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- April 14 2025
Marsh Hong Kong promotes Andy Wong to specialty MD, consultancy group leader
He previously held the role of senior vice president, leading the practice of credit specialties and Marsh's consulting service for insurers.
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- April 14 2025
Munich Re elevates Tim Tse to head of fac, corporate for Southeast Asia
He has been working at the reinsurer for 10 months, most recently as a senior engineering underwriter.
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- April 14 2025
‘Unsurprising trend’ as product recall market goes from strength to strength amid global supply chain complexity
Pricing is relatively stable on a risk-adjusted basis in APAC due to new market entrants and capacity from London, sources told InsuranceAsia News.
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- April 14 2025
Myanmar insurers temporarily halt new disaster coverage after quake: reports
Existing natural disaster insurance policies are allowed to be renewed and extended, but it remains uncertain when the sales of new policies will resume.
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- April 14 2025
Insurance claims from South Korea wildfires near 5,000, mostly for crops: report
Insurers have paid out at least US$131,800, while assessing damage for crop-related claims is expected to take time.
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- April 11 2025
‘Tariffs are just one piece of the puzzle’: Aon’s Asia head of shipping
Oliver Miloschewsky tells IAN's Between The Lines podcast that 'tariffs are easy to impose, but the effects tend to be very long-term'.
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- April 10 2025
Allied World hands Ada Lui expanded role as deputy head of Hong Kong branch
Role is in addition to her current position as senior vice president and head of APAC pricing.
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- April 9 2025
2025 cat losses could cause Asia energy market shift: WTW
Current soft conditions follow a strong year for (re)insurers in the downstream and upstream energy sectors, but elevated cat activity could quickly tighten the market.
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- April 9 2025
APAC protests, riots in 2024 highest globally: Allianz Commercial
India, Pakistan, South Korea top 10 countries by frequency globally last year, according to a report.
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- April 8 2025
South Asia flooding reveals risk of erratic monsoon patterns: WTW
Rain gauges across South Asia recorded unusually high totals last year, including in New Delhi in India, Lahore in Pakistan, Kathmandu in Nepal and Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.
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- April 6 2025
Kiwi regulator files civil proceedings against IAG pricing misconduct
Approximately 269,000 customers were affected, resulting in overcharges of approximately US$20m.
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- April 6 2025
Sedgwick appoints Ryan Brennan as head of digital first
Sydney-based Brennan will lead the design and delivery of the loss adjuster's next-generation digital-first claims platform.
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- April 3 2025
Sompo appoints Sherlyn Kok as vice president, APAC head of compliance
Singapore-based Kok will lead the regional and local market compliance, reporting to Todd Corey, executive vice president, general counsel, APAC.
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- April 3 2025
Thailand’s natural disaster risk profile stable after March earthquake: report
As the country, especially the central region, has a very low seismic hazard exposure, Allianz Ayudhya General Insurance said the event did not change the risk profile of the market.
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- April 3 2025
Jewelers Mutual acquires Australian MGA Jewellers Loop
The acquisition of the Sydney-based specialist that covers engagement rings, watches and jewellery is aligned with the US carrier's market expansion outside North America.
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- April 2 2025
WTW’s James Wong joins Oneglobal as head of client services
Singapore-based Wong will lead insurance broker's general lines of business and establish risk advisory services.
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- April 2 2025
Allianz Commercial Australia promotes John Whealans to head of broker partnerships
Sydney-based Whealans has been with Allianz since 2020, most recently as a national relationship manager.
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- April 2 2025
Australia MGA Agile hires Liz Geden as senior liability underwriter
Auckland-based Geden was previoulsy a casualty manager and team leader at Delta, where she had worked for over four years.
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- April 1 2025
Allianz Commercial Asia hands Will Slade expanded role as head of portfolio solutions
Singapore-based Slade will assume the new position in addition to his current responsibility as key relationship manager.
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- April 1 2025
Japan rates see ‘accelerated softening’ at April 1: Gallagher Re
Buyers benefited from record reinsurance capital achieving better renewal outcomes with risk-adjusted price reductions and coverage improvements.
