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- November 18 2025
The Hartford locks in Asia specialty focus, but ‘exciting pipeline’ still on the cards: Carl Bach
Hartford Underwriting Agency CEO anticipates regional GWP to grow 30% to US$25m in 2025, driven by new Lloyd's office in Singapore and established Hong Kong and Shanghai operations.
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- November 17 2025
Hanwha on the hook as lead insurer for E-Land’s South Korea warehouse fire: reports
- Property & Casualty
- South Korea
- Property
- Claims
- DB Insurance
- Hanwha General Insurance
- Hyundai Insurance
- KB Insurance
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance, DB Insurance, KB Insurance, and Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance are other co-insurers of the building, with total policy limits of around US$261m.
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- November 14 2025
Lotte Insurance to sue FSC over ‘prompt corrective action’: reports
Dispute stems from the regulator's decision to issue a management improvement recommendation to the Korean carrier.
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- November 14 2025
‘Asia is our key focus’: McLarens-owned Halliwell aims to double APAC business over next 3 years
Forensic and technical consultancy has nearly completed its Australia and New Zealand build-out and will now concentrate on expanding across Asia, APAC managing director Colin Taylor tells IAN.
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- November 13 2025
Exclusive: New reinsurer set to launch in Vietnam, backed by US$30m
AlphaRe will be led by Le Hoai Nam, who was formerly CEO of PVI Re (now Hanoi Re), IAN understands.
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- November 13 2025
Sompo partners with April International to expand consumer lines offering in APAC
Caarriers will jointly expand international private medical insurance products and their footprint across the region.
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- November 13 2025
Berkley Insurance Asia hires Harshvardhan Jain as head of finance for Gift City branch
A chartered accountant with over 20 years of experience, Jain brings deep expertise in finance, accounting, and transformation.
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- November 12 2025
QBE Singapore hands Shelby Tan expanded role as head of risk and compliance
Building on her position as head of risk for Singapore, Tan will lead both risk and compliance functions.
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- November 10 2025
IAG receives over 10,000 claims from significant weather events across Queensland, NSW, Victoria
Majority relate to motor and property hail damage, with over half from customers of RACQ Insurance, which IAG acquired in September.
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- November 7 2025
Philippines, Vietnam facing ‘100s of millions’ of losses from Typhoon Kalmaegi: Aon
Officials in the Philippines also warn of Typhoon Fung-wong, which is expected to develop into a super typhoon by Saturday.
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- November 6 2025
SIRC: Verisk eyes expansion of hail risk solutions to Japan
The data analytics provider will also roll out its flood models for Australia and New Zealand in 2027.
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- November 6 2025
SIRC: Reinsurers continue to be bottom-line focused: AM Best
Q&A with AM Best’s Christie Lee, senior director, head of analytics and head of North East Asia, and Victoria Ohorodnyk, director and head of analytics for Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
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- November 6 2025
SIRC: Motivated market drives appetite for alternative structures: Gallagher Re’s Jones
With both insurers and reinsurers pursuing growth, the broker expressed a strong sense of optimism for clients during the 1.1 renewals.
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- November 5 2025
SIRC: Not just capital: Hanoi Re in active discussions with strategic investors to grow business in Southeast Asia and beyond
Hanoi Re will also look to strengthen its core non-life treaty portfolio, especially property, engineering and marine, while developing specialty and liability.
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- November 5 2025
SIRC: Satellite disaster management specialist seeks new heights in APAC after building Japan foundation
Kohei Watanabe, strategic account manager for APAC, says ICEYE has operationalised flood monitoring in Taiwan, Thailand, and India and continues to expand across Asia.
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- November 4 2025
SIRC : Demand for flood, SCS data increases amid rising economic losses in APAC: Perils
Recent typhoons in the Philippines, Hong Kong and Vietnam, along with Myanmar earthquake, also drive demand for historically peak perils data.
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- November 4 2025
SIRC: Everest Re doubles down on specialty as APAC demand rises
Demand for bespoke solutions and interest in parametric structures that deliver faster recovery and greater flexibility are growing, according to Kevin Bogardus, chief executive for Everest Re in Singapore.
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- November 4 2025
SIRC: Reinsurance in APAC set for growth amid rising insurance demand: Malaysian Re
Reinsurers will need to continue navigating a complex risk landscape, including heightened cat volatility, evolving regulatory frameworks, and demographic shifts, says Malaysian Re’s Ahmad Noor Azhari Abdul Manaf.
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- November 4 2025
SIRC: APAC (re)insurers face execution risks amid evolving regulatory environment: Fitch
From China’s capital charge cuts to South Korea’s revised solvency benchmarks, APAC markets are recalibrating insurance rules to balance resilience with growth.
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- October 30 2025
Rokstone sets sail for marine growth in Asia amid regional expansion
Two weeks into the operation, the marine specialty MGA in Singapore has already started binding policies, managing director Rama Chandran told InsuranceAsia News' Between the Lines podcast.
