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Sunday, October 11, 2026
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Reih Angeles Deputy News Editor
Reih Angeles is Deputy News Editor at (Re)in Asia, steering the desk's breaking coverage of Asia Pacific insurance and reinsurance. Areas of specialty include insurer and life results, reinsurance and catastrophe losses, cyber, and regulatory change across India, Korea, China and Hong Kong.
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Meiji Yasuda group premiums fall 12% despite overseas growth
August 19 2026
The insurer’s premium income declined in Q1, but higher investment returns and growth in overseas operations drove a 33.7% increase in net operating profit.
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Pen Underwriting Australia elevates Behm, Synnott to leadership roles
August 19 2026
Behm has been promoted to head of underwriting while Synnott takes on the newly created head of operational strategy & transformation role.
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Munich Re regains top spot in AM Best reinsurer rankings as APAC groups reshuffle
August 19 2026
A stronger euro helped the German reinsurer overtake Swiss Re, while Peak Re climbed to 12th on revenue growth and Korean Re slipped to eighth.
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Australia mandates accident insurance for gig delivery workers under new standards
August 19 2026
Under the new guidelines, platforms must provide a “reasonable minimum level of cover” for personal accident risks linked to delivery work.
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Japan life insurers' unrealised bond losses surge 60% as JGB yields rise — Report
August 18 2026
Unrealised losses on domestic bonds had reached JPY30.86 trillion (US$193bn) by 30 June, according to data compiled by Nikkei.
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Arch Insurance Australia appoints Dave Ha as senior executive assurance underwriter
August 18 2026
He joins after over three years at DUAL, most recently as senior underwriter.
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Typhoon Dolphin drives nearly 130,000 insurance claims across China
August 18 2026
Estimated losses reached CNY1.75bn (US$259.5m), with insurers having paid or prepaid CNY80m across six regions by 12 August.
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Philippine House approves expanded crop insurance bill as storm losses test PCIC
August 17 2026
The measure would widen coverage to more agricultural risks while allowing parametric products and greater private-sector participation.
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Crawford Australia strengthens claims and client teams with four appointments
August 17 2026
McEwan, Bressanutti, Kane and Boyd take on roles spanning property loss adjusting, cyber and fidelity, client relationships, and energy-sector claims.
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Zurich Australia appoints former AMP chief executive Alexis George to board
August 17 2026
George succeeds long-serving director John Mulcahy as Zurich pursues growth across its Australian and New Zealand operations.
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