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- June 3 2026
AM Best upgrades Hong Kong reinsurer FuSure on strong balance sheet, Tencent backing
Rating agency upgrades financial strength rating to A (excellent) and long-term issuer credit ratings to a (excellent).
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- June 3 2026
Kyobo Life enters race to acquire Yebyeol Non-Life: reports
Korea Investment Holdings and Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance are also weighing bids for the bridge insurer after the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation relaunched the sale process last month.
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- June 3 2026
Lockton hires ex-BMS executive Sam Suen as MD for Asia emerging risks
His move follows the closure of BMS' Hong Kong office, with former BMS Asia CEO Sandra Lee also set to join the US broker.
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- June 2 2026
Mapfre Re names Chaturbhuj Bansal as head of India branch
He has over 16 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry and will be based in the Spanish reinsurer's Gift City branch.
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- June 2 2026
Marsh hires Kazutoyo Kobayashi as senior vice president for credit specialities in Japan
Tokyo-based Kobayashi was most recently a client manager at Munich Re.
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- June 2 2026
Willis taps Chintan Aashwini in India to bolster Asia M&A practice
He has been appointed as a director in the broker's regional mergers and acquisitions team.
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- June 2 2026
Toa Re makes changes to Japan, Singapore leadership
Japanese reinsurer appoints Masahiro Yamada as managing director for Japan, with Ryo Yokochi named as CEO of its Singapore Branch.
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- June 2 2026
Typhoon Jangmi batters Japan’s Okinawa and Kagoshima, heads for Kyushu
Tropical storm injures at least nine people and leaves over 48,000 homes without power as of Tuesday afternoon.
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- June 2 2026
Aon adds Lockton duo to Thailand treaty reinsurance team
Chettanart Boonphayoong and Yawapa Thiamthom join in Bangkok as directors.
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- June 2 2026
Specialist Risk Group appoints Lee Zong Wen as principal for credit, political risk in Asia
Appointment follows launch of its London-based credit and political risk team led by John Lentaigne, Ed Nicholson and Matt Solley.
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- June 2 2026
Lockton Asia CEO targets doubling revenue by 2030, bets on specialty lines and employee benefits
Tony Hardy tells InsuranceAsia News the world’s largest privately owned insurance brokerage has its sights set on greater China and Southeast Asia.
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- June 1 2026
Exclusive: BMS shuts Hong Kong office, Asia CEO Sandra Lee headed for Lockton
Broker exits regional private equity, M&A and tax (PEMAT) practice, while confirming its Singapore office will 'remain central' to its Asia strategy.
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- June 1 2026
Philippine non-life profit gains continue as premium growth moderates amid cat pressure: AM Best
Availability of reinsurance capacity in the Philippine non-life market continues to expand despite significant nat cat exposure.
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- June 1 2026
Generali GC&C hires Zurich’s Kai Ao as head of business development
Singapore-based Ao was most recently an execution manager for the CEO's office and commercial insurance in Asia at Zurich.
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- June 1 2026
China names ex-PICC chair Ding Xiangqun as NFRA chief
She succeeds Li Yunze, who was reportedly removed from his post with the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) in April.
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- June 1 2026
Howden names Kyle Ng as multinational client practice director
Hong Kong-based Ng joins from WTW, where he had been a director for property and casualty since November.
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- June 1 2026
Filipino carriers confirm merger as FPG Mercantile
Philippine Competition Commission had cleared the merger of FPG Insurance and The Mercantile Insurance in January.
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- June 1 2026
Lockton appoints Siva Thangavelu as Malaysia COO
He was most recently with Swiss Re in Malaysia.
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- June 1 2026
QBE appoints Andy Tsui to dual underwriting, people risk roles
Based in Hong Kong, Tsui will report to Lei Yu, chief executive officer of North Asia.
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- June 1 2026
Allianz Commercial continues Japan build out, taps Masahide Naito to lead property
He joins from AIG Japan, where he was most recently head of commercial property.
