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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ICNZ calls for insurance levy to be replaced, says current system outdated, not fit-for-purpose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.
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- September 4 2026
Marsh Re, Axa XL Re, IFFCO Tokio, Marsh, Zurich: 21 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Great American Insurance, Sompo, Chubb, Peak Re, Adva Group, Aon, Generali Central Insurance, Scor Business Solutions, Lockton, Aviso Specialty, QBE, Coface, Gallagher, AIG, Ageas Re and 360 Underwriting Solutions also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- September 4 2026
Toa Re net profit reaches higest level on improved underwriting, lower catastrophe losses: AM Best
Ratings agency affirms a financial strength rating of A (excellent), and a the long-term issuer credit ratings of a+ (excellent), with a stable outlook.
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- September 3 2026
Laurent Rousseau appointed Marsh Re’s head of international
London-based Rousseau will lead Marsh Re’s Asia, Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean regions in addition to Europe and IMEA, while also continuing to lead capital and advisory globally.
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- September 3 2026
Sompo names Hairolnizam Sapian as APAC partnership development, management head
Kuala Lumpur-based Sapian will be responsible for advancing Sompo Asia's consumer growth agenda through the development and management of strategic partnerships across the region.
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- September 3 2026
AIG Australia scores Mahfuzur Rahman as senior professional indemnity underwriter
Melbourne-based Rahman joins from Chubb, where he had been a senior underwriter for financial lines and major accounts for Australia and New Zealand since September 2025.
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- September 3 2026
Brent Mullan returns from two-year travel, study break to join Gallagher New Zealand as head of marine
He joins the broker after a two year break, having last been a partner with Howden in New Zealand.
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- September 3 2026
Taiwan’s non-life insurers hold steady amid regulatory overhaul: AM Best
Ratings agency maintains a stable outlook for the segment, reflecting the implementation of major regulatory frameworks, insurers' conservative asset allocation, and resilient balance sheets.
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- September 2 2026
Axa XL Re taps ex-Scor CUO Augustin Gas as Asia head
Singapore-based Gas will oversee client and broker relationships across Asia and manage the carrier’s regional book.
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- September 2 2026
Peak Re hires Natt Wattanaumphaipong as global head of distribution, Sanjiv Agarwal as head of operations
Wattanaumphaipong joins from Great American Insurance in Singapore, while Agarwal moves after a decade at Swiss Re.
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- September 2 2026
Ageas Re hires Steve Cipriani as senior APAC property treaty underwriter
He relocates from Singapore to Zurich following six months as a treaty underwriter at Sompo.
