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- September 21 2026
Canopius bolsters APAC leadership team with senior claims, underwriting appointments
Specialty and P&C (re)insurer appoints Richard Adamczyk as senior claims manager for Australia and New Zealand, alongside Louise Wai as APAC head of property, direct and facultative, and Jack Hullah as APAC head of credit and political risk.
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- September 18 2026
Chiba torrential rains trigger US$225m in insurance payouts across 30,000 claims: GIAJ
As of August 28, motor claims account for almost 60% of losses with payouts totalling over US$131m across over 19,100 claims.
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- September 17 2026
Kumamoto earthquake payouts top US$152m as claims exceed 110,000: GIAJ
Kumamoto prefecture accounts for over 90% of claims following the July 28 quake, which killed at least 38 people.
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- September 15 2026
Starr taps Patto To as regional A&H claims manager
Hong Kong-based To will focus on strengthening claims service across Hong Kong and Singapore.
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- September 15 2026
BMS Group appoints Anna Capone as national head of general claims for Australia
She joins from McLardy McShane Insurance Advisors, having also previously worked for KBI and Knightcorp Insurance Brokers.
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- September 11 2026
London P&I among insurers on the hook for Ocean Melody carrier after fatal blaze
Liberian-flagged cargo ship caught fire on Thursday while being docked for repairs in Chinese shipping hub of Qingdao, leaving 25 dead.
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- September 2 2026
Nepal flood claims top US$170m as death toll surpasses 1,100
Oriental Insurance receives the highest claim volume, while engineering and construction risk policies have taken the hardest hit.
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- August 30 2026
International reinsurers to absorb most insured losses from Nepal flash floods: AM Best
Insured exposure is expected to be concentrated on commercial risks, primarily hydropower assets, infrastructure projects, and properties along the Nepal-China trade corridor.
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- August 28 2026
Nepal flash floods insured losses could top US$1bn, spilling into reinsurance
Major international and regional reinsurers, including Hannover Re, GIC Re, Saudi Re, and Kenya Re, face material exposures via direct and retrocession programs.
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- August 24 2026
West P&I confirms MV Ocean Winner coverage, while H&M claim could top US$25m
Panama-flagged cargo vessel went off the tracking systems and lost communication about 290 nautical miles off India's coast on Friday.
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- August 21 2026
Analytics: Lloyd’s Asia GWP growth stalls at US$1.2bn in 2025, but underwriting gain soars 24%
Monetary Authority of Singapore filings show premium growth flatlined after a 17% jump the year before, even as it posted stronger underwriting gains and a 10% increase in net profit.
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- August 18 2026
Kumamoto earthquake claims top 40,000 as insured losses mounts: GIAJ
Businesses in the commercial and industrial sectors in Kumamoto have suffered losses totalling US$736.2 million following last month's deadly quake.
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- August 13 2026
IAG shrugs off Greensill litigation settlement with ‘quality result’, but US$2bn claims still loom
CEO Nick Hawkins signals settlement talks before September's mega trial of the remaining claims.
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- August 12 2026
Typhoon Dolphin losses hit US$178m as Beijing battles heavy rain, floods
Insurers across five provincial-level regions have received nearly 100,000 claims reports, with Ping An's estimated payouts exceeding US$96m.
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- August 11 2026
H1 2026 nat cat losses at US$42bn, 16% below 10-year trend: Swiss Re
Insurance picked up around 42% of first half economic losses, above the 30-year average of 33%, as damage was concentrated in highly insured markets.
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- August 6 2026
Markel hires first dedicated claims adjuster in Hong Kong
Senior claims adjuster Audrey Pang reports to Bo Yu, head of Asia claims.
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- August 5 2026
Cirilo Cabesas joins AIG as senior claims executive
He joins the US insurer in Singapore following a long stint at Crawford.
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- August 4 2026
Tysers Singapore appoints Prantika Sengupta as director for marine claims, client relations
She is responsible for enhancing the firm’s claims offering, working under chairman of claims Chris Sydenham to support clients across the marine portfolio.
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- August 4 2026
Kumamoto earthquake ‘highly instructive’ for (re)insurance industry amid supply chain disruption fears
Industry cannot afford to overlook the operational impact of last week's 7.1-magnitude earthquake, industry insiders tell InsuranceAsia News.
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- August 3 2026
Kumamoto earthquake losses could top US$2.2bn, Verisk estimates
Risk modeller's estimates include insured physical damage to residential, commercial, industrial and mutual property risks, including structures and contents.
