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- January 5 2026
AIG taps Chubb’s Ryan Spettigue as client and broker engagement head in Australia
He spent the last 14 years at Chubb, most recently as national relationship manager for its global brokers strategy in Australia.
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- January 2 2026
ARPC declares end of Tropical Cyclone Grant after 282 hours
It had passed the remote Australian territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean last week.
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- January 2 2026
ARB, Sompo, Munich Re, bolttech: 7 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Aon, Crawford and Miller also made personnel changes over the last week, while we also wrap up the main moves over the holiday season.
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- January 2 2026
Koo Rosalind joins Miller as claims executive
Singapore-based Koo most recently spent almost nine years as vice president and claims team leader at Marsh.
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- January 2 2026
Go Digit General Insurance board approves holding company merger
Move by Indian digital insurer marks the first transaction following changes to India’s insurance laws that allow mergers between insurance firms and non-insurance holding companies.
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- January 2 2026
Cedents still ‘exploring’ options after 1.1 renewals under softening market
Guy Carpenter expects dedicated reinsurance capital to grow by around 9% in 2025, reaching approximately US$660bn, with Asia Pacific CEO Tony Gallagher telling InsuranceAsia News that the market remains highly competitive, with increased capacity and strong quoting activity.
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- January 1 2026
APAC rate reductions neared 20% for non-loss impacted accounts at 1.1 renewals: Aon
Third-party capital reached a new high of US$124bn at the end of the third quarter, while the catastrophe bond market ended the year at an all-time high, Aon said in a review of its Reinsurance Market Dynamics January 2026 Renewal report.
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- December 31 2025
bolttech hands John Chan, Aesop Ahn expanded roles
Insurtech appoints Chan general manager for Thailand, replacing Aesop Ahn, who is transitioning into the role of director for special projects.
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- December 31 2025
Tropical Cyclone Hayley hits Western Australia, ARPC declares end of event
Multiple severe weather warnings have also been issued for New Year's Eve in Queensland.
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- December 29 2025
Sompo Hong Kong taps Will Wang as head of casualty
He relocates to Hong Kong for the role that also covers Macau and Taiwan.
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- December 29 2025
Crawford snaps up Tony Tung Yu Lin to join Taiwan engineering team
He joins from WSP in Asia, where he had served as a civil structural engineer since March.
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- December 23 2025
ARPC declares cyclone event after Tropical Cyclone Grant forms in Indian Ocean
Tropical Cyclone Grant is set to impact the Cocos (Keeling) Islands as a category 2 system late on Christmas Eve or on the morning of Christmas Day.
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- December 23 2025
Hong Kong seeks to ‘enhance competitiveness’ of risk-based capital regime: IA
Reports this week said the Hong Kong Insurance Authority was proposing new rules to channel insurance capital into assets, including cryptocurrencies and infrastructure.
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- December 22 2025
Allianz Trade promotes Wee Lee Quah to APAC regional COO
She has nearly 20 years of experience with Euler Hermes and most recently Allianz Trade.
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- December 19 2025
Howden expands Australia footprint with CorpSure Cairns acquisition
Established in 2017 under the leadership of founders Amanda Bryant and Justin Williams, CorpSure Cairns brings expertise in strata and body corporate insurance.
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- December 18 2025
Aon’s Blossom Lim joins Howden as senior director for M&A in Asia
Singapore-based Lim spent over seven years at Aon in Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore.
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- December 18 2025
Berkley Insurance Asia appoints Caroline Chan senior commercial lines underwriter for greater China
Hong Kong-based Chan joins the specialty carrier, having spent the last four years at Chubb.
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- December 16 2025
Bondi Beach attack declared terrorism incident, Australia’s Terrorism Reinsurance Pool activated
Insurance Council of Australia also declares Sunday's incident as a 'significant event'.
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- December 16 2025
Andy Gunawan joins Dual New Zealand as commerial underwriter
Auckland-based Gunawan previoulsy spent over six and a half years with IAG.
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- December 15 2025
ARPC asks to be notified of potential terrorism pool claims from Bondi shooting
Government-backed terrorism pool will only take effect once the minister declares a terrorist incident.
