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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.
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- March 9 2026
Lotte Non-Life faces capital plan review as JKL accelerates sale
Financial Services Commission directs South Korean carrier to submit a new capital improvement plan within two months, having rejected an earlier proposal.
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- February 25 2026
Insurtech: 6 AI trends reshaping the industry
AI has become the defining technology of our time, entering the hands of everyday consumers and employees faster than any innovation in recent history. The speed of adoption has been remarkable, mirrored by an equally intense wave of hype, but real business impacts are beginning to surface. What was once the domain of specialised data […]
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- February 23 2026
Steadfast-backed Galaxy Insurance secures Singaporean reinsurance broking licence
Singapore-based intermediary, licensed for direct broking since 2005, was acquired by Australia’s Steadfast in 2017.
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- February 2 2026
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance appoints Hiroshi Umiyama as president, CEO
Shinichiro Funabiki will assume the role of chairman of the board, while he remains CEO of MS&AD Holdings.
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- January 26 2026
Hong Kong P&C underwriting profit for 9M 2025 climbs 63% to US$450m
General insurers' gross premiums for the first three quarters of last year was up 10.5%, while overall profit grew 50.5% to US$1.3bn.
