Allianz, AIG, Berkley Insurance Australia, Allianz Commercial: 8 APAC insurance people moves of the week
October 24 2025 by Roshan Nambiar
InsuranceAsia News wraps up the people moves from the insurance industry in Asia this week.
1. Allianz names new country head for India
Allianz India has named Ritu Arora as the country head of India.
Arora served as CEO and chief investment officer of Allianz Investment Management in Asia Pacific and India advisor to the Allianz SE Board.
Read the full story here.
2. AIG hands expanded role to APAC multinational head
AIG’s head of multinational for Asia-Pacific, Jenny Boyd, has also been named head of client and broker engagement.
Singapore-based Boyd will assume the expanded role alongside her existing responsibilities as head of multinational APAC, a role she took on in March 2024.
Read the full story here.
3. Berkley Insurance Australia names new head of claims
Berkley Insurance Australia, the Australian arm of W.R. Berkley, has appointed Gareth Edwards as its new national head of claims.
He joins from JLT Public Sector, where he was divisional manager for claims for the last three years.
Read the full story here.
4. Allianz Commercial MD handed board role as part of reshuffle
Allianz Commercial’s managing director, Christian Sandric, has been given a board seat as part of a reorganisation of the division’s management structure.
Singapore-based Sandric has been the regional managing director for Allianz Commercial APAC since 2023, when he joined from AIG.
5. QBE hires new group CFO 
QBE named Chris Killourhy as its new group chief financial officer, effective January 1, subject to regulatory approvals.
He is replacing Inder Singh, who resigned in August to take up a new role as CFO of National Australia Bank (NAB).
6. Sompo appoints new head of property & multi-lines for Singapore
Sompo appointed Linda Ng as Head of Property & Multi-Lines for Singapore.
Ng will be responsible for leading the Singapore property and multi-lines portfolio, as well as developing talent and capabilities.
Read the full story here.
7. UIB Asia Singapore’s CEO given expanded role to oversee Labuan’s operations
UIB Asia Singapore CEO, Francis Savari, has been handed the role of principal officer for UIB Labuan.
Savari was formally approved by the Labuan Financial Services Authority (LFSA) for his new role, effective October 9.
Read the full story here.
8. NorthStandard promotes former head of underwriting to APAC head
P&I club NorthStandard has promoted Michael Hustler as its new head of Asia Pacific, effective October 27.
Hustler has been with NorthStandard for 16 years, most recently as head of claims and underwriting.
Read the full story here.
Other moves you may have missed
Huntington Advisory, the Singapore-based strategic advisory firm, appointed ex-BMS Group managing director and head of international, David Battman, as a partner to lead the buildout of its operations in the UK and Europe.
For more InsuranceAsia News (IAN) people moves at brokers, insurers, reinsurers, insurtechs, specialty players, MGAs and loss adjusters across Asia Pacific’s fast-growing (re)insurance markets click here.
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