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- September 9 2026
Opinion: In a time of war, will other Asian nations follow in Japan’s wake?
Japan is the latest to explore a state-sponsored marine insurance scheme, but the move raises profound questions for maritime reinsurance across Asia.
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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 8 2026
China’s ‘rare’ US$9bn insurance sector recapitalisation enhances risk resilience: analysts
Ministry of Finance has announced a US$54bn plan to recapitalise the financial system to enhance its capital strength and boost economic growth.
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- September 8 2026
Marsh’s Peter Sun joins Aviso Specialty as COO for schemes, affinity
Sydney-based Sun was previously Pacific COO for affinity at Marsh.
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- September 8 2026
Swiss Re promotes Iris Cheung to head of L&H reinsurance for Hong Kong, Taiwan
She succeeds Torben Swart, who was promoted to managing director and appointed head of technical and operational excellence for APAC, excluding China.
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- September 8 2026
Patrick Chan joins Ardonagh-backed MDS Group as senior adviser for international development
Former managing director of Hong Kong-based Nova Insurance Group will support the Protuguese broker on business development in Iberia, Latin America and Africa.
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- September 8 2026
Markel makes double promotion within Australia underwriting team
James Vlasveld and James Crawford earn promotions to senior underwriters.
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- September 8 2026
Underwriter Rachel Godden swaps Chubb for cyber MGA Coalition Australia
She joins after over four years of underwriting experience at Chubb, where she was most recently a senior cyber and tech industry practices underwriter.
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- September 7 2026
Sompo adds Cedric Wong to Hong Kong financial lines team
Japanese insurer has been building out its financial lines team in Hong Kong.
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- September 7 2026
Hannover Re sees stable to softer APAC reinsurance rates in 2027
Reinsurer plans to make at least stable reinsurance capacities available for upcoming renewals, provided risk-adequate prices can be obtained.
