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- August 4 2025
Floods, strong winds, snow, hail cause havoc as wild weather hits across parts of Australia
More than 21,000 people were left without power in New South Wales' Hunter Valley, while 20,000 Perth homes were without power following severe storms.
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- August 4 2025
Rhodian-backed Australian construction-focused MGA receives Lloyd’s coverholder status
Melbourne-based Scope Underwriting was co-founded by Nick Vernon and Rob Higginson in October.
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- August 1 2025
Starr, Descartes, Aon, Everest: 11 APAC insurance people moves of the week
1B, Marsh, Chubb, BMS, Tysers, AIG, Delta Insurance Group, Munich Re, FM and Allianz also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- July 30 2025
Bigger, more frequent hail threat grows for Australian cities as climate warms
University of New South Wales research shows likes of Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth are at an increased risk.
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- July 29 2025
30 dead in Beijing after days of torrential rain, 80,000 residents relocated
Hong Kong on Tuesday had also issued its first black rainstorm warning of the year as heavy downpours hit the city.
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- July 29 2025
Catherine Soyka joins Everest’s Singapore reinsurance team
Soyka joins from Chaucer Group as an assistant vice president for reinsurance underwriting for Oceania.
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- July 25 2025
IRDAI, Consilium, Kiwi General Insurance, Starr, UIB India: 10 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Lockton, Aon, Delta Australia, Allianz Commercial, Victor Insurance Australia, the Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand, Allianz Partners, MS Amlin, Munich Re, Zurich Insurance, Miramar Underwriting Agency, and Steadfast Group also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- July 25 2025
Pricing, prudent underwriting to sustain Bao Viet Insurance’s strong performance: AM Best
AM Best assigns an insurer rating of B++ (good) with a stable outlook, driven by its very strong balance sheet, adequate operating performance and neutral business profile.
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- July 24 2025
New Zealand brokers’ association names new CEO
Katherine Wilson is currently head of advocacy at the Property Council of New Zealand.
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- July 24 2025
QBE signs up Sure to distribute intermediated home cover in Australia
Australian insurer will no longer offer domestic householders’ insurance directly through its broker channel from the start of October.
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- July 23 2025
Steadfast Group-owned Miramar ropes in AIG veteran Michael Mackenzie as head of underwriting technical services
Melbourne-based Mackenzie spent over nine years at AIG, having also worked for the likes of Allianz, Zurich, Chubb, and CGU.
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- July 23 2025
Deadly Ha Long Bay boat capsize insurance payouts to top US$500,000: reports
At least 37 people died after the Wonder Seas capsized during bad weather in Vietnam on Saturday.
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- July 22 2025
South Korea flood motor claims rise to US$22m: report
At least 17 people died in floods and landslides caused by the torrential rain, which started last week and intensified over the weekend.
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- July 22 2025
Australia’s cyclone pool lowering rates in high-risk areas, yet insurance availability unchanged: ACCC
Competition regulator's insurance monitoring report says the pool is having an impact on the premiums of policyholders who live in areas with higher cyclone risk.
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- July 21 2025
Wenqiao Li returns to Allianz, joins commercial arm as head of distribution management
Hong Kong-based Li joins from Descartes Underwriting.
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- July 21 2025
Australian cyclone season highlights changing landscape, challenges ahead
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which caused US$843m in insured losses, was the most high-profile event of the 2024-25 cyclone season that recorded 12 windstorms.
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- July 18 2025
South Korea hit by torrential rain with 4 dead, 500 properties damaged
Over 400mm of rain fell over three days, with most rain-related fatalities reported in South Chungcheong province.
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- July 18 2025
Aon, AIG, Markel, Howden, Miller: 10 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Gallagher, Generali GC&C, Allianz Trade, Crawford, Fusion Specialty, MSIG Asia and WTW Insurance Brokers also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- July 18 2025
Howden India bolsters M&A team by hiring Marsh’s Saloni Bhandari as senior VP
Mumbai-based Bhandari has also been named co-head of transactional risk for India.
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- July 18 2025
Crawford confirms Tony Chapman as new head of global technical services for Asia
Appointment of Singapore-based Chapman confirms an earlier exclusive from InsuranceAsia News.
