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- July 3 2025
Japanese non-life insurers to rely more on underwriting, global growth: Fitch
Three major insurance groups - Tokio Marine, MS&AD, and Sompo - reported a sector-wide combined ratio of 99% in FY2025.
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- July 3 2025
Howden Re sets up treaty capability in Hong Kong with Roy Wong appointment
Wong will establish and lead the build-out of Howden Re’s treaty reinsurance offering for Hong Kong based clients, "reflecting the specific requirements of the region".
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- July 3 2025
Aon names Keiko Seta as head of Japan desk
Seta joins having spent the last five years at Miller Insurance Services.
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- July 2 2025
Gallagher Re to assume 100% control of Japan P&C cedent fac portfolio from JV partner Miller
Reinsurance broker has also appointed Pablo Muñoz as CEO for global facultative reinsurance business.
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- July 2 2025
Howden acquires majority stake in Japanese retail broker Holos Holdings
Global broker will pick up a 68.3% stake in the Kyoto-based life and non-life insurance intermediary with 20 branches in Japan.
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- July 2 2025
South Korea’s DB Insurance leading the race for US insurer Fortegra: reports
The approximately US$1.5 billion deal for the Florida-based specialty insurer is expected to be finalised by August.
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- July 2 2025
WTW elevates Mark Thompson as regional construction director for Asia
Thompson will be based in Hong Kong, having recently relocated from Sydney, where he previously held the role of broking director for construction across the Pacific region.
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- July 2 2025
Markel targets Malaysia expansion with new country head
The Lloyd’s carrier has hired Jasminder Kaur from MP Honan Insurance Brokers to establish and grow underwriting capability in Kuala Lumpur.
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- July 2 2025
Tysers takes Marsh’s Graham Gordon as marine divisional director in Singapore
Gordon will report to the AUB-owned specialist broker's APAC head of marine, William Furness-Smith.
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- July 2 2025
Korea mulls restarting MG Non-Life sale process, but will persist with liquidation process: reports
KDIC said it has reached agreement with insurer's labour union to pursue both the transfer of insurance contracts to five non-life insurers and the sale.
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- July 2 2025
QBE Asia amps up wholesale team with 2 senior leadership appointments
Wholesale insurer has named Hong Kong-based Cynthia Huang head of Taiwan and Greater China desk (facultative reinsurance) and Singapore-based Young Jun Lee as head of wholesale Asia, construction and engineering.
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- July 1 2025
Ben MacCarthy returns to Marsh as insurer consulting group leader for Asia
Singapore-based MacCarthy joins from WTW, where he worked for almost four years, most recently as head of casualty for Asia.
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- July 1 2025
IRDAI chairman race gets new entrant as process drags on: report
India’s financial services secretary Maddirala Nagaraju is the new name being considered as the post lies vacant since March 2025, holding up key reforms at a crucial time for the industry
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- July 1 2025
GIC Re hands Asta its Lloyd’s syndicate’s managing agency services
The agreement with the Davies-backed managing agency relates to the open and prior years of the Indian reinsurer's GIC syndicate 1947.
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- July 1 2025
Chaucer hires Emily Brand as deputy class underwriter for energy in Singapore
Brand, who relocates from London, will be responsible for supporting the underwriting strategy for the Lloyd's carrier's energy business.
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- July 1 2025
Aon names Jarut Sukkhawadee head of commercial risk for Thailand
The broker bolstered operations in the Asean market with a series of key appointments.
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- July 1 2025
Allianz Asia Pacific names Vojtěch Pivný as regional CFO
Pivný was CFO at Allianz Poland previously, where he led the successful consolidation of Allianz and Aviva’s operations.
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- July 1 2025
Allianz Commercial names Alex Shi as regional head of liability
Shi joins from Allianz Insurance Singapore, where he was the chief underwriting officer.
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- June 30 2025
Beazley ropes in Estee Chong as financial institutions product specialist for Asia
Chong was previously head of casualty and long tail business at Chubb based in Singapore.
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- June 30 2025
Axa XL recruits Vincent Shiu as client relationship leader for Asia
Hong Kong-based Shiu joins the specialty carrier from Axa.
