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- September 25 2026
Emerging markets credit guarantor Verdant Rock strikes 30% quota share deal
Bermudian specalised insurer provides financial guarantees for bonds, structured loans and complex financial instruments in emerging markets in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
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- September 25 2026
IAG reaches settlement with Credit Suisse over Greensill Capital collapse
Financial terms were not disclosed, although the aggregate value of the claims by Credit Suisse, which is now part of UBS, was US$2bn plus interest.
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- September 24 2026
Africa Specialty Risks eyes expansion following Vitruvian Partners strategic investment
Reinsurer has targeted expansion beyond Africa and the Middle East, including in India and Southeast Asia.
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- September 23 2026
Lockton appoints Arthur Wong as Pacific head of analytics
He joins Lockton following more than a decade at Marsh.
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- September 22 2026
Jonathan Groves succeeds Sue Houghton as QBE’s Australia Pacific CEO
He has been with QBE in various senior roles for 13 years, including Pacific region CEO.
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- September 22 2026
Oneglobal completes takeover of Hong Kong crypto specialist Fraction
Acquisition follows the appointment of Fraction co-founders Dan Dibden and Onno Sterk to senior roles in July.
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- September 21 2026
HDI Global adds Rebekah Khew, LiLian Lau to North Asia underwriting team
Rebecca Kong had already been appointed as North Asia head of distribution and strategic partners last month.
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- September 21 2026
Tower grows reinsurance limit to US$555m, reduces costs
Kiwi insurer's FY27 reinsurance expenses are expected to cost around 9.5% of its GWP, down from 10.6% in FY26.
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- September 17 2026
‘The highs are very high, the lows are very low’: New Zealand’s volatile, super-soft P&C market faces a turning point
After two years of double-digit rate cuts and a benign catastrophe experience, New Zealand's P&C market is showing signs of bottoming out, according to industry sources.
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- September 16 2026
Rising cyber threats put the brakes on APAC’s softening insurance market
The dramatic softening of the cyber insurance market since 2023 is showing signs of decelerating, brokers and underwriters say.
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- September 15 2026
Thailand’s (re)insurance market defies regional softening as cat losses reshape risk landscape
Earthquake in Myanmar in March 2025 and severe floods in November have reshaped Thailand's property catastrophe market.
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- September 11 2026
Munich Re adds Joy Wang to Australia team
She joins Munich Re in Sydney following a strint at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.
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- September 11 2026
Bowring Marsh promotes Rachel Burger to head of Southeast Asia and Pacific
She has been with Bowring Marsh in Singapore since February 2024.
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- September 10 2026
Ace Insurance Brokers hires Shreyas Pandey, Arundas CK for Bengaluru team
Pandey joins from Edme Insurance Brokers, while Arundas joins from Gallagher.
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- September 10 2026
Malaysia’s non-life insurance sector outlook stable on regulatory reforms, economic strength: AM Best
Economic growth has remained resilient despite geopolitical headwinds in 2026, driving demand for non-life insurance products and narrowing the protection gap.
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- September 10 2026
bolttech names Emma Butler as new APAC CEO, succeeding Philip Weiner
Weiner succeeds Jon Walheim, who is transitioning to become an adviser to CEO Rob Schimek.
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- September 9 2026
IFFCO Tokio General Insurance appoints Sanjeev Chopra as operations director
His association with the Indian-Japanese joint venture dates back to 2001.
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- September 9 2026
S&P upgrades PICC Re outlook following China’s financial sector recapitalisation
Rating agency says the reinsurance arm of Chinese insurer PICC remains 'highly strategic' to its parent and will benefit from the stronger capital buffers.
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- September 8 2026
China’s ‘rare’ US$9bn insurance sector recapitalisation enhances risk resilience: analysts
Ministry of Finance has announced a US$54bn plan to recapitalise the financial system to enhance its capital strength and boost economic growth.
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- September 8 2026
Markel makes double promotion within Australia underwriting team
James Vlasveld and James Crawford earn promotions to senior underwriters.
