Industry Segments: Insurers Page 7 / 57
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- September 22 2026
QBE Australia adds James Butchart as national marine, aviation portfolio specialist
He was previously head of marine for Zurich Australia, where he spent over 14 years.
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- September 22 2026
Jonathan Groves succeeds Sue Houghton as QBE’s Australia Pacific CEO
He has been with QBE in various senior roles for 13 years, including Pacific region CEO.
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- September 21 2026
QBE hires Shahrezal Wan as Singapore lead for motor, corporate underwriting solutions
Singapore-based Wan joins from Marsh, where he was placement manager.
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- September 21 2026
HDI Global adds Rebekah Khew, LiLian Lau to North Asia underwriting team
Rebecca Kong had already been appointed as North Asia head of distribution and strategic partners last month.
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- September 21 2026
Tower grows reinsurance limit to US$555m, reduces costs
Kiwi insurer's FY27 reinsurance expenses are expected to cost around 9.5% of its GWP, down from 10.6% in FY26.
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- September 21 2026
IAG denies Greensill settlement with Credit Suisse
Australian insurer says it has yet to reach a settlement in the multi‑billion‑dollar lawsuit, responding to an Australian Financial Review report that parties had struck an out‑of‑court deal.
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- September 21 2026
APAC decommissioning market enters transitional phase as ageing energy assets reach end of life
From Indonesia's 630 offshore platforms to Australia's US$45bn liability, insurers are assessing the growing wave of decommissioning activity as operators grapple with ageing energy infrastructure, industry sources told InsuranceAsia News.
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- September 21 2026
Canopius bolsters APAC leadership team with senior claims, underwriting appointments
Specialty and P&C (re)insurer appoints Richard Adamczyk as senior claims manager for Australia and New Zealand, alongside Louise Wai as APAC head of property, direct and facultative, and Jack Hullah as APAC head of credit and political risk.
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- September 20 2026
AIG appoints Daina Muceniece as regional head of trade credit for APAC
She relocates to Singapore from London, where she was EMEA and UK multinational lead, specialising in trade credit, for AIG.
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- September 18 2026
Chiba torrential rains trigger US$225m in insurance payouts across 30,000 claims: GIAJ
As of August 28, motor claims account for almost 60% of losses with payouts totalling over US$131m across over 19,100 claims.
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- September 18 2026
Indonesia’s Asuransi Bintang downgraded to BBB+ by Fitch following fraud investigation
Insurer was under investigation at the end of December for alleged investment fraud and payroll-related embezzlement totalling US$3m, which could lead to the weakening of its capital and liquidity position.
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- September 17 2026
‘The highs are very high, the lows are very low’: New Zealand’s volatile, super-soft P&C market faces a turning point
After two years of double-digit rate cuts and a benign catastrophe experience, New Zealand's P&C market is showing signs of bottoming out, according to industry sources.
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- September 16 2026
Coface appoints Natthaphan Phanitchawong as head of commercial for Thailand
Bangkok-based Phanitchawong joins from AIG, where he spent 17 years as the head of the trade credit insurance department.
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- September 16 2026
Rising cyber threats put the brakes on APAC’s softening insurance market
The dramatic softening of the cyber insurance market since 2023 is showing signs of decelerating, brokers and underwriters say.
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- September 15 2026
Starr taps Patto To as regional A&H claims manager
Hong Kong-based To will focus on strengthening claims service across Hong Kong and Singapore.
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- September 15 2026
Allianz Commercial confirms Steve Williams as head of liability underwriting
He has been with Allianz for over 15 year and had stepped into the acting head of liability role in October.
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- September 15 2026
Zurich’s US$11bn Beazley acquisition to take effect on October 1 after regulatory approval
Deal remains subject to satisfaction of other conditions, including court approval and delivery of a copy of the court order to the registrar of companies.
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- September 15 2026
Thailand’s (re)insurance market defies regional softening as cat losses reshape risk landscape
Earthquake in Myanmar in March 2025 and severe floods in November have reshaped Thailand's property catastrophe market.
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- September 14 2026
Starr appoints Sharon Ho as head of A&H for Hong Kong
She was most recently a partnership and affinity manager at Generali.
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- September 14 2026
Asia emerges as international programs hub as regional firms centralise risk management: HDI Global
Region is seeing growth as a servicing hub for multinationals and a producing centre for international insurance programs, HDI Global's Rinnah Roque tells InsuranceAsia News' Between the Lines podcast.
