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- May 15 2026
‘Pivotal moment’: Lloyd’s chief says no need for subtlety in soft cycle fight
Chief of market performance Rachel Turk says Q1 renewals were 'brutal', and that portfolio management will be a clear focus for syndicates as the soften market bites.
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- May 15 2026
Delta Insurance New Zealand hires Petr Dorofeev as tech, cyber product lead
He joins the MGA in Auckland from Suncorp.
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- May 15 2026
Santam taps Hemant Gulati to lead Gift City buildout
Appointment comes after the South African insurer received regulatory approval to establish a presence in India’s special economic zone in February.
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- May 14 2026
Jio, Allianz incorporate 50:50 general insurance JV in India
Jio Financial Services will invest US$518,000 for a 50% stake in Jio Allianz General Insurance.
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- May 14 2026
MS&AD completes acquisition of 18% equity stake in Barings
MS&AD had struck a deal in November to acquire the stake, worth US$1.44bn, from MassMutual, Barings' US parent.
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- May 14 2026
Nepal drought triggers US$100,000 parametric payout to farmers
First-of-its-kind payout in Nepal, which was as designed by Global Parametrics, benefitted 405 people.
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- May 14 2026
Victoria bushfires claims tally hits 4,700 amid ‘long road to recovery’: ICA
January's bushfires were the worst for the insurance industry since the 2019-20 season known as Black Summer.
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- May 14 2026
Tasmania presses ahead with scaled-back TasInsure plan
Insurer will be set up as a government-owned, not-for-profit statutory authority rather than an insurer as was proposed earlier.
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- May 14 2026
Tokio Marine open to more ILS deals ‘if there’s any room’, as Kizuna Re highlights strong earthquake demand
Latest outing raised US$100m in Singapore, with assistant manager for global reinsurance, Ken Oka, telling InsuranceAsia News that the insurer has studied issuing catastrophe bonds in Hong Kong.
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- May 14 2026
India’s insurance premiums grew 9.86% to US$83.8bn by November: IRDAI
Non-life insurers, in particular, collected a gross direct premium of US$23bn, representing a year-on-year growth of 8.29%.
