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- July 23 2026
‘Climate risk is becoming structural’: El Nino amplifies APAC protection gap as insurers shift to climate-informed models
Low insurance penetration, correlated weather losses and supply-chain stress are turning APAC's agricultural protection gap into a growing portfolio risk, industry insiders tell InsuranceAsia News.
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- July 22 2026
Price Forbes Singapore appoints Craig McCoig-Lees as head of casualty MGA
McCoig-Lees, who joins from Howden Re, will be responsible for expanding Price Forbes Re’s MGA proposition.
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- July 22 2026
APAC insurers face growing stress from nat cat loss triple threat: S&P Global
Rapid AI adoption and converging cybersecurity issues are also risks to sector stability and issuer credit quality.
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- July 22 2026
Niyam Group names Prathemesh Apte as director of risk and compliance
He joins the India-focused reinsurance start-up from Bajaj General Insurance.
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- July 22 2026
Allianz Commercial names Davinder Panesar as ART business development, underwriting leader for APAC
He will relocate to Singapore from Allianz Commercial in London, where he currently underwrites global captive fronting transactions.
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- July 22 2026
Allianz Trade promotes Daf Owen to Asia Pacific role to accelerate surety growth
Owen will relocate from Brisbane to Hong Kong and report to Chris Markesteijn, regional head of surety and guarantees for Asia Pacific.
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- July 22 2026
Mapfre Re India appoints Supreeth TK as non-life treaty underwriter at Gift City
He was most recently assistant vice president, focusing on cat and non-cat treaty at Swiss Re.
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- July 22 2026
Sompo to acquire Brazilian insurer Fator Seguradora
Fator Seguradora focuses on corporate insurance and business risk management solutions, with particular strength in property, surety, and financial lines.
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- July 22 2026
Supply outstripping demand, but El Nino, Middle East headwinds could shift market: Guy Carpenter’s Tony Gallagher
Long tail impacts of the conflict in the Middle East and El Nino could reshape APAC's reinsurance market in the second half of 2026, according to the APAC CEO.
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- July 21 2026
Howden names Elizabeth Antoine to lead new aviation practice in Australia
She has been appointed as a partner having most recently served as a client manager for Gallagher Aviation since January 2021.
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- July 21 2026
Pinnacle Underwriting taps James Kyte as casualty, financial lines head for ANZ
He joins the Australian fac specialist MGA from Hannover Re, where he was a senior underwriter for cyber and facultative casualty for Australasia.
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- July 21 2026
Howden bolsters Japan natural resources team with Junichiro Ito as new head
Tokyo-based Ito joins from GE Vernova, having previously spent over 17 years in underwriting roles with Tokio Marine across Singapore and Japan.
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- July 21 2026
Generali China underwriting improves, but run-off of CNPC-linked business could test growth: Fitch
P&C insurer’s GWP has grown 14% over the past five years, while its COR improved to 102% last year.
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- July 21 2026
Lloyd’s coverholder Salt hires Chris Dent as marine manager
Sydney-based Dent, who has more than 20 years of marine insurance experience, joins from QBE.
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- July 21 2026
Sompo names Claire Chin as APAC head of enterprise risk management and operations
She joins from AIG, where she has been head of risk for Southeast Asia and Malaysia since January 2017.
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- July 21 2026
Tower appoints Len Elikhis as CFO
Elikhis, who joins from PPS Mutual in New Zealand, will start the new role in November.
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- July 20 2026
Marsh Risk bolsters Asia marine team with trio appointment
Michael Walls, marine, cargo and logistics leader for Asia, confirms the appointments of Deborah Errappa, James Gargrave joining and Haroun Shadid.
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- July 20 2026
Aon appoints Joe Liang as executive chairman of reinsurance for greater China
He will be based in Hong Kong and report to Rupert Moore, CEO of Asia Pacific for reinsurance.
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- July 20 2026
Wang Fuk Court insurance rights to shift to administrator under government buyout: reports
Hop On Management Company would assume control of fire-hit estate’s all-risks policy as homeowners move to sell titles to the government.
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- July 20 2026
Aon expands data centre lifecycle progam to US$5bn
It is the third time this year that the program has expanded amid booming demand for sophisticated coverage of digital infrastructure assets.
