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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.
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- May 8 2026
Beatrice Morley to lead Sompo London reinsurance operation
Morley was formerly with Aspen for more than 15 years in London and Singapore before the (re)insurer was acquired by Sompo in February.
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- May 8 2026
Lloyd’s mulls disclosure of governance inquiry findings: FT
Investigation is linked to former CEO John Neal's time in charge of the exchange, according to the Financial Times.
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- May 7 2026
Swiss Re cut treaty volume by 8% at 1.4 renewals
Swiss reinsurer says reduction was due to cycle management amid a global reinsurance market softening.
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- May 6 2026
New Zealand faces ‘pockets of vulnerability’ from rising home insurance costs: RBNZ
Rising premiums due to increasing rebuild costs, climate change and better modelling and retreat of insurers from certain areas are likely to cause financial instability, central bank says.
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- May 6 2026
AIG moves Igor Chichkan to Singapore as APAC financial lines underwriting manager
He relocates from the insurer's Dubai office, where he was head of financial lines for the UAE.
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- May 5 2026
Asia market softening continues in Q1 despite Iran conflict impacts: Aon
India led Asia’s Q1 softening with double-digit rate cuts across property, D&O and cyber, while Japan remained an outlier with rate increases, the broker said.
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- May 5 2026
Lockton appoints new Malaysia, India heads
Broker appoints Nicholas Lee as CEO of Lockton Sime in Malaysia, while Jay Sharma steps into the role of India CEO.
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- May 4 2026
Sudarlin Uzir joins Aon Indonesia as head of industry specialties
He has almost three decades of experience in (re)insurance, having previously held board-level roles in Hong Kong and Indonesia.
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- May 4 2026
Cindy Yeo joins Howden as director for Asia M&A as hiring spree continues
Broker has made several hires for its Asia M&A team under regional CEO Rohan Bhappu.
