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- February 8 2026
South Korean trio explore India insurance expansion: reports
Samsung Fire & Marine and Hyundai Marine & Fire are reported to be primarily studying non-life opportunities, while Mirae Asset is focusing on life insurance.
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- February 6 2026
Zambian reinsurer Klapton Re secures approval to write reinsurance business in China
Established in 2020 and operational since April 2021, Klapton Re provides facultative and treaty reinsurance services across Africa, Asia, and the United States.
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- February 6 2026
Mandarin Re increases paid-up share capital to US$23.5m
Increase reflects the Malaysian reinsurer's strong financial growth, it says.
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- February 6 2026
Liberty taps Great Eastern’s Jimmy Tong to lead unified Singapore unit
He will start from April 27 and report to Matthew Jackson, president of Asia Pacific.
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- February 6 2026
Takanobu Saigo joins HDI Global Japan as head of claims
He has almost two decades of experience handling large and complex claims.
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- February 5 2026
Indonesia boosts crop insurance to maintain rice production: report
Rice Crop Insurance program is designed to protect farmers from the risk of harvest failure due to floods, droughts, or pest infestations.
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- February 5 2026
Willis promotes Mareli Vermeulen to head of Asia M&A
She has been with Willis in Australia for almost five years and will relocate to Singapore.
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- February 5 2026
Tidal wave of false carrier crime sees cargo market look for response
Losses should move the needle for the industry, as it is being passed into the reinsurers and they will adjust rates which will impact the cargo insurers.
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- February 4 2026
Simon Global secures approval as Lloyd’s registered broker
The approval was facilitated through its subsidiary SGIS Malaysia and is effective January 30.
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- February 4 2026
Gigi Liu returns to Marsh as financial and professional lines leader for Hong Kong and Macau
Liu had been director of the Law Society of Hong Kong’s professional indemnity scheme since November 2024.
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- February 3 2026
bolttech names Chitra Karan Mukundan as Malaysia GM
He was most recently head of independent distribution partners with Chubb in Indonesia, having also worked for the likes of Manulife, Allianz, and AIA in Malaysia, Thailand, and Hong Kong.
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- February 3 2026
Wang Fuk Court fire insurance payouts exceed US$65m: HKIA
A total of 863 general insurance claims and 169 life insurance claims have been settled, the Insurance Authority said on Tuesday.
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- February 3 2026
Aon’s Karl Hamann returns to Philippines as country CEO
Hamann, who replaces Darren Oliver, will relocate to Manila to take up his new role in April.
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- February 2 2026
Exclusive: Minesh Jani to become CEO of Gallagher Re India
He joins from Howden Re, where he was a managing director based in Dubai.
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- February 2 2026
Marsh strengthens APAC captive team with 2 strategic appointments
Broker appoints Lawrence Bird as regional leader for captive solutions and Sean Welsch as captive consulting leader for APAC.
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- February 2 2026
Howden elevates Tim Hewitt, snaps up Aon’s Shunsuke Takechi as head of M&A for Japan
Hewitt takes over as head of Japan international solutions and strategy.
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- February 2 2026
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance appoints Hiroshi Umiyama as president, CEO
Shinichiro Funabiki will assume the role of chairman of the board, while he remains CEO of MS&AD Holdings.
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- February 2 2026
Fac demand in Asia set to remain robust amid hi-tech boom, growing local capacity
Insiders take the temperature of the regions property direct and facultative (D&F) market as semiconductors, battery energy storage systems (BESS) and data centres create demand that is expected to continue.
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- February 2 2026
Maethinee Raktabutr rejoins Aon as senior trade credit manager in Thailand
She joins after 13 years with trade credit insurer Coface, having previously spent nearly two years at Aon.
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- February 1 2026
Chinese state-owned insurers to benefit from US$29bn recapitalisation: report
PICC, China Taiping among insurers that will benefit from the sale of government bonds.
