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- December 23 2025
Prism names first product leaders as new MGA begins underwriting
Luca Ronsisvalle and Jan von Kamp join the Singapore headquartered MGA, which was launched last week by former XL Catlin and Sirius Point executive Bobby Heerasing.
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- December 22 2025
QBE Asia makes double leadership appointment within Singapore marine team
Kelly Lim and Alex Lim will report to Sebastian Tjornelund, who was recently appointed as head of marine for QBE Asia.
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- December 18 2025
Convex, Efinity back new APAC MGA led by Bobby Heerasing
Heerasing joins forces with fellow industry veterans Jason Smith and Sergei Korol to launch Prism.
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- December 17 2025
QBE appoints Denise Ng as marine country lead for Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur-based Ng has over 18 years of experience in marine insurance, with expertise across marine hull, cargo, builder’s risk, and ship repairer’s liability.
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- December 17 2025
Sompo Hong Kong expands marine team with Clara Yip at the helm
Insurer also adds Catherine Ho as senior marine underwriter in Hong Kong.
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- December 15 2025
Cory Chow joins Sedgwick as managing director of Asia global specialty marine
Hong Kong-based Chow has over three decades of experience in marine loss adjusting with Charles Taylor.
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- December 12 2025
Opinion: A sinking feeling? P&I clubs needs to grasp the nettle, but choppy waters lie ahead
Volume of claims finding their way into the International Group of P&I Club’s (IG) pool has made many clubs twitchy after it suffered its worst year ever in 2024.
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- December 10 2025
The Standard Club Asia goes into run-off as all renewals switch to NorthStandard
All insurance business previously underwritten by The Standard Club Asia will be renewed into NorthStandard from February 20.
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- December 9 2025
Marine: Amid backlogs and breakdowns, Covid-19 maintenance delays put vessel safety at risk
Asia is at the sharp end of a hidden maritime risk, with post-pandemic machinery-related losses becoming an even more significant issue.
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- December 8 2025
Angie Siu to lead Latitude Brokers’ Hong Kong teams after WTW switch
Hong Kong-based Siu joins from WTW, where she spent over 8 years, most recently as director, marine.
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- December 8 2025
Peter Schraa joins HDI Global Singapore as head of marine
Senior hire underscores HDI Global's commitment to grow its marine underwriting business in Southeast Asia.
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- December 8 2025
P&I clubs all at sea ahead of renewals as they seek to navigate new claims normal
International Group of P&I Clubs are eyeing premium increases ranging from 4-8% in February's renewals.
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- December 3 2025
QBE confirms Sebastian Tjornelund as head of marine underwriting for Asia
He had assumed the role on an interim basis in July.
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- December 1 2025
Opinion: Mutually beneficial to address Hong Kong’s marine war insurance needs
Hong Kong Marine War Risks Insurance Pool will focus on providing marine war risk insurance, covering vessel loss or damage caused by acts of war, piracy, terrorist attacks, and related geopolitical incidents.
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- November 27 2025
UK P&I Club, TT Club in early merger talks
Clubs, which have operated closely under their common manager Thomas Miller, say their boards agreed at meetings this month to explore options.
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- November 26 2025
‘Eventful renewal season’ expected, Marsh says, as 7 of 12 IG group confirm general increases for 2026
Peter Hulyer, head of P&I for UK at the broker, says there are 'mixed messages from the clubs on claims trends'.
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- November 26 2025
Japan P&I announces 5% premium hike for 2026 renewal amid geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressure
Increase applies for owners’ and charterers’ entries, while rates for Japanese coastal vessels will increase by 10% and FD&D will also see a rise of 5%.
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- November 25 2025
Singapore must be ‘go-to-place’ for Asian clients, WTW Asia cargo head Oliver Scarr says
Facing increasing competition from London market, the hub needs to provide solutions to complex and challenging marine risks as accounts migrate.
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- November 21 2025
Swedish Club announces 5% general increase for 2026-27 policy year
Hike would apply to P&I and freight, demurrage and defence (FD&D) policies.
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- November 20 2025
Hong Kong launches marine war risk insurance pool
Initiative, announced by chief executive John Lee earlier this year, is managed by Alliance Risk Transfer and its founding members include China Taiping, PICC, CMB Wing Lung, CPIC and Asia Insurance.
