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- August 11 2025
MS&AD Holdings’ Q1 profit up 19% to US$1.6bn
The Tokyo-headquartered giant reported strong overseas topline growth, domestic business reports no nat cat losses.
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- August 11 2025
MSC Elsa 3 owner seeks to cap liability as Indian state government files US$1bn suit
The lawsuit by the owner of the container ship that sank off the India coast seeks to limit the amount of potential claims to US$14.2m citing the large number of claims already filed.
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- August 9 2025
Full Capacity: Insurtech’s new frontier
This week's newsletter discusses Howden Re's Dubai expansion, recent M&As, week of nat cats in Asia, Aussie MGA Blue Zebra's ambitions, and the emerging trend of AI insurtech startups.
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- August 8 2025
Bridge Specialty hires Price Forbes’ Abhishek Chhajer as Asia chief executive
Brown & Brown-owned broking group has two brokers in the region, Singapore-based Acorn and Hong Kong-based Capstone.
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- August 8 2025
Capstone’s Dan Dibden launches crypto-focused broker in Hong Kong
Fraction will predominately focus on the digital asset ecosystem, assisting companies throughout Asia on risk transfer solutions.
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- August 7 2025
Tokio Marine’s Q1 results handed domestic nat cats boost, strong overseas results
Domestic COR improved by 13.3 points to 86.2% in Q1 FY25, while international non-life businesses' topline grew 4.3% year on year.
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- August 6 2025
Heavy rain, floods, landslides leave insurers counting losses across Hong Kong, China, India
Torrential rain this week caused substantial damage and disruptions.
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- August 6 2025
Howden Re secures Dubai licence for Middle East, South Asia push
Dubai International Financial Centre operation will focus on its treaty, facultative and MGA reinsurance offerings across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia regions.
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- August 6 2025
Gallagher acquires Australian agri specialist broker Mack Insurance
Lizzie Carver-led business will integrate with Gallagher, working from offices in Wagga Wagga and Narrandera in New South Wales.
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- August 5 2025
UIB International exits India JV with sale to Edme Services
Sale of minority shareholding in UIB India follows a strategic review by the international broker.
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- August 4 2025
Sompo unveils investment hub to drive ‘agile, dynamic’ growth investments
New business development hub will target investment opportunities mainly in Japan and promote and manage the insurer’s venture capital investments.
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- August 4 2025
Generali rebrands Indian JVs following Central Bank of India’s stake acquisition
Life insurance business will be rebranded as Generali Central Life Insurance, and general insurance business as Generali Central Insurance.
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- August 4 2025
Willis appoints Azad Kumar as energy, construction, marine growth leader in India
Mumbai-based Kumar joins the broker from UIB Insurance Brokers, where he was head of energy.
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- August 4 2025
Mitigation key to tackling Asia’s emerging supply chain, battery, data centre risks: FM’s Martin Au-Yeung
Vice president and client service manager for North Asia also tells InsuranceAsia News' Between The Lines podcast that given the region’s diversity and lack of data, keeping a lid on the cost of risk is a balancing act.
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- August 2 2025
Full Capacity: Markel’s reinsurance gambit
This week's newsletter discusses the region Aon (Re)-jig, updates on Marsh and Chubb's M&A deals, and half year nat cat loss and Markel's decision to exit global reinsurance.
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- August 1 2025
Allianz Commercial Japan hires Munich Re’s Brian Jinzenji as representative director and president
Insurer also promotes Yuichiro Funabashi to representative director and executive vice president for Japan.
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- August 1 2025
Markel to divest US$1.2bn global reinsurance renewal rights to US carrier Nationwide
Markel's global reinsurance division will enter run-off with a large number of underwriters moving to Ryan Re, which will be delegated by Nationwide to manage all renewal policies.
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- July 31 2025
Perils expands SCS coverage to Japan, New Zealand
New service will capture SCS industry losses above JPY100bn and NZD300m as of August 1.
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- July 31 2025
IG P&I tightens restrictions on Russian oil shipments as EU, UK reduce price cap
Sanctions include ban on 105 'shadow fleet' vessels and asset freezes on new entities, including Indian refinery Nayara Energy.
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- July 31 2025
Aon names Rupert Moore APAC reinsurance CEO
Moore, who was UK reinsurance CEO for three years, will relocate to Singapore and will also take over as regional chairman of the broker's strategy and technology group.
