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- December 17 2025
QBE appoints Denise Ng as marine country lead for Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur-based Ng has over 18 years of experience in marine insurance, with expertise across marine hull, cargo, builder’s risk, and ship repairer’s liability.
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- December 17 2025
Howden snaps up Aon’s Xianwei Lee as head of M&A for Asia
Singapore-based Lee was most recently head of M&A and transaction solutions, Asia, at Aon, a role he started in January.
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- December 17 2025
Discount rate cut lowers capital pressures on South Korean non-life insurers: AM Best
Rating agency expects strengthening of supervision on asset-liability management will enhance the industry’s stability and resilience.
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- December 17 2025
Sompo Hong Kong expands marine team with Clara Yip at the helm
Insurer also adds Catherine Ho as senior marine underwriter in Hong Kong.
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- December 17 2025
Hong Kong to ‘anchor’ Sun Life’s APAC growth push after fantastic 2025: Manjit Singh
Insurer's regional division has been boosted by its bancassurance partnership in Hong Kong and investments in emerging markets, notably India and Indonesia, its Asia president tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- December 16 2025
Everest’s Adam Clifford rejoins AIG as CEO for international commercial insurance
Clifford previously spent over seven years at AIG in casualty roles in London and Singapore.
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- December 16 2025
Malaysia’s non-life insurance remains well-positioned despite economic moderation: AM Best
Rating agency maintains its stable outlook on Malaysia's non-life insurance segment, citing supportive regulatory initiatives, among other factors.
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- December 16 2025
Bondi Beach attack declared terrorism incident, Australia’s Terrorism Reinsurance Pool activated
Insurance Council of Australia also declares Sunday's incident as a 'significant event'.
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- December 16 2025
Markel appoints Pavi Siriharan as operations manager for Australia
Melbourne-based Siriharan was with Chubb for 17 years, most recently as commercial operations manager for Australia and New Zealand.
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- December 16 2025
Andy Gunawan joins Dual New Zealand as commerial underwriter
Auckland-based Gunawan previoulsy spent over six and a half years with IAG.
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- December 16 2025
XS Global launches APAC arm in Hong Kong, backed by Lloyd’s
XS Global Asia Pacific will led by APAC CEO and XS Global ExCom member Steven Barnett.
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- December 16 2025
Sheena Fraser joins Howden’s Asia carrier management team
Fraser has relocated to Singapore from Australia having held various underwriting roles at global insurers.
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- December 16 2025
Allianz Commercial Japan hires HDI’s Darren Livengood as claims leader
Tokyo-based Livengood was previously head of claims for Japan at HDI for over five years.
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- December 16 2025
‘Humming’ India to be priority for insurers in 2026 amid market reforms, GDP growth
Move to allow 100% foreign ownership of insurance companies, and rapid economic growth, will drive a wave of dealmaking.
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- December 15 2025
East Coast hailstorms to costs insurers US$736m: Perils
Figure covers property and motor hull lines of business collected from the majority of affected insurance firms for the hailstorms in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria between October 26 and November 1.
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- December 15 2025
ARPC asks to be notified of potential terrorism pool claims from Bondi shooting
Government-backed terrorism pool will only take effect once the minister declares a terrorist incident.
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- December 15 2025
Starr International Insurance Thailand to benefit from stronger underwriting, business transformation: AM Best
AM Best upgrades rating to A (Excellent) with a stable outlook, citing improved operating performance, strongest‑level risk‑adjusted capitalisation and continued support from Starr Group.
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- December 15 2025
Helvetia snaps up Alex Lee as Asia claims manager
Singapore-based Lee joins from Mapletree, having also worked for Chubb and Marsh.
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- December 15 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets’ cyber lead Angela Messih confirms BHSI switch in 2026
Sydney-based Messih has been with Liberty Specialty Markets since May 2016, most recently as cyber lead and senior claims specialist for professional and financial risks.
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- December 15 2025
Korean Re to benefit from strongest-level capitalisation, dominant home-market position: AM Best
AM Best affirms its A (Excellent) rating with a stable outlook, citing robust balance sheet strength, strongest‑level capitalisation and solid market leadership.
