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Continued momentum in global life insurance consolidation across regions: Fitch
11th May 2026
Fitch Ratings, the credit rating agency, anticipates that consolidation within the global life insurance sector will remain ongoing, although the pace and structure of transactions will differ by region. Fitch Ratings explains that deal flow is being supported by insurers’ ongoing efforts to strengthen balance sheets, improve operating efficiency and allocate ... Read the full article
Aon strengthens Asia Pacific growth leadership with senior appointments
1st May 2026
Aon, a global professional services firm specialising in risk, retirement and health solutions, has announced three senior appointments within its Asia Pacific Growth team. The move reflects Aon’s continued focus on strengthening its commercial leadership and regional capability across Asia Pacific. The company has appointed Richard Tan, Maggie Hsieh and Michel Muganza ... Read the full article
APAC non-life insurers maintain strong credit positions in global comparison: Fitch
15th April 2026
Fitch Ratings, the credit rating agency, has reported that non-life insurers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region continue to exhibit strong credit fundamentals relative to their international peers. In its latest peer analysis, Fitch Ratings compares key credit characteristics of major APAC non-life insurers with large global operators and selected firms across ... Read the full article
Liberty completes APAC licence consolidation and brand simplification
9th April 2026
Liberty International Insurance, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the completion of its Asia Pacific licence consolidation and the simplification of its brand to "Liberty" across key markets in the region. This transformation represents a major milestone for the company’s APAC operations. By merging its retail and commercial ... Read the full article
J.B. Boda & Co. appoints Rajesh Sinha as CEO & MD – APAC
20th February 2026
J.B. Boda & Co., the overseas company of international re/insurance broker J.B. Boda Group, has announced the appointment of Rajesh Sinha as Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director – APAC. A globally recognised insurance and reinsurance executive, Rajesh is a seasoned C-suite leader bringing more than 36 years of regional and ... Read the full article
Howden Re enhances APAC cat analytics capabilities with new senior appointments
17th February 2026
Global reinsurance broker Howden Re is boosting its catastrophe analytics presence in Asia with two key senior hires: Renuka Janwalker has been appointed as Head of Catastrophe Analytics, Asia, and Ramdeo Gupta joins as Senior Catastrophe Analyst, Asia. These appointments, part of the firm's ongoing expansion across the region, follow a ... Read the full article
Willis announces senior leadership appointments in Asia
13th January 2026
Insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, has made four senior leadership appointments in Asia to support the ongoing growth and expansion of its specialty businesses in the region. Effective immediately, Nicki Tilney is Head of Natural Resources, Iris Chan has been named Head of Construction, Sui Jin Wong Deputy Head of ... Read the full article
Jason Mandera named CEO of Marsh McLennan Indonesia
12th January 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh Asia has appointed Jason Mandera as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marsh McLennan Indonesia, effective January 1st, 2026. Mandera has served with Marsh for over 16 years, most recently as the President Director. Prior to this, he served as the Head of Specialty and Placement ... Read the full article
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions promotes Neha Shah to Head of L&H, India
12th January 2026
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, the reinsurance division of global broker Aon, has promoted Neha Shah to Head of Life and Health (L&H), India. In her new role, Shah will lead the delivery of tailored life and health reinsurance solutions in India, supporting clients in managing risk and driving profitable growth. She will continue ... Read the full article
Suncorp’s H1’26 natural hazard costs exceed budget at AUD 1.319bn
12th January 2026
Australian insurer Suncorp has disclosed that its total cost of natural hazard events for the first half of 2026 (H1’26) is expected to be AU$1.319 billion, far above the budget of AU$866 million, eroding most of its full-year 2026 (FY’26) allowance of AU$1.77 billion, meaning the carrier will make reinsurance ... Read the full article
India’s reinsurance market progressing well, growing interest in parametrics: EDME CEO, Radhakrishnan
12th January 2026
Driven by rising insurance penetration and a deepening of underlying risk pools in India, the country’s reinsurance market is "progressing well,” according to Sanjay Radhakrishnan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EDME Insurance Brokers Ltd. In an interview with Reinsurance News, Radhakrishnan said that in recent years, demand across specialty and infrastructure-linked ... Read the full article
Aon Japan obtains insurance broker license & establishes corporate brokerage division
9th January 2026
Aon Solutions Japan Co., Ltd. has announced that it has obtained an insurance broker licence and established a corporate brokerage division, alongside a number of senior appointments. Aon said the new division will provide insurance programmes and services primarily to large companies with global operations, comparing and negotiating with multiple insurers ... Read the full article
Nat Re appoints Ebron as VP, Head of Life Reinsurance and Data Administration
9th January 2026
National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines (Nat Re) has announced the appointment of Von Edward Ebron to Vice President (VP) and Head of Life Reinsurance and Data Administration. Ebron brings to his new role over two decades of extensive experience across the insurance and reinsurance sectors, spanning actuarial analysis, product development, ... Read the full article
Pacific Life Re names Swiss Re’s Jia Yi Tan as Global CUO and Claims Officer
8th January 2026
Life and health reinsurer Pacific Life Re has appointed Jia Yi Tan as its new Claims and Global Chief Underwriting (CUO), based in Singapore. In her new role, Tan succeeds Andrew Doran, who has been promoted as Chief Executive Officer of UnderwriteMe, the Insurtech subsidiary of Pacific Life Re. Her appointment underscores ... Read the full article
Sompo names Haixia Zhao as President of APAC Reinsurance & CUO, Global Specialty
6th January 2026
Sompo, a global provider of property, casualty, and specialty insurance and reinsurance, has appointed Haixia Zhao as President of APAC Reinsurance and Chief Underwriting Officer, Global Specialty. Zhao brings more than two decades of re/insurance industry experience to the role. She joined Sompo in May 2018 as Senior Vice President and ... Read the full article
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