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- September 1 2026
‘Good times’ for India’s reinsurance buyers despite rising El Nino climate risk: Edme’s Vinod Krishnan
India's agricultural sector faces significant losses due to crop failure, creating demand for innovative risk transfer solutions, the CEO of treaty reinsurance tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- August 27 2026
Chubb shifts Jon Longmore to country president for New Zealand
He had been Chubb's Malaysia country president for the past two years.
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- August 24 2026
‘Buyer friendly’ reinsurance market to endure in APAC despite super El Nino: AM Best
Cedents in APAC have used the softening reinsurance market during recent renewals to enhance their protections and support their growth, according to AM Best.
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- August 20 2026
Oona targets Southeast Asia acquisitions, sets sight on Thailand, Vietnam
Warburg Pincus-backed insurer plans to accelerate regional expansion following a GWP and earnings surge in Indonesia and Philippines.
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- August 19 2026
International programs ‘significant milestone’, specialty power HDI Global’s APAC division in H1 FY26
HDI Global's Australian division wrote more 230 international programs locally during H1 FY26, according to its APAC head.
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- August 12 2026
Suncorp FY26 net profit slides 44% on US$1.4bn nat cat bill
Queensland-based carrier's GWP was up 3% year-on-year to US$11bn, while insurance service result was down 23% to US$850m.
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- August 10 2026
Typhoon Dolphin brings fresh extreme weather to eastern China, Japan
Arrival of El Nino is intensifying typhoon activity in the Pacific, with China experiencing its fourth since the start of the season.
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- July 31 2026
S&P upgrades Samsung Fire & Marine to AA on stronger capital and rate resilience
South Korean insurer will be able to maintain its 'very strong' competitive moat and capital adequacy over the next two years, the rating agency said.
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- July 31 2026
Taiwan, South Korea lead rate declines in Asia, Vietnam bucks trend: Marsh
Japanese insurance market composite down by 3% having seen rate increases in the three previous quarters.
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- July 31 2026
Shinhan Financial Group walks away from Lotte Non-Life Insurance sale process: report
Negotiations were derailed by valuation concerns, with Korea Investment Finance said to be studying a possible bid.
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- July 23 2026
Asia insurance rates decline 5% in Q2, led by cyber: Marsh
Property insurance rates fell by 5%, while casualty insurance rates declined by 3% and cyber insurance rates decreased by 8%.
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- July 23 2026
Pacific insurance rates drop 13% in Q2, led by property: Marsh
Region saw the steepest decline in rates globally for a second quarter running, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.
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- July 16 2026
PICC Hong Kong handed double rating upgrade, positive outlook from AM Best
AM Best upgrades The People’s Insurance Company of China's Hong Kong arm rating to A (excellent) with a stable outlook, citing sustained business scale growth, strongest‑level capitalisation and continued support from PICC Group.
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- July 6 2026
Not blowout year, but M&A resiliency remains amid soft market, improving geopolitical outlook
Insurer appetite for M&A remained robust in the first half despite a volatile geopolitical backdrop, with three jumbo deals in Japan, Australia and the UK.
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- July 3 2026
Zurich enters Australian home insurance market via new Honey tie-up
Agreement follows a similar partnership to offer pet insurance in March.
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- June 9 2026
State Bank of India confirms listing plans for general insurance arm: reports
State-owned lender is planning to IPO SBI General Insurance and SBI Mutual Fund, chairman says.
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- June 8 2026
Axa taps P&C, life, specialty capabilities to target Asia’s high net-worth with cross-border offering
The insurer’s new platform, Axa Global Private, brings together products from Axa and Axa XL under a unified platform spanning Hong Kong and Bermuda.
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- May 21 2026
Tower’s NPAT falls 40.3% in H1 FY26 amid price softening, weather claims
Gross written premium was up 1% from H1 FY25 due to lower average premiums and growth of low risk properties.
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- May 20 2026
Tokio Marine adjusted profit rises 17% to US$4.4bn on underwriting strength, lower nat cat losses
Lower capital gains from sale of equities, negative forex impact and Greensill reserving action weigh on earnings.
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- May 5 2026
Lockton Singapore promotes Adin Eng to head of corporate risks, overseeing P&C
He joined Lockton in July, having previously worked at MS First Capital and Oneglobal Broking.
