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Historical loss experience becoming less reliable guide to future risk: Aon
Global Catastrophe Recap: First Half of 2026 report shows floods in China in May and June were the costliest nat cat event for Asia, with economic losses of about US$4.9bn.
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John Neal’s conduct ‘fell significantly below standards’, Lloyd’s finds
UK insurance exchange had opened an investigation in November linked to Neal’s six-year stint as CEO.
John Neal’s conduct ‘fell significantly below standards’, Lloyd’s finds
UK insurance exchange had opened an investigation in November linked to Neal’s six-year stint as CEO.
UK insurance exchange had opened an investigation in November linked to Neal’s six-year stint as CEO.
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Price Forbes Singapore appoints Craig McCoig-Lees as head of casualty MGA
McCoig-Lees, who joins from Howden Re, will be responsible for expanding Price Forbes Re’s MGA proposition.
Price Forbes Singapore appoints Craig McCoig-Lees as head of casualty MGA
McCoig-Lees, who joins from Howden Re, will be responsible for expanding Price Forbes Re’s MGA proposition.
McCoig-Lees, who joins from Howden Re, will be responsible for expanding Price Forbes Re’s MGA proposition.
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APAC insurers face growing stress from nat cat loss triple threat: S&P Global
Rapid AI adoption and converging cybersecurity issues are also risks to sector stability and issuer credit quality.
APAC insurers face growing stress from nat cat loss triple threat: S&P Global
Rapid AI adoption and converging cybersecurity issues are also risks to sector stability and issuer credit quality.
Rapid AI adoption and converging cybersecurity issues are also risks to sector stability and issuer credit quality.
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Niyam Group names Prathemesh Apte as director of risk and compliance
He joins the India-focused reinsurance start-up from Bajaj General Insurance.
Niyam Group names Prathemesh Apte as director of risk and compliance
He joins the India-focused reinsurance start-up from Bajaj General Insurance.
He joins the India-focused reinsurance start-up from Bajaj General Insurance.
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Allianz Commercial names Davinder Panesar as ART business development, underwriting leader for APAC
He will relocate to Singapore from Allianz Commercial in London, where he currently underwrites global captive fronting transactions.
Allianz Commercial names Davinder Panesar as ART business development, underwriting leader for APAC
He will relocate to Singapore from Allianz Commercial in London, where he currently underwrites global captive fronting transactions.
He will relocate to Singapore from Allianz Commercial in London, where he currently underwrites global captive fronting transactions.
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Allianz Trade promotes Daf Owen to Asia Pacific role to accelerate surety growth
Owen will relocate from Brisbane to Hong Kong and report to Chris Markesteijn, regional head of surety and guarantees for Asia Pacific.
Allianz Trade promotes Daf Owen to Asia Pacific role to accelerate surety growth
Owen will relocate from Brisbane to Hong Kong and report to Chris Markesteijn, regional head of surety and guarantees for Asia Pacific.
Owen will relocate from Brisbane to Hong Kong and report to Chris Markesteijn, regional head of surety and guarantees for Asia Pacific.
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Mapfre Re India appoints Supreeth TK as non-life treaty underwriter at Gift City
He was most recently assistant vice president, focusing on cat and non-cat treaty at Swiss Re.
Mapfre Re India appoints Supreeth TK as non-life treaty underwriter at Gift City
He was most recently assistant vice president, focusing on cat and non-cat treaty at Swiss Re.
He was most recently assistant vice president, focusing on cat and non-cat treaty at Swiss Re.
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Sompo to acquire Brazilian insurer Fator Seguradora
Fator Seguradora focuses on corporate insurance and business risk management solutions, with particular strength in property, surety, and financial lines.
Sompo to acquire Brazilian insurer Fator Seguradora
Fator Seguradora focuses on corporate insurance and business risk management solutions, with particular strength in property, surety, and financial lines.
Fator Seguradora focuses on corporate insurance and business risk management solutions, with particular strength in property, surety, and financial lines.
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Supply outstripping demand, but El Nino, Middle East headwinds could shift market: Guy Carpenter’s Tony Gallagher
Long tail impacts of the conflict in the Middle East and El Nino could reshape APAC's reinsurance market in the second half of 2026, according to the APAC CEO.
