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- September 25 2025
New Zealand’s Ando elevates Therese Singleton as CEO, succeeding John Lyon
The Envest-backed insurer also promoted Timothy Riding to the executive team as head of portfolio and underwriting.
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- September 24 2025
Nepal’s ‘Gen Z riot’ losses impose financial strain on (re)insurers: AM Best
Outsized proportion of losses, reported to be over US$177m, could impact earnings and capital of the market, which has a combined GWP of US$317m.
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- September 23 2025
Super Typhoon Ragasa: Hong Kong insurance industry braces for world’s strongest storm in 2025
Tens of millions of people could be impacted as the storm passes south of the major centres of Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
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- September 23 2025
Everest Re launches in India, opens Gift City office
Everest Re joins the growing list of reinsurers opening offices in India's special economic zone.
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- September 23 2025
Australian regulator sues RACQ over misleading renewal comparison pricing
Australian Securities and Investments Commission has alleged that the IAG-owned carrier inflated 'last period premium' in more than 570,000 renewal documents sent to customers between September 2019 and December 2024.
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- September 23 2025
Cat bond momentum building in underrepresented APAC, driven by regulatory support, demand for alternative protection
Hong Kong's efforts to become an ILS hub are driving the growth of third-party capital in Asia Pacific, industry sources tell InsuranceAsia News.
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- September 22 2025
Allianz Trade moves into Vietnam with country manager hire
Trade credit insurer hires Ly Dao from WTW to spearhead its expansion.
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- September 22 2025
Super Typhoon Ragasa: Hong Kong facing US$100m bill: report
Region is battening down for the typhoon, which is expected to bring hurricane-force winds of up to 220km/h and is projected to make landfall in southeast China on Wednesday.
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- September 22 2025
Opportunity knocks for marine insurers, Sompo’s David Ong says, as tariffs redraw Asia’s intra-trade landscape
As pricing pressures and evolving risks bite, the Japanese carrier is empowering local underwriting teams to help it become a 'truly international carrier of Asian origin'.
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- September 19 2025
Lotte Insurance sees takeover interest from Korea Investment Holdings: reports
Listed insurer backed by JKL Partners had attempted a sale last year, but negotiations fell through due to price gaps with potential buyers.
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- September 19 2025
Long term, profitable lines to sustain Samsung Fire & Marine’s underwriting profitability: AM Best
Global rating agency affirms a financial strength rating (FSR) of A++ (Superior) and the long-term issuer credit ratings (ICR) of aa+ (Superior) to Samsung Fire & Marine and its subsidiaries.
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- September 19 2025
Atradius appoints Bart Poublon as director of risk services for Asia and Oceania
Poublon has spent 24 years at Atradius, having joined the firm in 2001 before joining the Asia team in 2005.
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- September 18 2025
Sompo taps Alessa Quane as new CEO of international markets
Regional management of the UK, continental Europe including Turkey, Brazil and Asia Pacific excluding Japan will report directly to Quane.
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- September 18 2025
Siân Mullane returns to AIG as senior property underwriter in Australia
She has specialised in property underwriting for most of her career, which has spanned the UK, New Zealand and Australia.
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- September 16 2025
China Taiping Insurance appoints Bin-Hao Nah as marine cargo section head in Singapore
He joins from Howden, having also worked for Marsh McLennan, Aon, Newstate Stenhouse, and Beazley.
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- September 16 2025
Market Lane assumes Arag legal insurance renewals
Transition will help the insurance group expand its footprint in the specialty insurance sector.
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- September 16 2025
Allianz Trade’s Hassan Omaish returns to Asia as Hong Kong hub CEO
Move follows Edmond Lee's retirement after 12 years with the firm.
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- September 16 2025
Former Allianz Australia COO takes over as Honey Insurance CEO
David Krawitz succeeds current CEO and founder Richard Joffe, who moves into the role of executive chairman.
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- September 15 2025
Swedish Club expands in China with Ping An P&C strategic partnership
Agreement enhances service delivery and broadens the ways members can access the club’s marine insurance and loss prevention services.
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- September 15 2025
IUMI 2025: 3 takeaways from Singapore as marine market braces for a new era of global trade
Marine premiums, globalisation and energy dominated discussions at the annual International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) conference in Singapore last week.
