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- September 3 2026
Samsung Fire & Marine prepares to take control of Canopius: report
Samsung's P&C insurer is nearing a deal to lift its stake in the specialty Lloyd’s (re)insurer to more than 90%, according to reports.
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- September 3 2026
Marsh promotes Rama Sentousa to Singapore COO
He was most recently COO of Marsh Risk Singapore,
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- September 2 2026
Axa XL Re taps ex-Scor CUO Augustin Gas as Asia head
Singapore-based Gas will oversee client and broker relationships across Asia and manage the carrier’s regional book.
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- September 2 2026
Peak Re hires Natt Wattanaumphaipong as global head of distribution, Sanjiv Agarwal as head of operations
Wattanaumphaipong joins from Great American Insurance in Singapore, while Agarwal moves after a decade at Swiss Re.
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- September 2 2026
Nepal flood claims top US$170m as death toll surpasses 1,100
Oriental Insurance receives the highest claim volume, while engineering and construction risk policies have taken the hardest hit.
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- September 2 2026
Coface promotes Jason Tan to head of commercial for Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur-based Tan joined Coface almost six years ago, and was most recently managing commercial operations and marketing for Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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- September 2 2026
PICC P&C terminates PIB brokerage pact, shifts mandate to ZSIB
Move comes as PICC Group plans to exit the wholly-owned intermediary in third-party sale.
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- September 2 2026
Thai government approves new US$465m insurance facility: report
New facility follows the flooding in Thailand's northern and southern regions, and the Bangkok earthquake in March last year.
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- September 2 2026
Zurich bolsters APAC commercial leadership with key hires in Singapore
Patrick Fyson joins as head of property for Asia, while Dylan Bryant returns to a newly created role leading the carrier's multinational and captives business across Asia Pacific.
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- September 2 2026
Generali Central Insurance appoints Prem Sivadas as chief commercial officer
Mumbai-based Sivadas will lead the corporate sales function, with a focus on strengthening broker partnerships and expanding corporate portfolios, including Generali Corporate and Commercial.
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- September 1 2026
Seadrif triggers US$1.14m parametric payout for Laos floods
Insurer disburses US$1m to the government under its US$8m annual coverage and US$137,500 to the UN's World Food Programme under its US$1.1m policy.
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- September 1 2026
Adva Group launches Singapore reinsurance platform, led by veteran Jim Attwood
Adva Risk specialises in sophisticated, multi-year structured reinsurance solutions.
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- September 1 2026
Coface names 14-year veteran Antoine Pachoud head of commercial in Japan
He was most recently Coface Global Solutions (CGS) director for France and Western Europe, based in Paris.
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- September 1 2026
IFFCO Tokio promotes Tatsuya Fujimoto to managing director, CEO
Gurugram-based Tokio Marine veteran takes over from Subrato Mondal at the India JV, bringing more than two decades of experience across Japan, the US, Malaysia and India.
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- September 1 2026
QBE Asia appoints internal leaders to strengthen wholesale markets business
Barry Robinson assumes newly created role head of portfolio solutions, while Melissa Anthony relocates to Singapore from Australia to lead the corporate liability unit.
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- September 1 2026
Great American Insurance boosts market development, marine capabilities
Insurer promotes Larry Kwok to head of the North Asia market (excluding South Korea), while Er Jun joins from Lockton as head of the marine major market division
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- September 1 2026
‘Good times’ for India’s reinsurance buyers despite rising El Nino climate risk: Edme’s Vinod Krishnan
India's agricultural sector faces significant losses due to crop failure, creating demand for innovative risk transfer solutions, the CEO of treaty reinsurance tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- August 31 2026
Chubb promotes Candy Huang to Southeast Asia financial lines head
She has been with Chubb in Singapore for over eight years.
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- August 31 2026
Search called off for MV Ocean Winner as survivors tell of ‘unforgettable’ night
Only two Chinese nationals were rescued from the 24-member crew after the Panama-flagged bulk carrier, entered with West P&I Club, sank earlier this month.
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- August 31 2026
‘Ripe for real growth’: Lloyd’s insurer Aegis making Asia Pacific cyber moves
Syndicate 1225’s underwriters visited Japan, Australia and the wider region at the start of the year on a fact-finding tour ahead of welcoming Japanese clients and brokers to London next month.
