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- April 17 2026
Agile promotes Mark Hunt to group CUO in underwriting leadership shake-up
David Hughes succeeds Hunt as active underwriter for Syndicate 2427, while Mike Dalton takes on an additional role as head of underwriting for Australia.
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- April 17 2026
Chubb eyes Indian return as 100% FDI reshapes market access: report
American insurer has been absent from India since 2007, when it exited its local joint venture with HDFC.
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- April 17 2026
Gallagher Re’s Mark O’Brien joins MGA XS Global Asia Pacific
O'Brien, who had stepped down as APAC head of the reinsurance broker earlier this year, will write treaty reinsurance.
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- April 17 2026
Scope of war risk cover must be considered as claims expand beyond high-risk zones: London P&I Club
Senior underwriter Ben McKeith says not enough owners are considering long-term war risk cover plans as part of their management strategy, as claims have increased in non-high risk zones, such as the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
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- April 17 2026
APAC Q1 cat losses stay muted at US$2bn, Australia events dominate: Aon
Global economic losses from natural disasters in Q1 reached US$37bn, well below the US$64bn average this century.
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- April 17 2026
IAG’s RACI acquisition moves to phase two ACCC investigation
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says acquisition could 'substantially lessen' competition within Western Australia’s home and motor insurance market.
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- April 17 2026
Swiss Re appoints Devpriya Misra as APAC head of credit and surety reinsurance
He has been with Swiss Re since 2009.
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- April 17 2026
Opinion: Systemic risk is making an unwelcome return on the APAC radar
Systemic risk is making an unwelcome return on the APAC radar, as the Iran conflict threatens an energy-driven shock that Asia can ill afford, despite markets having quickly forgotten the lessons of 2008.
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- April 16 2026
Sompo taps Everest underwriters to drive Australia growth
Arthur Constantinou has been appointed head of energy and construction, Josh Luk head of financial lines, Matt O'Brien head of casualty and Andrew Lester head of property.
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- April 16 2026
Asia’s energy market stays soft with abundant capacity, benign losses: WTW
Although loss activity and macroeconomic volatility could slow softening in the near term, market lacks a clear catalyst for correction, broker says.
