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- October 22 2025
Allianz Trade expands into Vietnam with new office
Headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, the new office will provide trade credit solutions to local exporters, whose demand is increasing due to Vietnam's outperforming exports.
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- October 22 2025
Insurers eye non-dilutive sources of capital with growing focus on optimising capital structures
There is a growing emphasis on capital management across all types of insurers with a focus on using reinsurance sidecars, third-party capital and plans to expand captive management capabilities, according to BlackRock.
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- October 22 2025
Howden remains aggressive on Asia growth, with Japan, employee benefits as key priorities: Rohan Bhappu
Newly appointed CEO Bhappu outlines a dual-pronged growth strategy for the broker in the region focused on investment in entrepreneurial talent and strategic acquisitions.
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- October 21 2025
Fortitude Re, Carlyle team up to launch Asian reinsurance sidecar with US$700m deployable capital
T&D Insurance Group, AllianceBernstein, Shinhan Life, and National Pension Service of Korea have made equity commitments to the vehicle focused on the Asian life and annuity market.
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- October 21 2025
Nuclear: Insurance sector’s role in the region’s nuclear renaissance
The biggest driver of nuclear expansion in Asia is the massive increase in power demand from data centres, while the real transformation will be driven by small modular reactor technology. Until recently, nuclear energy in Asia was largely the domain of India, China and Japan. Today, momentum is building across the region: Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, […]
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- October 21 2025
BHSI eyes Japan expansion, registers local company
The specialty carrier is planning to recruit a team of Japanese underwriters, including senior leaders.
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- October 21 2025
Insolvencies to peak in 2026, Asia leading defaults amid Trump tariff impact: Allianz Trade
Most Asian economies are recording more insolvencies than anticipated for 2025, with major increases in Hong Kong (+33%) and Singapore (+22%).
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- October 21 2025
QBE promotes Chris Killourhy to group CFO
Killourhy replaces Inder Singh, who resigned in August to join National Australia Bank.
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- October 21 2025
KKR, Quandratis Capital pick up minority stake in Peak Re
The two private equity funds bought out Prudential Financial's 13% indirect shareholding in the Hong Kong reinsurer.
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- October 21 2025
London market seeks global collaboration to address emerging risks
There is a continuous need to monitor and adapt to threats arising from geopolitical unrest, climate extremes, rapid advances in artificial intelligence, malicious cyber-attacks and litigation trends that outpace regulation, according to IUA's underwriting director.
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- October 21 2025
NorthStandard elevates Michael Hustler as head of Asia Pacific
Singapore-based Hustler succeeds David Roberts, who will leave the club in February 2026.
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- October 20 2025
AIG promotes Jenny Boyd to APAC head of client and broker engagement
Boyd will retain her existing responsibilities as head of multinational APAC, a role she assumed in March last year.
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- October 20 2025
Industry review, new corporate info drive Fitch upgrade for Construction Guarantee
While the rating agency expects CG’s capital strength to remain stable, COR rose to 126% in 2024 from 68% in 2022, driven by higher guarantee claims and additional reserves amid economic strain, high interest rates and rising construction costs.
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- October 20 2025
Markel Greater China targets double-digit growth, doubles down on marine, AI risks
Buoyed by 220% growth in 2024, the specialty carrier targets top spot on the Lloyd's China platform by year-end, says Chelsea Jiang, Greater China MD.
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- October 20 2025
Australia prepares for ‘hotter-than-normal summer’: BOM
The Bureau of Meteorology also warned of increased risk of bushfires and increasing risk of powerful storms.
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- October 18 2025
Allianz names Ritu Arora as India country head
Previously, Arora served as CEO and chief investment officer of Allianz Investment Management in Asia Pacific and India advisor to the Allianz SE Board.
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- October 17 2025
Gallagher partners with New India Assurance, Munich Re to create India’s first pandemic parametric
The Phoenix Mills has become the first insured in India to be covered against business interruption losses due to pandemic or epidemic outbreaks based on parametric triggers.
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- October 17 2025
Dah Sing Insurance eyes medium-term growth through new initiatives: AM Best
The rating agency has upgraded the DSI’s outlook to positive from stable and affirmed its financial strength rating of A- (excellent) and long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” (excellent).
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- October 17 2025
Marsh powers up risk engineering team in Asia with senior hire
Kumaren Gnanagurunathan has been appointed vice persident of power risk engineering in Asia.
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- October 16 2025
Despite benign Q3, global insured losses in 2025 hit US$114bn: Aon
APAC events that exceeded US$1bn economic losses in Q3 were seasonal floods in China, Typhoon Wipha , Punjab Floods in India and Pakistan.