Supply outstripping demand, but El Nino, Middle East headwinds could shift market: Guy Carpenter’s Tony Gallagher
Long tail impacts of the conflict in the Middle East and El Nino could reshape APAC's reinsurance market in the second half of 2026, according to the APAC CEO.
Long tail impacts of the conflict in the Middle East and El Nino could reshape APAC's reinsurance market in the second half of 2026, according to the APAC CEO.
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Howden names Elizabeth Antoine to lead new aviation practice in Australia
She has been appointed as a partner having most recently served as a client manager for Gallagher Aviation since January 2021.
Howden names Elizabeth Antoine to lead new aviation practice in Australia
She has been appointed as a partner having most recently served as a client manager for Gallagher Aviation since January 2021.
She has been appointed as a partner having most recently served as a client manager for Gallagher Aviation since January 2021.
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Pinnacle Underwriting taps James Kyte as casualty, financial lines head for ANZ
He joins the Australian fac specialist MGA from Hannover Re, where he was a senior underwriter for cyber and facultative casualty for Australasia.
Pinnacle Underwriting taps James Kyte as casualty, financial lines head for ANZ
He joins the Australian fac specialist MGA from Hannover Re, where he was a senior underwriter for cyber and facultative casualty for Australasia.
He joins the Australian fac specialist MGA from Hannover Re, where he was a senior underwriter for cyber and facultative casualty for Australasia.
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Strong 2025 insurance profits mask long-term structural challenges: Bain & Company
Consulting firm points to difficulties around affordability and access, digital gains that do not translate into economic advantage, and fragmenting value chains as three major headwinds facing the industry.
Strong 2025 insurance profits mask long-term structural challenges: Bain & Company
Consulting firm points to difficulties around affordability and access, digital gains that do not translate into economic advantage, and fragmenting value chains as three major headwinds facing the industry.
Consulting firm points to difficulties around affordability and access, digital gains that do not translate into economic advantage, and fragmenting value chains as three major headwinds facing the industry.
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Surging AI-driven semiconductor investment across Asia brings billion-dollar opportunities – and major underwriting headaches.
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Australia’s M&A rules becomes DNA of dealmaking as cross-border execution risk rises
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Supply outstripping demand, but El Nino, Middle East headwinds could shift market: Guy Carpenter’s Tony Gallagher
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BP Marsh homes in on ‘tremendous opportunities’ in APAC insurance distribution niche
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AI rollout, war impacts to drive specialty innovation in greater China: Markel’s Chelsea Jiang
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Hong Kong’s first virtual insurer eyes Malaysia-led Southeast Asia push after hitting ‘critical’ US$100m revenue milestone
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‘Forerunners in the unforeseeable’: Knightcorp challenges the status quo in Australia’s consolidated insurance market
M&A
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Sompo to acquire Brazilian insurer Fator Seguradora
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Australia’s M&A rules becomes DNA of dealmaking as cross-border execution risk rises
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Marsh confirms full ownership of Thailand subsidiary, rebrands as Marsh Risk Thailand
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KKR joins Amwins–Dragoneer consortium in US$5.4bn Steadfast bid
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OK Financial named preferred bidder for Yebyeol Non-Life
ESG
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Lloyd’s looks for new way to meet diversity challenge after scrapping Dive In festival after 12 years
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Swiss Re faces activist scrutiny for underwriting new LNG terminals, CEO defends ‘very robust’ ESG framework
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QBE hands Mandy Chan expanded role as head of operational power generation, ESG for Asia
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Carbon credit specialist Oka launches in Singapore
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‘You can’t do it as a hobby’: ESG must be a clear business model with easily measurable targets
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Unlike acute illnesses, dementia creates a long tail of financial need and its impact extends well beyond patients.
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Sedgwick Asia says it is ready to meet the evolving challenges of Asia’s dynamic insurance markets.
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Price Forbes Singapore appoints Craig McCoig-Lees as head of casualty MGA
McCoig-Lees, who joins from Howden Re, will be responsible for expanding Price Forbes Re’s MGA proposition.
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Niyam Group names Prathemesh Apte as director of risk and compliance
He joins the India-focused reinsurance start-up from Bajaj General Insurance.
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Allianz Commercial names Davinder Panesar as ART business development, underwriting leader for APAC
He will relocate to Singapore from Allianz Commercial in London, where he currently underwrites global captive fronting transactions.
