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- February 2 2026
Tokio Marine Management Australasia hires Daniel Sirone as chief claims officer
Sydney-based Sirone previously worked at Sedgwick for 10 years, most recently as executive general manager for home claims and building services.
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- February 2 2026
Gallagher hires Ian Rouse as executive director for credit, surety, political risks
Sydney-based Rouse previously held several leadership roles, including senior surety adviser at Marsh and head of surety for APAC at Liberty Specialty Markets.
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- January 30 2026
ICICI Lombard sole insurer of crashed Indian private jet, reinsured by Munich Re, GIC Re: reports
The Learjet 45 crash that killed veteran politician Ajit Pawar and four others on Wednesday has US$6m H&M cover and liability insurance of up to US$23m, reports say.
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- January 30 2026
Prerna Sharma returns to Aon as vice president for treaty
Mumbai-based Sharma was most recently vice president at Marsh India, where she worked for almost 10 years.
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- January 30 2026
360 Underwriting promotes Tom Hatton to head of claims
Sydney-based Hatton joined the company in May 2024 and was recently claims operations manager.
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- January 29 2026
South Korean financial regulator rejects Lotte’s management improvement plan, complicating sale efforts: reports
Rejection follows Financial Services Commission's prompt corrective action issued in November, which the company attempted to overturn through legal action.
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- January 29 2026
South Korea’s new core capital may present capital management challenges: Fitch
New requirements that impose stricter capital base requirement will enhance the quality of insurers’ capital and sector resilience, the rating agency said.
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- January 29 2026
ICA warns TasInsure will burden taxpayers without reducing premiums
Proposed scheme would require establishment costs of US$106m and prudential capital requirements of up to US$359m, and run annual operating deficits of up to US$9m, Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) says.
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- January 28 2026
XS Global taps Nicholas O’Neil as regional property underwriting manager in Asia
Hong Kong-based O'Neil was most recently executive director for specialty and risk managed accounts at Aon Thailand.
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- January 27 2026
Howden completes Aon M&A raid, appoints Jamie Wan as senior director for Asia
Adrian Chai, Blossom Lim and Xianwei Lee have all recently joined Howden from Aon.
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- January 27 2026
Vietnam’s Techcom General Insurance names Pranav Seth as chairman
Hanoi-based Seth was most recently chief digital officer at parent company Techcombank.
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- January 27 2026
AUB acquires UK intermediary Prestige for US$300m, plans US$276m equity placement
Acquisition represents the Tysers owner's entry into the UK MGA segment and expansion in the UK retail insurance market.
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- January 26 2026
Liberty Specialty Markets hires Edrick Tang as senior underwriter for fine art and specie in APAC
He brings 15 years of industry experience at major insurers, most recently as fine art and private clients underwriter at Berkley Insurance Asia.
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- January 22 2026
Oneglobal Broking appoints Geovenn Lim as marine director
Singapore-based Lim was most recently an underwriter at Britannia P&I, where he worked for five years.
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- January 22 2026
Home, sweet home for Vietnam’s new reinsurer as AlphaRe eyes efficiency over top line
CEO Le Hoai Nam tells InsuranceAsia News that Vietnam's third reinsurer has received lots of support from the local market after it started to write business at the 1.1 renewals.
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- January 21 2026
AM Best revises down global non-life reinsurance outlook as property pricing softens
Increasing pressure on property pricing may challenge segment’s ability to sustain the very strong operating performance that it has achieved for the past three calendar years.
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- January 20 2026
QBE New Zealand taps national portfolio specialist as Jeno Capo returns
Auckland-based Capo was most recently head of professional liability trading at Ando Insurance.
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- January 20 2026
ICA warns against Queensland councils’ mutual insurance plan, urges national pooling
Marsh’s JLT has been asked to consider a mutual insurance option amid growing frustration over a flood-driven surge in premiums.
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- January 19 2026
Ben Williams returns to Aon Australia as national practice leader for housing
Canberra-based Williams returns to broking having been on the client side for the last three years.
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- January 16 2026
Vietnamese reinsurer AlphaRe launches with domestic fac focus, US$19m backing
Country's third reinsurer is backed by a group of financial services companies led by EVF General Finance and Viet First Securities, CEO Le Hoai Nam tells IAN.
