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- August 1 2025
Justin Lim joins Munich Re’s Singapore engineering team as senior underwriter
He joins the German reinsurer from HDI Global SE.
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- August 1 2025
Opinion: After Russia earthquake scare, is Japan’s resurgent nuclear industry really prepared for the ‘Big One’?
8.8-magnitude earthquake which struck off Russia's far eastern coast on Wednesday triggered tsunami warnings across Japan and the wider Pacific region.
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- July 31 2025
Perils expands SCS coverage to Japan, New Zealand
New service will capture SCS industry losses above JPY100bn and NZD300m as of August 1.
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- July 31 2025
Tysers appoints Desmond Cheok as associate director for P&C in Singapore
Cheok previously worked at Sompo International as APAC casualty underwriting leader.
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- July 31 2025
Descartes elevates Ben Qin as APAC head
Parametric specialist MGA also promotes WeeBeng Seow as acting head of Southeast Asia.
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- July 30 2025
Resolution Life enters flow reinsurance deal with Japan’s Taiju Life
Bermudian reinsurer has been growing its footprint in Asia Pacific's asset intensive reinsurance market
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- July 30 2025
Vietnam insurers poised for further growth despite climate, reinsurance pressures: AM Best
Ratings agency, while maintaining a stable outlook for the sector, said trade uncertainty and slower economies in key export markets could dampen commercial insurance demand.
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- July 29 2025
Chubb pays US$321m for Liberty Mutual’s Thailand arm
The acquisition of LMG Insurance was completed on April 1, with recognised goodwill of US$183m and intangible assets of US$57m, the insurer said in a stock exchange filing.
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- July 29 2025
Japan P&I to sustain strong capitalisation, operating performance: S&P Global
Global rating agency on Tuesday upgraded its insurer rating to BBB+ from BBB with a stable outlook.
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- July 29 2025
Japan, Korea wildfires mark turning point in regional climate risk understanding: Willis
Insured losses from nat cats 'will very likely' exceed US$100bn again this year, the broker said in a half-year report.
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- July 29 2025
30 dead in Beijing after days of torrential rain, 80,000 residents relocated
Hong Kong on Tuesday had also issued its first black rainstorm warning of the year as heavy downpours hit the city.
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- July 28 2025
Fitch assigns Generali China A- financial strength rating on strong capital position, strategic group role
Wholly owned Chinese P&C arm of Italian insurance group posted GWP of US$238m and 105% COR last year.
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- July 28 2025
Marsh to acquire Mitsubishi Electric’s in-house insurance agency in Japan
Shares of Mitsubishi Electric Insurance Service will be transferred to the global broker in November.
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- July 28 2025
Construction Guarantee’s underwriting losses to continue for the short to medium term: AM Best
Korean insurer has reported two consecutive years of underwriting losses in 2023 and 2024, as well as another loss in H1 2025.
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- July 28 2025
Hong Kong P&C market posts US$112m underwriting profit in Q1 2025: HKIA
The SAR's direct insurers posted an underwriting profit of US$140m, while the inward reinsurance segment posted an underwriting loss.
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- July 25 2025
Pricing, prudent underwriting to sustain Bao Viet Insurance’s strong performance: AM Best
AM Best assigns an insurer rating of B++ (good) with a stable outlook, driven by its very strong balance sheet, adequate operating performance and neutral business profile.
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- July 25 2025
India’s reinsurance market poised for massive growth, driven by infrastructure boom: Policybazaar for Business
Co-founder and chief business officer Tarun Mathur tells InsuranceAsia News that the one-stop digital insurance platform is also eyeing business expansion in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
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- July 24 2025
India appoints former finance secretary Ajay Seth as IRDAI chairman
The all-important regulatory post has been lying vacant for over four months, after the tenure of the previous chairman Debasish Panda ended in March.
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- July 24 2025
Specialty broker Consilium opens Singapore office, appoints Descartes’ Rob Drysdale as CEO
Cedent fac specilaist will initially focus on property, power and energy in the region.
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- July 24 2025
Asia insurance rates drop 5% in Q2 2025, sixth straight quarter of decline: Marsh
Property rates down 5%, while casualty placements saw a 2% decline, and finpro and cyber rates fell by 7%, according to the broker's Global Insurance Market Index.
