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- January 23 2026
Exclusive: Lloyd’s ‘in process’ of applying for Gift City reinsurance licence: Rachel Turk
Chief of market performance tells InsuranceAsia News the application follows a request for 'support' from syndicate, which is understood to be the Bobby Swarup-founded Niyam.
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- January 16 2026
Vietnamese reinsurer AlphaRe launches with domestic fac focus, US$19m backing
Country's third reinsurer is backed by a group of financial services companies led by EVF General Finance and Viet First Securities, CEO Le Hoai Nam tells IAN.
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- January 14 2026
Exclusive: Gallagher Re taps Aon’s Grant Hollyman as CEO for Australia and New Zealand
Sydney-based Hollyman takes over from Heather Bone, who has left the broker for a reinsurance role at Allianz Australia.
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- December 19 2025
Exclusive: Marsh’s Pal Tang to rejoin Aon with Asian finpro role
Hong Kong-based Tang is set to assume his new role on Monday.
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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 5 2025
Solera ‘ready to invest’ in Hong Kong market
US provider of claims management software wants to expand its footprint in APAC having already established themselves in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, and mainland China, according to international managing director, Arnaud Agostini.
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- December 3 2025
Anna Kohls to take charge as Allianz Re APAC CEO as Kenrick Law departs
Kohls will oversee operations in Singapore and lead the third-party P&C business across Asia Pacific from January 1.
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- November 28 2025
Exclusive: Hong Kong housing estate fire property claim could top US$200m, with China Taiping the sole insurer
Hong Kong firm provides the master property insurance for the Wang Fuk Court housing estate, as well as contractors’ all-risk policy, including third-party liability, and employee compensation cover.
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- November 26 2025
Exclusive: Canopius’ Asia Pacific CUO Yann Marmonier departs
Lloyd's carrier confirms to InsuranceAsia News that Singapore-based Marmonier has left the specialty (re)insurer.
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- November 21 2025
Exclusive: MS Amlin plans to return to ILS market in 2026, eyes Asian ‘evolution’
APAC CEO William Ho tells IAN about plans to return to the ILS market in Q1 2026, offering investors a broader range of Asian perils.
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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.
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- November 17 2025
Exclusive: Mapfre Re moves to establish presence in India’s Gift City amid strategic market expansion
Spanish reinsurer plans to accelerates its push into the Indian market with a branch in India's special economic zone
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- November 13 2025
Exclusive: New reinsurer set to launch in Vietnam, backed by US$30m
AlphaRe will be led by Le Hoai Nam, who was formerly CEO of PVI Re (now Hanoi Re), IAN understands.
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- November 6 2025
Exclusive: Nexus’ Hong Kong, Labuan underwriting business acquired by Huntington
Nexus will continue to write accident and health business from the region, while the property and marine risks will be written from Dubai.
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- November 5 2025
SIRC: Not just capital: Hanoi Re in active discussions with strategic investors to grow business in Southeast Asia and beyond
Hanoi Re will also look to strengthen its core non-life treaty portfolio, especially property, engineering and marine, while developing specialty and liability.
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- October 30 2025
Exclusive: Lockton Australia’s Patrick Moore leaves for Aviso
Sydney-based Moore was most recently general manager for growth and client strategy at Lockton.
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- October 24 2025
Exclusive: Blackstone acquires majority stake in India’s Ace Insurance Brokers
The deal, which values the broker at US$350-400m, has received regulatory approval from the IRDAI, according to sources
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- October 22 2025
Exclusive: BHSI faces claim after Hong Kong’s Chinachem Tower fire
Willis is understood to be the broker, while Charles Taylor is the loss adjuster.
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- October 1 2025
Typhoon Bualoi: damage to Vietnamese thermal power plant may trigger reinsurance claims
Starr is the lead reinsurer for the PVI-led insurance program of the supercritical project in the northern Ha Tinh province, InsuranceAsia News understands.
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- September 5 2025
Exclusive: Howden snaps up 40-year Marsh veteran Rebecca Poon
Hong Kong-based Poon, who was managing director at Marsh, has been appointed chief client officer.
