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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.
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- December 23 2025
Hong Kong seeks to ‘enhance competitiveness’ of risk-based capital regime: IA
Reports this week said the Hong Kong Insurance Authority was proposing new rules to channel insurance capital into assets, including cryptocurrencies and infrastructure.
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- December 22 2025
Allianz Trade promotes Wee Lee Quah to APAC regional COO
She has nearly 20 years of experience with Euler Hermes and most recently Allianz Trade.
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- December 19 2025
Howden expands Australia footprint with CorpSure Cairns acquisition
Established in 2017 under the leadership of founders Amanda Bryant and Justin Williams, CorpSure Cairns brings expertise in strata and body corporate insurance.
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- December 18 2025
Aon’s Blossom Lim joins Howden as senior director for M&A in Asia
Singapore-based Lim spent over seven years at Aon in Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore.
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- December 18 2025
Berkley Insurance Asia appoints Caroline Chan senior commercial lines underwriter for greater China
Hong Kong-based Chan joins the specialty carrier, having spent the last four years at Chubb.
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- December 16 2025
Bondi Beach attack declared terrorism incident, Australia’s Terrorism Reinsurance Pool activated
Insurance Council of Australia also declares Sunday's incident as a 'significant event'.
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- December 16 2025
Andy Gunawan joins Dual New Zealand as commerial underwriter
Auckland-based Gunawan previoulsy spent over six and a half years with IAG.
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- December 15 2025
ARPC asks to be notified of potential terrorism pool claims from Bondi shooting
Government-backed terrorism pool will only take effect once the minister declares a terrorist incident.
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- December 15 2025
Helvetia snaps up Alex Lee as Asia claims manager
Singapore-based Lee joins from Mapletree, having also worked for Chubb and Marsh.
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- December 15 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets’ cyber lead Angela Messih confirms BHSI switch in 2026
Sydney-based Messih has been with Liberty Specialty Markets since May 2016, most recently as cyber lead and senior claims specialist for professional and financial risks.
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- December 12 2025
Manulife successfully completes re-domiciliation from Bermuda to Hong Kong
Insurer was the second after French rival AXA’s Hong Kong and Macau arm to apply for the new company re-domiciliation regime after it was introduced in May.
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- December 12 2025
Australian broker Steadfast denies Blackstone approach
According to a report, the US private equity titan was considering making an AUS$4.6bn takeover bid for Australia’s largest insurance broker.
