Industry Segments: Insurers Page 4 / 20
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- October 21 2025
NorthStandard elevates Michael Hustler as head of Asia Pacific
Singapore-based Hustler succeeds David Roberts, who will leave the club in February 2026.
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- October 20 2025
AIG promotes Jenny Boyd to APAC head of client and broker engagement
Boyd will retain her existing responsibilities as head of multinational APAC, a role she assumed in March last year.
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- October 20 2025
Industry review, new corporate info drive Fitch upgrade for Construction Guarantee
While the rating agency expects CG’s capital strength to remain stable, COR rose to 126% in 2024 from 68% in 2022, driven by higher guarantee claims and additional reserves amid economic strain, high interest rates and rising construction costs.
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- October 20 2025
Markel Greater China targets double-digit growth, doubles down on marine, AI risks
Buoyed by 220% growth in 2024, the specialty carrier targets top spot on the Lloyd's China platform by year-end, says Chelsea Jiang, Greater China MD.
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- October 18 2025
Allianz names Ritu Arora as India country head
Previously, Arora served as CEO and chief investment officer of Allianz Investment Management in Asia Pacific and India advisor to the Allianz SE Board.
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- October 16 2025
Weng Joe Wong returns to Markel as cyber and financial lines underwriter
As a professional financial risks and cyber underwriter, Singapore-based Wong will report to Olga Wong, head of Southeast Asia, PFR & cyber.
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- October 15 2025
High-profile breaches propel cyber insurance adoption in APAC: Beazley
Clients are advancing beyond awareness and assessing operational and financial cyber risk exposures, says regional cyber lead Teck Sion Ng.
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- October 14 2025
Lawmakers to question major Korean carriers over high disaster insurance premiums, margins: report
- Insurers
- South Korea
- DB Insurance
- Hanwha General Insurance
- Hyundai Insurance
- KB Insurance
- Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance
- Samsung Fire & Marine
The National Assembly has summoned chief executives of Samsung Fire & Marine, DB Insurance, Hyundai Marine & Fire, KB Insurance, Hanwha General Insurance, Meritz Fire & Marine and NH NongHyup Property & Casualty Insurance.
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- October 14 2025
Marine insurance rates may rise following Sri Lanka’s US$1bn plastic spill ruling: report
A cargo ship owned by Singapore’s X-Press Feeders, insured by London P&I Club, spilt tens of billions of petrochemical pellets and burnt plastic, oil and chemicals into the ocean off Colombo in 2021.
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- October 14 2025
MS&AD to put Hawaiian unit DTRIC into run-off
It will continue to administer all active policies, manage claims and meet its contractual and statutory obligations over the next several years.
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- October 14 2025
Markel to restructure international operations into 5 divisions
The five new units are Asia-Pacific, Canada, Europe, London Market (comprising marine & energy, PFR & cyber, and specialty) and UK.
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- October 14 2025
AI adoption increases risks for cyber insurers: Axa XL
The rollout of AI technologies, a rapidly evolving data privacy landscape in Asia and increased threat actor activity are driving the cyber market in the region, says regional cyber head Sam Bye.
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- October 13 2025
Allianz Trade promotes Yusuke Hata to regional head of Japan desk for North Asia and Singapore
Hata was previously sales manager for the firm since joining the trade credit insurer in 2022.
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- October 13 2025
Generali Thailand targets half a billion dollars in GWP this year: report
The insurer intends to bank on digital innovation, multi-channel distribution, and the growing demand for health and life insurance to sustain double-digit growth.
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- October 9 2025
Premium growth, economic resilience benefit Indonesian non-life insurers despite underwriting pressures: AM Best
The rating agency maintained a stable outlook on Asean country's non-life insurance segment, reflecting expectations of continued premium expansion.
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- October 9 2025
Tokio Marine has more than US$10bn for international acquisitions: report
It will consider deals in Southeast Asia, Australia and Latin America, according to a Bloomberg report quoting Brad Irick.
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- October 9 2025
‘Lifeblood of global trade’ under pressure amid rising tide of climate threat
With Asia home to nine of the 10 busiest container ports in the world, a new report has found that 90% of the world’s 3,700 major ports are exposed to damaging climate hazards.
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- October 8 2025
MS Amlin adds trio of underwriters to APAC team
Firm appoints Darren Toh and Yosuke Yasuda as senior underwriters, and Amirul PJ Ashraf as an underwriter.
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- October 8 2025
MSFC upgraded amid robust capital position, stable underwriting: AM Best
Global rating agency upgrades MS First Capital Insurance's (MSFC) rating to A+ (superior) from A (excellent), while its rating outlook was revised to stable from positive.
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- October 8 2025
Japanese offshore wind a ‘big opportunity’ for (re)insurers: Tokio Marine
Head of marine, hull and energy Hiroyuki Ishijima speaks to InsuranceAsia News about Japan's target of having at least 30-45 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity by 2040.
