Chubb, AIG, Aon, Howden, MG Geraghty: 15 APAC insurance people moves of the week
December 19 2025 by Roshan Nambiar
InsuranceAsia News wraps up the people moves from the insurance industry in Asia this week.
1. Chubb taps AIG APAC regional president for APAC commercial P&C head role
Chris Colahan will join Chubb from AIG in February and will have overall operating responsibility for Chubb’s commercial property and casualty portfolio in the region.
Colahan has been AIG’s regional president for APAC since May 2023.
Read the full story here.
2. AIG make double senior appointments from Everest
AIG has hired Scott Leney as Asia Pacific regional president, succeeding Chris Colahan.
Leney will join AIG on February 1, subject to regulatory approval, and will lead AIG’s businesses in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines.
Adam Clifford rejoins AIG from Everest as CEO for international commercial insurance.
London-based Clifford previously spent over seven years at AIG in casualty roles in London and Singapore.
Read the full story here and here.
3. Aon rehires former Marsh finpro growth and strategy leader
Pal Tang, Marsh’s former growth and strategy leader for finpro in Hong Kong and Macau, is set to rejoin Aon in a regional role, first reported by InsuranceAsia News (IAN).
He then spent almost 11 years at Aon Hong Kong as a director from February 2009 to December 2019.
Tang also has had two stints at Marsh, first in risk and insurance roles, and then as vice president.
Read the full story here.
4. Howden reshuffles Asia team with multiple hires
Xianwei Lee and Blossom Lim have joined Howden’s M&A team as head of Asia and senior director for Asia, respectively.
Lee will be responsible for leading and expanding Howden’s M&A capabilities across the region.
Lim joins from Aon, where she was most recently the growth leader of M&A transaction solutions for Asia.
Sheena Fraser has joined Howden’s carrier management team in Singapore. Fraser was previously a commercial property underwriter at QBE Insurance in Melbourne until December 2024 and relocated to Singapore following a year of parental leave.
Eugene Lim has been named the head of tax insurance Asia as Howden continues to build out its financial lines teams in the region.
Read the full story here, here, here and here.
5. HK-based MG Geraghty Insurance Brokers taps ex-Generali business development head as executive director
Joshua Lynch has been named as the executive director at Hong Kong-based MG Geraghty Insurance Brokers.
The Lloyd’s coverholder is a specialist insurance broker that mainly specialises in bloodstock and event insurance.
6. Helvetia snaps up new Asia claims manager
Alex Lee has joined Helvetia Swiss Insurance as its claim manager for Asia.
Singapore-based Lee joins from real estate developer Mapletree, where he served as group claims and risk manager for insurance since January 2024.
7. Liberty Specialty Markets’ cyber lead confirms BHSI switch
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has hired Angela Messih as executive and professional lines claims manager in Australia.
Sydney-based Messih will start at the specialty insurer in the new year.
Read the full story here.
8. Sedgwick names managing director of Asia global specialty marine
Global loss adjuster Sedgwick has tapped Cory Chow as managing director of its global specialty marine business in Asia.
She joined Sedgwick from Charles Taylor, where she worked for over 32 years and was managing director of marine North Asia.
9. QBE appoints new Malaysia marine country lead
QBE has named Denise Ng as country lead for marine in Malaysia.
Kuala Lumpur-based Ng has over 18 years of experience in marine insurance, with expertise across marine hull, cargo, builder’s risk, and ship repairer’s liability.
10. Sompo Hong Kong expands marine team with double appointment
Sompo Hong Kong has appointed Clara Yip as head of marine and Catherine Ho as senior marine underwriter.
Yip will be the insurer’s Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan and regional logistics leader, effective from Wednesday,
Ho, who will report to Yip, will drive new business development to support the continued growth of Hong Kong’s marine portfolio, effective from Monday.
11. Allianz Commercial Japan hires new claims leader
Allianz Commercial has appointed Darren Livengood as director and general manager of claims for Japan.
He joins from HDI Global, where he served as head of claims for Japan for over five years.
12. Dual make double underwriter appointments in ANZ
Harry Grannum has joined Dual Australia as a senior cyber underwriter in its Sydney office.
He has over a decade of experience in cyber and technology underwriting and joins from Chubb.
Andy Gunawan has joined Dual New Zealand as a commercial underwriter.
Auckland-based Gunawan (pictured) joins Dual after over six and a half years with IAG, most recently as an underwriter for commercial and personal distribution.
Read the full story here and here.
13. Coface hires new Indonesia country manager
Trade credit insurer Coface has promoted Marsinta Marpaung to the newly created role of country manager for Indonesia.
Jakarta-based Marpaung (pictured), who joined the insurer in September 2024 as business leader for Indonesia, will report to APAC CEO Hugh Burke.
14. Berkley Insurance Asia appoints greater China senior commercial lines underwriter 
Berkley Insurance Asia has appointed Caroline Chan as a senior underwriter for commercial lines for greater China.
Chan joins from Chubb, where she spent the last four years, most recently as a financial lines underwriter and will work closely with Esther Kwok, the head of commercial lines for greater China.
15. Markel names operations manager for Australia
Markel has appointed Pavi Siriharan as operations manager for Australia.
Melbourne-based Siriharan joins from Chubb, where she spent 17 years and was most recently commercial operations manager for Australia and New Zealand until December last year.
Other moves you may have missed
Reed Rohijas rejoined AIG as APAC network partner relationship manager. Rohijas previously spent over five years at AIG, joining the insurer as a network partner practice account specialist in February 2016.
Global insurtech bolttech promoted Jemma Delacruz to general manager for the Philippines. Delacruz has been at bolttech for nine years, most recently as senior key account manager.
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