Swiss Re names Ben Savill as new Australia and New Zealand chief
July 28 2026 by Aidan Gregory
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QBE Asia names Kwang Hun Cho as senior property underwriter
- July 27
Singapore-based Cho joins from Chubb, where he spent nearly nine years in underwriting roles in Korea and Singapore.
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AIG’s Ying Ying Lee returns to Berjaya Sompo as head of marine, aviation
- July 27
Kuala Lumpur-based Lee rejoins the insurer following 15 years at AIG, where she was head of department for specialty since April 2011 and APAC lead for marine liability since July 2020.
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Berkley Insurance Asia names Shivi Bhutani as liability lines underwriter in Gift City
- July 24
Before joining Berkley, she worked as a liability underwriter at ICICI Lombard.
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HDI Global hires Byron Ernst as power and energy underwriter in Sydney
- July 24
He was most recently an energy underwriter at QBE, having also worked for Chubb, Chase Underwriting and Strata Community Insurance.
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Beazley | Clean marine: How aqua-innovators can ride the energy wave
Insurance is critical to clean marine progress, but new fuels bring risks traditional policies do not fully cover, presenting market players an opportunity to build new models.
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PartnerRe | Dementia the protection gap insurers can no longer ignore
Unlike acute illnesses, dementia creates a long tail of financial need and its impact extends well beyond patients.
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Sedgwick | Investing in people is shaping the future of loss adjusting in Asia
Sedgwick Asia says it is ready to meet the evolving challenges of Asia’s dynamic insurance markets.
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PartnerRe | Understanding ageing in APAC: why perception, planning and protection don’t always align
Ageing is shaping finances, family dynamics and insurance needs of the caregiving ecosystem, but current product propositions and underwriting frameworks are not keeping pace with protection needs, finds PartnerRe survey.
