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- March 3 2026
Middle East conflict to heighten earnings volatility for global reinsurers: S&P
The conflict disproportionately affects specialty lines, a segment that insures complex or high‑risk exposures, including war risk, aviation, energy, political violence, and other niche classes, the rating agency said.
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- March 2 2026
Lockton names Aon’s Alex Tilden as head of major corporate accounts practice
Sydney-based Tilden joins following over 20 years at Aon, last holding the position of strategic account director for APAC since September 2024.
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- March 1 2026
ICA renews calls for climate resilience funding on Cyclone Alfred anniversary
Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) is urging sweeping federal budget measures to deliver a significant uplift in climate adaptation funding.
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- March 1 2026
War risk insurers cancel covers, raise prices for ships in Gulf and Strait of Hormuz: report
Insurance rates could rise by as much as 50% following Iran's retaliatory stirkes against US-Israel, meanwhile, cargo war-risk insurers are also preparing to issue cancellation notices on Monday.
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- March 1 2026
ICICI Lombard rating outlook revised to positive on strong balance sheet fundamentals: AM Best
Indian insurer’s balance sheet strength is expected to continue improving over the near to medium term, supported by robust capital generation and sound capital management, the rating agency said.
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- February 27 2026
Gallagher Re, Liberty Mutual, Steadfast, Everest, Marsh: 19 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Howden, QBE, WTW, Axa XL, JB Boda, Zurich Cover‑More, Aon, HDI Global, IAG, Britannia Group, Ansvar Insurance, LM Re, Lockton, Allied World, Gallagher and Singapore Reinsurers’ Association also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- February 27 2026
Australia’s financial watchdog sues Auto & General over ‘misleading’ discount ads
Australian Securities and Investment Commission says around 39,000 customers were affected between March 2020 and July 2024, with Auto & General Services having already refunded US$2.7m.
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- February 26 2026
Victoria bushfire losses reach US$560m: Perils
Initial estimate reflects significant property and motor losses after extreme heat and fast‑moving fires swept across rural areas of the Australian state in early January.
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- February 26 2026
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance names John Nicholls as ANZ casualty underwriting manager
He joins from Liberty Speciality Markets' Sydney team, in an internal move as part of the larger Liberty Mutual Group.
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- February 24 2026
Jason Hammond appointed CEO of Ansvar Insurance Australia
He replaces Melbourne-based Warren Hutcheon, who will retire after 12 years with the company.
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- February 24 2026
Marsh weighs sale of broker for high-net-worth individuals in Asia: report
Private Client Services, which operates under the Mercer subsidiary, provides financial risk management and life insurance services to more than 8,000 clients across roughly 50 markets.
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- February 24 2026
Mandeep Borah rejoins Aon as executive vice president for transaction risk solutions in India
Mumbai-based Borah has nearly two decades of experience in M&A roles and was vice president of M&A in his first stint at Aon.
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- February 23 2026
Howden appoints Nobuyuki Akahane to lead new Japanese construction initiative
He will be based in London and support an expanded focus on Japanese‑led construction and infrastructure projects across global markets.
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- February 20 2026
Munich Re, QBE, Miller, Willis: 8 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Markel, Allied World, Gallagher, Lockton and Chaucer Group also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- February 20 2026
Gallagher appoints Jojo Su as senior broker for marine in Singapore
She joins from WTW, where she was a lead associate for large and complex risk and the risk management team since June 2024.
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- February 16 2026
Heavy rain, strong winds brings state of emergency, disruptions to central New Zealand
States of emergancy have been declared in five districts and 30,000 properties have reported power outages as a result of the extreme weather on the North Island.
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- February 13 2026
Lloyd’s, Allianz Commercial, Aon, Lockton, Markel: 12 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Howden, Price Forbes, Lonpac Insurance, Zurich, Cowden, Axa XL, Market Lane, 360 Underwriting Solutions and Sedgwick also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- February 12 2026
Global insurtech funding surges 66.8% in Q4 to US$1.68bn as AI-led investment accelerates: Gallagher Re
Fourth-quarter funding jumped from US$1.01bn in Q3, while deal volume rose sharply to the highest count since early 2022, according to the Global InsurTech Report.
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- February 12 2026
Envest-backed ‘like-minded agencies’ complete merger, confirm leadership team
Blue Zebra Insurance, The Proplab Group, including SGUA and Allstate Underwriting, and Point Insurance completed their merger on Wednesday, with Rowan Watson named CEO of the combined group.
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- February 12 2026
Howden elevates Eva Li to GM for fac reinsurance in China
Shanghai-based Li had been with Howden since 2021 as the representative for the China market, managing the reinsurance portfolio in the country.
