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- June 15 2026
Asia’s protection gap remains stubbornly persistent as new exposures remain uninsured
Swiss Re Institute identifies economic growth as the main driver of rising exposure, with the protection gap broadly tracking nominal GDP growth.
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- June 11 2026
Australia claims costs rise as Middle East tensions drive fuel, freight, construction inputs inflation: Crawford
Underinsurance risk may become more apparent as replacement costs outpace policy coverage, loss adjuster says.
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- June 1 2026
Allianz Commercial continues Japan build out, taps Masahide Naito to lead property
He joins from AIG Japan, where he was most recently head of commercial property.
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- May 29 2026
Howden India snaps up TS VijayaVenkateswaran as property and risk management EVP
He has over 24 years of experience in risk management, insurance practice, and claims handling across cargo, engineering, property, and liability lines
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- May 28 2026
QBE names Johnny Suen as Hong Kong property head
He will lead QBE's property underwriting in Hong Kong, with oversight of property risks across Macau, Taiwan and mainland China (wholesale).
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- May 28 2026
‘Asia is an active strategic focus’: Fidelis aims to bulk up property treaty, specialty lines
The Fidelis Partnership is targeting greater proximity and deeper local broker relationships in a region it sees as being an 'attractive market for decades to come', deputy chairman Charles Mathias tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- May 27 2026
Michael Hannigan returns to AIG in Australia
He begins a second stint following over two years at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance.
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- May 12 2026
Sompo continues Australia team expansion with addition of Everest’s Sophie Morrison
She joins as a senior property underwriter, based in Sydney, and is the latest underwriter to join from Everest.
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- May 7 2026
MS Amlin launches industry-first property treaty consortium, boosts line size by 35% to US$67.5m
New consortium simplifies placement for brokers and bring new capacity to Lloyd’s, with MS Amlin acting as lead underwriter, retaining authority for underwriting and claims.
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- May 7 2026
Chinese insurers pay US$2.2m in aftermath of deadly Hunan fireworks factory explosion: reports
PICC, Ping An, China Life, Taiping and Sunshine Insurance face the most exposure and have activated emergency response plans and sped up claims settlement.
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- May 6 2026
Deadly China fireworks blast triggers US$878,000 work safety payout from Ping An P&C
President Xi Jinping orders an investigation after Monday's explosion at a fireworks manufacturing hub in south-central Hunan province kills at least 26 and injures 61.
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- May 5 2026
AIG Australia hires Marsh veteran Carrisa Chung as underwriter for commercial property
Perth-based Chung has been working at Marsh since 2006, most recently as divisional manager for client services for Local Government Insurance Scheme, a mutual protection scheme of West Australian government.
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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.
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- April 23 2026
PartnerRe hands APAC trio new leadership roles, with regional CEO James Beedle to retire
Reinsurer names Sasa Hu as APAC P&C CEO, David Xu as APAC P&C CUO, and John Mok as CEO for Partner Reinsurance Asia.
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- April 22 2026
Pacific insurance rates drop 12% in Q1, extending soft market streak to 2 years: Marsh
Region saw the steepest decline in rates globally, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.
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- April 22 2026
Asia insurance rates fall for ninth straight quarter: Marsh
Property, casualty, finpro, and cyber lines all saw rate reductions amid strong insurer competition and evolving risk landscapes, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.
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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 7 2026
Talbot elevates Jiewei Pang, Russell Giam in Singapore
Pang becomes a senior property underwriter, while Giam assumes the role of political risk underwriter.
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- April 1 2026
Record US$785bn of reinsurance capital drives APAC market softening during 1.4 renewals: Aon
Cat XoL pricing in Japan saw 15-18% reductions during the 1.4 renewals as capacity influx fuelled intense competition within the reinsurance market.
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- March 31 2026
Property cat rates ease to pre-hard market levels even as Middle East turmoil tests specialty lines: Howden Re
April renewals see orderly completion with Japan cat XoL programs seeing up to 20% risk-adjusted reductions.
