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Insurtechs spotlight significance of esg data and health innovations for carriers rein asia

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Insurtechs spotlight significance of esg data and health innovations for carriers rein asia
Monday, July 13, 2026

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Rokstone appoints Jackie Lan as marine underwriter
April 2 2026
She brings experience in marine hull and liability insurance across Asia and the Middle East.
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Aon expands Nick Chapman’s remit to marine risk engineering lead, Asia
April 1 2026
Chapman will continue as head of cargo for Asia alongside his new responsibilities.
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Aon taps Nazirah Din Taouk as regional director for marine, Asia
April 1 2026
Taouk joins after six years with rival Marsh, bringing a legal background and extensive experience in marine claims and advocacy roles.
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1/4 renewals: Japan rates back to early 2020s levels, Middle East impact contained in specialty lines — Howden Re
April 1 2026
Howden Re notes that mid-year renewals may face greater complexity as reinsurers review exposure and pricing in light of ongoing Middle East tensions.
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QBE, Aurora unveil 'industry-first' lead algorithmic underwriting for specialty risks
March 30 2026
The AI-driven automation reduces quote-to-bind timelines to under 10 minutes and has debuted with QBE’s British Marine Yacht Protection & Indemnity (P&I) product.
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Asia bears brunt of Hormuz disruption as closure drives specialty repricing — Howden Re
March 27 2026
War-risk cancellations have pushed cover towards voyage-by-voyage placements and lifted some premiums to as much as 2%–3% of a vessel’s value.
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US maritime reinsurance programme for Hormuz shipping set to launch "soon", says US Treasury Secretary
March 27 2026
Three weeks after the facility was first announced, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed confidence that Gulf shipping traffic would recover.
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Iran says non-hostile ships may transit Hormuz under its oversight — report
March 25 2026
Iran's offer of conditional passage may ease the bottleneck in a limited sense for the 3,200 stranded vessels, but ships linked to the US, Israel, and countries deemed hostile to Tehran will remain bl...
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Korean Re undercuts global rivals on war-risk marine coverage rates amid Middle East conflict — report
March 25 2026
The Asian reinsurer is capitalising on surging war-risk demand to reclaim ground lost to overseas competitors.
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Singapore GI direct insurers lift underwriting profit despite softer Q4 premiums
March 24 2026
Stable claims trends, liability-driven demand supported profitability across onshore and offshore portfolios, even as premiums edged down 1.49%.
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