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- September 20 2026
AIG appoints Daina Muceniece as regional head of trade credit for APAC
She relocates to Singapore from London, where she was EMEA and UK multinational lead, specialising in trade credit, for AIG.
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- September 18 2026
Former CCB manager sentenced to four years in jail for US$470,000 Vesttoo bribery
Lam Chun-yin authenticated multiple forged CCB standby letters of credit and two fake collateral letters on behalf of Hong Kong investor Yu Po, together totalling over US$1.6bn.
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- September 18 2026
Chiba torrential rains trigger US$225m in insurance payouts across 30,000 claims: GIAJ
As of August 28, motor claims account for almost 60% of losses with payouts totalling over US$131m across over 19,100 claims.
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- September 18 2026
Niyam Group adds Aditi Chaturvedi as actuarial director
Chaturvedi, who will be based in Gujarat International Finance Tech-City (Gift City), joins from Accenture, where she was an actuarial senior principal for the last four years.
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- September 18 2026
Indonesia’s Asuransi Bintang downgraded to BBB+ by Fitch following fraud investigation
Insurer was under investigation at the end of December for alleged investment fraud and payroll-related embezzlement totalling US$3m, which could lead to the weakening of its capital and liquidity position.
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- September 18 2026
Envest taps former Marsh NZ chief Toni Ferrier to lead New Zealand broking
Ferrier will formally commence with Envest in February 2027.
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- September 17 2026
Nat cat risk driving fac demand across Asia: Willis
Asian facultative market is also awash with capacity, as intense competition drives year‑on‑year rate cuts of up to 30% in some placements.
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- September 17 2026
Kumamoto earthquake payouts top US$152m as claims exceed 110,000: GIAJ
Kumamoto prefecture accounts for over 90% of claims following the July 28 quake, which killed at least 38 people.
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- September 17 2026
Aon names Tanvee Mehta as alternative risk transfer leader for Asia
Singapore-based Mehta joins from Swiss Re, where she was most recently the senior structurer of alternative risk transfer (ART) solutions for APAC.
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- September 17 2026
Natsuko Kato joins Aon’s transaction solutions team in Asia
She joins from Medtronic Japan, according to a LInkedIn post from APAC managing director Martijn de Lange.
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- September 17 2026
‘The highs are very high, the lows are very low’: New Zealand’s volatile, super-soft P&C market faces a turning point
After two years of double-digit rate cuts and a benign catastrophe experience, New Zealand's P&C market is showing signs of bottoming out, according to industry sources.
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- September 16 2026
Hong Kong pushes captive insurance, ILS reforms as policy address seeks to strengthen international hub status
In his annual policy address and first five-year plan on Wednesday, chief executive John Lee Ka-chiu introduces several initiatives, including legislative amendments to introduce a protected cell company (PCC) structure.
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- September 16 2026
ICNZ calls for insurance levy to be replaced, says current system outdated, not fit-for-purpose
Chief executive Kris Faafoi says the Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) strongly supports a well-funded Fire and Emergency New Zealand, but believes it is time to modernise how the service is funded.
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- September 16 2026
Coface appoints Natthaphan Phanitchawong as head of commercial for Thailand
Bangkok-based Phanitchawong joins from AIG, where he spent 17 years as the head of the trade credit insurance department.
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- September 16 2026
Evan Moore joins Lockton Australia as head of real estate
Sydney-based Moore joins from Zurich, where he led property, marine and technical lines for its general insurance business in Australia.
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- September 16 2026
Howden brings crop, livestock, parametric risk specialist Sonal Mishra to Singapore
She relocates from India to take up the senior vice president role within the reinsurance division.
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- September 16 2026
Rising cyber threats put the brakes on APAC’s softening insurance market
The dramatic softening of the cyber insurance market since 2023 is showing signs of decelerating, brokers and underwriters say.
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- September 15 2026
Asian power insurance softens on abundant capacity, Chinese market rates remain stable: Willis
International and regional insurers continue to deploy significant capacity, enabling many insureds to secure premium reductions, broader insurer participation and enhanced policy terms, according to Lyo Foo, head of power and natural resources for Asia.
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- September 15 2026
Miller launches Malaysia operations with treaty, fac offering
Jo Garnett and Hui Sin Low are 'key talents already secured', with additional new hires joining in late 2026.
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- September 15 2026
Jack Morecroft joins Marsh as cyber managing principal in Australia
Melbourne-based Morecroft joins from Gallagher, where he had been since January 2022 in London and Melbourne.
