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- June 12 2026
Berkley Re’s Glen Riddell named chair of Singapore Reinsurers’ Association
Riddell, who succeeds PartnerRe's James Beedle, will be joined by Lloyd’s Asia CEO Emma Loynes as deputy chair.
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- June 12 2026
Axa XL Re’s Phil Xue returns to Guy Carpenter as China, Hong Kong managing director
Xue, who will also take over as the chief operating officer for the reinsurance broker in the region, was most recently CEO for Shanghai-based Axa International Re.
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- June 11 2026
Exclusive: Liberty’s HK and Singapore distribution chief Jacky Chan departs
Hong Kong-based Chan has been with the global insurer since 2019.
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- June 11 2026
Howden adds ex-BMS executive Chloe Cha to Asia M&A team
Cha, who joined the Singapore office of the broker, strengthens its capabilities in South Korea.
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- June 10 2026
PartnerRe APAC CEO James Beedle to retire after 36-year career
In April, PartnerRe announced Beedle’s planned retirement and named Sasa Hu as his successor.
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- June 10 2026
Philippines quake to weigh on reinsurers despite insured losses capped by low penetration: AM Best
While overall insured losses remain limited, multi-line losses from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake will impact reinsurers, reflecting the market’s reliance on global capacity.
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- June 10 2026
Asean renewable energy assets worth US$165bn facing severe climate risk exposure by 2030: Zurich
About 75% of total capacity is projected to face severe climate risk exposure by 2030, but US$82 billion in losses can be circumvented, according to Zurich.
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- June 9 2026
Saudi Re taps Ruchi Jain to lead Gift City operations
Appointment comes after the reinsurer received regulatory approval to establish a presence in India’s special economic zone in January.
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- June 9 2026
State Bank of India confirms listing plans for general insurance arm: reports
State-owned lender is planning to IPO SBI General Insurance and SBI Mutual Fund, chairman says.
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- June 8 2026
IGI secures Gift City license as part of global expansion
The specialty (re)insurer expects to begin operations later this year.
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- June 8 2026
Aleksandra Kaczmarek returns to Coface as Asia Pacific head of sales
Singapore-based Kaczmarek joins from AIG, where she was head of multinational trade credit for APAC.
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- June 8 2026
Markel promotes Jenny Choi to head of casualty for greater China
Choi joined Markel in July 2024 as senior underwriter, international casualty, bringing 18 years’ experience across aviation, casualty and reinsurance.
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- June 8 2026
Lockton confirms Sandra Lee as Asia chief growth officer for risk solutions
Former BMS Asia CEO joins with Sam Suen and Mandy Lai to establish emerging risks team.
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- June 8 2026
Chubb Malaysia taps Generali’s Gurudutt Joglekar as deputy country president
Kuala Lumpur-based Joglekar, who has worked across India, Hong Kong and Malaysia, will report to Malaysia country president Jon Longmore.
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- June 8 2026
Strong 7.8 quake off southern Philippine causes widespread damage, fatalities
Death toll from the strongest earthquake in over a decade in the Philippines has risen to 14 and approximately 10,000 families have been affected
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- June 8 2026
Axa taps P&C, life, specialty capabilities to target Asia’s high net-worth with cross-border offering
The insurer’s new platform, Axa Global Private, brings together products from Axa and Axa XL under a unified platform spanning Hong Kong and Bermuda.
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- June 8 2026
‘The enthusiasm makes sense’: sidecars way to go as regional ILS regimes eye next frontier
Growing demand for establishment of a regulatory regime for sidecars to support the development of the region's nascent ILS market and enhance its role as a conduit for global capital.
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- June 5 2026
Continuum partners with London-based Native to expand digital asset broking in Asia
Brokers will support digital asset businesses, Web3 companies, blockchain infrastructure providers in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan.
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- June 5 2026
Korea P&I Club’s rating outlook revised as reinsurance enhancements reduce volatility: AM Best
Rating agency has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and the long‑term ICR of bbb+ (Good) of the club.
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- June 5 2026
Coastal Marine hires Eric Chan as APAC cargo underwriter
He brings a wealth of experience spanning nearly four decades in the insurance industry, and was most recently with Sompo Hong Kong.
