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- January 30 2026
Wenyi Chew joins Swiss Re as senior property treaty underwriter
Singapore-based Chew previously was with Aon for over three years.
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- January 30 2026
360 Underwriting promotes Tom Hatton to head of claims
Sydney-based Hatton joined the company in May 2024 and was recently claims operations manager.
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- January 30 2026
Howden appoints Arunkumar Gupta as M&A vice president in India
Mumbai-based Gupta has over a decade of specialised experience in transaction tax.
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- January 30 2026
South Korean deposit insurer picks 3 bidders for Yebyeol Non-Life
Hana Financial Group, Korea Investment Holdings, and private equity firm JC Flowers were earlier identified as suitors for the South Korean carrier.
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- January 30 2026
Opinion: After what feels like forever, India finally responds to the new world of climate change catastrophe
With reforms and policy changes, plus the allure of Gift City, India's insurance market is set for a period of robust growth.
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- January 29 2026
South Korean financial regulator rejects Lotte’s management improvement plan, complicating sale efforts: reports
Rejection follows Financial Services Commission's prompt corrective action issued in November, which the company attempted to overturn through legal action.
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- January 29 2026
Tata AIG elevates Udit Mahajan to national head for casualty lines for India
Mumbai-based Mahajan has been with Tata AIG for over eight years, and was previously an associate vice president.
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- January 29 2026
South Korea’s new core capital may present capital management challenges: Fitch
New requirements that impose stricter capital base requirement will enhance the quality of insurers’ capital and sector resilience, the rating agency said.
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- January 29 2026
Danantara Indonesia mulls insurance holding company to consolidate state-owned carriers
Sovereign wealth fund is advocating for the merger of 15 insurers to create three firms across life, general, and credit insurance.
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- January 29 2026
Liberty Mutual elevates APAC duo to surety leadership roles
Alicia Barnes and Tian Gu have been promoted to surety manager for Australia and Asia, respectively.
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- January 29 2026
Ivy Yeoh takes on an expanded role at Aon
Singapore-based Yeoh named Asia Pacific CFO for commercial risk solutions, while she also retains her position as CFO for Singapore and Indonesia.
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- January 29 2026
Filipino carriers FPG Insurance, Mercantile Insurance cleared to merge
Philippine Competition Commission says the merger likely poses no substantial lessening of competition in the relevant markets.
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- January 29 2026
Southeast Asia on frontline of escalating natural catastrophe risk: Willis
Catastrophe risk remains high despite a moderate loss year in 2025, director of natural catastrophe analytics Cameron Rye says in a report.
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- January 29 2026
Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company to open Gift City branch this year
Insurer has secured approval from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, with Indian regulatory approval expected to follow ahead of an anticipated branch opening in the latter part of 2026.
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- January 29 2026
ICA warns TasInsure will burden taxpayers without reducing premiums
Proposed scheme would require establishment costs of US$106m and prudential capital requirements of up to US$359m, and run annual operating deficits of up to US$9m, Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) says.
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- January 29 2026
Taiwan still at centre of Asian geopolitical risk debate despite US hard power disrupting world order
Yoel Sano, head of political and security risk at Fitch-owned research firm BMI, reviews the ongoing geopolitical risks at a time Greenland and Venezuela are in the news.
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- January 29 2026
Exclusive: Howden Specialty powers up APAC renewables team with Hugo Thornhill move
Thornhill, who will become head of renewable energy for Asia Pacific, relocates to Singapore from the broker's London office.
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- January 28 2026
VIG Re puts down APAC marker with new Singapore office, appoints Marc Haushofer as MD
European reinsurer will strengthen its existing client relationships in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, while laying the groundwork for greater pan-Asian engagement.
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- January 28 2026
XS Global taps Nicholas O’Neil as regional property underwriting manager in Asia
Hong Kong-based O'Neil was most recently executive director for specialty and risk managed accounts at Aon Thailand.
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- January 28 2026
K-Sure to provide record US$193bn in trade insurance: report
US$80bn set aside for small and medium-sized firms by the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-Sure) is also the highest ever, according to president Jang Young-jin.
