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- October 31 2024
Sompo, Bigmotor to investigate past claims frauds to compensate customers
Bigmotor has changed its name to BALM following the scandal and is planning to announce a concrete recovery strategy for customers next month.
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- October 30 2024
Claims complexity, fraud and lack of quality data key challenges for regional health insurers
Reinsurers' deep actuarial expertise and access to large data sets can help P&C carriers refine risk assessment and pricing strategies, says Peak Re’s Jasmine Miow.
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- October 28 2024
AI and quantum computing risks call for comprehensive frameworks in APAC
Experts at the APAC Cyber Risk & Insurance Summit 2024 by InsuranceAsia News discussed the complex cybersecurity landscape, key risks, and strategies to manage evolving threats.
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- October 25 2024
Exclusive: Aon bolsters India treaty team with ICICI Lombard hire
Vidisha Singhal joins the broker as head of account management and will lead the team to support placements for property, agriculture and life and health clients.
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- October 25 2024
Dual Australia promotes Daniel Brown to head financial lines team
Sydney-based Brown was most recently New South Wales manager for the Howden-owned MGA.
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- October 22 2024
FWD Group reshuffles Malaysia leadership, promotes Aman Chowla to CEO of takaful
Mak See Sen will replace Chowla's previous role as CEO of FWD Insurance, effective November 18.
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- October 21 2024
Chubb names Jon Longmore as country president of Malaysia
Longmore succeeds Stephen Crouch, who will take on the role head of government affairs for Asia Pacific.
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- October 21 2024
Chubb strengthens Asia climate focus with Aon veteran hire
Singapore-based Yashaswi Sinha joins the carrier as climate+ industry practice leader for Asia.
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- October 17 2024
Exclusive: WTW restructures Asia political violence terrorism team as regional head exits
Leonard Chan, head of terrorism and political violence, Asia, has recently resigned from the role, InsuranceAsian News can reveal.
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- October 16 2024
AIG hires Jules Sperring as APAC head of commercial property & business pack
Sperring joins from Allied World and will continue to be based in Singapore.
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- October 16 2024
SRCC rates harden, capacity, limits lower as tensions grow
Broader strike riots and civil commotion extensions under property programs are unlikely to be the norm going forward.
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- October 15 2024
Gallagher Re strengthens life and health reinsurance team with two senior hires
The reinsurer has appointed Sanjeeb Kumar as chairman of L&H reinsurance for India, and Addise Li as head of L&H reinsurance in China and Hong Kong.
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- October 15 2024
Jamie Taylor joins Howden Insurance Brokers Australia as partner
In his new role, Brisbane-based Taylor will be in charge of corporate risks and sport & entertainment.
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- October 10 2024
Marsh Pacific promotes Johannes-Daniel Veldsman as head of corporate and commercial
Veldsman takes over the role from Andrew Fluitsma. who is understood to have left the broker earlier this year.
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- October 9 2024
Australia’s Community Broker Network takes ex-Marsh MD John Mutton
Mutton, who has been on gardening leave from Marsh since March, joins the authorised broker network as manager- strategic partners.
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- October 9 2024
Crawford Thailand promotes Sompong Suriwong to country manager & director
The promotion came as current country manager Patipan Soodarram steps up into his new role of chairman of the loss adjuster.
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- October 8 2024
Asian power insurance sector sees a return to ‘buyers’ market’: WTW
Renewal rates outside China are seeing a reduction of up to 10% for well-managed assets and rates are expected to further soften over the next 12 months.
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- October 7 2024
QBE Singapore elevates Joyce Cheong to head of claims, people & asset risk
Cheong is responsible for all people-related risk claims such as accident, health, workers compensation and injuries, and asset-related losses including property, motor and engineering damages.
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- October 4 2024
Mahindra Insurance Brokers opens Dubai office to tap MENA reinsurance growth
The expansion allows the reinsurance broker to tap into the Middle East and North Africa market, expand client base and explore new opportunities in the region.
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- October 4 2024
Jerris Fong returns to QBE as head of pricing for Asia
Fong was previously quantitative insights manager based in Sydney before he left the carrier in 2022. In his new role he will relocate to Singapore and report to Jeremy Lau, chief underwriting officer for Asia.
