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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Gloria Methri Regional Correspondent
Gloria Methri is a Regional Correspondent at (Re)in Asia, tracking the regulation and risk stories moving Asia Pacific insurance. Areas of specialty include Indian insurance regulation, natural catastrophe losses across China and Australia, and marine and war risk markets.
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Aon launches Sidecar X with US$200m transactional risk capacity
August 18 2026
The platform offers pre-agreed underwriting and claims frameworks and a 10% premium discount, and is open only to Aon clients in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe and Asia.
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Generali Central Insurance names Sandeep Rathi senior VP & head of underwriting
August 18 2026
The underwriting expert has held similar roles at ICICI Lombard, Bharti AXA and Kotak Mahindra General Insurance.
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Afiza Abdullah appointed Malaysia's PIDM CEO for three-year term
August 18 2026
She succeeds Rafiz Azuan Abdullah, who held the role for nine years.
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Zurich Takaful, Islamic Aid Malaysia lift water woes for 2,000 Kelantan residents
August 17 2026
Villagers relying on a gravity-fed water system now benefit from an upgraded intake structure and two 3,000-gallon storage tanks.
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China insurers face subdued growth in H2 2026 as regulatory overhaul reshapes sector — Fitch
August 17 2026
Life insurance growth remained subdued in H1, while health and non-motor business supported gains in the non-life sector amid sweeping regulatory changes.
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Japan weighs state reinsurance for Gulf tankers to safeguard oil imports — report
August 17 2026
The proposed measure would cover claims if insurers cannot secure overseas reinsurance.
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Allianz Partners taps Guillaume Bogdanovic to lead account management in Asia
August 17 2026
He joins from Allianz Partners Health in Dublin, where he held the same role.
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Aon appoints Adithep Prateepratana as Thailand health client leader
August 17 2026
He joins the broker after holding several key positions at Krungthai-AXA Life.
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Aviso Specialty appoints Paul Smyth, Shane Aitken to financial lines team
August 17 2026
Smyth will be based in Melbourne, while Aitken will operate from Sydney.
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JKL weighs public sale of Lotte Non-Life as negotiations with Shinhan stall — report
August 17 2026
While JKL faces growing pressure to exit Lotte Non-Life, the bidder has little incentive to increase its offer.
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