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Asia Pacific

International re/insurers are looking to Asia Pacific markets for growth opportunities

 

Samsung plans to buy majority stake in Canopius, reports say

Korean insurance group has owned 40% of Lloyd’s specialty re/insurer since 2025

Mergers and Acquisitions Lloyds

Nepal infrastructure damage tops $1bn, minister says

Glacial collapse triggers floods and landslides, killing hundreds

Property Nepal

Kazakhstan considers easing rules for foreign insurers

Policymakers plan to liberalise access by foreign insurers to increase competition as part of wider reform programme

Regulation Property

Guy Carpenter promotes Ward to Pacific CEO

Ward joined reinsurance broker in 2018 and was most recently capital advisory leader for Asia Pacific

People moves Guy Carpenter / Marsh

Tysers owner reports record earnings

‘Robust growth’ in Tysers’ marine and aviation broking drives AUB Group’s international revenues up 6.2% in last financial year

Specialty Broker

Agri insurers brace for super El Niño

Reinsurers are reportedly withdrawing capacity from Brazil and India as concerns mount over the impact of the climate phenomenon

Climate change India

AI-related securities lawsuits double in H1

US securities class action settlements climbed to $2.1bn in the first half of the year, up from $1.1bn a year earlier, according to Gallagher

United States Casualty

UK Club makes Korea move

Jeong-Sook Kim takes responsibility for market in the Asian country

South Korea Specialty

S&P upgrades Japan Club outlook

The move comes after the club announced an ordinary surplus of JPY8.54bn for the 2025/26 financial year, a 22% increase compared to the previous year

Insurance Japan

Canopius posts 10% rise in half-year premium

Specialty and P&C re/insurer produced insurance contract written premiums of $2.66bn

Canopius Property

Asian Development Bank expands credit insurance programme

Asian Development Bank to unlock $2.5bn for underserved borrowers via credit insurance programme

Finance Specialty

Japan quake losses could reach $2.2bn: Verisk

The July 28 tremor struck Kumamoto prefecture on Kyushu, causing a shopping mall in Kashima to collapse

Property Japan

Seadrif names Zheng COO

In her new role, Zheng aims to strengthen the insurer’s institutional capabilities

People moves Singapore

Kumamoto quake losses could be in low billions

Quake is similar in size to April 2016 event in same prefecture

Property Howden

Making a return on resilience

Aon and the Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility explore how insurance models, data tools and partnerships are redefining Asia’s climate risk protection

Aon Climate change

Swiss Re names Savill Australia and New Zealand CEO

Savill joins from Guy Carpenter where he was Pacific chief executive

Swiss Re People moves
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