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- August 23 2026
Strong Kanto earthquake sparks week-long warnings in Japan
The 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Japan, including the greater Tokyo area on Sunday morning.
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- August 23 2026
Aon shifts Harrison Willing to Asia natural resources team
He has moved from Canada to Singapore to take up his new role.
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- August 21 2026
Exclusive: Zurich’s Hong Kong financial lines head David Chiu set to leave
He is believed to be heading for QBE Insurance, which has been without a financial lines leader in Hong Kong following Canon Liu's departure for Sompo in July.
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- August 20 2026
Pacific Life Re agrees third Japan flow life reinsurance deal with new counterparty
Deal marks a 'key milestone' in its commitment to Japan's asset-intensive reinsurance market.
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- August 20 2026
Oneglobal Broking appoints Fabien Goutoulli as Singapore CEO
He joins from French broker Diot-Siaci, where he spent the last 13 years in various senior roles in France and Singapore.
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- August 20 2026
India’s competition commission clears General Atlantic to lift Acko stake
Digital general insurer is set to go public in the second half of 2026 or early 2027.
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- August 19 2026
International programs ‘significant milestone’, specialty power HDI Global’s APAC division in H1 FY26
HDI Global's Australian division wrote more 230 international programs locally during H1 FY26, according to its APAC head.
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- August 18 2026
Cowbell adds Ellen Brookes, Nia Pir to Australian arm
Zurich Insurance-backed cyber MGA has been expanding in the Australian market.
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- August 18 2026
Berkley Re Asia taps Hena Choi as head of casualty
She joins the reinsurer in Singapore following almost two decades at Samsung Fire & Marine.
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- August 18 2026
Jackson Sim joins Marsh as Asia liability consulting leader
He joins the broker in Singapore from Liberty.
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- August 17 2026
Gallagher Australia taps Pakize Ceker as national faith claims manager
She formerly worked for Marsh, Catholic Church Insurance and IAG.
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- August 17 2026
MSIG Singapore paid US$104m in claims in 2025
Insurer recorded a 94% claims settlement ratio last year, according to its first claims report for the city state.
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- August 17 2026
Amwins, Dragoneer, KKR enter ‘final stages’ of US$5.4bn Steadfast takeover
Exclusivity period for the consortium has been extended again to Friday to allow for work on the bid to be completed.
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- August 14 2026
Howden adds Sonija Cheng to Hong Kong financial lines team
She joins as a director following over seven years at Willis.
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- August 14 2026
Marsh brings Evan Danilo back to Australia
He returns following a stint at Lockton in the US.
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- August 13 2026
IAG shrugs off Greensill litigation settlement with ‘quality result’, but US$2bn claims still loom
CEO Nick Hawkins signals settlement talks before September's mega trial of the remaining claims.
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- August 13 2026
Higher claims costs drag IAG’s FY26 earnings down 25%
IAG paid out AU$12.4bn in claims in FY26, up from AU$10.2bn in FY25.
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- August 12 2026
Suncorp FY26 net profit slides 44% on US$1.4bn nat cat bill
Queensland-based carrier's GWP was up 3% year-on-year to US$11bn, while insurance service result was down 23% to US$850m.
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- August 11 2026
Jeong-Sook Kim joins UK P&I Club to steer South Korea presence
She is a qualified maritime lawyer who previously worked for Steamship Mutual for over a decade.
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- August 11 2026
Ian Clendenning to join Integra Technical Services as global head of mining
Veteran loss adjuster has over four decades of experience across Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East,
