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- April 19 2026
India approves marine insurance pool with US$1.4bn sovereign backing
Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool will provide H&M, cargo, P&I, and war-risk cover for Indian-flagged or controlled vessels and voyages to or from India.
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- April 19 2026
IRDAI retains 4% obligatory cession for FY27 renewals
Cession to state-owned GIC Re will apply to policies attaching in the current financial year, which ends on March 31, 2027.
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- April 17 2026
Agile promotes Mark Hunt to group CUO in underwriting leadership shake-up
David Hughes succeeds Hunt as active underwriter for Syndicate 2427, while Mike Dalton takes on an additional role as head of underwriting for Australia.
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- April 17 2026
Chubb eyes Indian return as 100% FDI reshapes market access: report
American insurer has been absent from India since 2007, when it exited its local joint venture with HDFC.
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- April 17 2026
Gallagher Re’s Mark O’Brien joins MGA XS Global Asia Pacific
O'Brien, who had stepped down as APAC head of the reinsurance broker earlier this year, will write treaty reinsurance.
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- April 17 2026
APAC Q1 cat losses stay muted at US$2bn, Australia events dominate: Aon
Global economic losses from natural disasters in Q1 reached US$37bn, well below the US$64bn average this century.
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- April 17 2026
IAG’s RACI acquisition moves to phase two ACCC investigation
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says acquisition could 'substantially lessen' competition within Western Australia’s home and motor insurance market.
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- April 17 2026
Swiss Re appoints Devpriya Misra as APAC head of credit and surety reinsurance
He has been with Swiss Re since 2009.
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- April 16 2026
Sompo taps Everest underwriters to drive Australia growth
Arthur Constantinou has been appointed head of energy and construction, Josh Luk head of financial lines, Matt O'Brien head of casualty and Andrew Lester head of property.
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- April 16 2026
Asia’s energy market stays soft with abundant capacity, benign losses: WTW
Although loss activity and macroeconomic volatility could slow softening in the near term, market lacks a clear catalyst for correction, broker says.
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- April 16 2026
Hong Kong-based specialist broker Alea secures French intermediary licence
Healthcare and employee benefits broker also opens a Paris office.
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- April 16 2026
Australia’s Community Broker Network confirms leadership appointments
Firm promotes Elise Pedersen to general manager for subsidiaries and associates and appoints Ewan Thompson as general manager for partners.
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- April 16 2026
Aon Reinsurance Solutions hands Daniel England extended role as APAC head of casualty treaty
England, who will remain in Japan, retains his role as head of casualty and cyber treaty in Japan.
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- April 16 2026
Geopolitics, cyber threats, climate perils test Asian marine insurers: QBE
Marine insurers in Asia face rising risks from extreme weather, cyber threats, geopolitical tensions, and manpower shortages, according to a new QBE report.
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- April 15 2026
Tokio Marine Management Australasia names new Japan business department head
Satoshi Asano replaces Naoto Ishizuka, who is heading back to Tokio Marine Group in Japan after four years in the role.
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- April 15 2026
Didier Bélot appointed Marsh Risk Asia’s head of industry
Singapore-based Belot was previously at Swiss Re Corporate Solution for 11 years, most recently as head of Southeast Asia between December 2017 and August.
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- April 15 2026
Digbijoy Shukla succeeds Roopa Malhotra as Zurich’s APAC head of digital
Malhotra takes on the role of chief growth and propositions officer at Zurich Japan.
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- April 15 2026
Rare Earth Insurance revamps leadership across Asia, Europe
Firm promote Wang Wei to APAC chairman, with Candace Chan leading Hong Kong and Taiwan as CEO, Mark Gu as China CEO, and Martin Ham as chief executive for the UK and Europe.
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- April 15 2026
Sompo bolsters Australia underwriting team in major expansion drive
Paul O’Neill will lead a newly expanded team of underwriters across its Sydney and Melbourne offices.
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- April 15 2026
‘Essential to diversify’: Taiping Re looks beyond property cat as market softens, doubles down on Hong Kong, health
CEO Sheldon Yu tells InsuranceAsia News that the Hong Kong-headquartered reinsurer is pivoting away from property catastrophe lines to focus on health reinsurance in China and expanded ILS and cross-border solutions in Hong Kong.
