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- August 10 2026
Aviso Specialty names Paul Smyth as head of financial lines
He joins from Gallagher, where he had been a client director since joining in March 2025.
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- August 7 2026
Howden, Gallagher Re, WTW, Chubb: 14 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Aon, AIG, Sompo, Ageas Re, SRG, Cowden, Relm Insurance, Ignite Specialty Risk, Tysers and Markel also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- August 6 2026
Global insurtech funding hits US$2.44bn in Q2, but early-stage plunges 51.8%: Gallagher Re
Global insurtech investment reached its highest quarterly total since Q2 2022, with AI-focused companies capturing 99.1% of all funding, yet early-stage deal values fell by more than half.
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- August 5 2026
Sean Dalton nominated as next IUMI president
He succeeds Frédéric Denèfle, who will complete his four-year term as president in September.
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- August 4 2026
Tysers Singapore appoints Prantika Sengupta as director for marine claims, client relations
She is responsible for enhancing the firm’s claims offering, working under chairman of claims Chris Sydenham to support clients across the marine portfolio.
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- August 4 2026
Australian broker Cowden names Charlotte Lau national head of operations
She has over two decades of experience in roles with QBE, Crawford and Sedgwick.
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- August 3 2026
Steve Hutchinson ‘passes the reins’ with Bruce Tsoi named WTW’s Hong Kong head of P&C
Tsoi joins from Marsh Risk, where he spent over seven years in various risk management roles.
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- August 3 2026
Price Forbes’ Akihisa Hirata joins Howden as head of construction for Japan
He spent five months with Price Forbes as a director for their Japan practice, based in Singapore.
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- July 31 2026
Steadfast, Swiss Re, Seadrif, QBE: 10 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Consilium, Berjaya Sompo, Aon, Delta Insurance, Howden and Markel also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- July 30 2026
Indian marine pool issues first P&I policy
Policy provides financial protection against third-party liabilities including crew and cargo liability, pollution liability, and wreck removal, with an indemnity limit of up to US$1.5bn through the combined capacity of the pool.
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- July 29 2026
Seadrif taps Xinmei Zheng as chief operating officer
Singapore-based Zheng brings nearly two decades of experience in underwriting, structured risk solutions, portfolio management and business development, with expertise across Southeast Asia.
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- July 28 2026
Howden appoints Maisie Ng as director of structured credit for North Asia
She joins from Santander Corporate & Investment Banking, where she had been the senior vice president for private debt mobilisation for Asia Pacific since January 2023.
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- July 28 2026
7.1-magnitude earthquake off southern Japan triggers tsunami alerts, damage to roads, bridges, buildings
Earthquake struck Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture at a depth of 10km.
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- July 27 2026
QBE Asia names Kwang Hun Cho as senior property underwriter
Singapore-based Cho joins from Chubb, where he spent nearly nine years in underwriting roles in South Korea and Singapore.
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- July 27 2026
Australian competition regulator approves Allianz Partners’ nib travel portfolio acquisition
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission clears the deal following consultation in early July, with completion expected by the end of 2026.
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- July 27 2026
AIG’s Ying Ying Lee returns to Berjaya Sompo as head of marine, aviation
Kuala Lumpur-based Lee rejoins the insurer following 15 years at AIG, where she was head of department for specialty since April 2011 and APAC lead for marine liability since July 2020.
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- July 27 2026
BNP Paribas Cardif to acquire Warburg Pincus’ 26% stake of IndiaFirst Life
Upon completion of the deal, Bank of Baroda will hold 65%, BNP Paribas Cardif 26%, and Union Bank of India 9%.
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- July 27 2026
‘I haven’t seen risk this high for years’: shipping industry veteran Tim Huxley on unprecedented pressures facing shipowners
Escalating hostilities are driving up shipping costs, but cover remains available as insurers price risks pragmatically, Mandarin Shipping chairman tells InsuranceAsia News' Between the Lines podcast.
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- July 24 2026
Howden, Marsh, Gallagher Re, Price Forbes: 16 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Allianz Commercial, Sompo, Pinnacle Underwriting, Allianz Trade, QBE, Mapfre Re, Salt Marine Risks, Niyam Group, HDI Global, Berkley Insurance, Aon and Tower also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- July 23 2026
John McLean rejoins QBE as senior claims officer
Sydney-based McLean previously spent nearly 12 years with QBE in claims officer roles between 2007 and 2019.
