Industry Segments: Insurers Page 19 / 57
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- June 10 2026
Risks are not new, but data centre demand to test Asian insurers’ mettle as capacity tightens
Soaring AI-driven construction across Asia Pacific is straining insurance capacity as fires, earthquake risks, and multi-billion-dollar price tags challenge underwriters.
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- June 10 2026
IAG warns New Zealand’s ‘piecemeal’ approach to natural hazards is unsustainable
Insurer has identified 42 gaps in the current nat cat resilience effort and proposed a 15-year roadmap to strengthen the country's risk reduction strategy.
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- June 9 2026
Chinese regulator fines Taiping’s mainland non-life unit over compliance lapses
Regulator flags inappropriate reserving, internal control gaps, data misreporting; seven individuals also penalised.
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- June 9 2026
State Bank of India confirms listing plans for general insurance arm: reports
State-owned lender is planning to IPO SBI General Insurance and SBI Mutual Fund, chairman says.
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- June 9 2026
Chubb Australia appoints trio to manage key distribution relationships with Envest, Steadfast, Austbrokers
The insurer has promoted Mark Roberts, Annelisa Richardson and Brendan Behm to newly established national relationship manager roles.
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- June 8 2026
IGI secures Gift City licence as part of global expansion
The specialty (re)insurer expects to begin operations later this year.
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- June 8 2026
Aleksandra Kaczmarek returns to Coface as Asia Pacific head of sales
Singapore-based Kaczmarek joins from AIG, where she was head of multinational trade credit for APAC.
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- June 8 2026
Markel promotes Jenny Choi to head of casualty for greater China
Choi joined Markel in July 2024 as senior underwriter, international casualty, bringing 18 years’ experience across aviation, casualty and reinsurance.
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- June 8 2026
Chubb Malaysia taps Generali’s Gurudutt Joglekar as deputy country president
Kuala Lumpur-based Joglekar, who has worked across India, Hong Kong and Malaysia, will report to Malaysia country president Jon Longmore.
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- June 8 2026
Axa taps P&C, life, specialty capabilities to target Asia’s high net-worth with cross-border offering
The insurer’s new platform, Axa Global Private, brings together products from Axa and Axa XL under a unified platform spanning Hong Kong and Bermuda.
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- June 5 2026
Korea P&I Club’s rating outlook revised as reinsurance enhancements reduce volatility: AM Best
Rating agency has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and the long‑term ICR of bbb+ (Good) of the club.
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- June 5 2026
James Yau rejoins Coface in double leadership role
Trade credit insurer names Singapore-based Yau as head of commercial for Southeast Asia and head of mid-market for Asia.
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- June 5 2026
Allianz Partners to acquire nib’s Australia, New Zealand travel portfolio
Deal marks Allianz Partners' expansion into the offline travel distribution channel in Australia.
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- June 4 2026
Allianz Trade appoints Ricky Hung to lead Hong Kong distribution
He has over 20 years of experience in the banking sector, having most recently worked at HSBC as division head for global trade and receivable finance.
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- June 4 2026
Markel appoints Matthew Stock to lead new Australian fine art and specie offering
Sydney-based Stock joins from 360 Underwriting Solutions, where he was executive director for fine art and specie.
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- June 3 2026
Kyobo Life enters race to acquire Yebyeol Non-Life: reports
Korea Investment Holdings and Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance are also weighing bids for the bridge insurer after the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation relaunched the sale process last month.
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- June 1 2026
Philippine non-life profit gains continue as premium growth moderates amid cat pressure: AM Best
Availability of reinsurance capacity in the Philippine non-life market continues to expand despite significant nat cat exposure.
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- June 1 2026
Generali GC&C hires Zurich’s Kai Ao as head of business development
Singapore-based Ao was most recently an execution manager for the CEO's office and commercial insurance in Asia at Zurich.
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- June 1 2026
Filipino carriers confirm merger as FPG Mercantile
Philippine Competition Commission had cleared the merger of FPG Insurance and The Mercantile Insurance in January.
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- June 1 2026
QBE appoints Andy Tsui to dual underwriting, people risk roles
Based in Hong Kong, Tsui will report to Lei Yu, chief executive officer of North Asia.
