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- September 18 2026
Niyam Group adds Aditi Chaturvedi as actuarial director
Chaturvedi, who will be based in Gift City, joins from Accenture, where she was an actuarial senior principal for the last four years.
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- September 17 2026
Nat cat risk driving fac demand across Asia: Willis
Asian facultative market is also awash with capacity, as intense competition drives year‑on‑year rate cuts of up to 30% in some placements.
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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
Labuan Re hires Chan Swee Chee as CUO
He brings over 28 years of experience in the (re)insurance industry, with extensive expertise in treaty and facultative reinsurance across Asia.
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- September 11 2026
Munich Re adds Joy Wang to Australia team
She joins Munich Re in Sydney following a strint at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.
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- September 11 2026
RVS 2026: Back to the reinsurance drawing board? 6 APAC takeaways from Monte Carlo
Record capital, falling property rates and a scramble for growth dominated this year’s Rendez-Vous de Septembre, in a market where overhaul of programs is very much on the agenda.
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- September 9 2026
Japanese P&C carriers’ underwriting profit rebounds 186% to US$2.3bn in FY25: Toa Re
Improvement driven by an increase in net premium income and a drop in net claims paid, reflecting lower earthquake claims following the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake.
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- September 9 2026
Pacific Life Re executes first asset-intensive reinsurance deal in Hong Kong
Transaction involves a block of whole life liabilities of a pan-Asian insurer.
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- September 8 2026
Swiss Re promotes Iris Cheung to head of L&H reinsurance for Hong Kong, Taiwan
She succeeds Torben Swart, who was promoted to managing director and appointed head of technical and operational excellence for APAC, excluding China.
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- September 7 2026
Hannover Re sees stable to softer APAC reinsurance rates in 2027
Reinsurer plans to make at least stable reinsurance capacities available for upcoming renewals, provided risk-adequate prices can be obtained.
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- September 7 2026
China announces US$9bn recapitalisation plan for state-owned insurers
China Life and China Taiping will receive direct capital injections from the Ministry of Finance, while PICC and China Re will raise funds through a share sale to the ministry.
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- September 7 2026
Cyber, AI ‘fundamentally changing risk landscape,’ demanding new solutions: Munich Re
German reinsurer also cites rising cost of non-peak perils after insured losses topped US$100bn for the first time last year.
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- September 6 2026
MS&AD eyeing European reinsurance broking market entry: report
Group's fronting arm, MS Transverse, aims to replicate its US model in the UK and broader Europe by tapping its exisiting reinsurer and MGA network.
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- September 4 2026
AM Best affirms Peak Re’s A- ratings, cites robust balance sheet and disciplined strategy
Reported capital and surplus grew by 17% to US$1.7bn in 2025, supported by a retention of underwriting and investment profits.
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- September 4 2026
Toa Re net profit reaches higest level on improved underwriting, lower catastrophe losses: AM Best
Ratings agency affirms a financial strength rating of A (excellent), and a the long-term issuer credit ratings of a+ (excellent), with a stable outlook.
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- September 4 2026
AM Best downgrades Himalayan Re amid CEO arrest, fraud investigation
Rating agency downgrades Neaplese reinsurer's ratings to B (Fair) and places them under review with negative implications.
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- September 3 2026
S&P maintains stable outlook for reinsurance sector despite further softening in 2027
Global reinsurers face a delicate balancing acts as softening rates eat into the sector's strong profitability.
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- September 2 2026
Axa XL Re taps ex-Scor CUO Augustin Gas as Asia head
Singapore-based Gas will oversee client and broker relationships across Asia and manage the carrier’s regional book.
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- September 2 2026
Peak Re hires Natt Wattanaumphaipong as global head of distribution, Sanjiv Agarwal as head of operations
Wattanaumphaipong joins from Great American Insurance in Singapore, while Agarwal moves after a decade at Swiss Re.
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- September 2 2026
Ageas Re hires Steve Cipriani as senior APAC property treaty underwriter
He relocates from Singapore to Zurich following six months as a treaty underwriter at Sompo.
