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- January 6 2026
Swiss Re CorSo Australia taps Allianz’s Sean McCaffrey as senior property underwriter
Sydney-based McCaffrey previously worked at Allianz Australia for almost 15 years, most recently as a senior property underwriter.
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- January 6 2026
Specialist Risk Group hires Joanna Goh as principal for facultative reinsurance Asia
Singapore-based Goh was most recently lead for corporate risk services at Marsh, where she worked for nearly seven years.
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- January 6 2026
ARPC declares cyclone event for Tropical Cyclone Jenna in the Indian Ocean
Fourth cyclone of Australia’s storm season is not expected to impact Indian Ocean territories or the Western Australia mainland.
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- January 5 2026
Fac reinsurance MGA Pinnacle Underwriting promotes Benjamin Mogford to ANZ head of property
Melbourne-based Mogfold joined Pinnacle in 2022 as deputy head of property and energy for ANZ following his over four-year stint at Zurich.
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- January 2 2026
Strong capacity, growth appetite drive favourable 1.1 renewals outcomes: Howden
APAC's risk-adjusted pricing for loss-free XoL programs generally falls by 10-20%.
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- January 2 2026
Korean broker Wise restructures reinsurance team
Head of reinsurance and speciality Won Lee will head the overall team, supported by Yubeom Kim and Jae Bok Cheong.
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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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- December 23 2025
Axa Philippines pays US$6.8m to resolve decade-long Typhoon Ondoy dispute
Poultry and feeds producer Vitarich had originally filed against Charter Ping An Insurance in 2014 before it became part of Axa Philippines.
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- December 22 2025
QBE Asia makes double leadership appointment within Singapore marine team
Kelly Lim and Alex Lim will report to Sebastian Tjornelund, who was recently appointed as head of marine for QBE Asia.
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- December 22 2025
Kiwi broker Donaldson Brown elevates Racheal Greer to GM for fire and general
Auckland-based Greer assumes day-to-day leadership of the division, with founders Alex Brown and Dan Donaldson continuing to focus on the broader strategic direction of the group.
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- December 19 2025
Low premium retention, capacity gaps challenge Asean insurers’ resilience and growth: Malaysian Re
Threat of large correlated losses across markets, coupled with limited surplus capital, curbs local insurers’ willingness to retain risk, Asean Insurance Pulse 2025 says.
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- December 19 2025
Exclusive: Marsh’s Pal Tang to rejoin Aon with Asian finpro role
Hong Kong-based Tang is set to assume his new role on Monday.
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- December 19 2025
Coface appoints Marsinta Marpaung as Indonesia country manager
Jakarta-based Marpaung, who joined the insurer in September 2024 as business leader for Indonesia, will report to APAC CEO Hugh Burke.
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- December 18 2025
bolttech promotes Jemma Delacruz to Philippines general manager
She has been with the Global insurtech for nine years, most recently as senior key account manager.
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- December 17 2025
Howden snaps up Aon’s Xianwei Lee as head of M&A for Asia
Singapore-based Lee was most recently head of M&A and transaction solutions, Asia, at Aon, a role he started in January.
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- December 17 2025
Discount rate cut lowers capital pressures on South Korean non-life insurers: AM Best
Rating agency expects strengthening of supervision on asset-liability management will enhance the industry’s stability and resilience.
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- December 16 2025
Nat cat insured losses reach US$107bn, driven by LA wildfires and severe convective storms
With losses at US$89bn, the US is again the most affected market in 2025, Swiss Re Institute says.
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- December 16 2025
Malaysia’s non-life insurance remains well-positioned despite economic moderation: AM Best
Rating agency maintains its stable outlook on Malaysia's non-life insurance segment, citing supportive regulatory initiatives, among other factors.
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- December 16 2025
XS Global launches APAC arm in Hong Kong, backed by Lloyd’s
XS Global Asia Pacific will led by APAC CEO and XS Global ExCom member Steven Barnett.
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- December 15 2025
Vietnam reduces requirements for insurance market entry
Move is part of an effort by Vietnam to reduce administrative burdens on local insurers, according to a press release by reinsurer Hanoi Re.
