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- December 17 2025
Sompo Hong Kong expands marine team with Clara Yip at the helm
Insurer also adds Catherine Ho as senior marine underwriter in Hong Kong.
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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 16 2025
Sheena Fraser joins Howden’s Asia carrier management team
Fraser has relocated to Singapore from Australia having held various underwriting roles at global insurers.
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- December 16 2025
Allianz Commercial Japan hires HDI’s Darren Livengood as claims leader
Tokyo-based Livengood was previously head of claims for Japan at HDI for over five years.
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- December 16 2025
‘Humming’ India to be priority for insurers in 2026 amid market reforms, GDP growth
Move to allow 100% foreign ownership of insurance companies, and rapid economic growth, will drive a wave of dealmaking.
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- December 15 2025
Starr International Insurance Thailand to benefit from stronger underwriting, business transformation: AM Best
AM Best upgrades rating to A (Excellent) with a stable outlook, citing improved operating performance, strongest‑level risk‑adjusted capitalisation and continued support from Starr Group.
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- December 15 2025
Helvetia snaps up Alex Lee as Asia claims manager
Singapore-based Lee joins from Mapletree, having also worked for Chubb and Marsh.
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- December 15 2025
Korean Re to benefit from strongest-level capitalisation, dominant home-market position: AM Best
AM Best affirms its A (Excellent) rating with a stable outlook, citing robust balance sheet strength, strongest‑level capitalisation and solid market leadership.
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- December 15 2025
‘Enabling, not disrupting’: bolttech’s data-driven push to close the global protection gap
CEO Rob Schimek outlines how the Singapore-born insurtech is sharpening its strategy, pivoting to profitability-led growth while mapping out its next expansion moves and capital-raising plans.
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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.
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- December 15 2025
India’s cabinet approves 100% FDI for insurance companies
Bill is expected to become law by the end of India's winter session of parliament on Friday.
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- December 12 2025
Manulife successfully completes re-domiciliation from Bermuda to Hong Kong
Insurer was the second after French rival AXA’s Hong Kong and Macau arm to apply for the new company re-domiciliation regime after it was introduced in May.
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- December 12 2025
AM Best positive on New India Assurance amid ‘improving’ risk management
The rating agency has affirmed the financial strength rating of India's largest non-life insurer of B++ and its long-term issuer credit rating of bbb+.
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- December 12 2025
Tai Po fire loss ‘managable’ for China’s Qianhai Re, AM Best says as it reaffirms ratings
Ratings agency cites Chinese reinsurer’s 'very strong' balance sheet and profitability.
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- December 11 2025
Typhoon Odette survivors in the Philippines sue Shell seeking corporate liability for climate-related losses
The lawsuit, filed in London, argues Shell’s historic emissions materially intensified Super Typhoon Odette’s landing in December 2021.
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- December 11 2025
China Re nominates Zhu Xiaoyun to become first female president
She is set to replaces Zhuang Qianzhi, who had been approved as chairman.
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- December 10 2025
PICC vice president resigns amid state investigation into disciplinary breach
Zhang Daoming named temporary responsible officer for the state-backed insurer following Yu Ze's resignation.
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- December 10 2025
Japan downgrades loss estimates from a potential Tokyo earthquake to US$530bn
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hitting the metropolitan area could also kill 18,000 people in the worst-case scenario, the draft government estimate showed.
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- December 10 2025
Sompo boosts Hong Kong underwriting structure with double promotion
Ophelia Szeto and Jessica Lai will assume their new roles with the insurer from January 1.
