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- October 30 2025
Discipline key for APAC reinsurers as premium growth normalises due to softening, economic uncertainty: S&P
Rating agency says reinsurers are likely to pursue cautious expansion strategies tailored to their risk appetite and market conditions.
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- October 30 2025
Steadfast CEO Robert Kelly temporarily ‘stands aside’ amid probe into workplace complaint
Tim Mathieson, CEO of Australasian broking, has been appointed as acting chief executive officer, effective immediately.
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- October 30 2025
Sompo Asia Pacific appoints Leo Jun Liu as chief consumer officer for China
Liu, who joins from AIG, will lead Sompo China’s consumer lines strategy and operating model to drive scale, profitability and sustainable growth.
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- October 30 2025
Southeast Queensland hailstorm claims top 10,000 as clean up continues
IAG and Suncorp are dealing with claims and significant costs after the event struck the Brisbane region on Sunday.
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- October 30 2025
UIB Asia Reinsurance Brokers names Serene Chiam as treaty, retro director
She brings more than two decades of experience in the insurance and reinsurance sector.
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- October 30 2025
Rokstone sets sail for marine growth in Asia amid regional expansion
Two weeks into the operation, the marine specialty MGA in Singapore has already started binding policies, managing director Rama Chandran told InsuranceAsia News' Between the Lines podcast.
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- October 30 2025
China empowers mainland insurers to issue sidecars in Hong Kong
NFRA notice on ILS seeks to enhance catastrophe risk management capabilities of Chinese insurers and strengthen Hong Kong's position as an international risk management hub.
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- October 30 2025
Exclusive: Lockton Australia’s Patrick Moore leaves for Aviso
Sydney-based Moore was most recently general manager for growth and client strategy at Lockton.
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- October 29 2025
Kiwi P&I specialist Maritime Mutual accused of providing coverage to sanctioned oil: reports
Carrier denies breach amidst investigations over allegation of facilitating tens of billions of dollars of Iranian and Russian energy products since sanctions.
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- October 29 2025
Canopius names Michelle Rudd as APAC COO, expands Australian casualty team
Twin appointments in Sydney will see Rudd overseeing operational strategy and performance across the region, while Vanessa Hall joins the casualty underwriting team
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- October 29 2025
Opinion: Can AI solve the APAC renewable risk conundrum?
A shift is needed from a reliance on historical pattern recognition to inform pricing and underwriting decisions to engagement with real-time data analytics and technology-based risk assessment instead.
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- October 28 2025
JBA to open India office amid rising demand for flood risk data
The flood modelling specialist's new unit, JBA Risk Management India, will be based in Bangalore and led by managing director Mansi Kalra, who will relocate from Singapore.
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- October 28 2025
ICA declares ‘significant event’ in Queensland after severe hailstorms
The hailstorms in the greater Brisbane region on Sunday have led to over 11,000 claims so far, the industry lobby said.
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- October 28 2025
Everest offloads retail commercial renewal rights to AIG
Everest Group has said it will 'sharpen' its focus on its global reinsurance and wholesale and specialty insurance business
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- October 28 2025
MSIG appoints Aon veteran Eric Schaap to newly created role to strengthen broker partnerships
Singapore-based Schaap has extensive expertise across broker management, risk maturity modelling, claims systems implementation, and governance-aligned analytics strategy.
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- October 28 2025
AUB Group confirms US$3.4bn takeover bid by EQT
ASX-listed broker received an unsolicited and non-binding indicative proposal from Arbutus, an EQT affiliate, on September 26 offering AU$45 cash per share.
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- October 27 2025
Axa Tianping P&C handed rating upgrade as portfolio rejig, parent support strengthen performance
S&P Global raised Axa Tianping’s financial strength and long-term issuer credit ratings to ‘A’ from ‘A-’, with a stable outlook.
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- October 27 2025
Australian insurers face wave of claims after severe thunderstorms
Suncorp said it has received thousands of claims from Queensland and Victoria following violent thunderstorms on Sunday.
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- October 27 2025
India’s GIC Re appoints Hitesh Joshi as interim chairman and managing director
The appointment, which is for three months, comes after the retirement of Ramaswamy Narayanan in September.
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- October 27 2025
Hong Kong insurers’ H1 GWP at US$7.5bn, underwriting profit at US$180m: HKIA
The industry reported gross claims of US$3.3bn, while overall operating profit stood at US$840m, the regulator said.
