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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.
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- August 27 2026
Guy Carpenter elevates Justin Ward to Pacific CEO
Marsh's reinsurance broking unit also adds former Partner Re CEO James Beedle to its Pacific board of directors.
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- August 27 2026
Deadly flash flood on Nepal-China border leaves widespread destruction
More than 270 people have died, while over 1,000 are still missing following the event on Wednesday morning.
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- August 26 2026
Steadfast takeover would alter business dynamics ‘dramatically’, CEO Robert Kelly says
Broker hopes to lodge the scheme booklet in early October, while the consortium has reconfirmed its intention to complete the transaction by December.
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- August 25 2026
Steadfast confirms search for Robert Kelly’s successor paused amid takeover
A new CEO was originally expected to be named by the release of the FY26 results in August as part of an orderly leadership transition.
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- August 25 2026
Ex-Steadfast COO Nigel Fitzgerald to steer Amwins’ Australasian underwriting business
He will remain associated with Kaibridge, the MGA he co-founded, but day-to-day leadership will stay with CEO Grant Cairns.
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- August 25 2026
Tokio Marine identifies Suncorp as preferred takeover target: report
The Japanese insurance group is understood to have reviewed other potential options, including IAG and Canada’s Intact Financial.
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- August 24 2026
Saudi Arabia joins list of countries exploring state-backed insurance for marine war cover: report
Ministry of Finance is exploring creating a pool capable of offering up to US$186m in commercial marine risk cover per event.
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- August 22 2026
Full Capacity: No end in sight for Middle East shipping woes
This week's newsletter also discusses IAN exclusives, the Steadfast deal, nat cat updates, Japan's reinsurance for crude oil and M&A updates.
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- August 21 2026
Amwins, KKR, Dragoneer sign binding agreement to acquire Steadfast in US$5.5bn deal
Implementation scheme is targeted for December, after which Amwins Australasia will acquire Steadfast’s underwriting agency business segment.
