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- January 16 2026
WTW elevates Sarah Titmarsh to client manager for climate and parametric solutions
Brisbane-based Titmarsh has been the project and sales enablement lead since joining from Aon in November 2022.
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- January 16 2026
Victoria bushfires declared by ‘insurance catastrophe’ as claims top 2,300
Aon says expected economic losses are still pending proper assessment, but 'will reach' the hundreds of millions of US dollars.
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- January 15 2026
Victoria bushfires destory 228 homes, 700 structures after burning area five times the size of Singapore
Insurers have received 2,201 insurance claims from the fires, which have been raging since last week, mostly in Victoria, but also in New South Wales.
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- January 14 2026
Sedgwick’s new Global Specialty platform ‘not just an expansion’
Global Specialty platform will be centred in London and led by the additions of Damian Ely as CEO and Kevin Hagan as COO, and will also include hubs in Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas.
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- January 14 2026
Marsh India promotes Mitul Shah to renewable energy leader
He was most recently the executive vice president within the renewable energy practice.
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- January 13 2026
ATA launches US$750m facility to underwrite global AI infrastructure boom
Facility launches with backing from a consortium of more than 10 of the world's leading (re)insurers and Lloyds of London syndicates, including Arch Insurance International, Munich Re Specialty, and Scor.
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- January 13 2026
Victoria bushfire claims top 1,300, more than 500 structures damaged
Insurance Council of Australia says 30% of property claims are total losses for the fires that have been raging since last week.
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- January 12 2026
Aon promotes Neha Shah to head of L&H reinsurance solutions in India
Shah had joined from Gen Re as chief actuary for the new line of busiess in January last year.
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- January 12 2026
Victoria bushfires losses rise with 350 buildings destroyed, 15,000 livestock lost
Fires have been raging since last week, mostly in Victoria, but also in New South Wales.
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- January 9 2026
Niyam Group receives in-principle approval from Lloyd’s for Syndicate 2047
Industry veteran Bobby Swarup announced the launch of Niyam Group last month.
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- January 9 2026
Lockton boosts cargo, marine team in Singapore with double move
Broker appoints Li Lin Kea as head of cargo and logistics, regional transportation for Asia, and promotes Cindy Khoo to head of marine and offshore, regional transportation for Asia.
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- January 8 2026
Australia braced for ‘catastrophic’ fire dangers, temperatures could hit 47 degrees Celsius
Total fire ban in place across the entire state of Victoria, most of South Australia, and four districts of New South Wales on Friday.
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- January 8 2026
QBE promotes Dean O’Connell to head of trade finance solutions
Sydney-based O'Connell has been with QBE for almost seven years.
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- January 8 2026
AIG-backed Lloyd’s syndicate Talbot names Elythea Chew as PVT underwriter
Singapore-based Chew previously worked for Allied World and Chubb.
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- January 7 2026
Aon acquires Japanese insurance broker license, launches corporate broking division
It will also expand its footprint in Japan with a new office in Nagoya, while Kiyokazu Doi has been appointed as representative director and president of Aon Japan.
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- January 6 2026
MS Amlin expands Phoenix Re cat bond to US$115m for 2026 in sixth renewal
Asia-focused ILS vehicle exceeds US$100m as insurer signals further expansion.
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- January 6 2026
XS Global continues Asia expansion with Mun Ching Shing appointment
She joins from AIG as regional accident and health (A&H) underwriting manager.
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- January 5 2026
‘Too early’ for Bondi Beach attack claims, ARPC says
Mass shooting last month has been designated as a declared terrorism incident, activating Australia’s Terrorism Reinsurance Pool for just the second time.
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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.
