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- August 19 2025
HDI Global APAC poised for growth in mid-market segments, complex placements
HDI Global’s Asia Pacific units reported continued growth in the first half of the year as the Germany-based corporate and specialty insurer grew its insurance revenue by 8% to EUR5.1 billion (US$6 billion).
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- August 19 2025
Philippines’ Q2 insurance penetration hits 1.79% as non-life premiums surge 20%
The Insurance Commission credited the improvement to faster premium growth, with the non-life NWP for the first half of the year reaching US$694m.
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- August 19 2025
Asian Development Bank, UN collaborate to launch climate insurance solutions for Fijian small businesses
Initiative is supported by US$950,000 in technical assistance from the Asia-Pacific Climate Finance Fund.
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- August 19 2025
Darren Woolnough rejoins Dual as head of specialty
Auckland-based Woolnough had spent three years as a senior underwriter with the Howden-owned MGA during his first stint.
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- August 19 2025
Howden taps Chris Hughes to lead New Zealand broking
Howden is reshuffling the leadership of its New Zealand broking business, with Nigel Wallace elevated to chairman.
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- August 18 2025
HDI Global appoints Mani Tsang as claims manager in Hong Kong
Tsang joins the commercial and specialty lines insurer from Axa XL, where she was the senior claims specialist since April 2022.
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- August 18 2025
Zurich veteran Mervyn Rea joins Howden as Pacific head of risk engineering
Melbourne-based Rea had spent over four decades at Zurich.
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- August 18 2025
Filipino carriers FPG Insurance, Mercantile Insurance to merge
Combined entity, FPG Mercantile, expects to become a top-four player in the Philippine non-life market, with US$175 million in GWP.
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- August 18 2025
Howden Re names Candy Wong as head of Hong Kong treaty
Veteran Hong Kong reinsurance broker joins from Guy Carpenter.
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- August 16 2025
Merger of 3 Indonesian reinsurers could hurt local insurers: Fitch
Proposed consolidation of Indonesia Re, Nasional Re and Tugure is intended to streamline the state sector.
