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- March 19 2026
Strait of Hormuz hull, cargo headline rates jump 400%+ as war risk pricing remains ‘highly volatile’
Large operators with strong commercial leverage and effective broker support can reduce premiums substantially through mechanisms such as no-claims bonuses, brokers and underwriters told InsuranceAsia News.
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- March 18 2026
Indonesia to launch national parametric products for coffee, cocoa farmers
Insurtech Blue Marble, state-owned insurer Asuransi Jasindo, and the InsuResilience Solutions Fund are co-funding the development and implementation, with support from the Ministry of Agriculture.
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- March 18 2026
Sodalis acquires MGA startup Amiga Specialty for US$2.4m
Amiga, which received approval to underwrite in Hong Kong this month, will operate as BP Marsh-backed Sodalis’ platform to drive global expansion across specialty lines.
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- March 17 2026
Exclusive: BNP Paribas Cardif needs 4 years to exit Taiwan P&C market amid US$15m shortfall
Financial Supervisory Commission has recieved a business cessation application from the Taiwan Branch of Cardif-Assurances Risques Divers.
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- March 17 2026
Hong Kong’s drifted off course, but has time to right marine insurance strength with cargo focus: Philip Bilney
City has 'perhaps not done enough' compared to Singapore to continue to attract talent and improve its offering, executive chairman of +8 Partners tells InsuranceAsia News’ Between the Lines podcast.
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- March 11 2026
Aon Malaysia hires Generali’s Janice Wong as senior vice president for corporate
Wong was most recently head of broking at Generali Malaysia, where she worked for over 25 years, starting as an assistant general manager.
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- March 11 2026
Starr appoints Vivian Xiao Wei as China head of financial lines
Shanghai-based Xiao has 17 years of underwriting experience, with a strong background in financial lines.
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- March 11 2026
Malaysia’s Mandarin Re commits capacity to LIRG for property, ILW risks
Binder's scope includes traditional property cat exposures, ILW transactions designed to meet the retro and capital-management needs of cedents and reinsurers globally.
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- March 11 2026
Hong Kong challenges global markets with lower marine war-risk premiums amid Middle East tensions
The Hong Kong marine war risk pool, offering up to US$130m limit per policy, now covers 10 mainland Chinese ships sailing in the Gulf, the Hong Kong Insurance Authority said.
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- March 10 2026
Gallagher Australia appoints Marsh’s Johannes-Daniel Veldsman as chief commercial officer
Sydney-based Veldsman will have national responsibility for the majority of the broker's specialism teams, according to a company note seen by InsuranceAsia News.
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- March 10 2026
P&I renewals on an even keel as lower claims, higher returns soften stance
- Analysis
- Insurers
- Global
- P&I
- Renewals
- American P&I Club
- International Group of P&I Clubs
- London P&I
- NorthStandard P&I Club
- Skuld
Despite early fears of hardening conditions following a surge in pool claims, the 2026-27 renewals closed on a notably pragmatic tone prior to the outbreak of the war in Iran.
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- March 9 2026
‘It’s your battle. It’s your career’: regional leaders ponder incomplete progress as International Women’s Day shines light on equality, diversity
Zurich's Tulsi Naidu, Axa XL's Sylvie Gleises, WTW's Chiaki Tanaka, Coface's Grishma Kewada, Asia Insurance's Winnie Wong, and Howden's Shweta Swaroop spoke to InsuranceAsia News to mark International Women's Day.
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- March 6 2026
Jio Financial pumps US$16m into Allianz Jio Reinsurance
Jio Financial’s total aggregate investment in the previously announced joint venture with Allianz now stands at US$16.3m.
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- March 6 2026
QBE hires Zurich’s Chai Guan Lim as head of distribution in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur-based Lim was most recently chief agency officer of Zurich Malaysia.
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- March 5 2026
Stella Gilson returns to Sydney to lead CFC’s new tech, media push in Australia
She served as media and technology underwriter at CFC London for the past 12 years.
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- March 3 2026
Beazley elevates Aizad Khair to M&A product leader for Asia
Singapore-based Khair has been working at the Lloyd's carrier for almost four years, most recently as underwriter for M&A.
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- March 2 2026
‘Exciting and new’: Specialist Risk Group aims to put itself on the map in Australia, Southeast Asia
Group CEO Warren Downey and Australia managing director Laurence Basell tell InsuranceAsia News about what is next after the broker launched in Australia in January.
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- February 27 2026
Australian insurers facing elevated US$2.1bn bill from late-November storms: Perils
Compares to an initial loss estimate of AU$2.6 billion by in January following the severe convective storms which hit Queensland and New South Wales.
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- February 27 2026
Blue Marble completes ‘record-setting’ parametric payout to Indonesian smallholder farmers
Devastating floods in Aceh trigger US$143,000 payout to all 2,719 farmers enrolled in the program.
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- February 25 2026
Marsh appoints ex-Steadfast executive Noelene Palmer as Pacific COO
Sydney-based Palmer left the Australian broker in November after her role was made redundant.