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Allianz Trade promotes Daf Owen to Asia Pacific role to accelerate surety growth
Owen will relocate from Brisbane to Hong Kong and report to Chris Markesteijn, regional head of surety and guarantees for Asia Pacific.
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Mapfre Re India appoints Supreeth TK as non-life treaty underwriter at Gift City
He was most recently assistant vice president, focusing on cat and non-cat treaty at Swiss Re.
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Howden names Elizabeth Antoine to lead new aviation practice in Australia
She has been appointed as a partner having most recently served as a client manager for Gallagher Aviation since January 2021.
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Pinnacle Underwriting taps James Kyte as casualty, financial lines head for ANZ
He joins the Australian fac specialist MGA from Hannover Re, where he was a senior underwriter for cyber and facultative casualty for Australasia.
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Howden bolsters Japan natural resources team with Junichiro Ito as new head
Tokyo-based Ito joins from GE Vernova, having previously spent over 17 years in underwriting roles with Tokio Marine across Singapore and Japan.
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Lloyd’s coverholder Salt hires Chris Dent as marine manager
Sydney-based Dent, who has more than 20 years of marine insurance experience, joins from QBE.
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Sompo names Claire Chin as APAC head of enterprise risk management and operations
She joins from AIG, where she has been head of risk for Southeast Asia and Malaysia since January 2017.
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W&I: "W&I is now being utilised with increasing frequency across a far broader range of deal sizes and geographies in the region. Coverage terms have broadened, retentions have fallen, and underwriting processes are being continually refined to become increasingly streamlined."
Keshaya Yap, Liberty Global Transaction Solutions
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Nuclear: "The insurance sector is poised to play a central and enabling role in Asia’s nuclear expansion. As countries in the region move from exploration to active planning and construction – especially with a focus on SMRs – they will require innovative risk transfer solutions."
Clifford Blayney, Markel International
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US$100bn cat bond market ‘in reach’ as 2026 heads for record issuance: Gallagher Re
Strong demand from investors for new perils and for risk from underrepresented regions such as Asia Pacific, according to Jason Bolding, CEO of Gallagher Securities.
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Insurance seen as ‘genuine tipping point’ for Asia’s first major carbon capture, storage hubs
Consortium identifies India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Australia as potential storage sites across the Asia Pacific, but insurers warn projects may not secure financing without long-term risk cover.
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Lloyd’s Asia surpasses US$1bn GWP milestone in 2024 amid double-digit growth
Offshore fund demonstrates strong performance despite challenges in the Singapore unit and varied underwriting results across business lines.
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Hong Kong’s P&C reinsurance market narrows gap with Singapore
Hong Kong benefitted from RBC implementation in 2024, however, Singapore retained top spot in terms of GWP and underwriting results.
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Short-tail performance boost for Australia’s P&C carriers
APRA data shows general insurance COR improves in Q4 2024, while profit after tax almost doubles to US$1bn.
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Australian intermediated premiums grow 8.2% in 2023-24
While the GWP placed with Lloyd’s in the 12 months grew at a comparable pace, business placed with unauthorised foreign insurers declined marginally.
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Alternative risk solutions on the table for non-modelled perils at 1.1 renewals
The APAC reinsurance market is transitioning from a market of corrections to a market of solutions, Tony Gallagher, CEO, Asia Pacific, Guy Carpenter tells InsuranceAsia News.
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Hong Kong premium growth and claim frequency are converging to normal level: HKIA
According to 2023 data from the regulator, the SAR's general insurance business reported the worst overall loss ratio in five years at 62.8%, while COR sank to a near five-year low after an 8.3 percentage point deterioration year-on-year.
Supply outstripping demand, but headwinds could shift market: Guy Carpenter’s Tony Gallagher
Tony Gallagher, CEO of Asia Pacific at Guy Carpenter, speaks to InsuranceAsia News about the ongoing reinsurance market softening and the forces shaping loss activity and reinsurance buying in the region.
Marine market held its nerve through ‘strange and acute’ Middle East crisis: Markel’s Chelsea Jiang
Chelsea Jiang, managing director greater China at Markel International, discusses the Lloyd’s carrier’s ambitions in the region and how the marine insurance market responded to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.
Risk management: "Adequate liability limits are therefore an essential component of risk management for high-hazard operations."
Marc Burban, Asian Risks Management Services