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- September 8 2025
Axa XL appoints Ramesh Sivanathan as principal officer for Malaysia
He takes on the combined role alongside his current position as business lead.
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- September 8 2025
BHSI promotes Michael Hannigan to national manager for corporate property
Melbourne-based Hannigan has been underwriting manager for property since November 2023.
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- September 8 2025
Aon appoints Nitish Tiwari as deputy vice president for India global solutions
He will be responsible for providing solutions and expertise for property, construction, power and infrastructure.
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- September 8 2025
Asia Pacific’s property cat reinsurance demand to defy odds, increase: Aon’s Alfonso Valera
Aon Reinsurance Solutions international CEO adds that prospects for Indian reinsurance growth are also enticing.
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- September 5 2025
Generali GC&C Asia hires Emma Liu as head of casualty underwriting
Liu, who joins from AIG in Singapore, will relocate to Hong Kong in her new role.
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- September 5 2025
Marsh taps WTW’s Ellen Fung as strategic client director
Fung, who also previously spent over two decades at Aon, will be responsible for delivering strategic insights and tailored risk solutions to key clients in Hong Kong.
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- September 5 2025
Hong Kong’s Peak Re to maintain favourable underwriting profitability: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and long-term issuer credit rating of a- (Excellent) to Peak Re and its subsidiaries, with a stable outlook.
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- September 5 2025
Australian carriers’ US$1.6bn reinsurance spend saves US$46bn in capital: Actuaries Institute
A paper published by the institute noted Australian insurers have fewer choices when it comes to the range of reinsurance products they can use to gain regulatory credit.
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- September 5 2025
Exclusive: Howden snaps up 40-year Marsh veteran Rebecca Poon
Hong Kong-based Poon, who was managing director at Marsh, has been appointed chief client officer.
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- September 5 2025
Lloyd’s looks to drive regional penetration, but conditions have to be right: Patrick Tiernan
CEO says the markets should recognise the need for flexibility, which requires collaboration with governments and regulators to establish systems that boost insurance penetration.
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- September 4 2025
Lockton duo join Gallagher Re’s Australia team
Former Lockton partners Max Garratt and Russell Hails have joined Gallagher Re as executive directors in Sydney.
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- September 4 2025
Aon promotes Qin Lu to head of North Asia, Andrew Minnitt to head of Southeast Asia
Pair will expand their current roles to lead the newly-created North Asia and Southeast Asia subregions.
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- September 4 2025
IAG’s acquisition of RAC Insurance sparks antitrust concerns
Antitrust regulator warns of reduced competition in the supply of motor and home insurance in Western Australia.
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- September 4 2025
Allied World names Jolene Chua vice president for Asia A&H
Chua was previously employed at Sompo Insurance Singapore, where she held various roles for over five years.
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- September 4 2025
MG Non-Life’s bridge insurer starts operations
South Korean regulator transfers all insurance contracts and assets to Yebyeol Non-Life Insurance and all MG Non-Life Insurance operations have been suspended.
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- September 4 2025
BHSI promotes Anna Spink to head of marine for Australasia
Sydney-based Spink joined BHSI in 2018 and was most recently national manager for corporate property.
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- September 4 2025
Typhoon Wipha, flooding unlocks US$2m Seadrif parametric payout in Laos
Payout was made under the new sovereign parametric insurance policy issued by the Asian risk pool in May, which features an annual aggregate trigger.
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- September 3 2025
Chinese insurers surge ahead in global renewable premium race
People’s Insurance Company of China, Ping An Insurance, and Yingda Taihe Property Insurance added over US$200m in new renewable energy premiums between 2023 and 2024, according to Insure Our Future.
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- September 3 2025
Etiqa General Takaful promotes Khairoel Faiezy Hasnan to CEO
Kuala Lumpur-based Hasnan replaces Shahrul Azuan Mohamed, who has retired after 20 years with Etiqa.
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- September 3 2025
New South Wales strata managers to phase out insurance commissions
Move follows allegations in Australia last year that brokers and strata management firms were colluding to mislead clients by recommending more expensive policies and hiding cheaper offers from rival firms.
