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- August 10 2026
Typhoon Dolphin brings fresh extreme weather to eastern China, Japan
Arrival of El Nino is intensifying typhoon activity in the Pacific, with China experiencing its fourth since the start of the season.
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- August 10 2026
India’s sovereign-backed maritime pool sets sail, but major loss and accumulation risks await
War-risk premium rates have dropped 35-40% since the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool launched in May, but industry sources caution pricing sustainability depends on how the pool handles major loss and accumulation events.
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- August 7 2026
Marsh appoints Dalton Sze, Denise Yong as assistant vice presidents for renewable energy in Singapore
Yong was most recently a facultative reinsurance broker in London for Guy Carpenter, while Sze was an operational risk manager at Sembcorp Industries.
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- August 7 2026
Aon taps Stara Low as head of growth, health solutions
She joins Aon in Singapore from WTW.
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- August 7 2026
China’s new reality: rising nat cat risk, manufacturing concentration challenges insurance market
Marc Burban, founder and CEO of Asian Risks Management Services, tells InsuranceAsia News’ Between the Lines podcast that rising nat cat frequency and industrial clustering are forcing China's insurers to underwrite smarter.
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- August 6 2026
‘Beginning of a new era’ as Swiss Re CorSo pens Indian partnership with Bajaj General Insurance
Zurich-headquartered insurer also announces partnership with GNP Seguros in Mexico.
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- August 6 2026
Markel hires first dedicated claims adjuster in Hong Kong
Senior claims adjuster Audrey Pang reports to Bo Yu, head of Asia claims.
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- August 6 2026
India’s EarthRe bags licence, becomes first incorporated Gift City reinsurer
Subsidiary of parametric insurtech InRisk Labz is a 'technology-first non-life reinsurer' focusing on nat cat, climate, property, crop, and specialty risks.
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- August 6 2026
AI chip factory boom in Asia puts sustainable reinsurance capacity, nat cat exposure in spotlight
With AI accelerating demand, complex risks will increasingly require support of specialist facultative capacity, Peak Re CUO Philip Hough says.
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- August 5 2026
‘Bittersweet’ as Howden’s David Wall returns to Singapore from Dubai, retains role
He has been with Howden since 2021 and will continue in his role as chief operating officer for Howden specialty Asia Pacific.
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- August 5 2026
Malaysian Re parent to sell takaful business to Bank Rakyat in US$400m deal
MNRB says the deal for Takaful Ikhlas will 'support the continued growth of Malaysia’s takaful industry'.
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- August 5 2026
Cirilo Cabesas joins AIG as senior claims executive
He joins the US insurer in Singapore following a long stint at Crawford.
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- August 4 2026
Tysers Singapore appoints Prantika Sengupta as director for marine claims, client relations
She is responsible for enhancing the firm’s claims offering, working under chairman of claims Chris Sydenham to support clients across the marine portfolio.
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- August 4 2026
Philippines Insurance Commission chief suspended over conflict of interest, ‘serious doubt over impartiality’
Ombudsman suspends Reynaldo Regalado for six months without pay pending the resolution of administrative cases arising from the accreditation of insurance providers under the personal passenger accident insurance program for public utility vehicles.
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- August 4 2026
GAIP calls for industry action to avoid ‘insurability tipping point’
Insurance industry should adopt integrated risk intelligence, adaptive product design and invest in climate resilience to preserve insurability, the Singapore-based policy think-tank says.
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- August 4 2026
Aon taps Zurich Indonesia CUO Stephen as Indonesia CEO
He will report to Jane Drummond, chief commercial officer for Asia Pacific and interim head of Southeast Asia.
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- August 4 2026
Kumamoto earthquake ‘highly instructive’ for (re)insurance industry amid supply chain disruption fears
Industry cannot afford to overlook the operational impact of last week's 7.1-magnitude earthquake, industry insiders tell InsuranceAsia News.
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- August 3 2026
Steve Hutchinson ‘passes the reins’ with Bruce Tsoi named WTW’s Hong Kong head of P&C
Tsoi joins from Marsh Risk, where he spent over seven years in various risk management roles.
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- August 3 2026
Maybank to take full control of insurer Etiqa from Ageas
Ageas agrees to sell its minority stake to its joint venture partner for US$1.2bn.
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- August 3 2026
Gurudutt Joglekar replaces Jon Longmore as Chubb’s Malaysia head
Longmore 'will be taking on a new role within Chubb, with details to be announced shortly'.
