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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.
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- July 23 2026
Pacific insurance rates drop 13% in Q2, led by property: Marsh
Region saw the steepest decline in rates globally for a second quarter running, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.
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- July 23 2026
‘Climate risk is becoming structural’: El Nino amplifies APAC protection gap as insurers shift to climate-informed models
- Analysis
- Insurance brokers
- Asia Pacific
- El Nino
- Gallagher
- GuyCarpenter
- HDI Global
- Howden
- Lockton
- Munich Re
- Swiss Re
Low insurance penetration, correlated weather losses and supply-chain stress are turning APAC's agricultural protection gap into a growing portfolio risk, industry insiders tell InsuranceAsia News.
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- July 21 2026
Howden names Elizabeth Antoine to lead new aviation practice in Australia
She has been appointed as a partner having most recently served as a client manager for Gallagher Aviation since January 2021.
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- July 21 2026
Howden bolsters Japan natural resources team with Junichiro Ito as new head
Tokyo-based Ito joins from GE Vernova, having previously spent over 17 years in underwriting roles with Tokio Marine across Singapore and Japan.
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- July 21 2026
Lloyd’s coverholder Salt hires Chris Dent as marine manager
Sydney-based Dent, who has more than 20 years of marine insurance experience, joins from QBE.
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- July 20 2026
Marsh Risk bolsters Asia marine team with trio appointment
Michael Walls, marine, cargo and logistics leader for Asia, confirms the appointments of Deborah Errappa, James Gargrave joining and Haroun Shadid.
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- July 20 2026
Marsh expands US$2.7bn data centre construction insurance facility to Asia
Addition of Asian projects to Nimbus follows expansion into Australia and New Zealand in January.
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- July 17 2026
MSIG, Aon, Allianz Commercial, Willis, QBE: 20 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Swiss Re CorSo, PartnerRe, NZI, Emergence Insurance, Sompo, AIG, Lockton, Starr, OneDegree, CFC, Markel, Marsh, AUB Group, Howden, Hollard Insurance and Guy Carpenter also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- July 17 2026
QBE promotes Angus Cheung to market lead for hull and liability in North Asia
Hong Kong-based Cheung will be responsible for its hull and liability portfolio across greater China, Vietnam and Japan.
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- July 16 2026
PartnerRe appoints Ankur Gupta as India CEO
Mumbai-based Gupta joins from Munich Re, having last held the position of head of client management for India since July 2019.
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- July 16 2026
Hollard Insurance promotes Tony Martiniello to head of distribution
Sydney-based Martiniello will be responsible for driving existing portfolio growth and building new partnerships across Australia and New Zealand.
