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- May 2 2025
Howden Re, Munich Re, AIG, Sompo, Allianz Commercial: 8 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Howden, Howden Insurance Brokers Australia and Allianz Australia also made a personnel change over the last week.
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- May 2 2025
‘Reopened’ Canterbury earthquake claims top 500, posing challenge for industry 15 years on
Kiwi carrier Tower highlighted an unexpected rise in new over-cap claims from the Natural Hazards Commission.
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- April 28 2025
Sompo appoints Kathleen Chin as APAC marine underwriter
She spent the last two years as an account manager for Oneglobal Broking, having also worked for the likes of Munich Re Syndicate Labuan and Guy Carpenter.
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- April 28 2025
AIG snaps up Munich Re’s Harprit Singh Narang as APAC cyber leader
Singapore-based Narang spent almost six years with Munich Re, having also worked for the likes of Deutsche Bank and Barclays Investment Bank.
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- April 28 2025
Howden Australia names new head of surety
Tony Cengic will relocate from London to Melbourne, having spent the last 10 years with Subsea 7.
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- April 28 2025
Skuld CEO calls for inclusive approach to secure level playing field for ship owners
Stale Hansen discusses India's P&I ambitions, following in China's wake, and the high-stakes challenges of growing dark fleet.
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- April 25 2025
Willis, Chubb, Gallagher: 6 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Euclid Transactional also made a personnel change over the last week.
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- April 25 2025
Myanmar, China earthquakes push Q1 global insured losses to second-highest on record: Aon
Losses resulted primarily from the California wildfires, with the total significantly higher than the 21st-century Q1 average of US$17bn.
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- April 22 2025
Tower raises profit forecast despite Easter weekend storm, earthquake claims
Insurer says it has recieved over 250 claims from the storms that impacted New Zealand over Easter weekend.
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- April 17 2025
McLarens, Crawford, Marsh, Generali GC&C and Aon: 10 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Canopius, Munich Re, Anand Rathi Insurance Brokers, Aviso Specialty, Dual and Arundo Re also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- April 15 2025
Australian insurers ‘very worried’ about catastrophic loss from battery fires, ICA calls for holistic plan
Insurance Council of Australia chief Andrew Hall says there are no plans to charge more households with lithium batteries or restrict their use.
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- April 15 2025
Kshitij Chirimar joins Arundo Re as senior underwriter for Indian subcontinent
Delhi-based Chirimar previously held strategic positions at Verity Knowledge Solutions and Ace Insurance Brokers.
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- April 14 2025
Australia’s Aviso Specialty names Tom Frisby national placement leader
Melbourne-based Frisby has been with Aviso since January 2024, having spent over 10 years with Marsh.
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- April 14 2025
ICA has ‘significant concerns’ over Labor’s home guarantee expansion
Government plans to guarantee all low-deposit home loans for first home buyers under lenders’ mortgage insurance (LMI).
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- April 14 2025
Canopius appoints Andrew Ziolkowski to lead ANZ
He succeeds Craig Elliot, who has served as interim head of the Australia business since December 2024.
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- April 11 2025
Markel, Marsh, Allied World: 7 APAC insurance people moves of the week
HDI Global, Bajaj Allianz, Unilight Insurance Brokers and WTW also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- April 9 2025
New Zealand tornado short lived, few claims expected
Tornado hit the town of Levin on the country's North Island at around 7:45am on Tuesday.
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- April 9 2025
‘Storm clouds remain’ for aviation market as Japan helicopter crash adds to growing list of disasters
Gallagher Specialty says the aviation and aerospace insurance market is delicately balanced after a series of high-profile losses.
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- April 8 2025
Cyclone Alfred becomes RACQ’s largest claim event, expects to cost US$120-133m
RACQ has received close to 18,000 claims following the event last month and has paid out US$7.5m.
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- April 7 2025
Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs set to see firms turn to trade credit insurance: Aon
Trade credit, political risk insurance and surety to secure non-payment risk, enhance finance and protect investments are some of the mitigation solutions businesses may need to explore, says Aon's head of credit solutions for Asia, Steve Taylor.
