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- March 17 2026
Howden folds India business into Rohan Bhappu-led Asia division
Paul Redgate becomes chairman of Howden India as part of the broker’s global reorganisation.
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- March 17 2026
Hong Kong’s drifted off course, but has time to right marine insurance strength with cargo focus: Philip Bilney
City has 'perhaps not done enough' compared to Singapore to continue to attract talent and improve its offering, executive chairman of +8 Partners tells InsuranceAsia News’ Between the Lines podcast.
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- March 16 2026
Price Forbes boosts newly formed treaty reinsurance team in Singapore
Goh Thian Leong, Mark Foster and Florence Lam Puoy Yin join with immediate effect.
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- March 16 2026
Exclusive: BP Marsh-backed MGA Amiga Specialty obtains Hong Kong licence
Led by Ralph Sherbahn, Amiga will begin underwriting of financial lines products with Axa XL capacity.
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- March 16 2026
Sompo taps Alice Sun as senior casualty underwriter in Hong Kong
She joins the casualty team in Hong Kong from Allianz Commercial.
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- March 16 2026
QBE Re takes Aspen’s Soichiro Tanaka as Southeast Asia head
Singapore-based Tanaka will report directly to Cindy Foo, head of treaty in Asia.
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- March 16 2026
Echo Re receives regulatory approval to open Gift City branch
The Zurich-based reinsurer has joined the growing list of global firms to enter India's Gift City.
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- March 13 2026
Bruce Ford joins Price Forbes Re as chief commercial officer for Asia and head of MGA
Joining from Miller, Singapore-based Ford will spearhead the broker's MGA practice across Asia.
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- March 13 2026
Exclusive: Munich Re ships Sompo veteran Koki Shiomi as marine underwriter in Japan
Shiomi will start from April and report to Justin Xu, regional head of marine Asia Pacific for the global reinsurer.
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- March 13 2026
Petronas captive’s ratings downgraded as operating volatility persists: AM Best
Energas Insurance, which took a hit from a gas pipe explosion last year, has been affected by higher‑than‑expected large loss frequency, soft market and reserve strengthening.
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- March 13 2026
Opinion: Russian marine insurers in India look increasingly secure after US oil waiver
A brief sanctions reprieve and India’s interim extension to Russian insurers help sustain marine cover for Russian oil shipments, preserving trade flows between the two countries.
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- March 12 2026
HDFC Ergo promotes Parthanil Ghosh to MD and CEO
Mumbai-based Ghosh has been an executive director with the carrier since May 2025.
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- March 12 2026
Warburg Pincus weighs sale of Oona Insurance after buyer interest: Bloomberg
The private equity firm has hired Citigroup to review strategic opportunities for the Southeast Asian digital general insurer.
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- March 11 2026
Aon Malaysia hires Generali’s Janice Wong as senior vice president for corporate
Wong was most recently head of broking at Generali Malaysia, where she worked for over 25 years, starting as an assistant general manager.
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- March 11 2026
Starr appoints Vivian Xiao Wei as China head of financial lines
Shanghai-based Xiao has 17 years of underwriting experience, with a strong background in financial lines.
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- March 11 2026
Malaysia’s Mandarin Re commits capacity to LIRG for property, ILW risks
Binder's scope includes traditional property cat exposures, ILW transactions designed to meet the retro and capital-management needs of cedents and reinsurers globally.
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- March 11 2026
Gallagher strengthens India liability, claims teams with four senior hires
The broker has appointed Mayank Sharma as national head of liability, Sunny Goel as strategic business leader for liability and renewable energy, Jyoti Krishnan as chief legal officer and national head of liability and specialty claims, and Nadeem Mokashi as head of P&C claims.
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- March 11 2026
West P&I strengthens Korean presence with new consultancy agreement
WIK Marine Consultant's director S. R. Kim has been appointed as West P&I’s representative in South Korea.
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- March 11 2026
Lockton expands APAC transaction liability practice with senior hire
The broker has appointed Robert Whitworth as senior vice president for its Asia Pacific transaction liability practice in Singapore.
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- March 11 2026
Hong Kong challenges global markets with lower marine war-risk premiums amid Middle East tensions
The Hong Kong marine war risk pool, offering up to US$130m limit per policy, now covers 10 mainland Chinese ships sailing in the Gulf, the Hong Kong Insurance Authority said.
