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- February 9 2026
Xiao Chen takes up new role of head of strategy, chief of staff at Axa XL for APAC and Europe
She returns from maternity leave to take up the Paris-based role.
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- February 9 2026
Allianz Commercial hires AIG’s Anish Chandran as head of financial lines for Southeast Asia
He was most recently AIG's head of financial lines in Singapore.
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- February 9 2026
Malaysia’s Lonpac Insurance appoints Jacqueline Chan as head of marine
She joins from QBE, where she spent five years as the head of marine.
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- February 9 2026
Zurich hires Blain Waterford as head of travel for ANZ
He joins Zurich from AIG in Singapore.
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- February 9 2026
Chubb’s Evan Greenberg ‘bullish on long-term opportunity’ for Asia
CEO said group remains committed to building franchises across the region, despite flat Q4 commercial results.
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- February 8 2026
ARPC declares cyclone event as Tropical Cyclone Mitchell tracks along Western Australia coast
Mitchell has been lowered to category 2 intensity as of 5:00pm Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) on Sunday, with sustained winds near the centre of 110km/h and wind gusts of 155 km/h.
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- February 6 2026
Zambian reinsurer Klapton Re secures approval to write reinsurance business in China
Established in 2020 and operational since April 2021, Klapton Re provides facultative and treaty reinsurance services across Africa, Asia, and the United States.
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- February 6 2026
Swiss Re appoints Isabel Rawlence as senior client manager for public sector solutions in ANZ
She was most recently underwriting manager at the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation.
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- February 6 2026
Mandarin Re increases paid-up share capital to US$23.5m
Increase reflects the Malaysian reinsurer's strong financial growth, it says.
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- February 6 2026
Arch Insurance Australia elevates Aisling Hegarty to head of PI
Melbourne-based Hegarty has nearly 13 years of experience in insurance, and was previously the southern region manager for PI since May 2022.
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- February 6 2026
Zurich debuts Australia cyber offering with Cowbell launch
Move expands upon existing partnership, with the cyber MGA backed by the Swiss insurer in the US and UK.
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- February 6 2026
Liberty taps Great Eastern’s Jimmy Tong to lead unified Singapore unit
He will start from April 27 and report to Matthew Jackson, president of Asia Pacific.
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- February 6 2026
Takanobu Saigo joins HDI Global Japan as head of claims
He has almost two decades of experience handling large and complex claims.
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- February 6 2026
Hannover Re grows APAC premiums 2% at 1.1 despite broadening market terms, pockets of weak pricing
While 1.4 renewals will likely similar momentum, market will be mindful of last year's acceleration in rate reduction, executive board member for P&C Sven Althoff tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- February 5 2026
Indonesia boosts crop insurance to maintain rice production: report
Rice Crop Insurance program is designed to protect farmers from the risk of harvest failure due to floods, droughts, or pest infestations.
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- February 5 2026
Chubb Australia promotes Liam O’Sullivan to senior property underwriter
He has been with Chubb in Dublin and Sydney since November 2020.
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- February 5 2026
Aviso Specialty completes mass Lockton raid with 20 appointments
Australian insurance broker confirms appointment of Patrick Moore as general manager for growth and client strategy.
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- February 5 2026
Willis promotes Mareli Vermeulen to head of Asia M&A
She has been with Willis in Australia for almost five years and will relocate to Singapore.
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- February 5 2026
Tidal wave of false carrier crime sees cargo market look for response
Losses should move the needle for the industry, as it is being passed into the reinsurers and they will adjust rates which will impact the cargo insurers.
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- February 4 2026
Pacific insurance rates drop 12% in Q4, led by property: Marsh
Globally, commercial insurance rates continued to soften in Q4 2025, with the Pacific region seeing the steepest declines.
