Markel hires AIG’s Abbas Choker as Asia Pacific CFO
July 29 2026 by Mithun Varkey
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Consilium secures Singapore broking licence, appoints Ben Compton as associate partner
- July 29
Compton joins Singapore office leader Robert Drysdale, who joined the broker earlier this year.
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Howden appoints Maisie Ng as director of structured credit for North Asia
- July 28
She joins from Santander Corporate & Investment Banking, where she had been the senior vice president for private debt mobilisation for Asia Pacific since January 2023.
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Swiss Re names Ben Savill as new Australia and New Zealand chief
- July 28
He will join the Swiss reinsurer in Sydney from Guy Carpenter in October.
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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 South Korea and Singapore.
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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.
