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- June 2 2026
Marsh hires Kazutoyo Kobayashi as senior vice president for credit specialities in Japan
Tokyo-based Kobayashi was most recently a client manager at Munich Re.
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- June 2 2026
Gallagher Australia hires Charlotte Jolly as faith specialty practice leader
Melbourne-based Jolly will play a key role in further developing Gallagher's offering and strengthening the support for faith-based organisations.
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- June 2 2026
Lockton Asia CEO targets doubling revenue by 2030, bets on specialty lines and employee benefits
Tony Hardy tells InsuranceAsia News the world’s largest privately owned insurance brokerage has its sights set on greater China and Southeast Asia.
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- May 28 2026
Amiga Specialty secures Lloyd’s capacity for new Southeast Asia-led yachts division
Managing director for yachts Jason Stephenson will spend time in Hong Kong at key points during the trading year as the business develops its presence in the region.
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- May 26 2026
Zurich’s US$11bn Beazley deal draws Australian antitrust scrutiny over ‘competitive overlap’
New mandatory merger control regime has prompted the the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to examine whether the deal will affect the supply of specialty insurance products.
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- May 24 2026
South Korea’s DB Insurance set to complete Fortegra acquisition
Insurer will acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of the US specialty carrier for US$1.65bn in an all-cash deal.
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- May 20 2026
MS Amlin posts 30% jump in insurance service result, COR down to 83%
Net premium written increased 27% to US$2.5bn, while its net profit rose 80% to US$345m.
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- May 19 2026
Markel, Willis launch dedicated nuclear insurance facility
Facility will provide capacity property damage and business interruption cover for nuclear-critical and conventional exposures spanning construction through to operation.
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- May 18 2026
Steadfast-owned Miramar acquires Australian sports specialist MGA
Sports Underwriting Australia will join the MGA group as Miramar Sports, strengthening the group’s specialty capabilities.
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- May 12 2026
Swiss Re elevates Australia, New Zealand CEO Trent Thomson to global specialty head
Thomson, who succeeds Anne Lohbeck, will be based in London.
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- May 12 2026
Sedgwick appoints Keith Lee as executive director for energy and global specialty
Singapore-based Lee was most recently regional director for natural resources for Asia at Charles Taylor, where he had been since 2014.
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- April 24 2026
Newline promotes Jack Rowsell to underwriter within Australia liability team
He has been with Newline for over nine years, having joined as an assistant underwriter in June 2016.
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- April 22 2026
Newline promotes Rebecca Smith to senior underwriter for Australia PI team
Sydney-based Smith, who has been with the specialty insurer as an underwriter since joining October 2024, will work under head of professional indemnity Nick Beswick.
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- April 21 2026
Aon New Zealand elevates Michael Twyman to specialty GM
He has been with Aon in New Zealand for over 12 years.
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- April 20 2026
Newline Asia elevates trio of underwriters in Singapore
Lloyd’s specialty insurer promotes Cayden Lim to liability underwriter, with Songju Lee and Jayrius Lai elevated to financial lines underwriters.
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- April 8 2026
Pinnacle Underwriting appoints Brendan McDonald to lead casualty, financial lines offering across APAC, MENA
MGA has secured an exclusive broad form facility with dedicated capacity across product and public liability, professional indemnity and directors and officers liability reinsurance.
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- March 25 2026
Australia’s Pinnacle Underwriting approved as Lloyd’s coverholder
Specialty facultative reinsurance MGA says it represents 'a major strategic milestone for our business'.
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- March 18 2026
Sodalis acquires MGA startup Amiga Specialty for US$2.4m
Amiga, which received approval to underwrite in Hong Kong this month, will operate as BP Marsh-backed Sodalis’ platform to drive global expansion across specialty lines.
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- March 11 2026
Gallagher strengthens India liability, claims teams with four senior hires
The broker has appointed Mayank Sharma as national head of liability, Sunny Goel as strategic business leader for liability and renewable energy, Jyoti Krishnan as chief legal officer and national head of liability and specialty claims, and Nadeem Mokashi as head of P&C claims.
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- March 11 2026
Canopius’ APAC premiums climb 22% to US$461m, COR drops to 81.2%
Samsung-backed Lloyd's carrier hails strong engineering and Australian casualty lines growth.
