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- October 30 2026
Bajaj General Insurance, Lloyd’s, Orvia, Sompo: 11 APAC insurance people moves of the week
WTW, Marsh, Lockton, Starr, Elseco, Echo Re and Chaucer also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- October 30 2026
Echo Re adds Sanjana Sinha to Gift City team as underwriting manager
She joins the reinsurer after spending 12 years with Axa XL, last holding the position of underwriting manager.
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- October 29 2026
APAC nat cat insured losses reach US$3bn on typhoon, floods damage: Aon
Seasonal flooding in China, Typhoon Sinlaku in the Northern Mariana Islands and the Victoria bushfires in Australia were the costliest events.
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- October 29 2026
Southeast Asia fires, haze show no sign of major insured losses, but full impact hard to gauge: McLarens
Loss adjuster says reported claims point to isolated equipment and property damage, with the wider economic toll difficult to quantify and often uninsured.
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- October 28 2026
Starr names Zoe Xie as APAC head of distribution, strategic initiatives
Singapore-based Xie joins from Axa XL, where she was most recently the head of property for Singapore.
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- October 28 2026
Peak Re handed first-time A- rating by S&P, insulated from Fosun
Ratings agency said it reflects the Hong Kong reinsurer's strong market standing and robust capital position, while noting that its credit profile is delinked from its parent.
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- October 27 2026
S&P revises Allianz Japan outlook to positive following group ratings revision
Ratings agency affirms its AA long-term issuer credit and financial strength ratings for AGCS Japan.
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- October 27 2026
Chaucer names Jay Bae as APAC lead underwriter for agriculture
Singapore-based Bae joins from Swiss Re, where he was most recently the head of agriculture for Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea.
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- October 27 2026
APAC insurers’ ability to reprice risks will help preserve profitability: Moody’s
Regulatory capital frameworks, enhanced risk selection, diversified portfolios, and advanced analytics will help insurers expand coverage while maintaining capital strength and balance sheet resilience, the rating agency said in a sectoral report.
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- October 27 2026
Swiss Re’s APAC facultative reinsurance head Yusuke Matsumoto confirms Singapore relocation
He succeed Ronnie Tong in May having served as interim since April.
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- October 26 2026
Lloyd’s China unveils new leadership team as regulator approves appointments
Furen Shen has been confirmed as CEO, while Yuanbiao Sun has moved up to chairman, and Xiaolan Li has been appointed chief compliance officer.
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- October 26 2026
Marsh promotes Shawn Willis to lead newly-formed captive strategy
He has been with Marsh for over 25 years across two spells, either side of 11 years with broker Willis.
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- October 26 2026
Alternative solutions go mainstream as energy transition reshapes insurance risk
Parametric design, basis risk, uninsured supply chains and the limits of catastrophe models were at the heart of the agenda at InsuranceAsia News' 2026 APAC Climate Risk & Insurance Summit in Singapore.
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- October 23 2026
MG Geraghty, Chubb, Helvetia, Tysers, Gallagher: 17 APAC insurance people moves of the week
IndusInd General Insurance, Oneglobal, Skuld, Marsh, Markel, Ergo Insurance, Aviso Specialty, Arch Insurance, Dual, Howden, HDI Global and Specialist Risk Group also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- October 23 2026
Asia insurance rates fell 6% in Q3, extending decline to 11th straight quarter: Marsh
Property insurance rates fell 7%, while financial and professional lines and cyber insurance rates declined 6%.
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- October 21 2026
A long way from chicken sheds, BESS market comes of age as insurers face new data centres co-location exposure
Battery energy storage system (BESS) pricing has fallen sharply, but thermal runaway remains a concern for insurers, Tom Harries, director of energy, power, and infrastructure at broker Amwins, tells InsuranceAsia News' Between the Lines podcast.
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- October 20 2026
Siew Choo Tan to succeed Ivan Chan as Helvetia Asia CEO
Chan, who held the role for the last nine years, will transition into the role of senior adviser 'for a defined period during the handover phase,' also effective from January 1.
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- October 20 2026
Specialist Risk Group Australia adds Simon McMahon to credit, political risk team
Sydney-based McMahon joins as a partner from Aon, where he was part of the structured credit and surety solutions team.
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- October 16 2026
Zurich, Allianz JD, Howden, McLarens: 8 APAC insurance people moves of the week
BMS Group, IBISA, Allianz and Generali Central Insurance also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- October 16 2026
Generali Central Insurance appoints Chandraprakash Jain as CFO
He joins Generali's Indian P&C joint venture with the Central Bank of India from Raheja QBE, where he was the CFO since February 2018.
