Strategy

HDI Global opens Seoul office to expand APAC reach

January 12 2026

Ki Hyung Jo has joined as Korea market lead, with HDI to offer local clients access to insurer's existing product range and new specialty solutions, such as cover for K-pop events.

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Allianz, Anthropic partner to foster responsible AI adoption across insurance operations

January 12 2026

The partnership will see Allianz deploy Anthropic’s Claude models to automate claims, support decision-making, and strengthen regulatory compliance.

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Ping An pilots ‘insurance + leasing’ cover for embodied robots in China

January 12 2026

The product bundles hardware protection with third-party, product quality and information leakage liability.

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Sompo targets higher-yielding overseas credit amid sluggish domestic growth — Report

January 9 2026

Japanese insurer has relocated several investment managers from its domestic insurance unit to the U.S. this month, GM Toshinobu Kondo told Bloomberg.

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Kita launches non-payment insurance to boost financing for carbon, nature projects

January 9 2026

The launch builds on Kita’s rapid growth, including a recent 450% increase in underwriting capacity and expanded coverage for new project types.

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Marsh McLennan Indonesia promotes Jason Mandera to CEO

January 9 2026

Marsh elevates Mandera, who has been with the business since 2010.

Allianz completes 23% stake sale in Bajaj joint ventures for €2.1bn

January 9 2026

The German insurer said it plans to sell its remaining 3% stake by Q2.

QBE closes US$400m cat bond, launches US$550m-plus casualty sidecar

January 8 2026

The moves extend coverage across four distinct catastrophe perils and transfer a defined share of its global casualty book to alternative capital partners via segregated Bermuda reinsurance cells.