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- November 14 2025
Johanna How returns to Miller as P&C broker
Singapore-based How brings over eight years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry.
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- November 14 2025
‘Asia is our key focus’: McLarens-owned Halliwell aims to double APAC business over next 3 years
Forensic and technical consultancy has nearly completed its Australia and New Zealand build-out and will now concentrate on expanding across Asia, APAC managing director Colin Taylor tells IAN.
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- November 13 2025
Exclusive: New reinsurer set to launch in Vietnam, backed by US$30m
Alpha Re will be led by Le Hoai Nam, who was formerly CEO of PVI Re (now Hanoi Re), IAN understands.
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- November 13 2025
Australia’s cyclone pool ‘needs greater focus on climate resilience and mitigation’: ICA
- Industry associations
- Australia
- Public sector solutions
- Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation
- Insurance Council of Australia
Industry group says pool has contributed to reducing pressure on insurance premiums in northern Australia, but not directly reduce underlying extreme weather risk.
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- November 13 2025
Sompo partners with April International to expand consumer lines offering in APAC
Caarriers will jointly expand international private medical insurance products and their footprint across the region.
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- November 13 2025
Australia’s Aviso Group promotes Jeff Moule to CEO
Brisbane-based Moule succeeds Travis Kemp, who will continue to oversee Aviso Specialty.
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- November 13 2025
Berkley Insurance Asia hires Harshvardhan Jain as head of finance for Gift City branch
A chartered accountant with over 20 years of experience, Jain brings deep expertise in finance, accounting, and transformation.
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- November 13 2025
Asia’s power sector must ‘pair smarts with discipline’ as capacity grows, rates soften
Benjamin Chang, managing director for energy and power leader for Marsh Asia, and Lyo Foo, head of power, natural resources Asia at WTW, talk to IAN about the latest developments within Asia’s power sector.
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- November 12 2025
John Morley-led crypto specialist 1B-i launches in Singapore, eyes Labuan (re)insurance licence
Carrier aims to start underwriting in Q1 2026, says the former APAC CEO of Aon’s strategy and technology group.
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- November 12 2025
New Zealand’s non-life insurance sector set for resilient growth: AM Best
Global agency says premium growth is expected to rise despite climate volatility and regulatory cost pressures.
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- November 12 2025
Philippines pilots first-ever parametric solution for small fisheries
Willis and conservation NGO Rare partner with the central government to launch the scheme, which is intended to help protect over 14,200 small-scale fishers in 24 coastal municipalities.
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- November 12 2025
Bale Gao joins Lockton as vice president for marine, specialty, and reinsurance
Hong Kong-based Gao joins from WTW, having spent just over three years as a marine manager.
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- November 12 2025
QBE Singapore hands Shelby Tan expanded role as head of risk and compliance
Building on her position as head of risk for Singapore, Tan will lead both risk and compliance functions.
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- November 12 2025
Rate reduction will ‘probably last through 2026 and then bottom out’: Aon’s Joe Peiser
Global broker sees strong growth in Asia Pacific, especially with data centres, which it says is the 'the single biggest opportunity'.
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- November 11 2025
Ardonagh-backed Cornerstone Risk acquires MRC Insurance, launches corporate and specialty division
MRC owner Danny Gluszkiewicz is set to collaborate with senior management in a consultancy role, while managing director James Musial will continue in a leadership position and head the new division.
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- November 11 2025
Seadrif, Philippines join hands to explore disaster insurance facility for public assets
Seadrif Sovereign Asset and Fiscal Empowerment facility is intended to ensure uninterrupted delivery of essential services to citizens in the aftermath of natural disasters.
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- November 11 2025
Australia’s criminal code amendment ‘an important step’, ARPC CEO says
Update ensures 'Australia’s terrorism insurance framework keeps pace with the changing nature of the terrorism risk', Christopher Wallace says.
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- November 11 2025
Willis promotes Conor Keating, Carlos Grijalva to pan Asian cyber roles
Appointments 'reflect the depth of talent within our team', Peter Foster, chairman of global finex cyber and cyber risk solutions at Willis, said.
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- November 11 2025
Sompo eyes bigger piece of the pie, with Hong Kong’s ‘vibrant’ IPO boom creating opportunities for D&O insurance
Insurer wants to continue to scale up its APAC financial lines business in 2026, Emily Poh, head of financial lines for APAC, tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- November 11 2025
From AI to climate change and fraud, 3 takeaways from the Insurance Innovators Summit
Innovation on the agenda in London, but rising risks continue to test the market.
