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- December 11 2025
Perth bushfires put lives and homes under threat, as Moody’s warns of a complex situation
Cat modeller says recent bushfires in New South Wales highlights the complexity of managing bushfires risk in Australia and the risk of secondary ignitions.
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- December 11 2025
Aon taps Marsh’s James Harmer as head of global and corporate for Australia
Harmer spent over three years as a broker with Aon's political risk and structured credit team in London until October 2013 before he moved home to Sydney in 2014.
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- December 10 2025
Japan downgrades loss estimates from a potential Tokyo earthquake to US$530bn
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hitting the metropolitan area could also kill 18,000 people in the worst-case scenario, the draft government estimate showed.
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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.
