Specialty

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Starr welcomes Jean Michoud as regional travel partnerships lead, Asia-Pacific

April 9 2026

He brings over 15 years of experience across insurance, financial services, and digital distribution, with prior stints at Liberty Mutual Insurance and Manulife.

Aon names Minhyuk Jung as head of South Korea desk for Global Broking Centre, commercial risks

April 8 2026

He moves to the global broker after over 10 years at Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance.

Pinnacle Underwriting taps Brendan McDonald to head expanded casualty and financial lines across APAC, MENA

April 8 2026

He moves after two years at Abu Dhabi Reinsurance Company Limited, most recently serving as head of liability and specialty lines.

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Aviso Specialty launches M&A practice, appoints Kane Sim as head

April 8 2026

He joins from Marsh McLennan, most recently serving as head of M&A for Pacific.

Markel opens Perth office with two senior underwriting hires

April 8 2026

Markel appoints Jerome Steyn and Pierre Dagnee to lead its underwriting presence in Perth as part of its national expansion.

MSIG Singapore welcomes See Teck Yang as VP for corporate distribution

April 8 2026

He brings over three decades of industry experience to his new role.

Talbot promotes Jiewei Pang to senior property underwriter, Russell Giam to political risk underwriter

April 7 2026

Pang has been with the company since 2022, while Giam joined last year.

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DB Insurance clears South Korean regulatory hurdle in Fortegra acquisition

April 7 2026

Planned US$1.65bn acquisition of U.S. specialty insurer Fortegra by DB Insurance still awaits approval from American regulators.

Aon appoints Winnie Loh as real estate and data centre leader for Southeast Asia

April 7 2026

She joined the global broker in 2021 and is concurrently director within its commercial risk team.

Singapore reinsurance profits collapse in Q4 as incurred losses surge 98%

April 7 2026

Offshore reinsurance swung into a SG$2.9m loss, while smaller onshore operations remained profitable amid a 49% property premium surge.

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