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- October 1 2025
Swiss Re CorSo Australia appoints Anna Khomeini to distribution team
Khomeini joins from HDI Global SE and has nearly two decades of experience across underwriting, portfolio management and broker engagement.
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- October 1 2025
Allstate Underwriting, MSI partner to serve Australia’s SME farm insurance
MSI will provide capacity for Allstate’s ‘farm-pack’ product, offering coverage to property risks and vehicle exposures.
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- October 1 2025
Australia starts consultation on terrorism and cyclone reinsurance legislation
The Treasury has launched a statutory review of the Terrorism and Cyclone Insurance Act 2003, inviting public feedback on the relevance and governance of national reinsurance pools.
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- October 1 2025
Geopolitical risks on the rise; cyber, AI and climate dominate future risks: Aon survey
Cyber risk remains top concern; AI and climate emerge as major future threats while workforce issues slip down rankings.
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- October 1 2025
Correction: WTW taps Carrie Tan as division director in terrorism and political violence team
With nearly a decade of experience in underwriting and claims, Tan joins from Talbot Risk Services.
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- September 30 2025
Circles Group names Charlie Egar as underwriting manager for assets, fine arts
Industry veteran earlier held underwriter roles at Sportscover Europe, Eaton Gate, and Artsure.
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- September 30 2025
UIB Asia recruits Le Tram Nguyen as executive director for treaty and retro
Industry veteran joins the Singapore-based reinsurance broker from Hannover Re, where she most recently led Indochina operations.
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- September 30 2025
Athene enters block reinsurance deal with Sony Life
Deal will reinsure in-force block of US dollar denominated whole life insurance policies and retrocede all mortality risk associated with the block to Swiss Re.
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- September 28 2025
Nova drives 24% FY25 growth amidst China expansion
Hong Kong-listed FSE Lifestyle Services’ insurance arms posted a 23.9% jump in revenue for FY25, powered by new placements and growth by Beijing Nova.
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- September 26 2025
Everest taps Simon Lim to lead APAC multinational network strategy
Lim, who joins the firm following a long tenure at AIG, will support the expansion of multinational capabilities across the region.
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- September 26 2025
Aon India names Harpreet Sidhu head of financial services and professions
Sidhu was co-heading this unit since 2016, with stints across multiple verticals serving large, complex and institutional clients.
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- September 25 2025
IRDAI’s new chief calls for lower broker commissions: report
India’s insurance regulator is weighing a shift in commission governance, urging insurers to adopt a tiered expense framework similar to mutual funds amid rising scrutiny over distribution costs and their impact on policyholder premiums, media reports said.
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- September 25 2025
New Zealand’s Ando elevates Therese Singleton as CEO, succeeding John Lyon
The Envest-backed insurer also promoted Timothy Riding to the executive team as head of portfolio and underwriting.
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- September 24 2025
KDIC aims to recover US$740m through SGI Seoul Guarantee stake sale: report
South Korean deposit insurer has begun offloading a 33.85% stake to recoup public funds injected during the Asian financial crisis.
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- September 23 2025
Taiping Re to benefit from profitable non-life vertical, new capital sources: AM Best
AM Best affirms its A (excellent) rating for the reinsurer and its wholly owned subsidiary, Taiping Reinsurance (China), with a stable outlook.
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- September 22 2025
India’s Edme charts global expansion with Dubai, Singapore, London play: report
PE-backed broker is sharpening focus on specialty lines and digital infrastructure, and is readying for an IPO within five years.
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- September 19 2025
Sompo set for global growth via Aspen deal, but ratings capped by Japan sovereign: S&P Global
S&P Global Ratings affirms a A+ long-term issuer credit and financial strength ratings for Sompo Holdings' core subsidiaries, with stable outlook.
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- September 19 2025
Long term, profitable lines to sustain Samsung Fire & Marine’s underwriting profitability: AM Best
Global rating agency affirms a financial strength rating (FSR) of A++ (Superior) and the long-term issuer credit ratings (ICR) of aa+ (Superior) to Samsung Fire & Marine and its subsidiaries.
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- September 17 2025
PARIMA to focus on risk readiness at Singapore conference
Two-day conference will return to Singapore in October, bringing together over 50 speakers and 21 industry partners to address areas including emerging risks and climate volatility.
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- September 16 2025
India likely to introduce bill allowing 100% FDI during November parliament session: reports
Finance minister Niramala Sitharaman hopes to table the Insurance Amendment Bill in the upcoming session.
