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Saturday, October 24, 2026

Malaysia

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Malaysia's general insurers lift underwriting profit 11.6% in 2025 despite motor losses
May 7 2026
The sector's gross written premiums also rose by 4.8% to RM24.2bn (US%6.16bn) in 2024.
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FWD Takaful, MBSB Bank ink 10-year bancatakaful deal
May 6 2026
The tie-up gives the insurer access to MBSB’s branches and sales force.
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Zurich appoints Wayne Leow as Malaysia commercial insurance head
May 6 2026
He joins after over seven years at Chubb Malaysia, where he was most recently chief broking and large corporate officer.
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Kevin Rethual named new CEO of Munich Re Retakaful
May 5 2026
He has been with the reinsurer since 2021, most recently as chief commercial officer.
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Lockton appoints new CEOs in Malaysia and India
May 5 2026
Nicholas Lee and Jaideep Sharma take charge in Malaysia and India, respectively, with Mohamed Yahya Ibrahim and Dr Sandeep Dadia moving to new posts.
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Malaysian central bank fines Zurich insurance units US$228K over sanctions breaches
April 30 2026
BNM said that Zurich's Malaysian units failed to update their sanctions database, resulting in customer screening being conducted against an outdated database.
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Labuan captive premiums rise 7.2% to US$726m in 2025
April 30 2026
Labuan attracted 10 new captive entrants, with overall insurance premiums in the hub rising 5.8% to US$2.5bn.
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EIP partners with Nexacore to expand device protection solutions across Southeast Asia
April 23 2026
The partnership aims to support the launch of scalable device protection and extended warranty solutions amid growing demand at the point of sale.
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Chubb welcomes Ariel Llugdar as head of motor claims for Malaysia
April 20 2026
He moves from Allianz Insurance, where he most recently served as head of motor claims and expert technical advisory.
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Malaysia life insurers’ medical claims rise 5.3% in 2025 – LIAM
April 16 2026
The industry association also expects the country's medical inflation rate to reach 16% in 2026.
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Coface appoints Darren Chan as country manager for Malaysia and head of Philippines
April 9 2026
He joined the firm in 2016 and most recently served as head of commercial of Coface Japan.
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Life Insurance Association of Malaysia elects Pauline Teoh as president
April 6 2026
Manulife's Vibha Coburn was re-elected as vice president of LIAM at the association’s 52nd Annual General Meeting.
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