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- February 27 2026
Allied World promotes Camela Santos to property vice president
Sydney-based Santos has been with Allied World in Australia and Singapore for over five years.
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- February 27 2026
Opinion: Australia’s approach to terrorism risk – wilfully perverse?
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation purchased a reduced retrocession limit of US$1.48bn with an increased deductible of US$356m for its terrorism retrocession program despite the soft market.
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- February 26 2026
PartnerRe receives licence for India’s Gift City
Asia CEO James Beedle will have executive oversight of the new branch.
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- February 26 2026
Gallagher Re shuffles APAC leadership, with Roshan Perera and Richard Jones succeeding Mark O’Brien and Mark Morley
Perera replaces O’Brien as APAC head, with Jones taking over as regional chairman from the retiring Morley.
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- February 26 2026
Victoria bushfire losses reach US$560m: Perils
Initial estimate reflects significant property and motor losses after extreme heat and fast‑moving fires swept across rural areas of the Australian state in early January.
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- February 26 2026
Munich Re reports ‘all-time’ low COR of 73.5% in FY25, APAC P&C revenue down 12%
APAC P&C reinsurance revenue for the financial year was US$3.5 billion.
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- February 26 2026
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance names John Nicholls as ANZ casualty underwriting manager
He joins from Liberty Speciality Markets' Sydney team, in an internal move as part of the larger Liberty Mutual Group.
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- February 26 2026
WTW elevates Han Wei Fong to Singapore country head
He will retain his existing responsibilities as head of health and benefits in Singapore.
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- February 26 2026
Cat’s well and truly out of the bag: Asia’s ILS market set for ‘active’ 2026
Other jurisdictions may follow Hong Kong and Singapore in establishing their own ILS regimes after a record-breaking year for catastrophe bond issuance globally last year.
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- February 26 2026
ICA calls for reforms to Australia’s small business insurance market
Small businesses in Australia face 'complex pressures', according to Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) CEO Andrew Hall.
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- February 25 2026
UK government sanctions Maritime Mutual New Zealand over alleged Russia links
UK says there were 'reasonable grounds to suspect' the firm had benefited from or supported the Russian government by operating in a strategic industry.
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- February 25 2026
Hong Kong extends pilot ILS grant scheme to 2028
Financial secretary Paul Chan Mo-po announced various moves for the industry in Wednesday's budget speech also including a three-year extension of the programme to enhance talent training for the insurance sector.
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- February 25 2026
Haris Michaels to lead HDI Global’s Southeast Asia energy business
He will step into the role following Mark Mackay's promotion to global head of energy and power.
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- February 25 2026
Gallagher Australia confirms Marsh veteran Alex Lumby as CEO
He succeeds Sarah Lyons, who has relocated to the UK as the CEO of the broker’s London-based specialty division.
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- February 25 2026
Allied World promotes Ben Schindler to assistant vice president
He is based in Sydney and has been with Allied World for more than five years.
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- February 25 2026
Marsh appoints ex-Steadfast executive Noelene Palmer as Pacific COO
Sydney-based Palmer left the Australian broker in November after her role was made redundant.
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- February 24 2026
Steadfast tops AU$1bn in half-year revenue as profits surge
The group’s EBITA grew 12.6% to US$208m, while fee and commission income rose 17% to US$640m.
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- February 24 2026
Jason Hammond appointed CEO of Ansvar Insurance Australia
He replaces Melbourne-based Warren Hutcheon, who will retire after 12 years with the company.
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- February 24 2026
Austbrokers Countrywide and Adroit merger to create ‘significant’ opportunity
Proposed merger between the two AUB Group brokers will strengthen the combined group’s presence across Melbourne, regional Victoria, and southeast Queensland.
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- February 24 2026
Marsh weighs sale of broker for high-net-worth individuals in Asia: report
Private Client Services, which operates under the Mercer subsidiary, provides financial risk management and life insurance services to more than 8,000 clients across roughly 50 markets.
