Roxanne Libatique

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Diversity & Inclusion By Jun 03, 2025 Share QBE Asia has introduced a new parental leave policy that applies to employees who became parents on or after Jan. 1, 2025. Under the revised terms, all qualifying employees – regardless of gender or the path to parenthood – are entitled to a minimum of 12 weeks of paid parental leave. This update aligns with QBE Insurance Group’s global initiative to harmonise employee benefits across its international operations.

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Catastrophe & Flood By Jun 03, 2025 Share A new regional analysis released by the ASEAN Secretariat has raised concerns about the pace and consistency of disaster risk financing and insurance (DRFI) adoption across Southeast Asia. As the region confronts increasingly frequent and severe natural disasters, the report calls for coordinated efforts to strengthen financial resilience and risk transfer mechanisms.

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Life & Health By Jun 03, 2025 Share Tsutsui Yoshinobu, former chair of Nippon Life Insurance, has been appointed as the new chair of Keidanren, Japan’s most prominent business lobbying organisation. His appointment marks a shift in the group’s leadership tradition, as Tsutsui is the first to come from a financial institution rather than a manufacturing background.

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Motor & Fleet By Jun 03, 2025 Share Insurance disputes in New Zealand are on the rise, with the Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman (IFSO) Scheme recording more consumer complaints and formal investigations than in previous years. According to ombudsman Karen Stevens, this increase reflects both a growing awareness of the service and continued confusion around insurance policy terms. “For years and years, we would do around 3,000 complaints a year and 300 investigations.

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Insurance News By Jun 03, 2025 Share Specialty (re)insurer Canopius has named Brodie English (pictured left) and Rob Barnum (pictured right) to newly defined leadership roles as it restructures its operations in Australia, New Zealand, and the wider Asia-Pacific region. Both appointments are effective from June 1 and mark a shift toward more segmented product oversight across the business.