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- May 6 2026
AIG hires Ivy Thoo as senior casualty underwriter
Singapore-based Thoo joins following five years in business development managerial roles at Allianz.
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- May 5 2026
Global reinsurance capital climbs to US$648bn as 2025 profitability hits record highs: Gallagher Re
Reinsurers’ ROE is expected to moderate from 19.3% last year to 14-15% projected for the composite in 2026.
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- April 28 2026
Zurich hires Axa XL’s Marcus Seow as senior marine underwriter
He spent nearly 14 years at Axa XL as senior underwriter for marine cargo.
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- April 17 2026
Agile promotes Mark Hunt to group CUO in underwriting leadership shake-up
David Hughes succeeds Hunt as active underwriter for Syndicate 2427, while Mike Dalton takes on an additional role as head of underwriting for Australia.
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- April 13 2026
Rise of AI demands new approaches to cyber underwriting: CyberCube
Compressed attack timelines, identity-layer propagation and the rise of AI agents require immediate adjustments to underwriting, cat modelling and portfolio management, cyber risk analytics specialist says in its H1 2026 Global Threat Briefing report.
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- April 8 2026
Zurich hires Cheryn Wong as senior casualty underwriter
Singapore-based Wong joins from Everest, where she has been a casualty underwriter for Asia since January 2025.
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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 24 2026
Mosaic to close Singapore office, service Asia from Dubai
Singapore CEO Benn Wilson will relocate to Dubai as part of the carrier's exit from the Lloyd's Asia platform.
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- March 19 2026
Swiss Re appoints Dinesh Kumar as senior casualty treaty underwriter
Singapore-based Kumar joins Swiss Re from Munich Re, where he spent six years.
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- February 26 2026
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance names John Nicholls as ANZ casualty underwriting manager
He joins from Liberty Speciality Markets' Sydney team, in an internal move as part of the larger Liberty Mutual Group.
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- February 11 2026
Market Lane appoints Grace Best as property underwriter for Barn Underwriting Agency
Brisbane-based Best brings over 14 years of experience across property underwriting and claims.
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- February 10 2026
Hayden Shepard joins 360 Underwriting Solutions as deputy CFO
Sydney-based Shepard joins the specialist underwriting agency from Compare Club, having previously also worked for Zurich Financial Services Australia and Chubb.
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- February 3 2026
Australia’s Planned Cover signs binder deal with Swiss Re CorSo
Binder is for writing professional indemnity solutions for architects and aligned built-environment professionals across Australia.
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- January 23 2026
Swiss Re names Alexander White as senior casualty treaty underwriter
Sydney-based White joins from Munich Re having also worked at Axa XL and Zurich.
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- January 20 2026
Allied World names Mark Chisholm as lead underwriter for Australia property division
Melbourne-based Chisholm previously spent over 11 years at CGU Insurance.
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- January 20 2026
SBI General Insurance appoints Chandan Kumar as lead for motor underwriting
He has over 14 years of experience in underwriting roles, and joins from assistance and protection service firm OneAssist Consumer Solutions.
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- January 15 2026
Siddharth Verma joins Axa XL’s India underwriting team as assistant property underwriter
Mumbai-based Verma joins from Marsh India, where he had worked in the facultative reinsurance team for property and construction underwriting since February 2022.
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- January 12 2026
Natt Wattanaumphaipong joins Great American Insurance’s Singapore branch as senior technical underwriting director
He will work with the branch CEO Chee Keng Koon and deputy CEO Vanessa Teo.
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- January 7 2026
Ryan Transactional Risk promotes Christine Nguyen to underwriter
She has nearly a decade of experience in insurance broker roles, and had held the position of project manager since joining from Marsh in June.
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- December 23 2025
XS Global names Phillip Brain as regional A&H underwriting manager for Asia
Brain, who has relocated to Hong Kong, brings over two decades of global experience, most recently with Lloyd's coverholder Arma Underwriting in Dubai.
