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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.
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- September 8 2026
‘The buzz is back’: right time for Hong Kong to advance captives ambitions, Willis’ Steve Hutchinson says
Success of Hong Kong's captives regime will be underpinned by its ability to attract multinational corporations to the jurisdiction, the head of corporate risk and broking for Hong Kong and Macau told InsuranceAsia News.
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- September 7 2026
Sompo adds Cedric Wong to Hong Kong financial lines team
Japanese insurer has been building out its financial lines team in Hong Kong.
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- September 7 2026
Data centre super cycle offers US$200bn premium opportunity, but fuels accumulation risk: Swiss Re
Investment in data centres and energy infrastructure is the biggest opportunity and risk for the insurance industry over the next four years, according to Swiss Re Institute.
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- September 7 2026
Cyber, AI ‘fundamentally changing risk landscape,’ demanding new solutions: Munich Re
German reinsurer also cites rising cost of non-peak perils after insured losses topped US$100bn for the first time last year.
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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.
