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- January 2 2026
Strong capacity, growth appetite drive favourable 1.1 renewals outcomes: Howden
APAC's risk-adjusted pricing for loss-free XoL programs generally falls by 10-20%.
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- January 2 2026
ARPC declares end of Tropical Cyclone Grant after 282 hours
It had passed the remote Australian territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean last week.
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- January 2 2026
Asia Pacific sees larger property cat rate reductions during 1.1 renewals: Gallagher Re
Clients in Asia Pacific and other regions enjoying 'significant rate reductions' because of 'plentiful capacity', Gallagher Re CEO Tom Wakefield says.
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- January 2 2026
Marsh’s Avishek Rath joins Aon India as head of growth for facultative reinsurance solutions
He spent almost two decades at Marsh, most recently as head of the government business group since November 2024.
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- January 2 2026
Korean broker Wise restructures reinsurance team
Head of reinsurance and speciality Won Lee will head the overall team, supported by Yubeom Kim and Jae Bok Cheong.
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- January 2 2026
Koo Rosalind joins Miller as claims executive
Singapore-based Koo most recently spent almost nine years as vice president and claims team leader at Marsh.
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- January 2 2026
Hanwha General Insurance secures controlling stake in Indonesia’s Lippo General Insurance
Korean insurer has increased its shareholding to 61.5% after acquiring a 46.6% stake previously held by Hanwha Life Insurance Indonesia.
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- January 2 2026
Go Digit General Insurance board approves holding company merger
Move by Indian digital insurer marks the first transaction following changes to India’s insurance laws that allow mergers between insurance firms and non-insurance holding companies.
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- January 2 2026
Cedents still ‘exploring’ options after 1.1 renewals under softening market
Guy Carpenter expects dedicated reinsurance capital to grow by around 9% in 2025, reaching approximately US$660bn, with Asia Pacific CEO Tony Gallagher telling InsuranceAsia News that the market remains highly competitive, with increased capacity and strong quoting activity.
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- January 1 2026
Indian regulator fines Reliance General Insurance US$111,000 for violating outsourcing, commission rules
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India penalised the insurer after a remote inspection uncovered improper payments, governance lapses and the use of an external agent without adequate justification.
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- January 1 2026
APAC rate reductions neared 20% for non-loss impacted accounts at 1.1 renewals: Aon
Third-party capital reached a new high of US$124bn at the end of the third quarter, while the catastrophe bond market ended the year at an all-time high, Aon said in a review of its Reinsurance Market Dynamics January 2026 Renewal report.
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- January 1 2026
Liberty consolidates Singapore operations under single licence
Matthew Jackson, Asia Pacific president for Liberty International Insurance, will lead the unified regional team based at One Raffles Quay.
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- January 1 2026
Asia Reinsurance Brokers names Aon’s Inti Amaliah as president for Indonesia
She has more than 27 years of experience in the (re)insurance industry, and will assume the new role on January 12, subject to regulatory approval.
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- December 31 2025
bolttech hands John Chan, Aesop Ahn expanded roles
Insurtech appoints Chan general manager for Thailand, replacing Aesop Ahn, who is transitioning into the role of director for special projects.
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- December 31 2025
Tropical Cyclone Hayley hits Western Australia, ARPC declares end of event
Multiple severe weather warnings have also been issued for New Year's Eve in Queensland.
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- December 29 2025
Munich Re names Eric Zhao Beijing branch CEO, succeeding Adrian Goh
Goh will become the reinsurer's regional chief risk officer from February 1.
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- December 29 2025
Sompo Hong Kong taps Will Wang as head of casualty
He relocates to Hong Kong for the role that also covers Macau and Taiwan.
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- December 29 2025
Crawford snaps up Tony Tung Yu Lin to join Taiwan engineering team
He joins from WSP in Asia, where he had served as a civil structural engineer since March.
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- December 23 2025
ARPC declares cyclone event after Tropical Cyclone Grant forms in Indian Ocean
Tropical Cyclone Grant is set to impact the Cocos (Keeling) Islands as a category 2 system late on Christmas Eve or on the morning of Christmas Day.
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- December 23 2025
Hong Kong seeks to ‘enhance competitiveness’ of risk-based capital regime: IA
Reports this week said the Hong Kong Insurance Authority was proposing new rules to channel insurance capital into assets, including cryptocurrencies and infrastructure.
