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- January 8 2026
ARPC declares end of Tropical Cyclone Jenna
It is the fourth cyclone of Australia’s storm season after tropical cyclones Fina, Grant, and Hayley.
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- January 8 2026
Late‑November storms to cost Australian insurers US$1.78bn: Perils
Figure covers property and motor hull losses for the severe convective storms in Queensland and New South Wales between November 21 and 27.
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- January 8 2026
Yew Kong Kok rejoins Labuan Re as CFO
Kok previously spent nearly three years at Labuan Re between December 2018 and August 2021 as chief financial officer.
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- January 8 2026
McLarens names dual heads for Australian forensic accounting amid leadership succession
Jane Amling and Paul Sheehy will take up joint leadership roles as heads of forensic accounting for financial lines and business interruption, respectively, coinciding with the planned retirement of Martin Miller.
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- January 8 2026
Lukas Gallus becomes co-head of Asia growth at Resolution Life
Resolution Life has completed a wave of asset intensive reinsurance deals in APAC over the past year.
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- January 8 2026
AIG promotes Arlan Bolado to APAC multinational regional service delivery manager
Kuala Lumpur-based Bolado has been with AIG for more than 22 years.
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- January 8 2026
AIG-backed Lloyd’s syndicate Talbot names Elythea Chew as PVT underwriter
Singapore-based Chew previously worked for Allied World and Chubb.
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- January 8 2026
Indonesia eager for ‘continuous cooperation’ with London to open the door for Islamic insurance growth
Delegation from Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance and its financial regulator, the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK), was in London last month for a meeting headed by International Underwriting Association CEO Chris Jones and Islamic insurance experts.
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- January 7 2026
Marsh names Edward Baker as energy, power claims advocacy leader for Asia
Baker relocates from London to Singapore as part of the new role.
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- January 7 2026
QBE Insurance returns to ILS market with US$400m cat bond
Bond includes protection against Australian and New Zealand earthquake risks.
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- January 7 2026
Ryan Transactional Risk promotes Christine Nguyen to underwriter
She has nearly a decade of experience in insurance broker roles, and had held the position of project manager since joining from Marsh in June.
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- January 7 2026
Philippines’ Nat Re promotes Jaime Jose Javier Jr. to COO
Von Edward Ebron succeeds Javier as vice president and head of life reinsurance and data administration.
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- January 7 2026
Vietnam’s non-life insurance premiums rise 10.3% to US$3.4bn in 2025
Total assets of the insurance market are estimated at US$41.86 billion, up by 8.6% from a year earlier.
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- January 7 2026
Aon acquires Japanese insurance broker license, launches corporate broking division
It will also expand its footprint in Japan with a new office in Nagoya, while Kiyokazu Doi has been appointed as representative director and president of Aon Japan.
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- January 7 2026
Anthony Wall joins Cowbell as head of underwriting
Veteran cyber underwriter joins from AIG in Sydney.
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- January 7 2026
‘Asia is our playground’: Asia Reinsurance Brokers seeks winning formula to extend roots
CEO William Pang tells InsuranceAsia News about his plans for the Singapore-headquartered broker, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary.
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- January 6 2026
Howden continues Aon raid, appoints Adrian Chai as senior director for M&A in Asia
Singapore-based Chai will lead the W&I practice group across Asia, and will also lead Southeast Asia M&A.
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- January 6 2026
MS Amlin expands Phoenix Re cat bond to US$115m for 2026 in sixth renewal
Asia-focused ILS vehicle exceeds US$100m as insurer signals further expansion.
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- January 6 2026
Aatur Thakkar succeeds father Shashikant Thakkar as Alliance Insurance Brokers CEO
Shashikant Thakkar takes over as chairman of the board, where he will continue to provide strategic guidance.
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- January 6 2026
Swiss Re CorSo Australia taps Allianz’s Sean McCaffrey as senior property underwriter
Sydney-based McCaffrey previously worked at Allianz Australia for almost 15 years, most recently as a senior property underwriter.
