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- July 16 2026
Starr appoints Sparks Lai as head of business development for marine in North Asia
Hong Kong-based Lai joins from Generali Global Corporate & Commercial.
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- July 9 2026
Exclusive: Marsh’s Wincy Choi swaps London for Hong Kong for finpro role
Choi takes up the role as senior vice president for financial and professional liability for Hong Kong and Macau after 12 years in London.
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- July 9 2026
Marsh takes full ownership of Thailand joint venture
CEO Derek Heng announces broker’s legal entity, Marsh PB, became Marsh Risk (Thailand) from Monday.
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- July 8 2026
Australian MGA MLX Risk Partners secures licence
Lloyd's coverholder, led by managing director Sam Reid, specialises in placing complex commercial, industrial, and high-risk operations.
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- July 7 2026
New South Wales emergency services levy reform could save US$347m in economic costs, lower premiums: ICA analysis
Independent economic analysis released by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) shows reforms would deliver more money to over two million households, with most saving at least US$38 a year.
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- July 5 2026
Marsh appoints Melody Carr as national head of technical claims advocacy for the Pacific
She was most recenlty head of finpro claims and head of technical at Marsh McLennan.
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- July 3 2026
Quartet set to vie for South Korean bridge insurer Yebyeol Non-Life: reports
Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance, OK Financial Group, JC Flowers, and Korea Investment Holdings are reported to have participated in the second main bid for the South Korean bridge insurer.
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- July 3 2026
Darren Toll named Austbrokers Countrywide and Adroit Insurance & Risk businesses group CEO
Tim Considine transitions to a role as group executive chair following the merger between Austbrokers Countrywide and Adroit Insurance & Risk.
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- June 30 2026
Igloo expands footprint with Eazy Digital acquisition
Eazy Digital founder Harprem Doowa will take on the role of country head of Igloo Thailand and head of tech solutions for APAC.
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- June 25 2026
MS Amlin commits US$50m to Natural Disaster Fund to aid Global South
Lloyd’s global specialist (re)insurer joins the Global Parametrics-managed fund as a commercial capacity partner.
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- June 25 2026
‘Big shoes to fill’ as Michael Abdallah departs Liberty after 27 years, Marcus Thomas named CUO
Chairman of Australia and chief underwriting officer for Asia Pacific will retire on September 30, with Hong Kong-based Thomas taking over as CUO in the region on July 1.
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- June 23 2026
‘Time for reform is now’: state budget highlights need for emergency services levy overhaul, ICA says
New South Wales budget showed the levy is forecast to collect over half a billion dollars more from policyholders across the four years to 2029-30 than the government projected.
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- June 19 2026
Lloyd’s launches Chubb-backed marine war risk consortium for Strait of Hormuz
It will provide up to US$200m of capacity separately for hull and P&I risks, with an additional US$200m of dedicated cargo capacity.
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- June 19 2026
GT Insurance taps Arron Mann as chief operating officer
He joins the partner agency of Allianz Broker Australia that specialises in the Australian transport sector having spent the last nine years at QBE Insurance.
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- June 19 2026
Sompo appoints Henry MacHale as CUO, head of strategy for its international market
Sompo’s international markets comprises 22 countries across four regions: the United Kingdom, Asia Pacific, Continental Europe including Turkey, and Brazil.
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- June 19 2026
ARPC taps Cameron Hick as next CUO
He will work alongside current CUO Michael Pennell, who will commence leave on September 14 before retiring on November 27.
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- June 18 2026
LMA welcomes US-Iran deal, but warns of ‘long, complicated’ shipping recovery, as insurer urges caution
Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) says certain practical steps are required, while Charlie Zheng, co-head of marine for greater China at Markel, says the threat environment will take time to normalise.
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- June 5 2026
Resolution Life closes trio of Asian reinsurance deals
Two block reinsurance transactions in Hong Kong and a flow reinsurance deal in Japan 'reinforce Resolution Life’s commitment to the growth of the primary life insurance industry in Asia'.
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- June 4 2026
Aon amps up Indonesia power team by snapping up Marsh veteran
Herlina Surya spent the last 15 years at Marsh in Jakarta.
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- June 2 2026
Specialist Risk Group appoints Lee Zong Wen as principal for credit, political risk in Asia
Appointment follows launch of its London-based credit and political risk team led by John Lentaigne, Ed Nicholson and Matt Solley.
