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- September 10 2026
Singapore’s GIC takes 5% stake in Samsung Fire and Marine
With its purchase of 2.24 million shares, the sovereign wealth fund has become one of the largest shareholders of the South Korean insurer.
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- September 9 2026
Japanese P&C carriers’ underwriting profit rebounds 186% to US$2.3bn in FY25: Toa Re
Improvement driven by an increase in net premium income and a drop in net claims paid, reflecting lower earthquake claims following the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake.
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- September 9 2026
Tokio Marine HCC International completes Direct Commercial acquisition
UK commercial motor specialist will continue to operate as a standalone business, while the acquisition also includes sister company, Direct Commercial Premium Finance.
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- September 9 2026
Axa XL appoints Markus Posberg as property, construction, energy CUO for APAC and Europe
Cologne-based Posberg brings extensive technical experience, most recently as head of property, construction and energy for Germany.
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- September 9 2026
Pacific Life Re executes first asset-intensive reinsurance deal in Hong Kong
Transaction involves a block of whole life liabilities of a pan-Asian insurer.
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- September 4 2026
Hana Financial weighs US$148m capital injection for insurance unit amid saturated domestic market: reports
If completed, Hana Insurance will have raised around US$370m in new capital within a year.
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- September 4 2026
AM Best affirms Peak Re’s A- ratings, cites robust balance sheet and disciplined strategy
Reported capital and surplus grew by 17% to US$1.7bn in 2025, supported by a retention of underwriting and investment profits.
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- September 2 2026
Coface promotes Jason Tan to head of commercial for Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur-based Tan joined Coface almost six years ago, and was most recently managing commercial operations and marketing for Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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- September 2 2026
360 Underwriting Solutions hires Ben Church as general manager for commercial classes
Sydney-based Church joins from Allianz, where he spent over 13 years across a range of senior distribution roles, most recently as general manager of distribution.
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- September 2 2026
Insurers to brace for US$171bn of annual property cat losses: Verisk
The increasing global insured average annual loss is driven by the ongoing global expansion in property and insured values, according to Verisk's 2026 Global Modeled Catastrophe Losses Report.
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- September 1 2026
Adva Group launches Singapore reinsurance platform, led by veteran Jim Attwood
Adva Risk specialises in sophisticated, multi-year structured reinsurance solutions.
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- September 1 2026
QBE Asia appoints internal leaders to strengthen wholesale markets business
Barry Robinson assumes newly created role head of portfolio solutions, while Melissa Anthony relocates to Singapore from Australia to lead the corporate liability unit.
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- August 31 2026
Lockton New Zealand hires David Lynch as chief client officer
Auckland-based Lynch was most recently chief client officer for specialties at Marsh, covering liability, trade credit, cyber, and aviation.
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- August 30 2026
International reinsurers to absorb most insured losses from Nepal flash floods: AM Best
Insured exposure is expected to be concentrated on commercial risks, primarily hydropower assets, infrastructure projects, and properties along the Nepal-China trade corridor.
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- August 30 2026
Singapore’s Income Insurance CEO Andrew Yeo to depart in December: report
Search for a successor is underway, according to an email sent to staff seen by The Strait Times.
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- August 30 2026
Scor Business Solutions names Steven Sim APAC energy head in leadership reshuffle
Incumbent Pierre-Louis Migairou has been promoted to global head of energy, while onshore energy underwriter Nicolas Dorgnach will also relocate to Singapore.
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- August 30 2026
Tokio Marine HCC International acquires UK commercial motor specialist Direct Commercial
Deal represents a new business for Tokio Marine HCC International, which is part of Tokio Marine Group.
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- August 28 2026
McLarens Australia appoints Andy Donnelly as executive loss adjuster
He brings more than 25 years' experience in commercial property loss adjusting, most recently as an executive adjuster at Integra Technical Services.
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- August 28 2026
Peak Re’s GWP grew 11.8% to US$1.2bn in H1 FY26
Reinsurer's revenue also increased year on year by 25% to US$825.7m, according to a stock exchange filing by parent company Fosun International.
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- August 28 2026
Nepal flash floods insured losses could top US$1bn, spilling into reinsurance
Major international and regional reinsurers, including Hannover Re, GIC Re, Saudi Re, and Kenya Re, face material exposures via direct and retrocession programs.
