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- March 12 2026
HDFC Ergo promotes Parthanil Ghosh to MD and CEO
Mumbai-based Ghosh has been an executive director with the carrier since May 2025.
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- March 11 2026
Gallagher strengthens India liability, claims teams with four senior hires
The broker has appointed Mayank Sharma as national head of liability, Sunny Goel as strategic business leader for liability and renewable energy, Jyoti Krishnan as chief legal officer and national head of liability and specialty claims, and Nadeem Mokashi as head of P&C claims.
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- March 11 2026
West P&I strengthens Korean presence with new consultancy agreement
WIK Marine Consultant's director S. R. Kim has been appointed as West P&I’s representative in South Korea.
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- March 11 2026
Lockton expands APAC transaction liability practice with senior hire
The broker has appointed Robert Whitworth as senior vice president for its Asia Pacific transaction liability practice in Singapore.
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- March 10 2026
Coface taps AIG’s Priscilla Ng as commercial director for Singapore
Ng will report to Grishma Kewada, Coface’s chief executive and country manager for Singapore.
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- March 6 2026
BHSI, Howden, Lockton, Starr, Marsh: 16 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Ergo Insurance, Aon, Beazley, Markel Insurance, QBE, Swiss Re CorSo, Raheja QBE, Market Lane, Swiss Re, CFC, Chubb, Liberty and Sompo also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- March 6 2026
Aon appoints Markus Poh as director of transaction solutions for Asia
He joins from Singaporean law firm Rajah & Tann, where he had been a corporate lawyer since May 2022.
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- March 6 2026
‘No longer optional’: parametric climate cover gains urgency as Asia Pacific faces accelerating volatility
Speaking on InsuranceAsia News’ Between the Lines podcast, CelsiusPro CEO Mark Rueegg says rapidly rising climate extremes and widening protection gaps are driving demand for scalable parametric solutions.
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- March 5 2026
Australia’s competition watchdog reopens review of IAG-RAC deal
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission begins a new assessment after the insurer reapplied under updated merger laws.
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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.
