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- October 6 2026
Canopius to take over as Castle Insurance underwriter from QBE
Switch takes effect from December 1, with the Australian MGA retaining policy administration and claims handling.
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- September 23 2026
Louise Austin makes ‘bittersweet’ move to Hannover Re as senior underwriter for Australian fac cas
Sydney-based Austin joins from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, where she had been a senior commercial underwriter since September 2024.
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- September 8 2026
Markel makes double promotion within Australia underwriting team
James Vlasveld and James Crawford earn promotions to senior underwriters.
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- August 26 2026
Victor Australia appoints Danial Mullin as head of casualty
Melbourne-based Mullin joins the underwriting agency and authorised representative of Marsh after three years at Guild Insurance.
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- August 18 2026
Berkley Re Asia taps Hena Choi as head of casualty
She joins the reinsurer in Singapore following almost two decades at Samsung Fire & Marine.
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- August 13 2026
Integra Technical Services names Mark Thompson as Australia, New Zealand MD
Sydney-based Thompson will partner with Integra’s leadership team to extend its reach across property, casualty and specialty lines.
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- August 11 2026
Record capital, strong earnings put reinsurance underwriting discipline to the test: AM Best
Availability of alternative avenues for capital deployment potentially reduces pressure to compete aggressively within any single segment of the market.
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- August 3 2026
Steve Hutchinson ‘passes the reins’ with Bruce Tsoi named WTW’s Hong Kong head of P&C
Tsoi joins from Marsh Risk, where he spent over seven years in various risk management roles.
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- July 31 2026
Taiwan, South Korea lead rate declines in Asia, Vietnam bucks trend: Marsh
Japanese insurance market composite down by 3% having seen rate increases in the three previous quarters.
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- July 23 2026
Asia insurance rates decline 5% in Q2, led by cyber: Marsh
Property insurance rates fell by 5%, while casualty insurance rates declined by 3% and cyber insurance rates decreased by 8%.
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- July 23 2026
Pacific insurance rates drop 13% in Q2, led by property: Marsh
Region saw the steepest decline in rates globally for a second quarter running, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.
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- July 21 2026
Pinnacle Underwriting taps James Kyte as casualty, financial lines head for ANZ
He joins the Australian fac specialist MGA from Hannover Re, where he was a senior underwriter for cyber and facultative casualty for Australasia.
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- July 15 2026
Swiss Re CorSo promotes Jacqueline McCarthy to expert casualty underwriter for ANZ
She has been with the commercial insurance arm of Swiss Re in Australia since 2024.
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- July 10 2026
AIG appoints Claudio Saita as interim CEO, general manager for Australia
Prior to joining AIG, Sydney-based Saita was Everest's interim country head for the Pacific.
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- July 7 2026
Markel appoints Weng Fatt Tan as senior casualty underwriter in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur-based Tan was most recenly head of liability at Berjaya Sompo Insurance.
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- May 29 2026
Starr names Jane Tung as head of casualty in Hong Kong
She has over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, having worked at Swiss Re CorSo most recently as senior distribution manager.
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- May 18 2026
Sompo hires Megan Yeung as senior casualty underwriter for Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
Most recently a casualty underwriter at Axa XL, Hong Kong-based Yeung is specialised in product and general liability.
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- May 6 2026
AIG hires Ivy Thoo as senior casualty underwriter
Singapore-based Thoo joins following five years in business development managerial roles at Allianz.
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- May 4 2026
AIG elevates Hong Kong duo to casualty lead roles
Insurer promotes Evelyn Li to casualty corporate lead, and Carmen Ho to casualty major account lead.
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- April 29 2026
Pacific Prime promotes Paul Cheung to lead property, casualty, financial lines team in Singapore
He has been with the broker for over six and a half years.
