Charles Taylor has appointed Mr Andrew Milne as Managing Director in Australia
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.
Swiss Re has appointed Ms Iris Cheung as Head, Life and Health (L&H) Reinsurance, Hong Kong and Taiwan, effective 1 November 2026.
Life insurance is facing a relevance challenge as 47% of consumers participating in a global survey say they are considering purchasing a life insurance policy, yet more than 40% of those feel confused, uncertain, or unconvinced with the information they find. As a result, one in four drop out of the purchase journey before completion according to the World Life Insurance Report 2027.
Underwriting losses incurred by India's non-life insurance's registered a sharp increase in 2025-26 surging from INR302.88bn ($3.17bn) in 2024-25 to INR452.79bn in 2025-26, recording a rise of around 50%.
The 79th session of WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia has adopted the Dili Declaration on accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in the region.
Nepal may have to incur recovery and reconstruction expenses exceeding NPR723.32bn ($4.76bn) post BhoteKoshi flash floods of 26 August 2026. According to official sources the Himalayan nation suffered actual physical and economic losses to the extent of NPR408.30bn.
Bharti AXA Life Insurance has appointed Ms Priya Chandni as Head of Brand Management and PR.
Kennedys has appointed Mr Andrew Carpenter as Partner in Hong Kong.
AIG Trade Credit Thailand has appointed Mr Pongprat "Pong" Suwan as Country Head, Trade Credit.