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- April 23 2026
PartnerRe hands APAC trio new leadership roles, with regional CEO James Beedle to retire
Reinsurer names Sasa Hu as APAC P&C CEO, David Xu as APAC P&C CUO, and John Mok as CEO for Partner Reinsurance Asia.
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- April 23 2026
Australia’s PSC Insurance Brokers appoints James Thornberry as head of trade credit and surety
Sydney-based Thornberry has more than 25 years of experience in credit insurance, banking and financial services.
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- April 22 2026
Newline promotes Rebecca Smith to senior underwriter for Australia PI team
Sydney-based Smith, who has been with the specialty insurer as an underwriter since joining October 2024, will work under head of professional indemnity Nick Beswick.
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- April 21 2026
APAC Q1 nat cat losses moderate despite high humanitarian impact: Gallagher Re
Below average tally of global insured losses in Q1 2026 will put the reinsurance market into an even better position to withstand higher individual or aggregate losses during the rest of the calendar year, Gallagher Re says.
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- April 21 2026
New Zealand hit by storm every 8 days as wild weather fuels 256% jump in claims: IAG
Storm frequency has more than doubled, with the increased frequency of events driving a surge in insurance claims.
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- April 20 2026
India expands list of Russian P&I insurers: report
Gazprom Insurance, Rosgosstrakh Insurance, and Balance Insurance have been added to the list of Russian marine insurers permitted to offer coverage for ships calling at India's ports.
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- April 19 2026
India approves marine insurance pool with US$1.4bn sovereign backing
Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool will provide H&M, cargo, P&I, and war-risk cover for Indian-flagged or controlled vessels and voyages to or from India.
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- April 19 2026
IRDAI retains 4% obligatory cession for FY27 renewals
Cession to state-owned GIC Re will apply to policies attaching in the current financial year, which ends on March 31, 2027.
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- April 17 2026
XS Global, Sompo, Swiss Re, Marsh, Berkley Re: 14 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Rare Earth Insurance, Aon, Specialist Risk Group, Zurich, Coface, Starr, Tokio Marine Management Australasia, Community Broker Network and Agile Insurance Group also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- April 17 2026
Scope of war risk cover must be considered as claims expand beyond high-risk zones: London P&I Club
Senior underwriter Ben McKeith says not enough owners are considering long-term war risk cover plans as part of their management strategy, as claims have increased in non-high risk zones, such as the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
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- April 16 2026
Sompo taps Everest underwriters to drive Australia growth
Arthur Constantinou has been appointed head of energy and construction, Josh Luk head of financial lines, Matt O'Brien head of casualty and Andrew Lester head of property.
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- April 16 2026
Asia’s energy market stays soft with abundant capacity, benign losses: WTW
Although loss activity and macroeconomic volatility could slow softening in the near term, market lacks a clear catalyst for correction, broker says.
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- April 15 2026
Aon ups data centre lifecycle insurance program capacity to US$3.5bn
Aon says the program would provide continuity of coverage into long‑term operations, extending coordinated support to existing, mission‑critical data centre assets beyond construction and commissioning.
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- April 15 2026
Didier Bélot appointed Marsh Risk Asia’s head of industry
Singapore-based Belot was previously at Swiss Re Corporate Solution for 11 years, most recently as head of Southeast Asia between December 2017 and August.
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- April 14 2026
Sompo names Daniel Lukas APAC head of personal lines
Singapore-based Lukas joins from Chubb, where he had spent over 11 years in analytics and personal lines roles in London and Singapore.
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- April 14 2026
Data centres to add US$10bn premiums in 2026 amid looming protection gap: S&P
Rapid expansion of hyperscale data centres is outpacing the insurance industry’s capacity, leaving a significant portion of rising multi‑billion‑dollar risks uninsured, according to S&P Global Ratings.
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- April 14 2026
Coface elevates Agnes Chan to APAC head of partnerships
Kuala Lumpur-based Chan has been with Coface for over 10 years, most recently as country manager of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines since October 2023.
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- April 13 2026
Sompo names Olivia Clark as head of aviation for APAC
Singapore-based Clark joins from Everest, where she had been a senior aviation underwriter almost a year.
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- April 13 2026
Starr appoints Vichai Laotrakul as Thailand CEO
Bangkok-based Laotrakul brings over two decades of underwriting experience across multiple lines of business.
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- April 10 2026
AIG, Aon, Price Forbes, Pinnacle Underwriting, Aviso Specialty: 12 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Oneglobal Broking, Liberty, Policybazaar Insurance Brokers, Coface, Zurich, HDI Global, Talbot, Allianz and Kaibridge also made personnel changes over the last week.
