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- January 19 2026
Casey Sandler appointed head of distribution management at Allianz Commercial Japan
Tokyo-based Sandler joins from HDI Global.
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- January 19 2026
Sven Liu joins QBE Re as head of greater China
QBE Re taps the former Scor and Munich Re executive to expand its treaty reinsurance footprint across Asia.
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- January 19 2026
Howden boosts business development, employee benefits teams as quartet join
Appointments in Hong Kong reflect an 'unwavering focus' on delivering exceptional value for clients.
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- January 16 2026
Allianz Trade promotes Sandy Liu to regional head of China desk
Hong Kong-based Liu has been with the German insurer for over 19 years.
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- January 14 2026
South Korean insurers to face stricter capital base requirement from 2027
Ratio of core capital, which counts paid-in capital and retained earnings, to required capital will be set at 50% or above.
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- January 14 2026
Flora Mao joins Markel as senior casualty underwriter in Shanghai
Markel aims to become the largest Lloyd's syndicate on the Lloyd's China platform.
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- January 13 2026
Howden adds brokers to China M&A and transaction solutions team
Rosy Wang and Jianhua Chen join from Aon.
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- January 12 2026
Hannover Re names Kun Huang as CEO for Shanghai branch
Huang, who brings over two decades of experience in the reinsurance and insurance industry, relocates from London to Shanghai for the role.
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- January 12 2026
HDI Global expands in South Korea with new representative office
Ki Hyung Jo will serve as HDI Global's market lead for the country.
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- January 12 2026
‘A global problem’: Nicolas Maduro capture creates new dynamic for Asian geopolitical risks
Insurers have little real exposure to Venezuelan risks following the actions by the US, but it is not the case in other regions of the world, with Southeast Asia now a particular focus.
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- January 7 2026
Aon acquires Japanese insurance broker license, launches corporate broking division
It will also expand its footprint in Japan with a new office in Nagoya, while Kiyokazu Doi has been appointed as representative director and president of Aon Japan.
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- January 6 2026
Hiro Yamasaki joins HDI Global to lead Japan branch
Yamasaki replaces Casey Sandler, who is leaving HDI Global, as managing director and legal representative for HDI Japan.
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- January 5 2026
HDI names Kenneth Law as North Asia property underwriting manager
He takes over from Eric Fung, who will retire in June.
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- January 2 2026
Korean broker Wise restructures reinsurance team
Head of reinsurance and speciality Won Lee will head the overall team, supported by Yubeom Kim and Jae Bok Cheong.
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- January 2 2026
Hanwha General Insurance secures controlling stake in Indonesia’s Lippo General Insurance
Korean insurer has increased its shareholding to 61.5% after acquiring a 46.6% stake previously held by Hanwha Life Insurance Indonesia.
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- December 29 2025
Munich Re names Eric Zhao Beijing branch CEO, succeeding Adrian Goh
Goh will become the reinsurer's regional chief risk officer from February 1.
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- December 29 2025
Sompo Hong Kong taps Will Wang as head of casualty
He relocates to Hong Kong for the role that also covers Macau and Taiwan.
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- December 29 2025
Crawford snaps up Tony Tung Yu Lin to join Taiwan engineering team
He joins from WSP in Asia, where he had served as a civil structural engineer since March.
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- December 23 2025
Hong Kong seeks to ‘enhance competitiveness’ of risk-based capital regime: IA
Reports this week said the Hong Kong Insurance Authority was proposing new rules to channel insurance capital into assets, including cryptocurrencies and infrastructure.
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- December 22 2025
SK Telecom facing US$1.5bn compensation payout following cyber breach: reports
South Korea's largest mobile network operator suffered the data breach in April, which impacted its 23 million users.
