Company: Marsh Page 1 / 7
-
- April 28 2026
Japan’s space programme stumbles with back‑to‑back failures, but insurers remain grounded
Recent failures of Japan's Kairos and H3 rockets were reportedly uninsured and are not expected to materially impact space insurer profitability, although launch delays may have minor indirect effects.
-
- April 22 2026
Pacific insurance rates drop 12% in Q1, extending soft market streak to 2 years: Marsh
Region saw the steepest decline in rates globally, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.
-
- April 22 2026
Asia insurance rates fall for ninth straight quarter: Marsh
Property, casualty, finpro, and cyber lines all saw rate reductions amid strong insurer competition and evolving risk landscapes, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.
-
- 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.
-
- April 11 2026
Marsh names Heath Jose as strategic client director for Singapore
He joins the global broker from BMS, where he was a director.
-
- April 1 2026
Kyung Tae Koo named Marsh Korea CEO
Seoul-based Koo will oversee the operations of Marsh Korea, including Marsh Risk and Mercer businesses.
-
- March 25 2026
Aon’s Marcus Piristi joins Marsh as Pacific head of energy
Adelaide-based Piristi had spent nearly 13 years in global and corporate client roles at Aon.
-
- March 18 2026
Softening mining market tests insurers as ESG lines blur, capacity surges
Expanding capital, easing ESG positions and aggressive competition are reshaping Australian mining insurance, even as tailings storage facilities, water risks and climate volatility keep underwriting discipline under pressure
-
- March 11 2026
Nick Studer to succeed Martin South as Marsh Risk CEO
South, who previously served as the broker's CEO for Asia Pacific, will step into an enterprise-wide role as chief client officer.
-
- March 6 2026
Marsh names Tim Atkins head of Insurance Consulting Group for Pacific region
Sydney-based Atkins has led the Marsh McLennan Agency over the last six years.
-
- March 4 2026
Legal precedent raises stakes for aviation war insurers as Iran conflict grounds fleets
Aviation war market faces a flurry of policy cancellations and reinstatements this week, with rates expected to surge by triple digits.
-
- March 3 2026
Warning of 50% spike in marine war risk premiums as Iran conflict intensifies
With US$500bn in energy trade at a standstill, proportionality and caution are the watchwords for the marine market as it braces for a prolonged crisis.
-
- 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.
-
- February 25 2026
Marsh appoints ex-Steadfast executive Noelene Palmer as Pacific COO
Sydney-based Palmer left the Australian broker in November after her role was made redundant.
-
- 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.
-
- February 12 2026
Vietnam’s 15% insurance rate surge in Q4 2025 contrasts with declines in most Asian markets: Marsh
Japan is the other Asian market experiencing a rate increase, albeit modest at 1%, according to Marsh's Asia Insurance Market Index.
-
- February 4 2026
Pacific insurance rates drop 12% in Q4, led by property: Marsh
Globally, commercial insurance rates continued to soften in Q4 2025, with the Pacific region seeing the steepest declines.
-
- February 4 2026
Asia insurance rates fall for eighth quarter in a row: Marsh
Financial lines and cyber insurance rates in the region notched the biggest falls across the quarter.
-
- February 4 2026
Gigi Liu returns to Marsh as financial and professional lines leader for Hong Kong and Macau
Liu had been director of the Law Society of Hong Kong’s professional indemnity scheme since November 2024.
-
- February 2 2026
Marsh strengthens APAC captive team with 2 strategic appointments
Broker appoints Lawrence Bird as regional leader for captive solutions and Sean Welsch as captive consulting leader for APAC.
