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- December 10 2025
Sompo boosts Hong Kong underwriting structure with double promotion
Ophelia Szeto and Jessica Lai will assume their new roles with the insurer from January 1.
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- December 9 2025
Kiwi insurer Tower fined US$4m for misleading 61,000 customers
Tower had self-reported the issue in 2021, admitting that it had contravened the Financial Markets Conduct Act by making false or misleading claims about its multi-policy discount offer since September 2016.
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- December 8 2025
Angie Siu to lead Latitude Brokers’ Hong Kong teams after WTW switch
Hong Kong-based Siu joins from WTW, where she spent over 8 years, most recently as director, marine.
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- December 8 2025
‘Foreboding’ start to Australia’s bushfire season with 20 homes destroyed in NSW
A firefighter died on Sunday evening after being struck by a tree while working on a bushfire at Bulahdelah on the state’s mid-north coast.
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- December 8 2025
Aon taps Manulife’s Ben Jones as APAC COO
Singapore-based Jones had confirmed his departure from Manulife in a LinkedIn update last month.
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- December 5 2025
Axa XL India snaps up Vishal Singh Rana as construction underwriter
Former civil and tunnel engineer previously worked for Prudent Insurance Brokers and Munich Re.
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- December 5 2025
Specialist Australian insurer Eclipse names Andrew Hookings as senior casualty underwriter
Sydney-based Hookings brings over 25 years of experience across the insurance industry, with a background spanning claims, property, and distribution.
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- December 5 2025
Queensland, New South Wales hail claims top Halloween Hailstorms
Suncorp has responded to more than 6,500 vehicle claims following the severe weather event.
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- December 4 2025
Tiptree shareholders approve US$1.65bn Fortegra sale to South Korea’s DB Insurance
All-cash deal was approved at a special meeting on Wednesday.
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- December 4 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets revamps APAC underwriting structure with 5 promotions
Moves for Marcus Thomas, Brett Gardiner, Angelo Maniatis, Shawn Anderson, and Ben Hissey impact Singapore, Hong Kong, China, India, Malaysia, and Australia.
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- December 3 2025
APAC M&A outlook optimistic as turbulence creates value, WTW says
M&A market is on track to achieve its best-performing year since the dealmaking boom that followed the coronavirus pandemic slowdown, 'paving the way for a stronger year ahead', according to a report.
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- December 2 2025
HDI Global promotes Ashlee Bradley to property underwriter
Perth-based Bradley has been with HDI for over five years.
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- December 1 2025
South Korea’s financial watchdog slams ‘extremely low’ cybersecurity investment after Coupang breach
Online retailer apologises for a massive data breach, potentially involving nearly 34 million local customer accounts.
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- December 1 2025
Marsh veteran Rebecca Poon takes up Howden role in Hong Kong
InsuranceAsia News first reported in September she was leaving Marsh Hong Kong after 42 years.
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- November 28 2025
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia reel from flood damage, losses in the ‘hundreds of millions’: Aon
Cyclone Senyar, a rare tropical cyclone in the Malacca Strait, and heavy rainfall triggered flooding that affected millions, with total economic damage in Thailand estimated at US$360–740m.
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- November 28 2025
ICA extends insurance cat declaration to across Queensland, New South Wales
Insurers have received more than 44,600 claims for Cat 255, or the 'Qld and NSW Severe Storms and Hail'.
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- November 27 2025
Sedgwick promotes Aruna Chandrapalan to Singapore CEO
Nigel Cook retains his leadership role as head of major and complex loss, having held a dual role for the last two years.
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- November 26 2025
‘Eventful renewal season’ expected, Marsh says, as 7 of 12 IG group confirm general increases for 2026
Peter Hulyer, head of P&I for UK at the broker, says there are 'mixed messages from the clubs on claims trends'.
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- November 26 2025
Joshua Lynch confirms Generali GC&C departure to ’embark on a new opportunity’
Hong Kong-based Lynch had joined Generali in September last year from Lloyd's.
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- November 26 2025
Steadfast COO Noelene Palmer departs as Australian broker makes role redundant
Move is part of the broker's expense management initiatives announced in October, company tells IAN.
