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- July 1 2026
Great American Insurance bolsters Singapore specialty underwriting team
Terence Yong handed expanded role as head of specialty lines for North Asia and Korea, and Asia cyber, while Ernest Heng joins from Willis to lead Southeast Asia specialty lines.
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- July 1 2026
Richard Hart named QBE’s Asia general counsel
He had served as QBE's senior legal counsel for New Zealand and the Pacific.
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- July 1 2026
Puriantoh Bin Supu returns to Berjaya Sompo as head of property, engineering, energy
Supu was formerly head of commercial lines underwriting at Generali Malaysia.
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- July 1 2026
Fraction co-founders Dan Dibden and Onno Sterk join Oneglobal
Dibden has joined the firm as chief commercial officer for Hong Kong, while Sterk has been appointed as head of digital assets.
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- July 1 2026
Canopius taps Winnie Tay as financial lines underwriter
Tay was formerly with Allianz Commercial for over a decade.
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- July 1 2026
VIG Re secures approval to open Singapore office
New Singapore representative office will be led by Wildfrid Goh.
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- June 30 2026
AIG appoints Brian Jee as head of financial lines in Singapore
He joins from Everest Insurance, where he was most recently head of its South Korea desk.
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- June 30 2026
Corinne Biagioni joins Specialist Risk Group as partner, Australia head of construction
She was formerly with Gallagher for over six years, with her most recent role as team leader for civil and construction.
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- June 29 2026
Global property catastrophe rates fall to minus 16% at 1.7 renewals: Guy Carpenter
Guy Carpenter says the competitive pricing environment 'continued to prevail' during the midyear renewals, which include Australia and New Zealand.
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- June 26 2026
Singapore eyes alternative risk transfer solutions under new corporate structure
Deputy prime minister and Monetary Authority of Singapore chairman Gan Kim Yong says a protected cell company (PCC) 'makes it possible to structure different risks separately'.
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- June 25 2026
PSC Insurance Brokers acquires transport specialist MA Insurance Brokers
Ardonagh Group-owned Australian broking group says the deal strengthens its capabilities in the transport and logistics sector.
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- June 25 2026
HDI Global hires Amiel Poonan as property underwriter
He joins in Brisbane following broking stints at Barrack Broking and PSC Insurance Group.
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- June 25 2026
Markel taps Henry Ang as Singapore head of terrorism
Singapore-based Ang joins from Everest, where he led political violence and terrorism for Asia alongside a property underwriting role.
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- June 25 2026
Howden Re deepens China bench with trio of managing directors
Reinsurance broker appoints Houqin Zhu as head of China treaty, Mike Xin as Asia Pacific agriculture head and David Song as head of greater China retrocession.
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- June 24 2026
Middle East conflict heralds ‘new maritime order’ for shipping: Allianz Commercial
More than 1,150 cargo carrying vessels, with an estimated vessel and cargo value of around US$125bn, and over 20,000 seafarers, remain stuck in the Persian Gulf waiting to resume operations.
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- June 24 2026
ICA launches consultation on new legally enforceable code of practice draft
Other provisions include automatic claim acceptance for home and motor claims which have not received a decision within a year of filing, and stronger support for vulnerable customers.
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- June 24 2026
US$100bn cat bond market ‘in reach’ as 2026 heads for record issuance: Gallagher Re
Strong demand from investors for new perils and for risk from underrepresented regions such as Asia Pacific, according to Jason Bolding, CEO of Gallagher Securities.
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- June 23 2026
Piers Maunder retires from Australia reinsurance industry after 50-year career
He has been a senior adviser to Gallagher Re since 2023.
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- June 23 2026
Tower promotes Dan Walker to chief claims officer
He replaces Steve Wilson, who stepped down and returned to Australia.
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- June 22 2026
QBE appoints Callum O’Brien as head of P&I for Asia
He succeeds Sebastian Tjornelund, who was promoted to Asia head of marine underwriting in December.
