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- June 13 2025
Air India crash claims could top US$280m, ‘investigations will take time’
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after departing Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon, killing 241 passengers and crew.
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- June 13 2025
Markel, RiskPoint, Howden Re, Tower, Chubb: 12 APAC insurance people moves of the week
McLarens, Swiss Re, Shipowners’ Club, Howden Insurance Brokers Australia, Miller Insurance, Lockton, HDI Global, Crawford, NTI, SBI General Insurance, Zurich Cover-More, Aon, and the Japan P&I Club also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- June 12 2025
Brett Kenyon joins construction team at Gallagher-owned specialist MGA Pen Underwriting
Kenyon joins the Australian underwriting agency as a senior underwriter from Sura Engineering.
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- June 12 2025
John Philipsz named MD and ANZ head at Howden Re, succeeds Stuart Beatty
Beatty is stepping back having held the role of head of APAC for over five years, but he will remain at Howden Re, focusing on its MGA.
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- June 11 2025
‘No hope of recovery’: MSC Elsa 3 salvage efforts begin in India, but total loss expected
NorthStandard is understood to be the claims leader for the Liberian-flagged container ship that sank last month off the coast of India.
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- June 10 2025
Jon Holmes to succeed Steve Randall as CEO of Shipowners’ Club Singapore branch
Randall is set to retire after 48 years of service, while Jeremy Slater will assume the role of underwriting director for the P&I Club's Singapore branch.
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- June 9 2025
McLarens confirms Integra’s Torben Bell as Australia MD
Bell assumes the leadership responsibilities previously held by Martyn Wicht, who was promoted to managing director for APAC in 2024.
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- June 9 2025
Miller snaps up Melissa Kumazaki as credit, political risk broker
Singapore-based Kumazaki has over 10 years of experience in structured finance, syndications, and investor relations across APAC.
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- June 9 2025
Kiwi insurer Tower strengthens tie-up with key external loss adjusting partner Sedgwick
Chief claims officer Steve Wilson says the partnership will provide Tower with additional support from Sedgwick’s loss adjusters across New Zealand and the Pacific.
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- June 6 2025
Chubb, Canopius, Rokstone, QBE, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions: 11 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Everest Insurance, AIG, Howden Specialty, Lockton, WTW and Mecon Insurance also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- June 5 2025
Australian insurers faced with US$1.9bn bill after triple whammy: JBA
February's north Queensland floods, ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, and the ongoing Mid North Coast and Hunter Regions floods in New South Wales have caused widespread damage.
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- June 4 2025
‘Exposed and vulnerable’: Australia’s wine industry in need of innovative solutions to cork protection gap
Parametric insurance is emerging as a viable alternative to traditional covers, addressing critical gaps for both large vineyards and single-vintage producers, according to underwriters and industry bodies.
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- June 3 2025
NSW floods claims top 8,700 as residents face ‘uncertain future’
Over 78% of claims are related to property, according to the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA).
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- June 3 2025
Howden Specialty adds Marsh’s HuiLeng Tan to APAC power, renewables team
She had spent the last 10 and a half years with Marsh.
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- May 30 2025
Swiss Re CorSo, Gallagher Re, Aon, Beazley, Sompo: 9 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Berkley Insurance Asia, Lead Insurance Services, Cornerstone Risk Group and Howden also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- May 30 2025
‘No protection’: 9 out of 10 farmers affected by NSW flood are uninsured
Insurers have received 7,383 claims related to floods as of Friday, according to the Insurance Council of Australia, although farmers are unable to obtain flood cover, according to an insurance adviser in one of the hardest-hit towns.
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- May 29 2025
‘Recovery doesn’t happen overnight’: NSW floods claims top 7,000
Claims related to the Mid North Coast and Hunter Regions floods have risen to 7,014 on Thursday, up from 6,109 on Wednesday.
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- May 28 2025
NSW floods claims jump 20%, clean up and recovery expected to be long-term
Insurers have received more than 6,000 claims relating to the Mid North Coast and Hunter region floods as of Wednesday, according to the Insurance Council of Australia.
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- May 28 2025
Aon promotes Mary-Catherine Hamill to head of construction in Australia
She has been with Aon for over nine and a half years, most recently as specialty solutions placement leader.
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- May 27 2025
Insurance catastrophe declared as NSW floods claims near 5,000
Mid North Coast and Hunter flooding event has impacted communities since last week.
