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- October 19 2026
Japan’s MS&AD considering deal for Malaysian insurer LPI Capital: Bloomberg
Fellow Japanese insurers Tokio Marine Holdings, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, and Sompo already have a presence in Malaysia.
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- October 1 2026
Berajaya Sompo taps Sheyna Marie Janz as head of liability
She joined Berajaya Sompo from AIG Malaysia, where she had been head of financial lines underwriting since August 2020.
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- September 29 2026
Markel shifts Kevin Leung to managing director for Southeast Asia
He takes charge of unified operations in Singapore and Malaysia for the specialty insurer.
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- September 24 2026
Newly-launched Miller Malaysia appoints Vinnisha Chandrasegar as associate director for treaty
Kuala Lumpur-based Chandrasegar joins Miller from Guy Carpenter (now Marsh Re), where she worked for nearly two years as assistant vice president.
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- September 22 2026
PolicyStreet snaps up Hannover Re’s Firdaus Kasman as new CUO
Kuala Lumpur-based Kasman joins the Malaysian insurtech having spent the last eight and a half years at Hannover Re.
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- September 15 2026
Miller launches Malaysia operations with treaty, fac offering
Jo Garnett and Hui Sin Low are 'key talents already secured', with additional new hires joining in late 2026.
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- September 14 2026
Labuan Re hires Chan Swee Chee as CUO
He brings over 28 years of experience in the (re)insurance industry, with extensive expertise in treaty and facultative reinsurance across Asia.
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- September 11 2026
Ageas completes Etiqa sale, Dimitri Terryn confirms departure
Agreement sees Ageas sell its 30.95% stake to joint venture partner Maybank for US$1.2bn.
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- September 10 2026
Malaysia’s non-life insurance sector outlook stable on regulatory reforms, economic strength: AM Best
Economic growth has remained resilient despite geopolitical headwinds in 2026, driving demand for non-life insurance products and narrowing the protection gap.
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- September 8 2026
Maybank signs deal to acquire insurer Etiqa from Ageas by Friday
Agreement sees Ageas sell its 30.95% stake to its joint venture partner for US$1.2bn.
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- September 3 2026
Sompo names Hairolnizam Sapian as APAC partnership development, management head
Kuala Lumpur-based Sapian will be responsible for advancing Sompo Asia's consumer growth agenda through the development and management of strategic partnerships across the region.
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- September 2 2026
Coface promotes Jason Tan to head of commercial for Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur-based Tan joined Coface almost six years ago, and was most recently managing commercial operations and marketing for Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
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- August 25 2026
Chubb exploring ‘other options’ after scrapping Malaysian unit IPO: report
Flotation of Chubb Insurance Malaysia was intended to fulfil requirements to comply with foreign ownership rules.
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- August 14 2026
bolttech taps ‘accomplished leader’ Rohith Murthy as Malaysia GM
He brings more than 20 years of experience in digital financial services, banking and product innovation across Asia and Europe.
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- August 13 2026
Malayan Adjustment appoints David Selva as COO
Kuala Lumpur-based Selva has 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, spanning loss adjusting, broking, and insurance.
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- August 11 2026
Mandarin Re increases paid-up capital to US$26m
Capital increase willl support the Labuan-based reinsuer's US$70m GWP target for 2026.
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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 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'.
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- July 27 2026
AIG’s Ying Ying Lee returns to Berjaya Sompo as head of marine, aviation
Kuala Lumpur-based Lee rejoins the insurer following 15 years at AIG, where she was head of department for specialty since April 2011 and APAC lead for marine liability since July 2020.
