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- January 9 2026
Niyam Group receives in-principle approval from Lloyd’s for Syndicate 2047
Industry veteran Bobby Swarup announced the launch of Niyam Group last month.
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- January 9 2026
Lockton boosts cargo, marine team in Singapore with double move
Broker appoints Li Lin Kea as head of cargo and logistics, regional transportation for Asia, and promotes Cindy Khoo to head of marine and offshore, regional transportation for Asia.
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- January 9 2026
Liberty Specialty Markets promotes Sara de Sampaio Soares to APAC head of energy, power and mining
Singapore-based Soares has been with the insurer for almost 11 years, most recently based in Sydney as assistant vice president and national manager for energy and power across ANZ.
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- January 9 2026
Veteran Jason Mandera becomes CEO of Marsh McLennan Indonesia
He has been with Marsh in Jakarta for over 16 years.
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- January 9 2026
Allianz nets US$2.45bn from sale of 23% of Bajaj JVs
German insurer says India remains a 'high strategic priority'.
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- January 9 2026
Opinion: I, Underwriter? An evitable conflict, or will 2026 see the first AI underwriter?
Artificial intelligence is already encroaching on the underwriting sector, with the industry working to understand the implications on insured exposures and the regulatory landscape.
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- January 9 2026
Price Forbes taps Gallagher’s Dick Heath as head of reinsurance and wholesale for Singapore
He brings more than 40 years of broking and underwriting experience, and joins from Gallagher, where he was CEO for Asia.
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- January 8 2026
Australia braced for ‘catastrophic’ fire dangers, temperatures could hit 47 degrees Celsius
Total fire ban in place across the entire state of Victoria, most of South Australia, and four districts of New South Wales on Friday.
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- January 8 2026
QBE promotes Dean O’Connell to head of trade finance solutions
Sydney-based O'Connell has been with QBE for almost seven years.
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- January 8 2026
ARPC declares end of Tropical Cyclone Jenna
It is the fourth cyclone of Australia’s storm season after tropical cyclones Fina, Grant, and Hayley.
