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- October 6 2026
Axa XL promotes Paul Gardner to Asia underwriting manager for political risk, credit, bond
Based in Singapore, Gardner brings over 35 years of experience in structured finance and cross-border solutions spanning project finance, commodity finance, tax, leasing, export credit agencies, as well as advisory and workout solutions.
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- October 6 2026
Prudential Financial agrees US$5bn reinsurance deal with Prismic Life
Agreement takes partnership to cover more than US$22bn of liabilities.
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- October 6 2026
Jack Petrie relocates to head Marsh Thailand’s cyber practice
He spent the last three years as managing principal for Marsh in Melbourne.
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- October 6 2026
El Nino changes risk conversation as Australian insurers scrutinise bushfire, flood exposure
Industry sources say pricing and reinsurance are set with a longer-term view, with catastrophe models and scenario testing informing risk assessment rather than adjustments to individual climate cycles.
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- October 5 2026
Daniel Rombach joins Great Eastern as VP for digital distribution platforms
Singapore-based Rombach makes the switch from Chubb, where he was most recently the accident and health product owner for Asia Pacific since April 2024.
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- October 5 2026
South Korea’s nat cat claims under public insurance schemes top US$1bn in 2025: Korean Re
Claims paid under storm and earthquake insurance, crop disaster insurance, and livestock disaster insurance rose by 16.5% year on year.
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- October 5 2026
Everest names Adrian Di Pasquale as APAC financial lines director for wholesale, specialty
Singapore-based Di Pasquale joins from Chubb, where he served as Southeast Asia financial lines underwriting manager since April 2025.
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- October 5 2026
Claims: Same asset, different market: why regulatory fragmentation changes how insurance responds in Asia
Asia’s insurance market comprises many countries, each operating under its own rules, practices and market norms. These differences influence not only how insurance is placed, but also how it performs when tested by a loss. Commentary on Asia’s compelling growth story can sometimes overlook the complexity and distinctiveness of the individual markets that make up […]
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- October 5 2026
Bajaj Finserv picks ex-GIC chairman Ramaswamy Narayanan to lead reinsurance foray: report
He stepped down from GIC Re in September following almost three years as chairman and managing director.
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- October 5 2026
As APAC risk transfer market opens up, Marsh Re eyes parametric wind, bushfire cover
Broker's Raincell flood solution for Australia signals broader parametric push, head of Catastrophe Advisory in Asia Pacific Jeremy Waite tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- October 4 2026
Japan watchdog moves to suspend Prudential Life Insurance over fraud scandal
Financial Services Agency plans to halt new policy acquisitions and sales activities by the life insurer for more than three months after 107 employees defrauded about 500 customers of roughly US$23.4m over a 34-year period.
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- October 2 2026
Economic losses from Thailand floods could reach up to US$1bn: Aon
While initial insured loss estimates are still unavailable, they are expected to be significantly lower, according to Aon's nat cat report .
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- October 2 2026
Axa XL elevates Thomas Gotting to chief client, distribution officer for APAC and Europe
Gotting, who is based in Cologne, will lead Axa XL's client and distribution strategy across Europe, Asia and Australia.
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- October 2 2026
Gallagher strikes deal to acquire Kiwi broker Albany Insurance Services
Albany is a specialised retail insurance broker which serves commercial and personal lines clients in the Auckland and Canterbury regions of New Zealand.
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- October 2 2026
KDIC, OK Financial set to conclude negotiations over YeByeol Non-Life Insurance deal: reports
Final acquisition of the bridge insurer set up to wind down the troubled MG Non-Life Insurance is expected to be completed in 2027.
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- October 2 2026
Steamship promotes Peter Jones to underwriting director in Singapore
Prior to joining the P&I club as an underwriting manager a year ago, he worked for Thomas Miller and UK P&I for over 16 years in total.
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- October 2 2026
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation proposes raising cyclone pool premiums by 2.9%
Increase would improve long-term premium adequacy from 95.1% to 97.9%, according to a draft 2026 pricing review.
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- October 1 2026
Chaucer taps Victoria Tan as property direct, facultative underwriter
She has held senior leadership roles with Munich Re, AIG, Swiss Re and Chubb across Asia and the US.
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- October 1 2026
Arch Insurance Australia promotes Andrew Whitlock to head of casualty
He joined Arch in January as casualty underwriting manager for the Northern region
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- October 1 2026
Berajaya Sompo taps Sheyna Marie Janz as head of liability
She joined Berajaya Sompo from AIG Malaysia, where she had been head of financial lines underwriting since August 2020.
