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- July 21 2026
Pinnacle Underwriting taps James Kyte as casualty, financial lines head for ANZ
He joins the Australian fac specialist MGA from Hannover Re, where he was a senior underwriter for cyber and facultative casualty for Australasia.
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- July 20 2026
Risk management: Insurance lessons from one of China’s deadliest industrial accidents in recent years
The explosion at a Chinese fireworks factory at the start of May is a reminder that the true value of an insurance program is tested not when a policy is purchased, but when catastrophe strikes. The fire at the Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Company in Liuyang, Hunan province, claimed 37 lives, injured 51 people, […]
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- July 14 2026
Marsh confirms full ownership of Thailand subsidiary, rebrands as Marsh Risk Thailand
Global broker buys out local shareholders in its 48-year-old joint venture effective from July 1, as first reported by InsuranceAsia News.
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- June 28 2026
Shinhan, Korea Investment submit letters of intent for Lotte Insurance: report
Formal public auction for the private equity backed insurer is likely to be launched in August.
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- June 21 2026
Lloyd’s partners with ICICI Lombard to expand multinational capabilities in India
Under the agreement, ICICI Lombard will issue local policies on behalf of Lloyd’s managing agents for selected lines of business.
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- June 10 2026
APAC insurance outlook neutral for 2026 despite rising claims cost: Fitch
Resilient capital buffers, disciplined underwriting and improving asset-liability management are offsetting market pressures across the regoon, hwoever, modestly higher claim inflation and tighter solvency rules are expected to challenge profitability.
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- June 9 2026
Chinese regulator fines Taiping’s mainland non-life unit over compliance lapses
Regulator flags inappropriate reserving, internal control gaps, data misreporting; seven individuals also penalised.
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- June 9 2026
State Bank of India confirms listing plans for general insurance arm: reports
State-owned lender is planning to IPO SBI General Insurance and SBI Mutual Fund, chairman says.
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- June 9 2026
Australian AR network Sphere Insurance Group enters liquidation, ASIC filing shows
Queensland-based independent authorised representative network was founded in 2015.
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- June 2 2026
Marsh’s Frank Lampert returns to Aon as client director in Australia
Brisbane-based Lampert was most recently managing principal for risk management at Marsh Risk.
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- May 26 2026
GIC Re’s FY26 underwriting loss narrows to US$224m, COR improves to 104.66%
Carrier’s net profit for the financial year rose by 30% to top US$1bn, with GWP up at US$4.6bn.
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- May 17 2026
Donald Trump’s US$40bn Hormuz insurance scheme non-starter due to lack of US naval escorts: report
Scheme failed to launch because it did not meet required conditions and depended on a US naval escort that has not materialised, the Financial Times reported.
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- May 15 2026
Swiss Re Asia adds Daniel Neo to its board of directors
Neo, who was CEO formerly Asia Pacific at Sompo Holdings, will join the board on June 1.
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- April 13 2026
Specialist Risk Group appoints Halim Rosalan as Asia head of business
Singapore-based Rosalan will have oversight of business development, benefits solutions, corporate risk solutions, facultative reinsurance and claims.
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- April 11 2026
Marsh names Heath Jose as strategic client director for Singapore
He joins the global broker from BMS, where he was a director.
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- April 1 2026
Aon names Nathan Cheung as head of construction, power and infrastructure in Hong Kong
He has over 25 years of experience at international brokers, specialising in construction and engineering insurance.
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- March 24 2026
Australian broker Envest merges transport specialist MGAs
Insuret and ATL will form a unified national platform dedicated to fleet and trucking insurance.
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- March 17 2026
Japan, Australia export insurers renew reciprocal reinsurance pact
Deal between Export Finance Australia and Nippon Export and Investment Insurance streamlines reinsurance operations and boosts support for exports to third countries and joint projects.
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- March 13 2026
Bruce Ford joins Price Forbes Re as chief commercial officer for Asia and head of MGA
Joining from Miller, Singapore-based Ford will spearhead the broker's MGA practice across Asia.
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- March 12 2026
Warburg Pincus weighs sale of Oona Insurance after buyer interest: Bloomberg
The private equity firm has hired Citigroup to review strategic opportunities for the Southeast Asian digital general insurer.
