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- November 4 2025
SIRC: Opportunity knocks for Singapore to serve Southeast Asia’s growing protection needs
Chia Der Jiun, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), also highlights the potential role of the alternative risk transfer market in his keynote address on the opening day of the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference.
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- November 3 2025
SIRC: Gallagher Re plans strategic M&A to solidify APAC market position
Broker is looking to can embed in some complementary businesses around the region, says Mark O’Brien.
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- November 3 2025
Adharsh K Ramesh joins Aon’s regional construction and infrastructure team
He joins from WTW as an associate director, having also worked for Marsh McLennan.
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- November 2 2025
Swiss Re taps Cheryl Tang as APAC senior cyber underwriter
Singapore-based Tang joins from Munich Re, having previously worked for Howden, Chubb and QBE, as well as Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, in various financial lines roles.
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- October 31 2025
Steadfast calls for ‘shareholders’ patience’ amid Robert Kelly probe over employee complaint
CEO and managing director will remain on full pay for the duration of the 'external investigation' having 'chosen to stand aside' on a temporary basis on the eve of Friday's AGM.
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- October 31 2025
FM promotes Calvin Kuan to client service manager for Southeast Asia
Singapore-based Kuan will provide strategic leadership for FM’s underwriting and client service teams.
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- October 31 2025
Hong Kong’s Cyberport aids Otonomi’s US$5m Series A funding round
Oversubscribed round for the New York City-headquartered blockchain-enabled parametric insurance platform was also led Hivemind Capital, Rothschild & Co Asset Management, ATX Venture Partners, and Portline Capital.
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- October 30 2025
Steadfast CEO Robert Kelly temporarily ‘stands aside’ amid probe into workplace complaint
Tim Mathieson, CEO of Australasian broking, has been appointed as acting chief executive officer, effective immediately.
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- October 8 2025
MSFC upgraded amid robust capital position, stable underwriting: AM Best
Global rating agency upgrades MS First Capital Insurance's (MSFC) rating to A+ (superior) from A (excellent), while its rating outlook was revised to stable from positive.
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- October 8 2025
ARPC in ‘strong financial position’ despite ‘large scale’ impact of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation suffered an operating deficit of US$587.5m during the 2024-25 financial year, according to its annual report.
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- October 7 2025
Christoph Spichtig to lead Ageas Re’s APAC property underwriting
Zurich-based Spichtig joined Ageas Re as lead underwriter for Asia Pacific in September following over 17 years with Scor.
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- October 6 2025
Australia’s insurance losses down 25% in 2024–25, ICA says
Declared events over the 12 months to June 30, 2025, included one cyclone and two floods, according to the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA).
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- October 3 2025
Lloyd’s, Willis, Aon, XS Global, Miller: 11 APAC insurance people moves of the week
HMG, UIB Asia, Gallagher Re, MSI, Marsh ANZ, Sompo, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Circles Group, Arete Adjusting, PVI Insurance, and Talbot Underwriting also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- September 30 2025
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred accounts for over 90% of pool claims since inception, ARPC says
Cyclone pool received 101,888 claims from the cyclone that affected Queensland and New South Wales during February and March, totalling to US$650m.
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- September 30 2025
Market Lane launches specialty reinsurance MGA
The Lane Re will offer facultative solutions to the Australian and New Zealand commercial property market, said group CEO David Porteous.
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- September 23 2025
Australian regulator sues RACQ over misleading renewal comparison pricing
Australian Securities and Investments Commission has alleged that the IAG-owned carrier inflated 'last period premium' in more than 570,000 renewal documents sent to customers between September 2019 and December 2024.
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- September 19 2025
Sompo, Allianz Trade, Ageas Re, Berkley Insurance Asia, Gallagher: 9 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Honey Insurance, CFC, Aon, Miller, AIG, Crawford, and China Taiping Insurance also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- September 18 2025
Sompo taps Alessa Quane as new CEO of international markets
Regional management of the UK, continental Europe including Turkey, Brazil and Asia Pacific excluding Japan will report directly to Quane.
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- September 18 2025
Air India crash: US lawsuit targets Boeing, Honeywell over ‘shocking’ failure to prevent catastrophe
If evidence points to manufacturers’ fault, then victims’ families could get provable compensation without any limit in the US courts.
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- September 18 2025
‘An enabler of resilience’: cyber insurance key as APAC SMEs face up to ransomware, AI threat
As threat actors exploit AI and third-party ecosystems, Howden cyber specialist Edward Wong discusses the need for brokers and insurers to go beyond transactional coverage.
