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- June 15 2026
Philippines quake claims expected to escalate, testing local claims management, loss adjusters say
Region is still assessing widespread destruction after the 7.8 quake struck south of General Santos City last week, with loss adjusters warning that early loss estimates will climb as structural defects, foundation movement, hidden damage, and BI exposures emerge.
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- June 14 2026
Aon gives Harry Edwards new Asia growth leader role
Singapore-based Edwards has been with Aon for more than six years.
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- June 12 2026
Berkley Re’s Glen Riddell named chair of Singapore Reinsurers’ Association
Riddell, who succeeds PartnerRe's James Beedle, will be joined by Lloyd’s Asia CEO Emma Loynes as deputy chair.
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- June 11 2026
Howden adds ex-BMS executive Chloe Cha to Asia M&A team
Cha, who joined the Singapore office of the broker, strengthens its capabilities in South Korea.
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- June 10 2026
PartnerRe APAC CEO James Beedle to retire after 36-year career
In April, PartnerRe announced Beedle’s planned retirement and named Sasa Hu as his successor.
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- June 10 2026
Philippines quake to weigh on reinsurers despite insured losses capped by low penetration: AM Best
While overall insured losses remain limited, multi-line losses from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake will impact reinsurers, reflecting the market’s reliance on global capacity.
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- June 10 2026
Asean renewable energy assets worth US$165bn facing severe climate risk exposure by 2030: Zurich
About 75% of total capacity is projected to face severe climate risk exposure by 2030, but US$82 billion in losses can be circumvented, according to Zurich.
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- June 8 2026
Aleksandra Kaczmarek returns to Coface as Asia Pacific head of sales
Singapore-based Kaczmarek joins from AIG, where she was head of multinational trade credit for APAC.
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- June 8 2026
Chubb Malaysia taps Generali’s Gurudutt Joglekar as deputy country president
Kuala Lumpur-based Joglekar, who has worked across India, Hong Kong and Malaysia, will report to Malaysia country president Jon Longmore.
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- June 8 2026
Strong 7.8 quake off southern Philippine causes widespread damage, fatalities
Death toll from the strongest earthquake in over a decade in the Philippines has risen to 14 and approximately 10,000 families have been affected
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- June 4 2026
Munich Re strengthens cyber team with dual leadership appointments for APAC, Africa
Marco Petrovic will head Asia (excluding greater China), while Johanna Roman will lead Australasia, greater China and Africa.
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- June 4 2026
Aon amps up Indonesia power team by snapping up Marsh veteran
Herlina Surya spent the last 15 years at Marsh in Jakarta.
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- June 2 2026
Aon adds Lockton duo to Thailand treaty reinsurance team
Chettanart Boonphayoong and Yawapa Thiamthom join in Bangkok as directors.
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- June 2 2026
Specialist Risk Group appoints Lee Zong Wen as principal for credit, political risk in Asia
Appointment follows launch of its London-based credit and political risk team led by John Lentaigne, Ed Nicholson and Matt Solley.
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- June 1 2026
Philippine non-life profit gains continue as premium growth moderates amid cat pressure: AM Best
Availability of reinsurance capacity in the Philippine non-life market continues to expand despite significant nat cat exposure.
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- June 1 2026
Generali GC&C hires Zurich’s Kai Ao as head of business development
Singapore-based Ao was most recently an execution manager for the CEO's office and commercial insurance in Asia at Zurich.
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- June 1 2026
Filipino carriers confirm merger as FPG Mercantile
Philippine Competition Commission had cleared the merger of FPG Insurance and The Mercantile Insurance in January.
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- June 1 2026
Lockton appoints Siva Thangavelu as Malaysia COO
He was most recently with Swiss Re in Malaysia.
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- May 31 2026
Samsung Re promotes Adi Salleh to head of Southeast Asia facultative property
Singapore-based Salleh was most recently senior underwriter for property, power and energy.
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- May 29 2026
Seadrif, UN launch anticipatory drought insurance pilot in Laos
Policy provides pre-arranged financing based on early warning data, before drought conditions severely affect farming households and rural communities.
