Industry Segments: Insurers Page 23 / 47
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- January 20 2026
Allied World names Mark Chisholm as lead underwriter for Australia property division
Melbourne-based Chisholm previously spent over 11 years at CGU Insurance.
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- January 20 2026
Insurers brace for further claims after heavy rainfall in New Zealand’s North Island
An orange heavy rain warning remains in force in Northland with a month’s worth of rain predicted to fall in 2-3 days.
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- January 20 2026
SBI General Insurance appoints Chandan Kumar as lead for motor underwriting
He has over 14 years of experience in underwriting roles, and joins from assistance and protection service firm OneAssist Consumer Solutions.
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- January 20 2026
Unprecedented AI‑led data centre surge tests APAC’s capacity as hyperscale builds accelerate
Wave of developments are stretching traditional underwriting limits, intensifying aggregation concerns, and pushing insurers, brokers and investors toward more specialised engineering insight, alternative capital and bespoke risk‑transfer structures.
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- January 19 2026
Casey Sandler appointed head of distribution management at Allianz Commercial Japan
Tokyo-based Sandler joins from HDI Global.
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- January 19 2026
Chubb elevates Daniel Farrell to senior Cornerstone relationship manager
Sydney-based Farrell has over 15 years of experience in managerial roles and was previously the marine manager for New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory from July 2022.
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- January 19 2026
Indian insurance market poised for strong mid-term growth, outpace global markets: Swiss Re
Annual premium growth projected at 6.9% from 2026 to 2030, rebounding from 3.1% in 2025, the reinsurer said.
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- January 18 2026
CelsiusPro Group, Ecom to design new parametric solutions for Indonesian farmers
The project is backed by University of Southern Queensland in Australia, the Natural Disaster Fund, and Swiss Capacity Building Facility.
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- January 18 2026
Anita Hong joins MS Amlin as APAC financial controller
Hong was previously at Canadian banking group TD for more than a decade.
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- January 16 2026
Reforms, economic momentum keep India’s non-life insurers on a growth track: AM Best
India’s long-term economic outlook remains favourable for non-life insurance growth despite near-term moderation.
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- January 16 2026
Allianz Trade promotes Sandy Liu to regional head of China desk
Hong Kong-based Liu has been with the German insurer for over 19 years.
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- January 15 2026
Thai train collapse puts Dhipaya on the hook as lead insurer
Dhipaya covers 60% of the risk, with Bangkok Insurance and Intra Insurance each covering 20% for the high-speed rail construction project in northeast Thailand.
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- January 15 2026
Siddharth Verma joins Axa XL’s India underwriting team as assistant property underwriter
Mumbai-based Verma joins from Marsh India, where he had worked in the facultative reinsurance team for property and construction underwriting since February 2022.
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- January 15 2026
Chubb Singapore hires BHSI’s Cherry Gao as head of major accounts and global broking
She joins Chubb after almost a decade at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI).
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- January 15 2026
Arch Insurance Australia adds Andrew Whitlock to casualty team
He has over a decade of experience in Australia and the UK.
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- January 14 2026
Sompo strengthens actuarial teams in Southeast Asia with key appointments
Victor Fung has been appointed certifying actuary for Singapore, while Joyce Oo has been hired as appointed actuary in Malaysia.
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- January 14 2026
Allianz Trade hires Aon’s Ghinna Maharanny as XoL underwriter
Singapore-based Maharanny was most recently an associate director for credit solutions, focusing on structured credit and political risk, at Aon.
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- January 14 2026
Flora Mao joins Markel as senior casualty underwriter in Shanghai
Markel aims to become the largest Lloyd's syndicate on the Lloyd's China platform.
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- January 13 2026
FM increases capacity for Intellium clients to US$5bn to meet growing data centre demand
Commercial property insurer says it will offer 'unprecedented support for its clients' with the enhanced limits.
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- January 13 2026
Suncorp hit by US$885m natural hazards bill in H1 FY26
Suncorp has confirmed that its natural hazard costs in H1 FY26 will exceed its US$581 million budget.
