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- October 29 2025
Canopius names Michelle Rudd as APAC COO, expands Australian casualty team
Twin appointments in Sydney will see Rudd overseeing operational strategy and performance across the region, while Vanessa Hall joins the casualty underwriting team
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- October 28 2025
AUB Group confirms US$3.4bn takeover bid by EQT
ASX-listed broker received an unsolicited and non-binding indicative proposal from Arbutus, an EQT affiliate, on September 26 offering AU$45 cash per share.
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- October 27 2025
AUB Group in trading halt amid reports of PE bid
The ASX-listed broker has reportedly received a US$2.6bn bid from Swedish investment firm EQT Group.
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- October 25 2025
Full Capacity: Does private equity’s big bets signal new era for Asian (re)insurance?
This week's newsletter discusses Peak Re's new investors, BHSI's entry into Japan, Markel's Mainland Chinese plans, Howden's ambitions in Asia, and three private equity firms making commitments to the Asian (re)insurance sector.
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- October 24 2025
Exclusive: Blackstone acquires majority stake in India’s Ace Insurance Brokers
The deal, which values the broker at US$350-400m, has received regulatory approval from the IRDAI, according to sources
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- October 22 2025
Insurers eye non-dilutive sources of capital with growing focus on optimising capital structures
There is a growing emphasis on capital management across all types of insurers with a focus on using reinsurance sidecars, third-party capital and plans to expand captive management capabilities, according to BlackRock.
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- October 22 2025
Howden remains aggressive on Asia growth, with Japan, employee benefits as key priorities: Rohan Bhappu
Newly appointed CEO Bhappu outlines a dual-pronged growth strategy for the broker in the region focused on investment in entrepreneurial talent and strategic acquisitions.
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- October 21 2025
Fortitude Re, Carlyle team up to launch Asian reinsurance sidecar with US$700m deployable capital
T&D Insurance Group, AllianceBernstein, Shinhan Life, and National Pension Service of Korea have made equity commitments to the vehicle focused on the Asian life and annuity market.
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- October 21 2025
BHSI eyes Japan expansion, registers local company
The specialty carrier is planning to recruit a team of Japanese underwriters, including senior leaders.
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- October 21 2025
KKR, Quandratis Capital pick up minority stake in Peak Re
The two private equity funds bought out Prudential Financial's 13% indirect shareholding in the Hong Kong reinsurer.
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- October 21 2025
NorthStandard elevates Michael Hustler as head of Asia Pacific
Singapore-based Hustler succeeds David Roberts, who will leave the club in February 2026.
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- October 20 2025
Markel Greater China targets double-digit growth, doubles down on marine, AI risks
Buoyed by 220% growth in 2024, the specialty carrier targets top spot on the Lloyd's China platform by year-end, says Chelsea Jiang, Greater China MD.
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- October 20 2025
Australia prepares for ‘hotter-than-normal summer’: BOM
The Bureau of Meteorology also warned of increased risk of bushfires and increasing risk of powerful storms.
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- October 18 2025
Full Capacity: Of tit-for-tats – new calculus of global trade
This week's newsletter discusses Marsh's rebranding, Howden's M&A, a new Mainland Chinese marine venture, IAN's cyber conference, and the tug-of-war in the shipping industry.
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- October 18 2025
Allianz names Ritu Arora as India country head
Previously, Arora served as CEO and chief investment officer of Allianz Investment Management in Asia Pacific and India advisor to the Allianz SE Board.
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- October 17 2025
Gallagher partners with New India Assurance, Munich Re to create India’s first pandemic parametric
The Phoenix Mills has become the first insured in India to be covered against business interruption losses due to pandemic or epidemic outbreaks based on parametric triggers.
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- October 16 2025
Despite benign Q3, global insured losses in 2025 hit US$114bn: Aon
APAC events that exceeded US$1bn economic losses in Q3 were seasonal floods in China, Typhoon Wipha , Punjab Floods in India and Pakistan.
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- October 16 2025
Weng Joe Wong returns to Markel as cyber and financial lines underwriter
As a professional financial risks and cyber underwriter, Singapore-based Wong will report to Olga Wong, head of Southeast Asia, PFR & cyber.
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- October 16 2025
New Zealand adaptation framework will develop national flood map, strengthen climate change legislation
ICNZ has welcomed the framework as an important and necessary first step towards building the country's climate resilience and keeping insurance accessible.
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- October 15 2025
360 Underwriting acquires agri specialist MGA Crop Risk Underwriting
Sydney-based Crop Risk, which was founded in 2019, offers broadacre insurance, cotton crop (hail and fire) insurance and remote-sensed fire insurance for perennial trees and vines.
