Specialty

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Manulife brings Guardant Health’s Shield MCD cancer screening to Hong Kong, Philippines, and Singapore

March 17 2026

The Shield MCD test screens for 10 of the most common cancers — bladder, colorectal, breast, prostate, esophageal, gastric, liver, lung, ovarian, and pancreatic — with just a blood draw.

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Sompo Insurance Singapore appoints Francis Lim as financial lines lead

March 17 2026

He joins after a six-year stint with Newline Asia Services, where he worked as a senior financial lines underwriter.

Export Finance Australia, Nippon Export Investment Insurance renew reinsurance pact

March 17 2026

The agreement reinforces cooperation in priority areas, including climate and energy security, Indo-Pacific infrastructure, and critical minerals to boost cross-border investments and exports in strategic...

Beazley promotes Aizad Khair to Asia M&A product leader

March 17 2026

He joined the specialty insurer in 2022 and most recently served as an underwriter.

New MGA regime flagged as last-mile growth lever for India’s insurance market

March 17 2026

Newly recognised MGAs can bind policies and underwrite risks locally, offering a faster route to regional and niche product growth in India.

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India eases FDI rules for land-border investors with new beneficial ownership threshold

March 17 2026

The revisions address concerns that LBC restrictions were suppressing inflows from global funds with incidental land-border exposure.

Market Lane announces key appointments in leadership, underwriting teams

March 16 2026

Toby Salmon, Shane Golding, Matthew Porteous, Jeanene Hill, Michael Atkinson, Antonia Topic, Anand Narayanan, Neil Davidson, and Joanna Hayes take on new roles as Market Lane pursues growth in Australia...