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- September 3 2026
Samsung Fire & Marine prepares to take control of Canopius: report
Samsung's P&C insurer is nearing a deal to lift its stake in the specialty Lloyd’s (re)insurer to more than 90%, according to reports.
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- September 3 2026
S&P maintains stable outlook for reinsurance sector despite further softening in 2027
Global reinsurers face a delicate balancing acts as softening rates eat into the sector's strong profitability.
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- September 3 2026
Taiwan’s non-life insurers hold steady amid regulatory overhaul: AM Best
Ratings agency maintains a stable outlook for the segment, reflecting the implementation of major regulatory frameworks, insurers' conservative asset allocation, and resilient balance sheets.
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- September 3 2026
Marsh promotes Rama Sentousa to Singapore COO
He was most recently COO of Marsh Risk Singapore,
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- September 3 2026
‘Asia is no exception’: record capital to fuel reinsurer M&A surge
Laurent Rousseau, CEO of global capital and advisory, Europe and India, Middle East and Africa at Marsh Re, says Northeast Asia could be a driver of consolidation, while Australia will play a big role.
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- September 2 2026
Axa XL Re taps ex-Scor CUO Augustin Gas as Asia head
Singapore-based Gas will oversee client and broker relationships across Asia and manage the carrier’s regional book.
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- September 2 2026
Peak Re hires Natt Wattanaumphaipong as global head of distribution, Sanjiv Agarwal as head of operations
Wattanaumphaipong joins from Great American Insurance in Singapore, while Agarwal moves after a decade at Swiss Re.
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- September 2 2026
Nepal flood claims top US$170m as death toll surpasses 1,100
Oriental Insurance receives the highest claim volume, while engineering and construction risk policies have taken the hardest hit.
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- September 2 2026
Coface promotes Jason Tan to head of commercial for Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur-based Tan joined Coface almost six years ago, and was most recently managing commercial operations and marketing for Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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- September 2 2026
Ageas Re hires Steve Cipriani as senior APAC property treaty underwriter
He relocates from Singapore to Zurich following six months as a treaty underwriter at Sompo.
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- September 2 2026
PICC P&C terminates PIB brokerage pact, shifts mandate to ZSIB
Move comes as PICC Group plans to exit the wholly-owned intermediary in third-party sale.
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- September 2 2026
Thai government approves new US$465m insurance facility: report
New facility follows the flooding in Thailand's northern and southern regions, and the Bangkok earthquake in March last year.
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- September 2 2026
Zurich bolsters APAC commercial leadership with key hires in Singapore
Patrick Fyson joins as head of property for Asia, while Dylan Bryant returns to a newly created role leading the carrier's multinational and captives business across Asia Pacific.
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- September 2 2026
Aon Australia promotes Hayley Pettit to chief broking officer for specialty
She will also continue to lead the Queensland financial institutions team.
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- September 2 2026
360 Underwriting Solutions hires Ben Church as general manager for commercial classes
Sydney-based Church joins from Allianz, where he spent over 13 years across a range of senior distribution roles, most recently as general manager of distribution.
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- September 2 2026
Generali Central Insurance appoints Prem Sivadas as chief commercial officer
Mumbai-based Sivadas will lead the corporate sales function, with a focus on strengthening broker partnerships and expanding corporate portfolios, including Generali Corporate and Commercial.
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- September 2 2026
Anna Scott replaces Toni Ferrier as Marsh New Zealand CEO
Scott will retain her role as president of the newly-rebranded Marsh People and Investments in New Zealand.
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- September 2 2026
Has the market learned its lesson? Questions remain over P&C reserve adequacy as ratings continue to deteriorate
A quarter-century after Independent Insurance’s collapse, P&C reserve adequacy is back in focus as rates fall and capital questions mount.
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- September 1 2026
Seadrif triggers US$1.14m parametric payout for Laos floods
Insurer disburses US$1m to the government under its US$8m annual coverage and US$137,500 to the UN's World Food Programme under its US$1.1m policy.
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- September 1 2026
QBE completes sale of trade credit and surety business to Swiss Re CorSo
Two firms had struck a deal in February for the portfolio that is expected to generate annual revenues of approximately US$200m, according to Swiss Re.
