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- February 1 2026
Chinese state-owned insurers to benefit from US$29bn recapitalisation: report
PICC, China Taiping among insurers that will benefit from the sale of government bonds.
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- January 30 2026
South Korean deposit insurer picks trio of bidders for Yebyeol Non-Life
Hana Financial Group, Korea Investment Holdings, and private equity firm JC Flowers were earlier identified as suitors for the South Korean carrier.
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- January 29 2026
South Korean financial regulator rejects Lotte’s management improvement plan, complicating sale efforts: reports
Rejection follows Financial Services Commission's prompt corrective action issued in November, which the company attempted to overturn through legal action.
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- January 29 2026
South Korea’s new core capital may present capital management challenges: Fitch
New requirements that impose stricter capital base requirement will enhance the quality of insurers’ capital and sector resilience, the rating agency said.
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- January 29 2026
Liberty Mutual elevates APAC duo to surety leadership roles
Alicia Barnes and Tian Gu have been promoted to surety manager for Australia and Asia, respectively.
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- January 28 2026
XS Global taps Nicholas O’Neil as regional property underwriting manager in Asia
Hong Kong-based O'Neil was most recently executive director for specialty and risk managed accounts at Aon Thailand.
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- January 28 2026
K-Sure to provide record US$193bn in trade insurance: report
US$80bn set aside for small and medium-sized firms by the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-Sure) is also the highest ever, according to president Jang Young-jin.
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- January 28 2026
Steamship Mutual creates registered foreign lawyer office in Japan
Office reflects the P&I club's 'long-standing commitment' to the Japanese market, according to Steamship Mutual.
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- January 27 2026
Hana Financial, Korea Investment, JC Flowers lodge bids for Yebyeol Insurance: report
Final bids for the bridge insurer set up to transfer MG Non-Life's policies are scheduled for the end of March.
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- January 27 2026
‘Game over for space’: insurers can help with elephant in the room as debris becomes unsustainable
Amid growing commercialisation of space, insurance bonds emerge as key tool to combat over 100 million pieces of space junk.
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- January 26 2026
Axa re-domiciles greater China unit from Bermuda to Hong Kong
Insurer becomes the second to redomicile after the process was simplified last year, with Sun Life studying moving its domicile to Hong Kong.
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- January 26 2026
Hong Kong P&C underwriting profit for 9M 2025 climbs 63% to US$450m
General insurers' gross premiums for the first three quarters of last year was up 10.5%, while overall profit grew 50.5% to US$1.3bn.
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- January 23 2026
Exclusive: Marsh sues Hong Kong executives over departures for Howden
Lawsuit in Hong Kong is against Asia CEO Rohan Bhappu, Raymond Law, Rebecca Poon, and Cyrus Cheung.
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- January 23 2026
AIG elevates Angus Hon to professional indemnity lead for APAC
He was most recently commercial professional indemnity (PI) leader for Hong Kong.
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- January 23 2026
Jess Li joins Willis’ P&C team in Hong Kong
Li joins Willis in Hong Kong as a director after a decade at Aon.
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- January 20 2026
Yoshio Motohashi named head of liability for Allianz Commercial Japan
Motohashi has worked for the likes of MS&AD and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance in Singapore, Germany and London.
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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.
