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- April 2 2026
McLarens promotes Hang Dong, Quang Nguyen to Vietnam directors
Pair will provide joint leadership across operations in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
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- April 2 2026
Reinsurers eye ‘pockets of opportunity’ in soft Japan April 1 renewals
‘Re‑underwriting’ and primary rates hikes have boosted appetite across historically challenged lines, such as property per‑risk and casualty, Gallagher Re’s George Sherriff tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- April 1 2026
Kyung Tae Koo named Marsh Korea CEO
Seoul-based Koo will oversee the operations of Marsh Korea, including Marsh Risk and Mercer businesses.
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- April 1 2026
‘Firmly in an attractive buyers’ market’ with property rates down, casualty broadly stable at 1.4: Gallagher Re
Some of the biggest property decreases came in Japan, the US and the Philippines, with reductions of 15-25% for loss-free programs, according to the First View report.
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- April 1 2026
Howden hires Axa’s Andy Buddell as Asia COO
Malaysia-based Buddell was previously director of operations for international markets at Axa, where he worked for seven years.
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- April 1 2026
‘One Liberty’: insurer completes APAC licence consolidation, simplifies branding
Insurer brings together its retail and commercial general insurance underwriting operations in Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and China to operate as one Liberty-licenced entity in each market.
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- March 31 2026
QBE hands Mandy Chan expanded role as head of operational power generation, ESG for Asia
Singapore-based Chan, who is currently Asia senior engineering underwriter, will continue to lead QBE's operational power generation portfolio and regional ESG initiatives.
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- March 30 2026
Korean broker Simon Global launches Hong Kong-based MGA SXG Underwriting
SXG Underwriting receives Lloyd's coverholder approval and will initially focus on healthcare liability.
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- March 30 2026
Sumit Aneja to lead Niyam Group’s new Gift City reinsurance branch
Niyam Group is the first insurance intermediary office from India’s first special economic zone to offer Lloyd’s of London capacity.
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- March 27 2026
Philippine cedents ‘buying smartly’ as market softens, proportional capacity returns
Reinsurance brokers are witnessing up to 15-20% rate reduction on a risk-adjusted basis at 1.4 renewals, as nat cat losses were manageable and less severe than anticipated.
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- March 26 2026
Allianz Jio Re JV begins operation, appoints Sonia Rawal as CEO
Mumbai-headquartered reinsurance JV will underwrite in India, effective immediately, across all lines of business, life and non-life, treaty and facultative.
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- March 26 2026
Talbot hires Axa XL’s Grace Yeap as property underwriter
Singapore-based Yeap was most recently crisis management and special risks underwriter at Axa XL.
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- March 26 2026
New Zealand’s Ando taps Mike Bodman as head of marine
He was previously based in Boston as AIG's vice president and east region manager.
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- March 26 2026
Willis appoints Albert Andrew as finex leader for Southeast Asia
He was most recently WTW's finex facultative leader for the region.
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- March 26 2026
XS Global hires Daniel Abramson as head of construction underwriting for APAC
Abramson, who previously worked at AIG for 17 years, will be based in Hong Kong.
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- March 25 2026
Singapore’s domestic general GWP grows 8.4% to US$4.8bn
Despite a higher claim environment, domestic underwriting profit rose 32% year-on-year to US$226m in 2025.
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- March 25 2026
Malaysia’s Pacific Insurance appoints Florence Chang as CEO
She was previously country head of brokers management and head of commercial insurance at Zurich Malaysia.
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- March 23 2026
Lockton appoints Glenn Preece as Pacific growth leader
Broker also taps Sare Ozkara as head of market strategy, engagement, and portfolio solutions.
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- March 23 2026
Insurers prevail in Singapore’s top court over US$56m oil rig claim
ArgoGlobal, China Taiping, Great American, MS First Capital and QBE successfully appealed against a Singapore High Court decision in favour of OCBC Bank.
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- March 22 2026
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle tracks across Northern Territory, set to re-intensify off Kimberley coast
Heavy rain likely to cause significant and rapid river level rises across the Katherine River catchment, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
