Industry Segments: Insurers Page 11 / 38
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- February 24 2026
Jason Hammond appointed CEO of Ansvar Insurance Australia
He replaces Melbourne-based Warren Hutcheon, who will retire after 12 years with the company.
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- February 24 2026
Cyclone Senyar a ‘wake-up call’ for Southeast Asia: Aon
The extraordinary storm caused US$5.4bn dollars of economic losses in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand and 1,406 deaths after making landfall twice in November.
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- February 23 2026
IAG’s Amanda Whiting takes on new group role
Whiting has returned to Australia after four years as CEO of IAG New Zealand.
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- February 23 2026
Everest elevates Tomi Latva-Kiskola to APAC chief executive for global wholesale and specialty
Singapore-based Latva-Kiskola has been with the carrier since 2024, serving as head of insurance for Asia.
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- February 23 2026
QBE appoints Chubb’s Carles Tondo as head of property for Asia
Tondo, who will report to South Asia CEO Stephen Geisler, will assume the portfolio from Brendan Dunlea.
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- February 23 2026
Naleena Moore to lead Axa XL’s Singapore marine cargo team
She has been with Axa XL in Singapore for over a decade.
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- February 20 2026
Tokio Marine Group outlooks revised to positive on business, asset diversification: S&P
S&P Global Ratings says it revised the outlooks to positive because it believes Tokio Marine Group will further diversify its business and asset base outside Japan.
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- February 20 2026
QBE’s net profit grows 21.1% in FY25
Australian insurer reported COR of s 91.9% benefitting from a 'favourable' loss environment in 2025, with a 28.3% reduction in catastrophe claims.
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- February 20 2026
Forget the noise, geopolitical tensions demand scenarios not predictions
Hoe-Yeong Loke, head of research at UK risk management association Airmic, tells InsuranceAsia News rare earth minerals and tensions around Taiwan are likely to remain pressing issues for Asia and the global supply chain.
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- February 19 2026
South Africa’s Santam granted Gift City licence
Santam becomes first insurance company from a Brics-member country to set up a presence in India's Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (Gift City).
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- February 19 2026
Sompo receives regulatory approvals for US$3.5bn Aspen acquisition
Transaction is expected to close in the next several days, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
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- February 19 2026
Marcus Robertson returns to QBE as senior claims specialist for major, complex claims
Sydney-based Robertson was most recently a senior technical claims lead at Gallagher for just under two years.
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- February 19 2026
Zurich Asia Pacific ‘well positioned for continued growth’ after posting US$4.3bn P&C GWP in FY25
Zurich's P&C gross written premiums rose by 8% year-on-year, 4% like-for-like, while it posted a business operating profit of US$346 million, with a combined ratio of 94.3%.
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- February 16 2026
Allied World hires Sam Williams as senior D&O underwriter
He was formerly with Canopius in the UK for five years before taking an 11-month career break.
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- February 16 2026
Heavy rain, strong winds brings state of emergency, disruptions to central New Zealand
States of emergancy have been declared in five districts and 30,000 properties have reported power outages as a result of the extreme weather on the North Island.
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- February 16 2026
Korea Investment shortlists 3 targets for insurance market entry: report
Non-banking financial services holding company eyes insurers Yebyeol Non-Life, Lotte Non-Life and KDB Life.
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- February 16 2026
Risk-based capital amendments ‘credit neutral’ for Hong Kong insurers: Fitch
Hong Kong's Insurance Authority launched a public consultation on the changes last week.
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- February 16 2026
Markel adds Johnny Zhang, Jon Tam to greater China PFR team
Markel has strengthened its professional and financial risks team in Hong Kong.
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- February 16 2026
Does Zurich’s US$11bn Beazley deal signal the end of the Lloyd’s listing experiment? Survivors are now in the spotlight
Deal will leave only two Lloyd’s players – Hiscox and Lancashire – listed on the London Stock Exchange, with capital-rich Japanese insurers expected to be amongst those circling.
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- February 13 2026
Sompo profits boosted by reduced natural catastrophe losses
Sompo is on track to achieve a record profit in FY25.
