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- June 2 2026
Marsh hires Kazutoyo Kobayashi as senior vice president for credit specialities in Japan
Tokyo-based Kobayashi was most recently a client manager at Munich Re.
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- June 2 2026
Specialist Risk Group appoints Lee Zong Wen as principal for credit, political risk in Asia
Appointment follows launch of its London-based credit and political risk team led by John Lentaigne, Ed Nicholson and Matt Solley.
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- May 29 2026
IAG settles US$2.8bn litigation with Greensill Bank administrators
InsuranceAsia News reported last week that Greensill Bank’s administrators were nearing a settlement with its insurers following court-sponsored mediation in March.
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- March 17 2026
BPL sets up shop in Japan amid international expansion, names Kenichi Iwakura CEO
Credit and political risk insurance broker already has offices in London, Paris, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Geneva.
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- February 10 2026
Price Forbes elevates Alex Gray to executive director for marine, credit, political risk
Singapore-based Grey was previously head of marine since joining the broker in November 2024.
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- February 2 2026
Gallagher hires Ian Rouse as executive director for credit, surety, political risks
Sydney-based Rouse previously held several leadership roles, including senior surety adviser at Marsh and head of surety for APAC at Liberty Specialty Markets.
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- December 18 2025
Rise of zombie companies, supply chain nerves propel demand for trade credit insurance
Asia is set to be the largest contributor to insolvency increases accounting for half of the global rise in 2025, Allianz Trade’s Hassan Omaish says.
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- November 10 2025
Ongoing reserve adjustments, slow business growth to hurt Eka Lloyd: Fitch Ratings
Global rating agency downgrades PT Asuransi Eka Lloyd Jaya’s insurer rating to BBB (idn) from BBB+(idn).
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- November 6 2025
The Hartford appoints Qingyang Liu as underwriter for credit and political risk team
He will work alongside Shuohan Dai, senior underwriter for credit and political risk and Zhenghong Pan, principal officer and underwriting manager for financial lines.
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- October 13 2025
Texel Asia expands broking team with double appointment
Jaime Stork joined as an associate director, while Brandon Woo will join as a broker and will report to Angela Chang, managing director of Texel Asia.
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- September 16 2025
Fidelis’ Pine Walk unveils surety MGA focused on Australia, APAC and Latin America
Arenite Specialty, which will offer surety and credit risk insurance, will be led by former Bild managing director Teji Gobran.
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- July 7 2025
Howden appoints Edmund Arghand as head of credit, political risk and surety for Asia
Arghand, who joins from BMS in London, will lead the team in Singapore, with a particular focus on structured credit.
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- June 25 2025
Trade credit insurance in high demand amid uncertain times, but pricing anomaly emerges: Coface’s Hugh Burke
Amid a relatively benign claims environment, pricing is still soft, but the APAC CEO says it should increase as 'it's not aligned to the risks we're taking anymore'.
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- June 9 2025
Miller snaps up Melissa Kumazaki as credit, political risk broker
Singapore-based Kumazaki has over 10 years of experience in structured finance, syndications, and investor relations across APAC.
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- April 11 2025
Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation announces measures to counter US tariffs
The corporation will extend free pre-shipment cover for SMEs, provide a 50% discount for other policyholders and reduce premium for emerging markets.
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- April 10 2025
US tariffs may slow premium growth in trade-related P&C lines, raise claim costs: Moody’s
Supply chain disruptions and lower trade volumes could significantly reduce insurance demand for certain lines in Asia like marine cargo and credit.
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- April 9 2025
HDI promotes James Guardino to underwriting manager for APAC political, credit risk
Singapore-based Guardino was most recently senior underwriter for the line at the industrial insurer.
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- February 11 2025
MS Amlin launches credit, political risk offering in Dubai with India, MENA markets in sight
New business line will be led by Osama Elshiekh, senior underwriter for credit and political risk, reporting to senior executive officer for MENA Vipul Gupta.
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- January 27 2025
Peak Re promotes trio to managing directors
Hong Kong-headquartered reinsurer elevates Sudhir Salian, Chenwei Li and Kathleen Koh, the company exclusively confirms to IAN.
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- January 24 2025
Seoul Guarantee revives listing plan, files for up to US$155m IPO
The Korean surety and credit insurer plans to list in March and its parent KDIC will sell a 10% stake.
