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- September 4 2026
Chubb names Samsung Fire veteran Il-Pyung Kim South Korea CEO
Outgoing CEO Janice Mo will step into the role of head of commercial P&C for South Korea.
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- September 3 2026
Samsung Fire & Marine prepares to take control of Canopius: report
Samsung's P&C insurer is nearing a deal to lift its stake in the specialty Lloyd’s (re)insurer to more than 90%, according to reports.
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- September 3 2026
S&P maintains stable outlook for reinsurance sector despite further softening in 2027
Global reinsurers face a delicate balancing acts as softening rates eat into the sector's strong profitability.
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- September 2 2026
Thai government approves new US$465m insurance facility: report
New facility follows the flooding in Thailand's northern and southern regions, and the Bangkok earthquake in March last year.
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- September 2 2026
Moody’s keeps stable reinsurance outlook as strong capital, discipline offset softer prices and rising risks
Record profits posted by the reinsurance sector expected to moderate in 2027 as the global market softening continues, according to Moody's.
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- September 1 2026
Coface names 14-year veteran Antoine Pachoud head of commercial in Japan
He was most recently Coface Global Solutions (CGS) director for France and Western Europe, based in Paris.
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- September 1 2026
Soaring construction costs outpacing inflation, straining disaster recovery and insurance premiums: ICA
Building cost surge widens protection gap as 145,000 homes damaged in past years, according to the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA).
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- September 1 2026
‘Good times’ for India’s reinsurance buyers despite rising El Nino climate risk: Edme’s Vinod Krishnan
India's agricultural sector faces significant losses due to crop failure, creating demand for innovative risk transfer solutions, the CEO of treaty reinsurance tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- August 31 2026
Chubb promotes Candy Huang to Southeast Asia financial lines head
She has been with Chubb in Singapore for over eight years.
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- August 31 2026
Corinne Biagioni joins Aviso Specialty as construction growth leader, clarifies SRG move
Biagioni confirms she 'never commenced employment' with Specialist Risk Group despite having announced her appointment as a partner and head of Australia construction in June.
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- August 28 2026
Global cat bond issuance tops record US$17.3bn in H1: AM Best
First half saw 11 new sponsors, including two innovative deals from the Asian Development Bank on behalf of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
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- August 27 2026
Chubb shifts Jon Longmore to country president for New Zealand
He had been Chubb's Malaysia country president for the past two years.
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- August 27 2026
Marsh creates US$10bn global exchange for digital infrastructure risk
New exchange will provide US domiciled companies with global exposures access to bespoke digital infrastructure risk transfer.
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- August 26 2026
Takaful insurer Qatar Islamic Insurance Group handed Gift City branch approval
Nisamudheen Sadar Manzil, chief technical officer of insurance and reinsurance operations, is named the nominated contact person.
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- August 25 2026
Chubb exploring ‘other options’ after scrapping Malaysian unit IPO: report
Flotation of Chubb Insurance Malaysia was intended to fulfil requirements to comply with foreign ownership rules.
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- August 25 2026
Exclusive: Tina Cheung to depart Markel after three years
She has been with the financial lines underwriting team in Hong Kong since 2023.
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- August 25 2026
New Lloyd’s-backed MGA Angel Underwriting taps Aaron Whiteley as first head of underwriting
Australian MGA will underwrite contract works and public liability, as well as life sciences risk.
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- August 25 2026
AUB Group hails ‘strong progress’ as net profit after tax grows 12.2% in FY26
AUB Group's growth in FY26 was powered by its Australian broking, international, BizCover and agencies divisions.
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- August 24 2026
Structural reforms key driver of Japanese reinsurance market softening: AM Best
Japan's insurers are better positioned to weather reinsurance market cycles following diversification and improved underwriting discipline, according to AM Best.
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- August 24 2026
‘Buyer friendly’ reinsurance market to endure in APAC despite super El Nino: AM Best
Cedents in APAC have used the softening reinsurance market during recent renewals to enhance their protections and support their growth, according to AM Best.
