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- May 21 2026
Tower’s NPAT falls 40.3% in H1 FY26 amid price softening, weather claims
Gross written premium was up 1% from H1 FY25 due to lower average premiums and growth of low risk properties.
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- May 21 2026
Howden India taps Suresh Ram Matcha for senior property, marine role
Matcha has over two decades of experience in the Indian insurance industry.
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- May 21 2026
Howden creates new practice for Korean clients in US
UK broker names New York-based Brian Cho as head of the newly formed unit.
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- May 20 2026
Tokio Marine adjusted profit rises 17% to US$4.4bn on underwriting strength, lower nat cat losses
Lower capital gains from sale of equities, negative forex impact and Greensill reserving action weigh on earnings.
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- May 19 2026
Seadrif taps Richard Poulter to lead sovereign asset and fiscal empowerment facility
He was formerly chief risk officer at the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company.
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- May 19 2026
War overtakes civil unrest as top PVT risk for most Asia Pacific firms: Allianz Commercial
Financial loss of the conflict in the Middle East has the potential to result in a larger insured loss than PVT claims arising from the war in Ukraine, according to Allianz Commercial’s latest risk barometer report.
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- May 18 2026
Cyber insurer Cowbell taps Gerry Power as Australia general manager
Cyber insurer has been building out its business in Australia with the backing of Zurich Insurance.
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- May 15 2026
Delta Insurance New Zealand hires Petr Dorofeev as tech, cyber product lead
He joins the MGA in Auckland from Suncorp.
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- May 15 2026
Santam taps Hemant Gulati to lead Gift City buildout
Appointment comes after the South African insurer received regulatory approval to establish a presence in India’s special economic zone in February.
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- May 14 2026
Nepal drought triggers US$100,000 parametric payout to farmers
First-of-its-kind payout in Nepal, which was as designed by Global Parametrics, benefitted 405 people.
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- May 14 2026
Victoria bushfires claims tally hits 4,700 amid ‘long road to recovery’: ICA
January's bushfires were the worst for the insurance industry since the 2019-20 season known as Black Summer.
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- May 14 2026
Tokio Marine open to more ILS deals ‘if there’s any room’, as Kizuna Re highlights strong earthquake demand
Latest outing raised US$100m in Singapore, with assistant manager for global reinsurance, Ken Oka, telling InsuranceAsia News that the insurer has studied issuing catastrophe bonds in Hong Kong.
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- May 13 2026
JKL Partners reboots sale of Lotte Non-Life Insurance: report
Relaunced sale expected to raise at least US$668m, according to a report by the Seoul Economic Daily.
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- May 12 2026
Russell Hails to lead Gallagher Re’s APAC MGA solutions team
Hails has been with Gallagher Re since September.
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- May 12 2026
Munich Re cut book by 18.5% at 1.4 renewals as market softens
Reinsurer 'systematically' pulled back from business that did not meet its pricing expectations during the April 1 renewals.
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- May 12 2026
IAG targets US$18bn GWP, 15% ROE in ambitious 2030 strategy
Australian insurer plans to serve more than 11 million customers, deliver high single-digit EPS growth and achieve top-quartile shareholder returns.
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- May 11 2026
Hannover Re grew premium by 18.8% during 1.4 renewals
German reinsurer reaffirmed its 2026 financial targets following a strong first quarter.
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- May 11 2026
Sompo confirms Kelvin Woo as chief distribution officer for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
His appointment was first reported by InsuranceAsia News last month.
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- May 8 2026
Howden Philippines hires Cyndi Villamor as chief client officer for corporate risk services
She returns to broking after over a decade at AIG.
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- May 8 2026
Kamran Shah joins Axa XL in Australia as senior cyber risk consultant
Hisprevious work includes manging cyber security operations for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
