Industry Segments: Insurers Page 1 / 29
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- March 5 2026
Mitsui Sumitomo completes acquisition of 15% stake in WR Berkley
Japanese insurance group acquired the shares on the secondary market from public shareholders, and no shares were sold by the WR Berkley Corporation or the Berkley family.
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- March 5 2026
‘Accomplished leader’ Shambhavi Amin joins Raheja QBE as chief claims officer
She joins after 25 years at Reliance General Insurance.
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- March 5 2026
Market Lane taps Jo Mason as New Zealand MD
She previously served as CEO of NZbrokers for just under 10 years.
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- March 5 2026
Markel appoints Ravi Jain as business development, distribution lead for India
He will report to Markel India managing director Deepika Mathur.
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- March 5 2026
Starr taps Danielle An as Singapore head of financial lines
An joins Starr after more than 15 years at Allianz.
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- March 4 2026
Central Bank of India approved to raise stake in Generali JVs to 26%
Bank will raise its stake by 1.09% in Generali Central Insurance and by 0.82% in Generali Central Life Insurance after sign off from the Competition Commission of India.
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- March 4 2026
Donald Trump pledges insurance for vessels in Strait of Hormuz
US International Development Finance Corporation would offer insurance 'at a very reasonable price' to help ensure the flow of energy and other commercial trade, US president says.
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- March 4 2026
War-related supply chain disruption ‘the top of every agenda’: Allianz Commercial
Global supply chain collapse due to conflict foremost concern of respondents in Asia Pacific, according to a new Allianz Commercial survey.
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- March 4 2026
Legal precedent raises stakes for aviation war insurers as Iran conflict grounds fleets
Aviation war market faces a flurry of policy cancellations and reinstatements this week, with rates expected to surge by triple digits.
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- March 3 2026
Chubb promotes Richard Bracken to regional head of strategic partnership development
In his new role, Singapore-based Bracken will actively drive growth across the insurer's Japanese business and key global digital accounts.
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- March 3 2026
China National Nuclear powers up Hong Kong’s growing captive market
Approval for CNNC Captive Insurance brings the number of captives operating in the city to seven.
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- March 3 2026
Beazley elevates Aizad Khair to M&A product leader for Asia
Singapore-based Khair has been working at the Lloyd's carrier for almost four years, most recently as underwriter for M&A.
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- March 3 2026
Warning of 50% spike in marine war risk premiums as Iran conflict intensifies
With US$500bn in energy trade at a standstill, proportionality and caution are the watchwords for the marine market as it braces for a prolonged crisis.
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- March 2 2026
Ex-Liberty Thailand chief Waleerat Asavavongsatien joins Ergo as CUO
Her appointment at Ergo Insurance Thailand is effective from Monday.
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- March 2 2026
See Ju Chua named Sompo Singapore CFO
She has been with Sompo for more than a decade.
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- March 2 2026
Liberty confirms Cynthia Sze appointment to lead unified Hong Kong unit as duo depart
Eddie Young, vice president and chief executive of Liberty Specialty Markets, and Cynthia Leung, finance leader for Liberty Insurance, will leave at the end of July following completion of the unification.
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- March 2 2026
QBE to take full control of Indian non-life JV Raheja QBE in US$35.5m deal
Australian carrier will buy out the 51% shareholding from its Indian partner Prism Johnson, terminating an 18-year-old partnership.
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- March 2 2026
US-Israeli strikes on Iran force marine war market repricing amid elevated geopolitical risks: Aon’s Stephen Rudman
While there is no systemic withdrawal of capacity, underwriters have cancelled certain hull war policies and are offering reinstatement of cover at materially increased rates, the broker's head of marine in Asia says.
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- March 2 2026
Marcus Portbury replaces retiring Marc Breuil as BHSI’s Asia, Middle East president
Portbury will also assume Breuil's role as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance's (BHSI) Hong Kong branch.
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- March 1 2026
War risk insurers cancel covers, raise prices for ships in Gulf and Strait of Hormuz: report
Insurance rates could rise by as much as 50% following Iran's retaliatory stirkes against US-Israel, meanwhile, cargo war-risk insurers are also preparing to issue cancellation notices on Monday.
