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- September 7 2026
Hannover Re sees stable to softer APAC reinsurance rates in 2027
Reinsurer plans to make at least stable reinsurance capacities available for upcoming renewals, provided risk-adequate prices can be obtained.
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- September 7 2026
Charles Taylor elevates Andrew Milne to Australia managing director
He steps up from his role as director of natural resources, a position he has held since 2024, following the departure of Mark Thompson.
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- September 7 2026
China announces US$9bn recapitalisation plan for state-owned insurers
China Life and China Taiping will receive direct capital injections from the Ministry of Finance, while PICC and China Re will raise funds through a share sale to the ministry.
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- September 7 2026
Willis shifts Trevor Madden to lead APAC captive, insurance management solutions
Madden, who relocates to Singapore from Dublin, succeeds Joyce Chua.
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- September 6 2026
MS&AD eyeing European reinsurance broking market entry: report
Group's fronting arm, MS Transverse, aims to replicate its US model in the UK and broader Europe by tapping its exisiting reinsurer and MGA network.
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- September 6 2026
Gallagher Re Asia Pacific ex-chair Mark Morley joins XS Global treaty team
Morley joins his former colleague Mark O'Brien to develop and expand XS Global’s treaty proposition and portfolio across Asia.
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- September 6 2026
Howden Re rolls out international alternative solutions practice with dedicated parametric unit
New practice spans structured reinsurance, climate science, data analytics, product design, portfolio structuring, pricing, capital markets and placement.
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- September 6 2026
Seadrif wires second US$1.14m to Laos, WFP as heavy rains continue
Second payment lifts total parametric disbursements to US$2.278m in less than a week under a two-year sovereign policy that provides up to US$16m in multi-peril protection.
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- September 5 2026
Full Capacity: Aon’s USI deal and AI-era ‘context advantage’ pitch
This week's newsletter also discusses M&A updates, Singapore's new MGA, a Lloyd's insurer's Asia plans and Descartes and GC&C's partnership renewal.
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- September 4 2026
AM Best downgrades Himalayan Re amid CEO arrest, fraud investigation
Rating agency downgrades Neaplese reinsurer's ratings to B (Fair) and places them under review with negative implications.
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- September 3 2026
Marsh Re appoints Andrew Hare as Japan CEO
He will assume the role from January 1, succeeding Jeremy Fox, who continues as chairman for Asia Pacific.
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- September 3 2026
Descartes, Generali GC&C renew ‘truly symbiotic’ strategic partnership
Expanding on their 2019 partnership, the renewal secures a a durable, long-term framework to further strengthen the partners’ position in the global parametric insurance market.
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- September 2 2026
PICC P&C terminates PIB brokerage pact, shifts mandate to ZSIB
Move comes as PICC Group plans to exit the wholly-owned intermediary in third-party sale.
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- September 2 2026
Zurich bolsters APAC commercial leadership with key hires in Singapore
Patrick Fyson joins as head of property for Asia, while Dylan Bryant returns to a newly created role leading the carrier's multinational and captives business across Asia Pacific.
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- September 2 2026
Record capital, underwriting discipline to keep non-life reinsurers profitable through 2027: AM Best
Market positioned to absorb accelerating property rate softening, US casualty reserve uncertainty, and ongoing catastrophe and macroeconomic risks while sustaining profitability.
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- September 1 2026
Seadrif triggers US$1.14m parametric payout for Laos floods
Insurer disburses US$1m to the government under its US$8m annual coverage and US$137,500 to the UN's World Food Programme under its US$1.1m policy.
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- September 1 2026
Reinsurers roar to near-record H1 returns as global reinsurance capital hits US$688bn
Gallagher Re’s composite index of leading global reinsurers delivered a 19.9% ROE in H1 2026, the second-highest half-year result in a decade.
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- September 1 2026
Australian cyber specialist Emergence launches US operations
Steadfast Underwriting Agencies’ MGA taps Keith Savino to lead the new operations.
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- August 29 2026
Full Capacity: AI missteps open a Pandora’s box for insurers
This week's newsletter also discusses a huge nat cat update, IAN exclusives, Steadfast, Tokio Marine's Australia takeover, new Gift City licenses and Asia's cargo disruptions.
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- August 28 2026
Nepal flash floods insured losses could top US$1bn, spilling into reinsurance
Major international and regional reinsurers, including Hannover Re, GIC Re, Saudi Re, and Kenya Re, face material exposures via direct and retrocession programs.
