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- March 2 2026
Liberty confirms Cynthia Sze appointment to lead unified Hong Kong unit as duo depart
Eddie Young, vice president and chief executive of Liberty Specialty Markets, and Cynthia Leung, finance leader for Liberty Insurance, will leave at the end of July following completion of the unification.
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- March 2 2026
QBE to take full control of Indian non-life JV Raheja QBE in US$35.5m deal
Australian carrier will buy out the 51% shareholding from its Indian partner Prism Johnson, terminating an 18-year-old partnership.
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- March 2 2026
Marcus Portbury replaces retiring Marc Breuil as BHSI’s Asia, Middle East president
Portbury will also assume Breuil's role as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance's (BHSI) Hong Kong branch.
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- March 2 2026
‘Exciting and new’: Specialist Risk Group aims to put itself on the map in Australia, Southeast Asia
Group CEO Warren Downey and Australia managing director Laurence Basell tell InsuranceAsia News about what is next after the broker launched in Australia in January.
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- March 1 2026
ICICI Lombard rating outlook revised to positive on strong balance sheet fundamentals: AM Best
Indian insurer’s balance sheet strength is expected to continue improving over the near to medium term, supported by robust capital generation and sound capital management, the rating agency said.
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- February 27 2026
Exclusive: AIG’s Cynthia Sze to lead Liberty’s unified Hong Kong unit
Current CEO of AIG Hong Kong and Macau will join Liberty as chief executive from May.
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- February 27 2026
Blue Marble completes ‘record-setting’ parametric payout to Indonesian smallholder farmers
Devastating floods in Aceh trigger US$143,000 payout to all 2,719 farmers enrolled in the program.
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- February 26 2026
PartnerRe receives licence for India’s Gift City
Asia CEO James Beedle will have executive oversight of the new branch.
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- February 26 2026
WTW elevates Han Wei Fong to Singapore country head
He will retain his existing responsibilities as head of health and benefits in Singapore.
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- February 25 2026
Hong Kong extends pilot ILS grant scheme to 2028
Financial secretary Paul Chan Mo-po announced various moves for the industry in Wednesday's budget speech also including a three-year extension of the programme to enhance talent training for the insurance sector.
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- February 25 2026
Haris Michaels to lead HDI Global’s Southeast Asia energy business
He will step into the role following Mark Mackay's promotion to global head of energy and power.
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- February 24 2026
Marsh weighs sale of broker for high-net-worth individuals in Asia: report
Private Client Services, which operates under the Mercer subsidiary, provides financial risk management and life insurance services to more than 8,000 clients across roughly 50 markets.
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- February 24 2026
Cyclone Senyar a ‘wake-up call’ for Southeast Asia: Aon
The extraordinary storm caused US$5.4bn dollars of economic losses in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand and 1,406 deaths after making landfall twice in November.
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- February 24 2026
Mandeep Borah rejoins Aon as executive vice president for transaction risk solutions in India
Mumbai-based Borah has nearly two decades of experience in M&A roles and was vice president of M&A in his first stint at Aon.
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- February 23 2026
Howden appoints Nobuyuki Akahane to lead new Japanese construction initiative
He will be based in London and support an expanded focus on Japanese‑led construction and infrastructure projects across global markets.
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- February 23 2026
Gift City regulator plans insurance framework for cat bonds, captives: report
International Financial Services Centres Authority chairman Kalyanaraman Rajaraman also says that a proposal to create an Indian P&I club is under consideration by the Department of Financial Services.
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- February 23 2026
NorthStandard veteran David Roberts takes helm as Britannia’s Asia head
Singapore-based Roberts will have responsibility for the P&I club's regional hub offices in Asia and servicing members throughout the region.
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- February 23 2026
James Beedle named chair of Singapore Reinsurers’ Association
He succeeds Kenrick Law, who stepped down from his role of APAC CEO of Allianz Re in December.
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- February 23 2026
QBE appoints Chubb’s Carles Tondo as head of property for Asia
Tondo, who will report to South Asia CEO Stephen Geisler, will assume the portfolio from Brendan Dunlea.
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- February 23 2026
Naleena Moore to lead Axa XL’s Singapore marine cargo team
She has been with Axa XL in Singapore for over a decade.
