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- December 15 2025
AIG hires Everest’s Scott Leney as APAC regional president, succeeding Chris Colahan
Leney will start in the new role from February 1, taking over from Colahan, who is joining Chubb.
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- December 15 2025
‘Enabling, not disrupting’: bolttech’s data-driven push to close the global protection gap
CEO Rob Schimek outlines how the Singapore-born insurtech is sharpening its strategy, pivoting to profitability-led growth while mapping out its next expansion moves and capital-raising plans.
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- December 13 2025
Full Capacity: Climate crisis strikes at Southeast Asia’s doorstep
This week's newsletter discusses Guy Carpenter's lawsuit, this week's M&A deals, China Re's leadership change, Japan's nat-cat update, P&I renewals the South Asia floods.
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- December 11 2025
Typhoon Odette survivors in the Philippines sue Shell seeking corporate liability for climate-related losses
The lawsuit, filed in London, argues Shell’s historic emissions materially intensified Super Typhoon Odette’s landing in December 2021.
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- December 11 2025
Descartes shakes things up with Japan earthquake launch, treaty parametric push to drive APAC growth
As traditional cat reinsurance tightens and retentions harden, Descartes is betting big on parametric covers, fresh capacity, and Japan as a launchpad for change, APAC head Ben Qin tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- December 10 2025
The Standard Club Asia goes into run-off as all renewals switch to NorthStandard
All insurance business previously underwritten by The Standard Club Asia will be renewed into NorthStandard from February 20.
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- December 9 2025
Japan issues megaquake alert after 7.5-magnitude earthquake
There is a slight increase in risk of a magnitude 8-level quake and possible tsunami occurring along Japan’s northeastern coast from Chiba, just east of Tokyo, to Hokkaido, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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- December 8 2025
Howden drives Dhipaya, Ping An tie-up for EV warranty products in Thailand
Thailand's Dhipaya Insurance will underwrite extended warranty insurance products for Chinese EVs backed by reinsurance capacity from Chinese insurer Ping An and placed by Howden Re.
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- December 8 2025
Mitsui Sumitomo to get WR Berkley board seat after 12.5% stake acquisition
Following the US$3bn share buy, Japanese carrier is likely to nominate a board member by March, as per an earlier agreement.
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- December 6 2025
Full Capacity: Reckoning after Tai Po tragedy
This week's newsletter discusses broker deals in Australia, DB's Fortegra acquisition, storms in Southeast Asia and the leadership change at Allianz Re.
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- December 5 2025
Guy Carpenter wins Singaporean lawsuit against ex-employees, LK Re for using unlawful means to lure client
Reinsurance broker argued defendants worked together to establish a facility to place Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance's domestic warehouse risks, costing Guy Carpenter US$1.3m in revenue.
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- December 5 2025
Storms batter Southeast, South Asia, inflicting over US$20bn in economic losses: Aon
Thailand estimates Cyclone Senyar to be among its costliest, while Indonesia is reporting billions of dollars in damages and Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka is projected to be the country's deadliest since 1978.
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- December 5 2025
Wang Fuk Court unlikely to alter China Taiping’s rating fundamentals: AM Best
Rating affirmed the carrier’s ratings as it is well-positioned to manage the claims, supported by its parent company and prudent reinsurance arrangements.
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- December 4 2025
30 Hong Kong insurers issued over 8,700 life, property policies to Wang Fuk Court residents: HKIA
Hong Kong Insurance Authority (HKIA) CEO Clement Cheung says the authority has set up a special task force, led by senior executives, following last week's deadly blaze.
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- December 3 2025
Anna Kohls to take charge as Allianz Re APAC CEO as Kenrick Law departs
Kohls will oversee operations in Singapore and lead the third-party P&C business across Asia Pacific from January 1.
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- December 3 2025
bolttech expands Africa footprint with Kenyan acquisition
CEO Rob Schimek tells InsuranceAsia News the deal for digital insurance platform mTek 'gives us the distribution licence'.
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- December 3 2025
Howden Re looks to bring ‘something very different to the market’, APAC head Andy Souter says
Reinsurance broker outlines its growth ambitions in APAC and how it aims to provide clients with holistic solutions beyond traditional reinsurance placements.
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- December 1 2025
Asia Pacific accounts for half of US$22bn losses from 2025 tropical cyclones: Munich Re
Reinsurer’s preliminary estimates reveal a paradoxical season with numerous severe storms but total and insured losses far below decadal averages.
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- November 29 2025
Full Capacity: Rise of the machines: AI transition and job losses
This week's newsletter discusses the HK fire, nat cat updates, Munich Re's Australia push, Korean Re's Gift City entry, Roojai's PE funding, a P&I merger, and the AI dilemma for the insurance market.
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- November 28 2025
Wang Fuk Court: China Taiping confirms it provided coverage for all major insurance policies as death toll passes 120
Hong Kong insurer says it underwrote the construction works insurance, construction employee compensation insurance, owners' corporation third-party liability insurance, property insurance, and public liability insurance for the public housing estate, as first reported by IAN.
