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- December 29 2025
Munich Re names Eric Zhao Beijing branch CEO, succeeding Adrian Goh
Goh will become the reinsurer's regional chief risk officer from February 1.
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- December 29 2025
Sompo Hong Kong taps Will Wang as head of casualty
He relocates to Hong Kong for the role that also covers Macau and Taiwan.
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- December 29 2025
Crawford snaps up Tony Tung Yu Lin to join Taiwan engineering team
He joins from WSP in Asia, where he had served as a civil structural engineer since March.
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- December 23 2025
ARPC declares cyclone event after Tropical Cyclone Grant forms in Indian Ocean
Tropical Cyclone Grant is set to impact the Cocos (Keeling) Islands as a category 2 system late on Christmas Eve or on the morning of Christmas Day.
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- December 23 2025
Hong Kong seeks to ‘enhance competitiveness’ of risk-based capital regime: IA
Reports this week said the Hong Kong Insurance Authority was proposing new rules to channel insurance capital into assets, including cryptocurrencies and infrastructure.
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- December 23 2025
Prism names first product leaders as new MGA begins underwriting
Luca Ronsisvalle and Jan von Kamp join the Singapore headquartered MGA, which was launched last week by former XL Catlin and Sirius Point executive Bobby Heerasing.
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- December 23 2025
Axa Philippines pays US$6.8m to resolve decade-long Typhoon Ondoy dispute
Poultry and feeds producer Vitarich had originally filed against Charter Ping An Insurance in 2014 before it became part of Axa Philippines.
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- December 23 2025
XS Global names Phillip Brain as regional A&H underwriting manager for Asia
Brain, who has relocated to Hong Kong, brings over two decades of global experience, most recently with Lloyd's coverholder Arma Underwriting in Dubai.
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- December 23 2025
Acord aims for ‘absolute sweet spot’ with Singapore roll out of digital messaging platform
Ex-International Underwriting Association CEO Dave Matcham, now global ambassador for Acord Solutions Group, says the platform is part of a regional hub model called ‘Connected Markets’.
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- December 22 2025
QBE Asia makes double leadership appointment within Singapore marine team
Kelly Lim and Alex Lim will report to Sebastian Tjornelund, who was recently appointed as head of marine for QBE Asia.
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- December 22 2025
SK Telecom facing US$1.5bn compensation payout following cyber breach: reports
South Korea's largest mobile network operator suffered the data breach in April, which impacted its 23 million users.
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- December 22 2025
Kiwi broker Donaldson Brown elevates Racheal Greer to GM for fire and general
Auckland-based Greer assumes day-to-day leadership of the division, with founders Alex Brown and Dan Donaldson continuing to focus on the broader strategic direction of the group.
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- December 22 2025
Marsh promotes Pin Li Lim to senior vice president
The Asia claims leader for transactional risk has been with Marsh in Singapore for more than seven years.
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- December 22 2025
Allianz Trade promotes Wee Lee Quah to APAC regional COO
She has nearly 20 years of experience with Euler Hermes and most recently Allianz Trade.
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- December 22 2025
1.1 renewals steady despite delays as excess capacity drives softer pricing across APAC
Reinsurers and brokers report competitive pricing, stable terms, and selective loss impacts, with abundant capacity reshaping negotiations and, in some cases, cedents pushing for up to 20% rate reductions.
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- December 22 2025
Wang Fuk Court fire insurance payouts exceed US$33m: HKIA
General insurers have processed 1,038 clams with total payout of around US$26m in the three weeks since the fire, the regulator said.
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- December 22 2025
Allianz Australia appoints Gallagher Re’s Heather Bone as head of reinsurance
Bone will take over from industry veteran Michael Crouch, who is retiring at the end of July 2026, the insurer told IAN.
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- December 19 2025
Low premium retention, capacity gaps challenge Asean insurers’ resilience and growth: Malaysian Re
Threat of large correlated losses across markets, coupled with limited surplus capital, curbs local insurers’ willingness to retain risk, Asean Insurance Pulse 2025 says.
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- December 19 2025
Cyber, supply chain risks are reshaping Japan’s business landscape: Aon
Aon’s 2025 Global Risk Management Survey highlights product liability and exchange rate fluctuations as key concerns, reflecting the country’s sensitivity to global market shifts.
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- December 19 2025
IFRS 17 timeline ‘question mark’ remains for India, Aon says
Anthony Atkins, APAC head of actuarial, says the Indian market has been 'quite slow in terms of its IFRS journey', with the deadline reported to have been extended until FY27.
