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- October 8 2025
Hannover Re names Kantaporn Thejatunga (Jan) as L&H GM in Malaysia
Thejathunga succeeds Soeren Kruse, who was appointed head of life and health for southern and eastern Asia earlier this year.
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- September 26 2025
Addressing protection gap requires collaborative effort, says HKIA’s Stephen Yiu
Unleashing social values of insurance to narrow the protection gap and deepening financial inclusion is essential for stable market growth, he said addressing an HKCIB conference.
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- September 2 2025
WTW strengthens Southeast Asia H&B leadership with trio of appointments
Broker's health and benefits team has appointed Aon's Fong Han Wei as the head of Singapore, while Eva Liu has taken on an expanded regional role, and Lim Choo Ho has been promoted to head of Malaysia.
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- August 28 2025
Peak Re reports 25.1% GWP growth to US$1bn H1 FY25
Reinsurer's revenue also grew by 36.8% to US$661 million compared to the first half of 2024, according to a stock exchange filing by parent company Fosun International.
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- August 26 2025
Scor Singapore to transfer entire business to Scor Re APAC
Proposed transfer, expected to take effect on January 1, is intended to create a more agile and efficient organisation.
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- July 24 2025
Allianz Partners hires senior underwriter from Allied World
Hong Kong-based Juan Ibarra Santos has joined Allianz group's affinity and assistance business as a senior group underwriter.
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- June 9 2025
Aon Singapore names Tisha Soh as head of client services, health solutions
For the last 11 years, Soh has been focused on employee health benefits, having worked at Great Eastern, WTW and Cigna Healthcare.
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- June 3 2025
RGA closes US$1bn asset intensive reinsurance deal with Dai-ichi Life
The transcaction will be a coinsurance of the Japanese insurer's statutory reserves and the effective date is March 31 this year.
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- May 14 2025
Aon taps Munich Re’s Forest Jun Wang as reinsurance L&H head for greater China
Beijing-based Wang brings a wealth of experience of driving the life reinsurance business within mainland China and the Greater Bay Area.
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- April 25 2025
Chinese broker Yuanbao targets US$676m US IPO valuation: report
Existing shareholders express interest in buying up to US$17 million worth of American Depositary Shares (ADSs), according to Reuters.
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- April 7 2025
India’s general insurance market to rebound in FY26
The growth in premium will be primarily driven by rate increases pushed by hardening of reinsurance rates for certain lines of business and inflationary pressures, according to Fitch-owned agency India Ratings and Research.
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- March 6 2025
Hannover Re shakes up Asia L&H leadership with new roles for Soeren Kruse, Niall Mulvey
Kruse, who was former Malaysia CEO, now leads southern and eastern Asia, while Ireland-based Mulvey takes charge of greater China.
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- February 5 2025
Allianz Partners names Dominic Ganter as MD for Greater SE Asia
Gantner, who joined the company in 2019, was most recently managing director for Southeast Europe.
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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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- December 27 2024
Indian non-life insurers grow premiums by 12.8% to US$34bn in 2023-24
Health insurance reported 19.5% growth, while the motor segment saw a year-on-year premiums growth of 13%.
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- November 25 2024
Asean US$7.5bn health insurance market sees increased competition, rising claims: Malaysian Re
The model of carriers acting as intermediaries between healthcare providers and patients, focusing on cost management, is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain in the face of changing market conditions, according to this year’s Asean Insurance Pulse report.
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- November 22 2024
Australian doctors’ mutual MDA National appoints Tim Plant as chief executive
Sydney-based Plant previously held senior executive roles at organisations including Elders, QBE, icare, Zurich, and, most recently, IAG.
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- November 13 2024
Specialty carriers swoop for APAC’s emerging A&H opportunity
The market is seeing an uptick in demand and rate correction in the region due to economic growth, demographic trends and inadequate public healthcare.
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- November 4 2024
Price Forbes Singapore appoints Jennifer Gray as director of professional risks and healthcare
Gray will focus on managing and expanding the broker's regional portfolio, leveraging her experience to drive growth through both domestic and international markets, and will be reporting to APAC CEO Philip Johnson.
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- October 30 2024
Claims complexity, fraud and lack of quality data key challenges for regional health insurers
Reinsurers' deep actuarial expertise and access to large data sets can help P&C carriers refine risk assessment and pricing strategies, says Peak Re’s Jasmine Miow.
