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- October 1 2026
Simon Global launches Singapore-based reinsurance broker
Upon completion of its registration with the Monetary Authority of Singapore, SG Re will focus primarily on treaty reinsurance business across Asia, with particular emphasis on Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.
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- September 29 2026
AIG names Keiichi Ishida as head of commercial property in Japan
Ishida, who has relocated back to Tokyo, joins from Everest, where he spent the last two years as head of Japan, based in Singapore.
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- September 29 2026
Protec General Insurance appoints Dipankar Saikia as COO
Delhi-based Saikia brings over 35 years of experience across general and health insurance.
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- September 28 2026
Australian casino operator Crown sues RiverStone for US$16m in unpaid class action cover: reports
Casino operator is seeking to recover funds on an excess of loss policy after the insurer allegedly refused to make good on cover tied to a shareholder class action settlement.
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- September 28 2026
Aon bolsters Asia transaction solutions team with Minwoo Yoon as regional director
Singapore-based Yoon will be responsible for expanding the broker's tax liability insurance practice across the region.
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- September 28 2026
Gallagher promotes John Li to national practice leader covering APAC
Perth-based Li says the role will focus on driving growth in hard-to-place corporate and specialty risks across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
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- September 25 2026
QBE, Canopius, Aon, Sompo: 12 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Chubb, AIG, Aviso Specialty, Lockton, Delta Insurance, Munich Re Specialty, Hannover Re and AlphaRe also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- September 25 2026
Chubb elevates Lulu Tsai to head of marine, specialty for Hong Kong
She has nearly two decades of experience, with expertise across cargo, freight forwarders liability, hull, and fine art and specie.
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- September 25 2026
Scor adds Clint Darling as construction underwriter in Australia
Sydney-based Darling most recently spent over nine years with Aon, where he has been a client manager since July 2017.
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- September 24 2026
Typhoon Dujuan losses to be close to August Chiba flood figures: Crawford
Loss adjuster Mamoru Tanouchi says flooding affected mostly the residential and agricultural areas in Chiba prefecture, with 10 people confirmed dead, and at least four missing as of Thursday afternoon.
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- September 23 2026
Louise Austin makes ‘bittersweet’ move to Hannover Re as senior underwriter for Australian fac cas
Sydney-based Austin joins from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, where she had been a senior commercial underwriter since September 2024.
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- September 23 2026
Sompo names Joe Wee as APAC construction underwriting head
Singapore-based Wee has over 26 years of experience as an engineering and construction specialist.
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- September 21 2026
APAC decommissioning market enters transitional phase as ageing energy assets reach end of life
From Indonesia's 630 offshore platforms to Australia's US$45bn liability, insurers are assessing the growing wave of decommissioning activity as operators grapple with ageing energy infrastructure, industry sources told InsuranceAsia News.
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- September 18 2026
Envest, Labuan Re, Allianz Commercial, Willis: 14 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Aon, Marsh, Howden, Lockton, Coface, BMS Group, Miller, Starr, Specialist Risk Group, and TQR also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- September 18 2026
Niyam Group adds Aditi Chaturvedi as actuarial director
Chaturvedi, who will be based in Gujarat International Finance Tech-City (Gift City), joins from Accenture, where she was an actuarial senior principal for the last four years.
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- September 18 2026
Indonesia’s Asuransi Bintang downgraded to BBB+ by Fitch following fraud investigation
Insurer was under investigation at the end of December for alleged investment fraud and payroll-related embezzlement totalling US$3m, which could lead to the weakening of its capital and liquidity position.
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- September 17 2026
Aon names Tanvee Mehta as alternative risk transfer leader for Asia
Singapore-based Mehta joins from Swiss Re, where she was most recently the senior structurer of alternative risk transfer (ART) solutions for APAC.
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- September 16 2026
ICNZ calls for insurance levy to be replaced, says current system outdated, not fit-for-purpose
Chief executive Kris Faafoi says the Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) strongly supports a well-funded Fire and Emergency New Zealand, but believes it is time to modernise how the service is funded.
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- September 16 2026
Coface appoints Natthaphan Phanitchawong as head of commercial for Thailand
Bangkok-based Phanitchawong joins from AIG, where he spent 17 years as the head of the trade credit insurance department.
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- September 16 2026
Evan Moore joins Lockton Australia as head of real estate
Sydney-based Moore joins from Zurich, where he led property, marine and technical lines for its general insurance business in Australia.
