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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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Japan's Kumamoto earthquake triggers over 40,000 insurance claims
August 18 2026
GIAJ data up to 31 July shows Kumamoto prefecture accounts for 37,620 of the accepted cases.
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QBE creates global data centre role, appoints Jamie Thompson to lead
August 18 2026
The insurer's new global data centre head will oversee the development of integrated underwriting, risk engineering and claims solutions for the sector.
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Aon launches Sidecar X with US$200m transactional risk capacity
August 18 2026
The platform offers pre-agreed underwriting and claims frameworks and a 10% premium discount, and is open only to Aon clients in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe and Asia.
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Generali Central Insurance names Sandeep Rathi senior VP & head of underwriting
August 18 2026
The underwriting expert has held similar roles at ICICI Lombard, Bharti AXA and Kotak Mahindra General Insurance.
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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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Generali Thailand welcomes Grace Allison Toh as chief agency officer
August 18 2026
She arrives from senior distribution roles in Malaysia and will report to country manager and chief executive Arsh Kaumi.
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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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Afiza Abdullah appointed Malaysia's PIDM CEO for three-year term
August 18 2026
She succeeds Rafiz Azuan Abdullah, who held the role for nine years.
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Fidelis Partnership secures US$2.04bn refinancing, cuts borrowing costs
August 17 2026
The MGA has cut its borrowing costs through a US$2.04bn Term Loan B refinancing and secured inaugural public credit ratings.
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Zurich Takaful, Islamic Aid Malaysia lift water woes for 2,000 Kelantan residents
August 17 2026
Villagers relying on a gravity-fed water system now benefit from an upgraded intake structure and two 3,000-gallon storage tanks.
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