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- October 27 2026
APAC insurers’ ability to reprice risks will help preserve profitability: Moody’s
Regulatory capital frameworks, enhanced risk selection, diversified portfolios, and advanced analytics will help insurers expand coverage while maintaining capital strength and balance sheet resilience, the rating agency said in a sectoral report.
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- October 27 2026
Sompo taps Azra Amir as head of operations in Australia
She joins from Aon, having previously spent over 15 and a half years at Liberty Specialty Markets in Asia Pacific.
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- October 27 2026
Onshore captives, third-party capital primed for rapid growth in APAC: BlackRock
Insurers must think holistically about their balance sheets, assets, liabilities, and limited capital, about using more reinsurance to free up capacity for products they want to grow, the asset manager's global insurance strategist Mike Erickson tells IAN.
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- October 27 2026
Beazley’s Stefan Bramwell relocates to Singapore for energy underwriter role
He has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry, specifically energy and construction.
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- October 27 2026
Swiss Re’s APAC facultative reinsurance head Yusuke Matsumoto confirms Singapore relocation
He succeed Ronnie Tong in May having served as interim since April.
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- October 27 2026
APAC offers growth, diversification for global reinsurers: Gallagher Re
Influx of capacity into the region has created a buyers market for reinsurance, according to the latest market watch report.
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- October 27 2026
Coalition expands Australia cyber offering with Allianz Commercial capacity
Expansion follows Coalition's strategic partnership with Allianz Commercial in May.
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- October 26 2026
Lloyd’s China unveils new leadership team as regulator approves appointments
Furen Shen has been confirmed as CEO, while Yuanbiao Sun has moved up to chairman, and Xiaolan Li has been appointed chief compliance officer.
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- October 26 2026
Marsh promotes Shawn Willis to lead newly-formed captive strategy
He has been with Marsh for over 25 years across two spells, either side of 11 years with broker Willis.
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- October 26 2026
South Korea plans state reinsurance backstop for storm, flood, earthquake cover
Interior ministry proposes legislation allowing the government to write nat cat reinsurance, with the national treasury in line to meet any shortfalls.
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- October 26 2026
IRDAI extends deadline for insurance distribution reform feedback to October 31
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) says it has received an 'encouraging response' with over 650 comments received.
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- October 26 2026
Greg Solomon rejoins WTW as Hong Kong ICT market leader
He returns following a previous stint as head of life and health reinsurance in Hong Kong from 2014 to 2019.
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- October 26 2026
Alternative solutions go mainstream as energy transition reshapes insurance risk
Parametric design, basis risk, uninsured supply chains and the limits of catastrophe models were at the heart of the agenda at InsuranceAsia News' 2026 APAC Climate Risk & Insurance Summit in Singapore.
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- October 25 2026
Champi to make landfall as extratropical cyclone over Kyushu after battering Taiwan
Typhoon Champi brought high winds, heavy rain and widespread disruption to Taiwan, mainland China and Japan this week.
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- October 25 2026
Bajaj General Insurance names Deepak Reddy as new CEO, managing director
He will replace Tapan Singhel, who has led Bajaj General Insurance since 2012.
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- October 23 2026
Hong Kong’s H1 FY26 general insurance gross premiums up 9.1% to US$8bn, driven by offshore reinsurance
Underwriting profit soared 253% to US$740m as onshore pecuniary loss business in the direct segment recovered from a loss of US$38m to a profit of US$395m.
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- October 23 2026
AIA hires ex-HSBC insurance chief Edward Moncreiffe to lead India, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Zealand
He will start in the regional CEO role on November 2.
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- October 23 2026
Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Champi skirts eastern coast
It is the 30th typhoon in the Pacific this year as El Nino's impact continues to be felt across the region.
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- October 23 2026
Malaysian central bank extends RHB-Tokio Marine insurance merger deadline to February
RHB Insurance proposes to merge with the Japanese insurer's Malaysian unit, with RHB retaining a 35% stake.
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- October 23 2026
Changing economics of insurance call for transparency, long-term view: Prudential’s Douglas Flint
Insurers must evolve from sellers of products into long-term 'life partners' for ageing populations, a shift that will require regulators, governments and educators to work together, says the insurer's chairman.
