services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ARB is an independent specialist reinsurance and insurance risk solutions provider that places treaty and facultative reinsurance on behalf of ceding insurance and reinsurance companies across Southeast Asia. Its offering combines traditional reinsurance broking — covering Catastrophe XOL, Risk XOL, Proportional, Financial reinsurance, Retakaful, and Alternative Risk Transfer — with in-house actuarial and analytics services, claims handling, broking support, and a suite of proprietary and distributed technology tools (Catalytics catastrophe model, pricing tools, reserving tool, and Agentic AI).

Product overview

Asia Reinsurance Brokers (ARB) operates as a unified reinsurance and risk solutions platform combining broking services with technology-enabled analytical tools. The core offering comprises Treaty and Facultative Reinsurance Broking supported by Actuarial & Analytics Services, Claims Services, and Broking Support. These are augmented by a suite of proprietary and distributed technology products: Catalytics (in-house catastrophe risk modelling for Southeast Asian Earthquake, Typhoon, and Flood perils), Excel-based Reinsurance Treaty Pricing Tools, an exclusive Reserving Tool, Agentic AI (workflow-embedded intelligent assistant for claims productivity), a no-code Top-line CRM Platform, and a Bottom-line Claims Management workflow system. ARB also offers Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions including parametric covers and ILS. The technology products integrate to enhance the broking and advisory core: Catalytics feeds risk analysis into treaty pricing and reinsurance design, the Reserving Tool supports actuarial calculations, and Agentic AI streamlines claims resolution within the broader service delivery framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Treaty Reinsurance Broking Treaty reinsurance broking services covering Catastrophe Excess of Loss, Risk Excess of Loss, and Proportional Reinsurance for ceding insurers across Southeast Asia.
• Facultative Reinsurance Broking Facultative arrangements covering Property All Risks, Business Interruption, Engineering, Construction, Bonds, Aviation Hull, Financial Institutions, Casualty, Professional Indemnity, and Accident & Health.
• Actuarial & Analytics Services Comprehensive actuarial and analytical services including data cleansing, portfolio analysis, retention optimization, catastrophe risk analysis, Dynamic Financial Analysis, technical pricing, market studies, and benchmarking exercises.
• Claims Services Claims handling and recovery services across multiple lines of business, focused on fair and timely resolutions with regional claims teams in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore.
• Broking Support End-to-end documentation management and post-binding servicing for treaty and facultative programs, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and smooth coordination across parties.
• Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions Non-traditional risk transfer solutions including catastrophe bonds, insurance-linked securities (ILS), parametric covers, and structured reinsurance to supplement traditional reinsurance coverage.
• Catalytics Catastrophe Risk Modelling In-house catastrophe risk modelling tool covering Earthquake, Typhoon, and Flood perils across Southeast Asia using probabilistic simulations and scenario-based analysis. The earthquake model is recognized by A.M. Best as equivalent to other catastrophe modelling companies for rating purposes.
• Reinsurance Treaty Pricing Tools Excel-based reinsurance treaty pricing tools with exclusive distribution rights, providing user-friendly and highly customisable pricing capabilities without requiring heavyweight stochastic modelling engines.
• Reserving Tool State-of-the-art actuarial reserving tool distributed exclusively in Southeast Asia in partnership with a London actuarial consultancy. Automates reserving calculations, determines Ultimate Loss Ratios, optimizes pricing strategy, and provides actuarial data visualisations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Agile and responsive claims process with prompt turnaround times
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• London-based Actuarial ConsultancycoreTechnology or IntegrationARB is the exclusive distributor in Southeast Asia for a state-of-the-art reserving tool that automates reserving calculations, determines Ultimate Loss Ratios, and provides actuarial data visualisations.
• Singapore-based Digital Strategy CompanysupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner specialised in digital strategy, execution and technology delivery. Provides end-to-end solutions for IFRS 17 implementation, AI solutions for claims fraud management, and tools for customer lifecycle management.
• SRG & PartnerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLondon-based partnership for sharing ideas and updates on Lloyd's market. William and Stephen visited London for meetings with SRG and partners.
• Global Broker PartnerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerARB partners with like-minded brokers from other parts of the world to provide wider access to global Reinsurance and Retrocession market for Asian clients.
• Insurance Asia NewssupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partnership for publishing industry insights and market analysis including coverage of Philippine cedents and 1.4 renewals market context.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Howden Re: Reinsurance and capital advisory arm of Howden, with growing presence across Asia including Singapore. Positions itself as a nimble alternative to the global majors, making it one of the closest strategic comparables to ARB in the regional reinsurance broker space.
• Lockton Re: Independent reinsurance broking arm of Lockton, the world's largest independent insurance broker. Built out Asia capabilities to compete with the global brokers; comparable to ARB in its emphasis on independent ownership and specialty reinsurance focus.
• TigerRisk Partners: Independent global reinsurance and capital advisory firm with a London hub and Asia outreach. Comparable to ARB as a specialist reinsurance broker focused on complex treaty and ILS placements, though with a stronger global rather than SEA-centric footprint.
• Ardonagh Re (formerly Price Forbes Re): Independent specialty reinsurance broking platform within the Ardonagh group, focused on treaty and facultative placements. Comparable to ARB as an independent specialist broker competing against the global majors for mid-market Asian cedents.

Broad incumbents

• Aon Reinsurance Solutions: Global reinsurance and capital advisory business of Aon plc, with a large Asian footprint. Competes with ARB for treaty mandates across Southeast Asia and Greater China, offering integrated capital, analytics and ILS capabilities.
• Guy Carpenter: Global reinsurance specialty arm of Marsh McLennan, operating the world's largest dedicated reinsurance broking franchise with a major presence in Asia. Direct competitor to ARB on treaty and facultative placements for Asian cedents, but with materially deeper carrier relationships, global balance sheet and analytics scale.
• Marsh Reinsurance: Reinsurance broking arm of Marsh McLennan alongside Guy Carpenter, providing treaty and facultative placements globally including Asia. Overlaps directly with ARB's core broking services and competes for the same regional cedents.

Others

• Janes (formerly Janes IHS Markit Risk): Risk analytics and data provider serving reinsurance and insurance markets with peril, security and counterparty data. Relevant as a comparable specialist analytics vendor adjacent to ARB's actuarial and Catalytics offerings.
• AIR Worldwide (Verisk): Catastrophe risk modelling vendor whose models compete directly with ARB's Catalytics tool for Earthquake, Typhoon and Flood perils in Asia. Relevant as a technology benchmark and potential ecosystem partner/competitor in the regional cat-modelling space.

Regional players

• J.B. Boda Group: India-headquartered insurance and reinsurance broker with regional Asia presence. Comparable to ARB as an independent regional broker serving cedents in emerging Asian markets, though primarily India-focused rather than Southeast Asia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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