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- October 21 2026
Senior liability underwriter Jane Makin swaps Berkley Insurance Australia for Dual Australia
She had spent over three and a half years at Berkley Insurance Australia having joined from Inglis Insurance Brokers as an underwriter in March 2023.
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- October 19 2026
Tysers confirms William Furness-Smith as Singapore CEO
He has been confirmed as the permanent successor to Babita Rai following approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
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- October 19 2026
Australian insurance brokers’ new 2027 code of practice doubles renewal notice, opens up fee disclosure
New code, which takes effect on January 1, has grown from 12 sections to 14.
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- October 19 2026
Japan’s MS&AD considering deal for Malaysian insurer LPI Capital: Bloomberg
Fellow Japanese insurers Tokio Marine Holdings, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, and Sompo already have a presence in Malaysia.
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- October 19 2026
Fire losses: Penang Bridge ruling shows why the first days on site matter most
In February 2021, fire damaged the Penang Bridge, one of Malaysia’s most important pieces of public infrastructure. More than five years later, the High Court of Malaya has ruled on its cause, ordering Tenaga Nasional to pay RM10.5 million (US$2.6 million) to Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama. The court heard two explanations. One was that an external […]
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- October 15 2026
Singapore-flagged container vessel sunk in Strait of Hormuz ‘matter for war risk underwriters’, West says
GFS Pride was struck by an unknown projectile, although all 21 crew members were safely evacuated and no injuries have been reported, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
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- October 6 2026
Jack Petrie relocates to head Marsh Thailand’s cyber practice
He spent the last three years as managing principal for Marsh in Melbourne.
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- October 5 2026
Claims: Same asset, different market: why regulatory fragmentation changes how insurance responds in Asia
Asia’s insurance market comprises many countries, each operating under its own rules, practices and market norms. These differences influence not only how insurance is placed, but also how it performs when tested by a loss. Commentary on Asia’s compelling growth story can sometimes overlook the complexity and distinctiveness of the individual markets that make up […]
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- September 29 2026
Igloo partners with Dana to launch Indonesian parametric rain protection
Southeast Asian insurtech and Indonesian e-wallet platform launch first parametric insurance product in their portfolio.
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- September 24 2026
New IUMI president Sean Dalton sets course for diversity and inclusion, education, AI, sustainability
He was elected unopposed to replace Frédéric Denèfle during the annual conference in Rotterdam.
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- September 23 2026
Chubb’s Darren Cook joins Delta Insurance Australia as a financial lines underwriting manager
He was most recently domain lead for digital partnerships having joined Chubb in November 2012 as an underwriting analyst.
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- September 22 2026
Lockton appoints Alex Bursak as regional credit director for Asia
He joins from WTW, having previously also spent over eight years with Allianz Trade in Asia Pacific, including two years as Indonesia country manager in Jakarta.
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- September 22 2026
PolicyStreet snaps up Hannover Re’s Firdaus Kasman as new CUO
Kuala Lumpur-based Kasman joins the Malaysian insurtech having spent the last eight and a half years at Hannover Re.
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- September 21 2026
Infrastructure: Data centres are racing ahead of the rules built to insure them
Data centres have become a defining infrastructure story of the AI era, particularly in the Asia Pacific region. A single hyperscale facility can now draw more than 100MW, and in Malaysia alone roughly 13GW of data centre capacity is either planned or already under development. Behind every one of those numbers sits a construction and […]
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- September 17 2026
Natsuko Kato joins Aon’s transaction solutions team in Asia
She joins from Medtronic Japan, according to a LInkedIn post from APAC managing director Martijn de Lange.
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- September 16 2026
Howden brings crop, livestock, parametric risk specialist Sonal Mishra to Singapore
She relocates from India to take up the senior vice president role within the reinsurance division.
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- September 15 2026
Jack Morecroft joins Marsh as cyber managing principal in Australia
Melbourne-based Morecroft joins from Gallagher, where he had been since January 2022 in London and Melbourne.
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- September 15 2026
BMS Group appoints Anna Capone as national head of general claims for Australia
She joins from McLardy McShane Insurance Advisors, having also previously worked for KBI and Knightcorp Insurance Brokers.
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- September 15 2026
Allianz Commercial confirms Steve Williams as head of liability underwriting
He has been with Allianz for over 15 year and had stepped into the acting head of liability role in October.
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- September 15 2026
Brics eyes ‘self-reliant insurance ecosystem’
India also proposes hosting a Brics Risk Lab, open to interested members at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (Gift City) International Financial Services Centre in Gujarat.
