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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.
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- January 2 2026
ARB, Sompo, Munich Re, bolttech: 7 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Aon, Crawford and Miller also made personnel changes over the last week, while we also wrap up the main moves over the holiday season.
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- January 2 2026
Koo Rosalind joins Miller as claims executive
Singapore-based Koo most recently spent almost nine years as vice president and claims team leader at Marsh.
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- January 2 2026
Go Digit General Insurance board approves holding company merger
Move by Indian digital insurer marks the first transaction following changes to India’s insurance laws that allow mergers between insurance firms and non-insurance holding companies.
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- January 2 2026
Cedents still ‘exploring’ options after 1.1 renewals under softening market
Guy Carpenter expects dedicated reinsurance capital to grow by around 9% in 2025, reaching approximately US$660bn, with Asia Pacific CEO Tony Gallagher telling InsuranceAsia News that the market remains highly competitive, with increased capacity and strong quoting activity.
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- January 1 2026
APAC rate reductions neared 20% for non-loss impacted accounts at 1.1 renewals: Aon
Third-party capital reached a new high of US$124bn at the end of the third quarter, while the catastrophe bond market ended the year at an all-time high, Aon said in a review of its Reinsurance Market Dynamics January 2026 Renewal report.
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- December 31 2025
bolttech hands John Chan, Aesop Ahn expanded roles
Insurtech appoints Chan general manager for Thailand, replacing Aesop Ahn, who is transitioning into the role of director for special projects.
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- December 31 2025
Tropical Cyclone Hayley hits Western Australia, ARPC declares end of event
Multiple severe weather warnings have also been issued for New Year's Eve in Queensland.
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- December 29 2025
Sompo Hong Kong taps Will Wang as head of casualty
He relocates to Hong Kong for the role that also covers Macau and Taiwan.
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- December 29 2025
Crawford snaps up Tony Tung Yu Lin to join Taiwan engineering team
He joins from WSP in Asia, where he had served as a civil structural engineer since March.
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- December 23 2025
ARPC declares cyclone event after Tropical Cyclone Grant forms in Indian Ocean
Tropical Cyclone Grant is set to impact the Cocos (Keeling) Islands as a category 2 system late on Christmas Eve or on the morning of Christmas Day.
