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- July 31 2026
Envest-owned Epsilon Underwriting acquires marine specialist RedSky Insurance
Integration brings together RedSky’s expertise in cargo, stock throughput, commercial hull and marine liabilities with Epsilon’s broader underwriting platform and national reach in Australia.
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- July 31 2026
S&P Global elevates Japan P&I outlook to positive, cites capital strength despite scale constraints
Rating agency notes club's business profile will remain more modest in scale and diversification compared to some of its peers.
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- July 30 2026
M Pallonji Group-backed ProTec handed Indian general insurance licence
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Aditya Sharma, former chief distribution officer at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, has been appointed CEO.
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- July 29 2026
Residential losses from Japan earthquake could top 2016 Kumamoto claims, but commercial damages contained
Loss adjusters say seismic upgrades since 2016 have limited structural and business interruption exposure for industry, but the region’s semiconductor concentration could still drive claims.
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- July 29 2026
Consilium secures Singapore broking licence, appoints Ben Compton as associate partner
Compton joins Singapore office leader Robert Drysdale, who joined the broker earlier this year.
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- July 28 2026
MSIG claims payouts reached US$45.8m across Hong Kong, Macau in 2025
Claim settlement ratio rose slightly from 94.5% in 2024 to 94.7%.
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- July 27 2026
Vietnam’s non-life insurers set for resilient performance next 12 months: AM Best
Rating agency is maintaining a stable outlook on Vietnam’s non-life insurance segment, reflecting robust demand, technology adoption, and healthy macroeconomic factors.
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- July 24 2026
Hong Kong general insurance Q1 gross premiums up 12.5% to US$4.5bn: HKIA
Growth was driven mainly by onshore direct A&H business and offshore reinsurance property damage business, Hong Kong's Insurance Authority says.
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- July 24 2026
HDI Global hires Byron Ernst as power and energy underwriter in Sydney
He was most recently an energy underwriter at QBE, having also worked for Chubb, Chase Underwriting and Strata Community Insurance.
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- July 23 2026
Australia motor body calls out IAG’s ‘fig leaf’ remedy, urges ACCC to block RAC acquisition
IAG made a remedy offer in July to secure approval for its US$970m acquisition of the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia’s insurance business.
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- July 23 2026
Australian gig economy specialist Protect Underwriting launches with Lloyd’s capacity
Sydney-headquartered MGA is backed by Lloyd's syndicate Apollo ibott 1971, with Pantheon Specialty as its London broking partner.
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- July 23 2026
Blackstone teams up with ex-HDFC Ergo CEO Anuj Tyagi for India general insurance venture
Blackstone will own 90% of Nxsure General Insurance, while Tyagi will hold a 10% stake, according to local media.
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- July 22 2026
APAC insurers face growing stress from nat cat loss triple threat: S&P Global
Rapid AI adoption and converging cybersecurity issues are also risks to sector stability and issuer credit quality.
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- July 22 2026
Mapfre Re India appoints Supreeth TK as non-life treaty underwriter at Gift City
He was most recently assistant vice president, focusing on cat and non-cat treaty at Swiss Re.
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- July 22 2026
Sompo to acquire Brazilian insurer Fator Seguradora
Fator Seguradora focuses on corporate insurance and business risk management solutions, with particular strength in property, surety, and financial lines.
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- July 21 2026
Strong 2025 insurance profits mask long-term structural challenges: Bain & Company
Consulting firm points to difficulties around affordability and access, digital gains that do not translate into economic advantage, and fragmenting value chains as three major headwinds facing the industry.
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- July 20 2026
‘Super’ El Nino threatens to leave under-insured Asia behind the curve: Munich Re’s Hitesh Kotak
Regional CEO tells InsuranceAsia News' Between the Lines podcast that Asia's 88% insurance gap is 'complacent', while he also discusses AI liability, data centre risks, and what is next after 1.7 renewals.
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- July 19 2026
Marsh Thailand promotes Warakan Suwannaard to country sales leader
Bangkok-based Suwannaard will drive growth across the broker's product lines.
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- July 19 2026
Gallagher Re hires Sisouda Dayre as operations director for APAC
Singapore-based Dayre was most recently regional head of health operations for APAC at Allianz Partners.
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- July 15 2026
Asia H1 nat cat insured losses below US$2bn, lowest since 2017: Gallagher Re
Despite a period of benign loss activity, the compounding effects of a strong El Nino, combined with atmospheric and oceanic warming, will further influence how risk develops across different regions of the world.
