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- January 15 2026
Thai train collapse puts Dhipaya on the hook as lead insurer
Dhipaya covers 60% of the risk, with Bangkok Insurance and Intra Insurance each covering 20% for the high-speed rail construction project in northeast Thailand.
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- January 15 2026
Siddharth Verma joins Axa XL’s India underwriting team as assistant property underwriter
Mumbai-based Verma joins from Marsh India, where he had worked in the facultative reinsurance team for property and construction underwriting since February 2022.
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- January 15 2026
Chubb Singapore hires BHSI’s Cherry Gao as head of major accounts and global broking
She joins Chubb after almost a decade at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI).
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- January 15 2026
Lockton takes majority stake in Malaysian joint venture
Lockton said the change reflects its commitment to Malaysia's 'important' market.
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- January 14 2026
Cyber top APAC business risks in 2026 as AI surges to second place: Allianz Commercial
Both cyber and AI now rank as top five risks in every other region, and almost all the industry sectors analysed in the Allianz Risk Barometer report.
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- January 14 2026
Sompo strengthens actuarial teams in Southeast Asia with key appointments
Victor Fung has been appointed certifying actuary for Singapore, while Joyce Oo has been hired as appointed actuary in Malaysia.
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- January 14 2026
Allianz Trade hires Aon’s Ghinna Maharanny as XoL underwriter
Singapore-based Maharanny was most recently an associate director for credit solutions, focusing on structured credit and political risk, at Aon.
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- January 14 2026
Marsh India promotes Mitul Shah to renewable energy leader
He was most recently the executive vice president within the renewable energy practice.
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- January 14 2026
South Korean insurers to face stricter capital base requirement from 2027
Ratio of core capital, which counts paid-in capital and retained earnings, to required capital will be set at 50% or above.
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- January 14 2026
Flora Mao joins Markel as senior casualty underwriter in Shanghai
Markel aims to become the largest Lloyd's syndicate on the Lloyd's China platform.
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- January 13 2026
Chaucer revamps Singapore leadership, appoints Guy Carpenter’s Les Loh as CEO
Loh succeeds Margaret To, who will transition to a consultancy role, while Axa XL Re's Dan Bryan will join the Lloyd's carrier as head of reinsurance for Asia Pacific.
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- January 13 2026
Howden adds brokers to China M&A and transaction solutions team
Rosy Wang and Jianhua Chen join from Aon.
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- January 12 2026
Aon promotes Neha Shah to head of L&H reinsurance solutions in India
Shah had joined from Gen Re as chief actuary for the new line of busiess in January last year.
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- January 12 2026
Hannover Re names Kun Huang as CEO for Shanghai branch
Huang, who brings over two decades of experience in the reinsurance and insurance industry, relocates from London to Shanghai for the role.
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- January 12 2026
Natt Wattanaumphaipong joins Great American Insurance’s Singapore branch as senior technical underwriting director
He will work with the branch CEO Chee Keng Koon and deputy CEO Vanessa Teo.
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- January 12 2026
HDI Global expands in South Korea with new representative office
Ki Hyung Jo will serve as HDI Global's market lead for the country.
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- January 12 2026
‘A global problem’: Nicolas Maduro capture creates new dynamic for Asian geopolitical risks
Insurers have little real exposure to Venezuelan risks following the actions by the US, but it is not the case in other regions of the world, with Southeast Asia now a particular focus.
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- January 9 2026
Niyam Group receives in-principle approval from Lloyd’s for Syndicate 2047
Industry veteran Bobby Swarup announced the launch of Niyam Group last month.
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- January 9 2026
Veteran Jason Mandera becomes CEO of Marsh McLennan Indonesia
He has been with Marsh in Jakarta for over 16 years.
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- January 9 2026
Allianz nets US$2.45bn from sale of 23% of Bajaj JVs
German insurer says India remains a 'high strategic priority'.
