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- July 14 2026
Joaquin Carlos Uy rejoins Howden Philippines as financial lines leader
Uy, who joins from WTW, will lead the broker's financial lines practice, driving the development of bespoke and specialised solutions.
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- July 14 2026
January Victoria bushfire losses rise to US$596m: Perils
The third industry loss estimate from the catastrophe data provider indicated that personal lines accounted for 30% of the loss, commercial lines for 68%, and motor for 2%.
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- July 13 2026
Guy Carpenter’s Cait Fisher embarks on new chapter in Bermuda
She has served as senior vice president at Guy Carpenter for over five years in Australia.
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- July 13 2026
OneDegree promotes Emily Chow to chief executive
Chow, who joined the virtual insurer in 2022, previously served as general manager and deputy chief executive.
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- July 13 2026
Emergence Insurance nabs ex-cop Fraser Walker as New Zealand country head
Auckland-based Walker spent over 11 years at AIG and over four years at Expeditors before joining Emergence from Construction Cost Consultants in July 2023.
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- July 13 2026
Lockton names Jeremie Deschamps regional head of cyber advisory in Asia
Singapore-based Deschamps joins from Marsh Asia and will report to Frederic Boles, regional head of professional and executive risk and credit for Asia.
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- July 10 2026
Lockton Asia names Mike Griffiths regional healthcare director
Singapore-based Griffiths has more than 30 years of experience as an insurance broker.
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- July 10 2026
Typhoon Maysak payout hits US$323m as China braces for Typhoon Bavi
Insurers in Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guizhou, Gansu, Chongqing, Jiangxi, Anhui, and other regions have received 320,000 reports.
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- July 9 2026
Typhoon Maysak claims top 11,000 in China, insured losses hit US$16m
Ping An, Taiping, China Life P&C, CIC China Insurance, and China Continent Insurance have all reported claims related to the typhoon and the subsequent thunderstorms and tornadoes.
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- July 7 2026
Sompo appoints Maureen Ung as director for commercial distribution
She has nearly 20 years of experience across customer strategy, claims, and commercial distribution in the Asia-Pacific insurance market.
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- July 7 2026
Howden hires trio to grow employee benefits, financial lines in Hong Kong
Broker appoints Eugene Wong as employee benefits practice lead, Alan Sze as associate director for employee benefits sales, and Jason Lam as associate director for financial lines.
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- July 7 2026
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions appoints Matthew Chae as L&H growth leader in South Korea
Seoul-based Chae has strong cross-border expertise and more than 20 years of experience across life insurance and reinsurance.
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- July 6 2026
Willis appoints Gary McMullen as senior director for workplace risk
Brisbane-based McMullen joins from Aon following a previous stint at Willis Australasia.
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- July 3 2026
Austbrokers Countrywide, Adroit Insurance & Risk, Oneglobal, QBE, AIG: 14 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Coface, Lockton, Allianz Commercial, Markel, Marsh, Probitas Pacific, Delta, Tune Protect, EBM Insurance & Risk, Specialist Risk Group, McLarens, Berjaya Sompo Insurance, Canopius, Continuum, and the Great American Insurance Group also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- July 3 2026
Delta appoints Brett Wainhouse as head of distribution
He has over 12 years experience at Zurich, and more than 28 years' experience across the corporate and commercial insurance markets of New Zealand, Australia and the UK.
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- July 2 2026
Australia’s cyclone reinsurance pool only part of the answer, brokers association says
National Insurance Brokers Association (NIBA) responds to the release of the fifth and final insurance monitoring report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
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- June 30 2026
New Zealanders lose faith in climate risk management as insurance costs bite: poll
Over 60% of New Zealanders say the government should prioritise reducing climate risks to help bring down insurance costs.
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- June 26 2026
Taiping Indonesia completes first cross-border renminbi reinsurance deal
Deal involves four cross-border renminbi premium payments tied to a construction insurance policy for a nickel and cobalt project.
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- June 26 2026
Buyer-friendly renewals persist at 1.7 as soft market signs mount, but reinsurers signal pricing floor
Rate reductions of 10–15% on loss-free business, with deeper cuts in some cases, as terms and conditions hold firm, industry insiders told InsuranceAsia News.
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- June 25 2026
Asia factory cyberattacks leaving billion-dollar assets underinsured, TMK says
Surge in cyberattacks targeting industrial control systems has exposed a critical insurance gap, leaving manufacturing firms vulnerable to uninsured physical damage and production stoppages despite holding large property policies, according to Tokio Marine Kiln.
