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Tuesday, October 13, 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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Marsh Risk names David Wigley head of commercial in New Zealand
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He has been with the broker since 2020.
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Starr taps Jane Tung as head of casualty in Hong Kong
May 29 2026
She joins after over seven years at Swiss Re CorSo.
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Middle East conflict losses ‘manageable’ for specialty P&C insurers – Morningstar
May 29 2026
Demand is rising for political risk, trade credit and energy cover, while a prolonged Hormuz disruption could still push up losses.
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GIC Re cuts FY2026 underwriting loss by 47% as gross premium rises 7%
May 28 2026
Claims pressure eased over the year, although the reinsurer’s combined ratio remained above break-even.
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Niyam appoints Ruchi Sheth as director for marine and energy
May 28 2026
She joins after working at TATA AIG for over eight years.
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Korea FSC conditionally approves Lotte Insurance management improvement plan
May 28 2026
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has conditionally approved Lotte Insurance’s management improvement plan, submitted in late April, following a regulatory management improvement requirement. The...
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Prudential Life Japan core profit slips 13% in FY2025 as misconduct response lifts costs
May 28 2026
The insurer logged a JPY4.7bn (US$29.5m) customer redress provision and increased remediation spending following staff misconduct.
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PERILS puts late-2025 Queensland/NSW storm losses at A$2.94bn in third estimate
May 27 2026
Personal lines property drove most of the losses, while motor claims were only 12% despite hailstones up to 14cm.
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Korea FTC raids 8 non-life insurers over alleged bid rigging in group accident cover – Reports
May 27 2026
Investigators from the Fair Trade Commission visited the headquarters of eight insurers to secure materials linked to corporate group accident insurance tenders.
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APRA flags cyber, AI, and supply chain threats as key risks for insurers
May 26 2026
The regulator warned that rising cyber threats and heavy reliance on a small pool of critical service providers could amplify operational shocks.
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