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- March 5 2026
Cyber tail, property cat blended structures cut reinsurance costs: Gallagher Re
Shared limit structures can lead to materially lower pricing, through lower capital requirements and diversification benefits.
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- March 5 2026
Mitsui Sumitomo completes acquisition of 15% stake in WR Berkley
Japanese insurance group acquired the shares on the secondary market from public shareholders, and no shares were sold by the WR Berkley Corporation or the Berkley family.
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- March 5 2026
Markel appoints Ravi Jain as business development, distribution lead for India
He will report to Markel India managing director Deepika Mathur.
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- March 4 2026
Central Bank of India approved to raise stake in Generali JVs to 26%
Bank will raise its stake by 1.09% in Generali Central Insurance and by 0.82% in Generali Central Life Insurance after sign off from the Competition Commission of India.
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- March 4 2026
Iran conflict puts US$3.5bn in insurance liabilities at risk across MENA: Russell
Specialty risk intelligence firm estimates liabilities of US$1.9bn for finance, insurance and real estate, and US$1.6bn for manufacturing.
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- March 4 2026
Donald Trump pledges insurance for vessels in Strait of Hormuz
US International Development Finance Corporation would offer insurance 'at a very reasonable price' to help ensure the flow of energy and other commercial trade, US president says.
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- March 3 2026
China National Nuclear powers up Hong Kong’s growing captive market
Approval for CNNC Captive Insurance brings the number of captives operating in the city to seven.
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- March 3 2026
Zurich, Beazley finalise terms on US$11bn deal to build specialty powerhouse
Combined US$15bn specialty business will be headquartered in London and Zurich Group will maintain the Beazley brand.
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- March 2 2026
Ex-Liberty Thailand chief Waleerat Asavavongsatien joins Ergo as CUO
Her appointment at Ergo Insurance Thailand is effective from Monday.
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- March 2 2026
QBE to take full control of Indian non-life JV Raheja QBE in US$35.5m deal
Australian carrier will buy out the 51% shareholding from its Indian partner Prism Johnson, terminating an 18-year-old partnership.
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- March 2 2026
US-Israeli strikes on Iran force marine war market repricing amid elevated geopolitical risks: Aon’s Stephen Rudman
While there is no systemic withdrawal of capacity, underwriters have cancelled certain hull war policies and are offering reinstatement of cover at materially increased rates, the broker's head of marine in Asia says.
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- February 28 2026
Full Capacity: Gift City gold rush
This week's newsletter discusses an IAN exclusive, Gallagher Re's leadership change, Partner Re's Gift City entry, Hong Kong's ILS scheme, Steadfast's passing of the baton and the rush of entries into Gift City.
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- February 27 2026
Exclusive: AIG’s Cynthia Sze to lead Liberty’s unified Hong Kong unit
Current CEO of AIG Hong Kong and Macau will join Liberty as chief executive from May.
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- February 26 2026
PartnerRe receives licence for India’s Gift City
Asia CEO James Beedle will have executive oversight of the new branch.
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- February 26 2026
Munich Re cuts P&C reinsurance book by 8% at 1.1 amid softening, disciplined underwriting
Overall prices fell by 2.5% for the global reinsurer at the January 1 renewals.
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- February 26 2026
Munich Re reports ‘all-time’ low COR of 73.5% in FY25, APAC P&C revenue down 12%
APAC P&C reinsurance revenue for the financial year was US$3.5 billion.
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- February 25 2026
UK government sanctions Maritime Mutual New Zealand over alleged Russia links
UK says there were 'reasonable grounds to suspect' the firm had benefited from or supported the Russian government by operating in a strategic industry.
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- February 25 2026
P&I clubs drop anchor on rate increases amid strong retentions
Gard, West P&I, The Swedish Club, NorthStandard, and Skuld reflect on the 2026 protection and indemnity (P&I) renewals season.
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- February 23 2026
Gift City regulator plans insurance framework for cat bonds, captives: report
International Financial Services Centres Authority chairman Kalyanaraman Rajaraman also says that a proposal to create an Indian P&I club is under consideration by the Department of Financial Services.
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- February 23 2026
NorthStandard veteran David Roberts takes helm as Britannia’s Asia head
Singapore-based Roberts will have responsibility for the P&I club's regional hub offices in Asia and servicing members throughout the region.
