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- June 25 2025
Marsh ANZ promotes Sam Thomas to Pacific head of transactional risk
Sydney-based Thomas joined Marsh in February as senior transaction risk adviser, having previously spent over eight years at Aon.
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- June 25 2025
Howden snaps up ex-BMS duo to launch Japan M&A practice
Tim Hewitt, who will head the new division, and Kaori Iwai join the global broker following BMS'exit from the country earlier this year.
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- June 25 2025
Everest Insurance launches Korea desk, led by Brian Jee
Singapore-based Jee joined Everest two years ago from Chubb as a senior underwriter.
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- June 25 2025
Tokio Marine seeks ‘geographic diversity’, eyes US P&C expansion amid global acquisition push: report
New CEO Masahiro Koike says 'if there are good opportunities, we want to grab them'.
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- June 25 2025
ICA welcomes emergency services levy reforms, calls for removal of state insurance-based taxes
Insurance Council of Australia was responding to state budgets in New South Wales and Queensland.
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- June 25 2025
Trade credit insurance in high demand amid uncertain times, but pricing anomaly emerges: Coface’s Hugh Burke
Amid a relatively benign claims environment, pricing is still soft, but the APAC CEO says it should increase as 'it's not aligned to the risks we're taking anymore'.
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- June 24 2025
Hong Kong’s Nova announces senior leadership changes as MD Patrick Chan retires
Rebecca Au will take over as managing director, while Conrad Wong and Joseph Lee have been named chief commercial officers.
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- June 24 2025
Aon bolsters natural resources team with director hire
Singapore-based Jocelyn Liu has spent over 17 years in the role of a regional senior underwriter at Starr.
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- June 24 2025
BMS Australia appoints Ardonagh Global Partners’ Georgina Reilly as general counsel
Sydney-based Reilly will report to Australia CEO Andrew Godden.
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- June 24 2025
Allianz Australia names Luke Whenman as chief claims officer
Sydney-based Whenman was previously Suncorp's executive general manager for motor claims.
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- June 24 2025
Sompo names Alasdair Walker Hong Kong CEO as Li Sheung Kin set to retire
Walker will be responsible for driving Hong Kong’s profitability and capabilities as a key commercial business hub in Asia Pacific, reporting into regional insurance CEO Kenneth Reilly.
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- June 24 2025
Allianz’s capital reduction plan stymied Income deal, says MAS
Singapore government struggled to reconcile the proposal with Income's representations when it carried over US$1.5bn in surplus during corporatisation.
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- June 24 2025
Korean insurers to face capitalisation pressure due to falling interest rates, tighter norms: Fitch Ratings
Ongoing volatility in investment returns amid financial market uncertainty could challenge the overall stability of insurers’ profitability, according to the global rating agency.
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- June 24 2025
Warburg Pincus in talks to divest 10% stake in India’s SBI General: report
Private equity firm is in discussions with other shareholders Premji Invest and State Bank of India for a deal that could value the general insurer at US$4.5bn.
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- June 24 2025
In unique Asia, underwriters look to stay dialed amid ‘unprecedented wave’ of cyber attacks
A surge in cyberattacks is likely behind a 14% rise in large cyber claims in Asia during the first half of last year, with a new report shining a light on attacks on the financial services sector.
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- June 23 2025
Zurich Kotak launches commercial insurance division
The carrier will expand into commercial property, liability, marine, and engineering, covering a range of businesses from SMEs to large corporates.
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- June 23 2025
Price Forbes appoints Suvimol Sathanart as Asia property chief
Singapore-based Sathanart, who joins from Direct Asia, will report to chief broking officer Julian Coates.
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- June 23 2025
Fitch upgrades outlook for Sinar Mas to positive on improved capitalisation, profitability
Global rating agency revises the Jakarta-based insurer’s financial strength rating outlook to positive from stable, and affirmed an AA+(idn) rating.
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- June 23 2025
Sharna Stallard returns to Agile as financial lines underwriter
Stallard has over 25 years of insurance experience with expertise across financial lines and general insurance broking.
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- June 23 2025
UIB Asia hires Guy Carpenter’s Markus Sayuti as executive director for treaty and retro division
Singapore-based Sayuti will report to Asia CEO Francis Savari.
