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- April 14 2026
Korean Re weighs coverage for shippers rerouting around war-hit Strait of Hormuz
Some shippers are reportedly planning to send follow-up ships to offload cargo from vessels and then carry it via alternative routes.
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- April 14 2026
Coface elevates Agnes Chan to APAC head of partnerships
Kuala Lumpur-based Chan has been with Coface for over 10 years, most recently as country manager of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines since October 2023.
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- April 14 2026
Berkley Re APAC hires Allianz Re’s Kenrick Law as head of underwriting
Most recently regional CEO and head of P&C client management at Allianz Re, Singapore-based Law will also be branch manager at Berkley Re APAC.
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- April 14 2026
APAC timber insurance market set for sustained growth, with mass timber projects to the fore
APAC's timber and lumber insurance market is set for 7.2% growth to 2030, driven by a US$63bn regional sector and a green building boom – but while insurers are increasing capacity, they are applying tighter guidelines.
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- April 13 2026
Sompo names Olivia Clark as head of aviation for APAC
Singapore-based Clark joins from Everest, where she had been a senior aviation underwriter almost a year.
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- April 13 2026
Specialist Risk Group appoints Halim Rosalan as Asia head of business
Singapore-based Rosalan will have oversight of business development, benefits solutions, corporate risk solutions, facultative reinsurance and claims.
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- April 13 2026
India firms up plans for GIC Re-led US$100m marine war risk pool
Bharat Marine Pool will be led by state-owned reinsurer GIC Re and New India Assurance.
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- April 13 2026
Starr appoints Vichai Laotrakul as Thailand CEO
Bangkok-based Laotrakul brings over two decades of underwriting experience across multiple lines of business.
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- April 11 2026
Marsh names Heath Jose as strategic client director for Singapore
He joins the global broker from BMS, where he was a director.
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- April 10 2026
Ronnie Tong steps down as Swiss Re’s head of P&C facultative for Asia
Yusuke Matsumoto is set to take over on an interim basis as of Saturday.
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- April 10 2026
HDI Global appoints Everest’s Diane Chong as senior underwriter for downstream energy
Singapore-based Chong has close to two decades of underwriting experience across downstream and upstream energy, power, construction and renewable energy.
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- April 10 2026
Daiichi Life returns to asset-intensive reinsurance market, agrees block life deal with Prismic
Deal to reinsure a yen-denominated in-force block of whole life and annuity policies adds to the recent momentum seen within Japan’s asset-intensive reinsurance market.
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- April 9 2026
Coface names Darren Chan country manager for Malaysia, head of Philippines
He has been with the trade credit insurer since 2016.
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- April 9 2026
VIG Re sees mature Asia GWP slip in 2025 despite strong overall results
Its GWP for the region fell from EUR50.4m (US$58.7m) in 2024 to EUR42.8m last year, its report showed.
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- April 9 2026
China’s P&C underwriting profit to improve as capital stays strong despite growing asset risk: Moody’s
Rating agency maintains a stable outlook for China's P&C insurance sector.
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- April 8 2026
JKL Partners to relaunch Lotte Non-Life sale: report
Seoul-based private equity firm, which holds roughly a 77% stake, attempted to sell last year, but negotiations fell through due to price gaps.
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- April 8 2026
Tarun Mathur resigns as Policybazaar Insurance Brokers CEO, replaced by Sajja Praveen Chowdary
Mathur cites 'personal commitments' as the reason for his exit.
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- April 8 2026
Zurich hires Cheryn Wong as senior casualty underwriter
Singapore-based Wong joins from Everest, where she has been a casualty underwriter for Asia since January 2025.
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- April 8 2026
Specialist risk adviser Continuum forms strategic partnership with Hong Kong-based broker Freed Capital
Freed Capital has also made a strategic investment in Continuum.
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- April 8 2026
Minhyuk Jung to head up Aon’s South Korea desk
Role sits within Aon's global broking centre.
