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- September 9 2026
Axa XL appoints Markus Posberg as property, construction, energy CUO for APAC and Europe
Cologne-based Posberg brings extensive technical experience, most recently as head of property, construction and energy for Germany.
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- August 31 2026
Corinne Biagioni joins Aviso Specialty as construction growth leader, clarifies SRG move
Biagioni confirms she 'never commenced employment' with Specialist Risk Group despite having announced her appointment as a partner and head of Australia construction in June.
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- August 26 2026
Munich Re Specialty rolls out Lloyd’s first-ever construction rescue insurance
Policy, which is also being offered in Australia and New Zealand, funds response and recovery operations during the rescue and immediate recovery phase after construction accidents.
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- August 25 2026
New Lloyd’s-backed MGA Angel Underwriting taps Aaron Whiteley as first head of underwriting
Australian MGA will underwrite contract works and public liability, as well as life sciences risk.
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- August 17 2026
Vietnam’s new construction insurance rule shifts market from box-ticking to essential risk management
Insurers must shift their focus beyond pricing for sustainable growth in one of Southeast Asia’s most active construction markets, sources tell InsuranceAsia News.
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- August 11 2026
Sompo appoints Dave Wong as property underwriter for Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
He will help drive the growth of Sompo's property and construction portfolio, strengthen the underwriting capabilities and deliver solutions for brokers and clients.
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- August 10 2026
Joe Keiper joins Edgewise Insurance Brokers as head of construction broking
He was prvioulsy with EBM Insurance & Risk as a client director for construction and marine.
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- August 3 2026
Price Forbes’ Akihisa Hirata joins Howden as head of construction for Japan
He spent five months with Price Forbes as a director for their Japan practice, based in Singapore.
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- July 20 2026
Marsh expands US$2.7bn data centre construction insurance facility to Asia
Addition of Asian projects to Nimbus follows expansion into Australia and New Zealand in January.
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- July 6 2026
Niyam Group taps Ritesh Shah to drive India engineering, construction buildout
He joins after a long stint at Swiss Re in India.
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- June 30 2026
Corinne Biagioni joins Specialist Risk Group as partner, Australia head of construction
She was formerly with Gallagher for over six years, with her most recent role as team leader for civil and construction.
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- June 3 2026
Munich Re Specialty hires Bob Algie to lead Australia property, construction, engineering team
His appointment is part of a buildout of Munich Re Specialty's presence in Australia.
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- May 19 2026
APAC construction market remains competitive amid digital infrastructure growth: Aon
Hyperscale data centres, battery plants and semiconductor facilities are driving higher-value and more technically complex projects, leading insurers to increase focus on nat cat exposures, project governance and delay risks.
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- May 4 2026
Suncorp New Zealand hires Walter David as senior construction, engineering underwriter
He was formerly with Chubb for almost three years, most recently as a casualty lines underwriter.
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- April 16 2026
Sompo taps Everest underwriters to drive Australia growth
Arthur Constantinou has been appointed head of energy and construction, Josh Luk head of financial lines, Matt O'Brien head of casualty and Andrew Lester head of property.
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- April 15 2026
Aon ups data centre lifecycle insurance program capacity to US$3.5bn
Aon says the program would provide continuity of coverage into long‑term operations, extending coordinated support to existing, mission‑critical data centre assets beyond construction and commissioning.
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- April 14 2026
Data centres to add US$10bn premiums in 2026 amid looming protection gap: S&P
Rapid expansion of hyperscale data centres is outpacing the insurance industry’s capacity, leaving a significant portion of rising multi‑billion‑dollar risks uninsured, according to S&P Global Ratings.
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- April 14 2026
APAC timber insurance market set for sustained growth, with mass timber projects to the fore
APAC's timber and lumber insurance market is set for 7.2% growth to 2030, driven by a US$63bn regional sector and a green building boom – but while insurers are increasing capacity, they are applying tighter guidelines.
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- April 7 2026
Liberty promotes Celine Choo to head of construction for Asia
She has been at Liberty for nearly 16 years, most recently as an assistant vice president.
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- April 2 2026
Canopius boosts APAC energy, construction and marine teams with triple promotion
Johnny Kim has been promoted to APAC and MENA head natural resources and construction, Meiding He to APAC head of marine hull, and Sharon Tan to underwriter for energy and construction.
