Aon, HDI Global, Latitude Brokers, Sompo: 7 APAC insurance people moves of the week
December 12 2025 by Roshan Nambiar
InsuranceAsia News wraps up the people moves from the insurance industry in Asia this week.
1. Aon reshuffles APAC teams with senior appointments
Aon tapped Marsh’s James Harmer as head of global and corporate for Australia,
He returns to Aon from Marsh, where he spent 12 years as part of their risk teams.
Ben Jones has also moved from Manulife to Aon as COO for Asia Pacific.
Read the full story here and here.
2. HDI Global Singapore names new head of marine
HDI Global has chosen Peter Schraa as its new head of marine in Singapore.
Having joined in December, Schraa reports to managing director and principal officer Alex Tarantino.
Read the full story here.
3. Latitude Brokers’ names broking, operations and claims divisional director
Hong Kong-based marine specialists Latitude Brokers has appointed Angie Siu as its new divisional director of broking, operations and claims.
Siu spent the last eight years and three months at WTW, most recently as director for marine
Read the full story here.
4. Sompo boosts Hong Kong underwriting structure with double promotion
Sompo has enhanced its underwriting structure in Hong Kong with the promotions of Ophelia Szeto and Jessica Lai.
Szeto will assume the role of head of property and construction, covering Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
Lai, meanwhile, will take on the position as head of mid-corp and SME.
5. Arch Insurance Australia unveils key leadership appointments
Arch Insurance Australia has appointed Joe Donovan as deputy regional manager and Marita Elliott as head of underwriting operations and compliance.
Donovan most recently was claims manager at the firm, while Elliott previously was the underwriting operations and compliance manager.
Read the full story here.
6. Chubb names head of property for overseas general insurance business 
US insurer Chubb has appointed Aaron Shead as head of property for its overseas general insurance (COG) business.
Shead has over three decades of experience in the insurance industry and has been with Chubb for over 25 years in Asia, Bermuda and the UK.
Read the full story here.
7. China Re nominates first female president
China Reinsurance has nominated Zhu Xiaoyun as president following Zhuang Qianzhi’s approval as chairman, according to official documents and local media reports.
Zhu, who previously was executive director and vice president, is set to be the first woman to become president of China Re.
Other moves you may have missed
PICC vice president Yu Ze has resigned amid a state investigation into disciplinary breach, with Zhang Daoming being named as the temporary responsible officer.
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