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- February 16 2026
Korea Investment shortlists 3 targets for insurance market entry: report
Non-banking financial services holding company eyes insurers Yebyeol Non-Life, Lotte Non-Life and KDB Life.
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- February 16 2026
Does Zurich’s US$11bn Beazley deal signal the end of the Lloyd’s listing experiment? Survivors are now in the spotlight
Deal will leave only two Lloyd’s players – Hiscox and Lancashire – listed on the London Stock Exchange, with capital-rich Japanese insurers expected to be amongst those circling.
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- February 12 2026
APAC insurers face a surge in M&A activity: Clearwater Analytics
Findings show 96% of asset management executives predict a consolidation wave as firms seek scale and operational advantages from M&A.
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- February 12 2026
Envest-backed ‘like-minded agencies’ complete merger, confirm leadership team
Blue Zebra Insurance, The Proplab Group, including SGUA and Allstate Underwriting, and Point Insurance completed their merger on Wednesday, with Rowan Watson named CEO of the combined group.
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- February 10 2026
Specialist Risk Group launches in Australia, acquires entertainment broker H2
Laurence Basell, Henry Clark and Steve Pappas have joined the London-headquartered broker.
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- February 8 2026
South Korean trio explore India insurance expansion: reports
Samsung Fire & Marine and Hyundai Marine & Fire are reported to be primarily studying non-life opportunities, while Mirae Asset is focusing on life insurance.
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- February 5 2026
Willis promotes Mareli Vermeulen to head of Asia M&A
She has been with Willis in Australia for almost five years and will relocate to Singapore.
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- February 4 2026
Beazley board gives in to Zurich’s sweetened US$11bn offer
The deal is at an offer price of GBP13.10 in cash and Beazley paying its shareholders permitted dividend of 25 pence for FY25.
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- February 2 2026
Nigel Fitzgerald, Grant Cairns’ new MGA Kaibridge goes live
New digitally-focused MGA launches after acquiring Blend Insurance Solutions.
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- January 29 2026
Danantara Indonesia mulls insurance holding company to consolidate state-owned carriers
Sovereign wealth fund is advocating for the merger of 15 insurers to create three firms across life, general, and credit insurance.
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- January 29 2026
Filipino carriers FPG Insurance, Mercantile Insurance cleared to merge
Philippine Competition Commission says the merger likely poses no substantial lessening of competition in the relevant markets.
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- January 27 2026
AUB acquires UK intermediary Prestige for US$300m, plans US$276m equity placement
Acquisition represents the Tysers owner's entry into the UK MGA segment and expansion in the UK retail insurance market.
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- January 22 2026
Beazley unanimously rejects Zurich’s US$10bn takeover proposal
Offer 'materially undervalues Beazley and its longer-term prospects as an independent company', the board said.
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- January 21 2026
100% FDI to ‘fundamentally alter’ India’s insurance market: Norton Rose Fulbright’s Anna Tipping
Move to allow complete foreign ownership of insurers is a 'substantial' opportunity, although buyers must exercise caution, the law firm's head of insurance Asia tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- January 19 2026
Zurich launches US$10bn bid for Beazley
Swiss carrier sweetened its offer to GBP12.8 per share after a January 4 bid was rejected for undervaluing the specialty insurer.
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- January 15 2026
Lockton takes majority stake in Malaysian joint venture
Lockton said the change reflects its commitment to Malaysia's 'important' market.
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- January 9 2026
Allianz nets US$2.45bn from sale of 23% of Bajaj JVs
German insurer says India remains a 'high strategic priority'.
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- January 6 2026
‘Exporter of capital’ Japan here to stay, set to ignite APAC M&A in 2026
Japanese dry powder, FDI liberalisation and tougher capital requirements will be the key drivers of APAC insurance M&A in 2026, according to dealmakers.
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- January 2 2026
Hanwha General Insurance secures controlling stake in Indonesia’s Lippo General Insurance
Korean insurer has increased its shareholding to 61.5% after acquiring a 46.6% stake previously held by Hanwha Life Insurance Indonesia.
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- January 2 2026
Go Digit General Insurance board approves holding company merger
Move by Indian digital insurer marks the first transaction following changes to India’s insurance laws that allow mergers between insurance firms and non-insurance holding companies.
