The Global Asia Insurance Partnership (GAIP) has announced that Lloyd's Asia has joined the Asia-focussed, neutral tripartite platform as a Supporting Partner, bringing a specialist (re)insurance market perspective to GAIP's work to address protection gaps and strengthen resilience against the complex and evolving risks affecting Asia.
Data from WTW's Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor reveals that completed M&A deal value grew by 23.9% year-on-year during the first nine months of 2026, rising to $1.65bn from $1.33 bn in the same period of 2025.
Around 10,000 homes in four major cities of New Zealand could become difficult to insure in another decade ahead and this could make them ineligible for any mortgage or lending facilities, according to a new report released by New Zealand's Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) and Statistics New Zealand.
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has appointed Mr Oliver Wilcox as Head of Energy within its marine and energy division.
Coface has promoted Mr Zach Spencer to the role of Head of Risk Underwriting, APAC. He leads the company's risk underwriting teams across the region.
Insurers in New Zealand have called upon the Government to replace the Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) levy on insurance policies, saying the current system is outdated, not fit-for-purpose, and unnecessarily adds to the cost of insurance for households and businesses.
Vontobel, an investment management firm, has appointed Mr Emmanuel Archampong as Head of Insurance Solutions in APAC. His appointment comes as part of the firm's growth ambitions in the insurance sector, a strategic focus area for its institutional clients business.
Ageing New Zealanders are finding it difficult to make the two ends meet as the surging cost of living hits them hard, according to a new survey.
Marsh Re has announced the appointments of Mr James Beedle to its Pacific board of directors, subject to regulatory approval, and Mr Justin Ward as CEO of APAC.
Willis, a WTW business, has appointed Mr Trevor Madden as Head of Captive and Insurance Management Solutions for APAC, effective 1 November 2026.