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- November 14 2025
Lotte Insurance to sue FSC over ‘prompt corrective action’: reports
Dispute stems from the regulator's decision to issue a management improvement recommendation to the Korean carrier.
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- November 14 2025
Spurt in capital, profitable underwriting to drive Fubon Insurance growth: AM Best
AM Best revises Taiwanese insurer’s outlook to stable from negative and affirmed its A (excellent) rating.
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- November 14 2025
Underwriting, investment gains to support ZhongAn’s profitability: AM Best
Rating agency revises its outlook to positive from stable and affirmed ZhongAn’s A- (excellent) rating.
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- November 14 2025
Costs start to add up for Vietnam, Phillippines after typhoons Kalmaegi, Fung-wong
Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines and Vietnam last week, before Typhoon Fung-wong brought severe flooding and damage to the Philippines and Taiwan over the past week.
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- November 14 2025
Starr appoints Zurich veteran Celia Wong to lead the financial lines practice in Hong Kong
She joins after spending over 14 years at Zurich, where she last held the position of underwriting practice lead for financial lines since April 2022.
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- November 14 2025
Johanna How returns to Miller as P&C broker
Singapore-based How brings over eight years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry.
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- November 14 2025
‘Asia is our key focus’: McLarens-owned Halliwell aims to double APAC business over next 3 years
Forensic and technical consultancy has nearly completed its Australia and New Zealand build-out and will now concentrate on expanding across Asia, APAC managing director Colin Taylor tells IAN.
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- November 13 2025
Exclusive: New reinsurer set to launch in Vietnam, backed by US$30m
Alpha Re will be led by Le Hoai Nam, who was formerly CEO of PVI Re (now Hanoi Re), IAN understands.
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- November 13 2025
Australia’s cyclone pool ‘needs greater focus on climate resilience and mitigation’: ICA
- Industry associations
- Australia
- Public sector solutions
- Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation
- Insurance Council of Australia
Industry group says pool has contributed to reducing pressure on insurance premiums in northern Australia, but not directly reduce underlying extreme weather risk.
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- November 13 2025
Sompo partners with April International to expand consumer lines offering in APAC
Caarriers will jointly expand international private medical insurance products and their footprint across the region.
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- November 13 2025
Australia’s Aviso Group promotes Jeff Moule to CEO
Brisbane-based Moule succeeds Travis Kemp, who will continue to oversee Aviso Specialty.
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- November 13 2025
Berkley Insurance Asia hires Harshvardhan Jain as head of finance for Gift City branch
A chartered accountant with over 20 years of experience, Jain brings deep expertise in finance, accounting, and transformation.
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- November 13 2025
Asia’s power sector must ‘pair smarts with discipline’ as capacity grows, rates soften
Benjamin Chang, managing director for energy and power leader for Marsh Asia, and Lyo Foo, head of power, natural resources Asia at WTW, talk to IAN about the latest developments within Asia’s power sector.
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- November 12 2025
John Morley-led crypto specialist 1B-i launches in Singapore, eyes Labuan (re)insurance licence
Carrier aims to start underwriting in Q1 2026, says the former APAC CEO of Aon’s strategy and technology group.
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- November 12 2025
New Zealand’s non-life insurance sector set for resilient growth: AM Best
Global agency says premium growth is expected to rise despite climate volatility and regulatory cost pressures.
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- November 12 2025
Philippines pilots first-ever parametric solution for small fisheries
Willis and conservation NGO Rare partner with the central government to launch the scheme, which is intended to help protect over 14,200 small-scale fishers in 24 coastal municipalities.
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- November 12 2025
Bale Gao joins Lockton as vice president for marine, specialty, and reinsurance
Hong Kong-based Gao joins from WTW, having spent just over three years as a marine manager.
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- November 12 2025
QBE Singapore hands Shelby Tan expanded role as head of risk and compliance
Building on her position as head of risk for Singapore, Tan will lead both risk and compliance functions.
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- November 12 2025
Rate reduction will ‘probably last through 2026 and then bottom out’: Aon’s Joe Peiser
Global broker sees strong growth in Asia Pacific, especially with data centres, which it says is the 'the single biggest opportunity'.
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- November 11 2025
Ardonagh-backed Cornerstone Risk acquires MRC Insurance, launches corporate and specialty division
MRC owner Danny Gluszkiewicz is set to collaborate with senior management in a consultancy role, while managing director James Musial will continue in a leadership position and head the new division.
