Willis appoints Scott Kirkwood as Pacific head of natural resources
April 24 2026 by Joana Nguyen
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PartnerRe hands APAC trio new leadership roles, with regional CEO James Beedle to retire
- April 23
Reinsurer names Sasa Hu as APAC P&C CEO, David Xu as APAC P&C CUO, and John Mok as CEO for Partner Reinsurance Asia.
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Australia’s PSC Insurance Brokers appoints James Thornberry as head of trade credit and surety
- April 23
Sydney-based Thornberry has more than 25 years of experience in credit insurance, banking and financial services.
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Newline promotes Rebecca Smith to senior underwriter for Australia PI team
- April 22
Sydney-based Smith, who has been with the specialty insurer as an underwriter since joining October 2024, will work under head of professional indemnity Nick Beswick.
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Exclusive: Carlos Grijalva to join Gallagher Re as APAC head of cyber
- April 22
Grijalva, who has been head of Asia cyber sales at Willis since November, is due to join the reinsurance broker in Hong Kong in May.
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