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- April 13 2026
Specialist Risk Group appoints Halim Rosalan as Asia head of business
Singapore-based Rosalan will have oversight of business development, benefits solutions, corporate risk solutions, facultative reinsurance and claims.
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- April 13 2026
Rise of AI demands new approaches to cyber underwriting: CyberCube
Compressed attack timelines, identity-layer propagation and the rise of AI agents require immediate adjustments to underwriting, cat modelling and portfolio management, cyber risk analytics specialist says in its H1 2026 Global Threat Briefing report.
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- April 13 2026
Victoria bushfire losses rise to US$570m: Perils
Bushfires unfolded between January 7-13, when a severe heatwave drove extreme fire conditions across southeastern Australia.
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- April 13 2026
APAC insurers brace for indirect impact of Middle East conflict as volatility, supply-chain risks rise: S&P Global
Potential prolonged disruptions to energy supply can lead to compounding claims expenses in motor, property and commercial lines while increasing demand for political risk and business interruption coverage.
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- April 13 2026
India firms up plans for GIC Re-led US$100m marine war risk pool
Bharat Marine Pool will be led by state-owned reinsurer GIC Re and New India Assurance.
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- April 13 2026
Starr appoints Vichai Laotrakul as Thailand CEO
Bangkok-based Laotrakul brings over two decades of underwriting experience across multiple lines of business.
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- April 12 2026
Cyclone Vaianu batters New Zealand’s North Island
Winds exceeding 130km/h force hundreds to evacuate and has caused power cuts to some 5,000 homes.
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- April 11 2026
Full Capacity: Ceasefire’s limited lifeline for insurers
This week's newsletter discusses an The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), India’s Gift City growth, ARPC's milestone, Korea's Lotte Insurance sale, and the Middle East ceasfire's effect on the (re)insurance sector.
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- April 11 2026
Marsh names Heath Jose as strategic client director for Singapore
He joins the global broker from BMS, where he was a director.
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- April 10 2026
Ronnie Tong steps down as Swiss Re’s head of P&C facultative for Asia
Yusuke Matsumoto is set to take over on an interim basis as of Saturday.
