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- May 19 2026
Zurich appoints Giles Crowley, Sarah Powell to newly created leadership roles
Insurer names Crowley as head of customer and distribution management for APAC, with Powell named head of international broker and customer engagement.
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- May 19 2026
Liberty Mutual hikes stake in India unit to 74%
Move follows earlier increase in Liberty Mutual's stake from 49% to 55.4% in September.
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- May 18 2026
Sompo hires Megan Yeung as senior casualty underwriter for Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
Most recently a casualty underwriter at Axa XL, Hong Kong-based Yeung is specialised in product and general liability.
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- May 15 2026
‘Extremely unpredictable’: Marsh, Aon warn of critical risk, tighter terms for Strait of Hormuz transits
Escalating clashes in the key waterway have forced insurers to radically reduce deployment and recalibrate pricing in near real-time, industry insiders say.
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- May 14 2026
India’s insurance premiums grew 9.86% to US$83.8bn by November: IRDAI
Non-life insurers, in particular, collected a gross direct premium of US$23bn, representing a year-on-year growth of 8.29%.
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- May 13 2026
Axa XL launches prevention unit, led by global CUO Libby Benet
Its fifth business unit, alongside Americas, APAC and Europe, UK and Lloyd’s and reinsurance, reflects the company's commitment to prevention, risk insight and client partnership.
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- May 13 2026
Willis debuts ‘tailored’ carbon capture insurance solution across full project lifecycle
Modular solution is designed as a flexible product wording rather than a fixed facility, allowing clients to leverage insurer relationships for optimal pricing.
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- May 12 2026
Sedgwick appoints Keith Lee as executive director for energy and global specialty
Singapore-based Lee was most recently regional director for natural resources for Asia at Charles Taylor, where he had been since 2014.
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- May 12 2026
South Korea’s deposit insurance corporation launches re-bidding for Yebyeol Insurance
Only Korea Investment Holdings previously submitted a bid for the bridge insurer of troubled carrier MG Non-Life Insurance.
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- May 12 2026
Australia records US$193.5m in insured losses from 2025-26 tropical cyclone season: ARPC
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) chief executive Christopher Wallace says the season was one of the most active in recent years, but that losses remained within expectations.
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- May 11 2026
RiskPoint appoints Allen Ng as tax underwriter in Singapore
He brings has over 20 years of experience advising throughout APAC and emerging markets.
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- May 11 2026
‘Expectation vs. experience is the opportunity’: Vietnam’s TCGIns doubles down on AI, health, SME insurance
Economic boom is fuelling demand for specialty lines, such as engineering, energy, infrastructure and cyber too, chairman Pranav Seth tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- May 10 2026
Logistics giant DP World launches cargo war risk coverage for Middle East trade
End-to-end solution, backed by A-rated insurers, offers protection at a 'significantly more competitive' pricing than standard war risk premiums, the company said.
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- May 10 2026
MSIG Australia hires Doron Grossman as claims manager for partner distribution
Sydney-based Grossman brings over 40 years of insurance experience, including almost 18 years at QBE.
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- May 8 2026
Aviso expands Western Australia business with Wray Insurance Services acquisition
Wray Insurance Services provides brokerage services for a broad range of industries including civil and construction, engineering, mining and surveying, and agriculture and forestry.
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- May 7 2026
Chinese insurers pay US$2.2m in aftermath of deadly Hunan fireworks factory explosion: reports
PICC, Ping An, China Life, Taiping and Sunshine Insurance face the most exposure and have activated emergency response plans and sped up claims settlement.
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- May 7 2026
Allianz Commercial to transfer commercial cyber business to Coalition
Transaction can position Coalition to become the largest writer of cyber insurance globally, CEO and co-founder Joshua Motta says.
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- May 6 2026
Deadly China fireworks blast triggers US$878,000 work safety payout from Ping An P&C
President Xi Jinping orders an investigation after Monday's explosion at a fireworks manufacturing hub in south-central Hunan province kills at least 26 and injures 61.
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- May 6 2026
Sedgwick Australia appoints Simon Kay as CEO, Kimberley Daley as COO
Interim CEO Phil van Zyl will resume his focus on leading the New Zealand business.
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- May 5 2026
AIG Australia hires Marsh veteran Carrisa Chung as underwriter for commercial property
Perth-based Chung has been working at Marsh since 2006, most recently as divisional manager for client services for Local Government Insurance Scheme, a mutual protection scheme of West Australian government.
