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- November 3 2025
SIRC: Trillion-yen loss year in Japan a matter of ‘if not when’, says Swiss Re’s Atsuhiro Dodo
Demand for natural catastrophe insurance continues to grow, driven by heightened risk awareness following recent quakes and inflation, says the country head for the global reinsurer.
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- November 3 2025
The Hartford ropes in financial lines specialist Chiaw Lean from Axa XL
He brings more than 20 years of experience spanning risk consulting and financial lines underwriting in the general insurance industry.
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- November 3 2025
Product initiatives, market positioning and investments driving Labuan Re’s growth: AM Best
Rating agency affirmes the company’s A- (excellent) rating with a stable outlook, driven by its very strong balance sheet, adequate operating performance, and a neutral business profile.
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- November 3 2025
Growth prospects intact for KB Insurance despite medical, motor lines pressures: AM Best
Rating agency affirmes KBI’s rating of A (excellent) with a stable outlook.
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- November 3 2025
Adharsh K Ramesh joins Aon’s regional construction and infrastructure team
He joins from WTW as an associate director, having also worked for Marsh McLennan.
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- November 2 2025
Swiss Re taps Cheryl Tang as APAC senior cyber underwriter
Singapore-based Tang joins from Munich Re, having previously worked for Howden, Chubb and QBE, as well as Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, in various financial lines roles.
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- November 2 2025
NEVs, emerging business lines to drive growth for Chinese insurers amid economic slowdown: AM Best
Rating agency maintains its stable outlook on China’s non-life insurance segment, citing resilient premium growth supported by regulatory initiatives, product diversification, and expansion into new sectors.
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- November 2 2025
Taiwan’s new solvency regime seen posing limited risk to insurers: AM Best
Non-life insurance segment maintains its stable outlook driven by healthy operating profitability in 2024 and regulatory initiatives that support improvements in underwriting.
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- October 31 2025
Peak Re hires Korean Re veteran Eun Jeong Lee as senior retrocession vice president
Lee relocates from Singapore to Hong Kong after spending over two years as deputy branch manager for Korean Re.
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- October 31 2025
FM promotes Calvin Kuan to client service manager for Southeast Asia
Singapore-based Kuan will provide strategic leadership for FM’s underwriting and client service teams.
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- October 31 2025
Hong Kong’s Cyberport aids Otonomi’s US$5m Series A funding round
Oversubscribed round for the New York City-headquartered blockchain-enabled parametric insurance platform was also led Hivemind Capital, Rothschild & Co Asset Management, ATX Venture Partners, and Portline Capital.
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- October 30 2025
UIB Asia Reinsurance Brokers names Serene Chiam as treaty, retro director
She brings more than two decades of experience in the insurance and reinsurance sector.
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- October 30 2025
Rokstone sets sail for marine growth in Asia amid regional expansion
Two weeks into the operation, the marine specialty MGA in Singapore has already started binding policies, managing director Rama Chandran told InsuranceAsia News' Between the Lines podcast.
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- October 30 2025
China empowers mainland insurers to issue sidecars in Hong Kong
NFRA notice on ILS seeks to enhance catastrophe risk management capabilities of Chinese insurers and strengthen Hong Kong's position as an international risk management hub.
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- October 28 2025
JBA to open India office amid rising demand for flood risk data
The flood modelling specialist's new unit, JBA Risk Management India, will be based in Bangalore and led by managing director Mansi Kalra, who will relocate from Singapore.
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- October 28 2025
MSIG appoints Aon veteran Eric Schaap to newly created role to strengthen broker partnerships
Singapore-based Schaap has extensive expertise across broker management, risk maturity modelling, claims systems implementation, and governance-aligned analytics strategy.
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- October 27 2025
Axa Tianping P&C handed rating upgrade as portfolio rejig, parent support strengthen performance
S&P Global raised Axa Tianping’s financial strength and long-term issuer credit ratings to ‘A’ from ‘A-’, with a stable outlook.
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- October 27 2025
India’s GIC Re appoints Hitesh Joshi as interim chairman and managing director
The appointment, which is for three months, comes after the retirement of Ramaswamy Narayanan in September.
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- October 27 2025
Hong Kong insurers’ H1 GWP at US$7.5bn, underwriting profit at US$180m: HKIA
The industry reported gross claims of US$3.3bn, while overall operating profit stood at US$840m, the regulator said.
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- October 24 2025
Exclusive: Blackstone acquires majority stake in India’s Ace Insurance Brokers
The deal, which values the broker at US$350-400m, has received regulatory approval from the IRDAI, according to sources
