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- June 9 2026
Saudi Re taps Ruchi Jain to lead Gift City operations
Appointment comes after the reinsurer received regulatory approval to establish a presence in India’s special economic zone in January.
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- June 8 2026
IGI secures Gift City license as part of global expansion
The specialty (re)insurer expects to begin operations later this year.
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- June 8 2026
Aleksandra Kaczmarek returns to Coface as Asia Pacific head of sales
Singapore-based Kaczmarek joins from AIG, where she was head of multinational trade credit for APAC.
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- June 8 2026
Chubb Malaysia taps Generali’s Gurudutt Joglekar as deputy country president
Kuala Lumpur-based Joglekar, who has worked across India, Hong Kong and Malaysia, will report to Malaysia country president Jon Longmore.
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- June 5 2026
Lockton, Marsh, Munich Re, QBE, Knightcorp: 24 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Generali GC&C, Allianz Commercial, Aon, Howden, Toa Re, Markel, Mapfre Re, Aviso Specialty, Gallagher, Marsh, Willis, Coface, Allianz Trade, Specialist Risk Group, Miramar Group, Samsung Re, Coastal Marine, PSC Insurance Brokers, China's NFRA and New India Assurance also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- June 5 2026
Korea P&I Club’s rating outlook revised as reinsurance enhancements reduce volatility: AM Best
Rating agency has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and the long‑term ICR of bbb+ (Good) of the club.
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- June 5 2026
James Yau rejoins Coface in double leadership role
Trade credit insurer names Singapore-based Yau as head of commercial for Southeast Asia and head of mid-market for Asia.
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- June 3 2026
Cargo parametric insurer charts route to US$68bn protection gap with ‘new shiny object’
Founder and CEO Yann Barbarroux tells InsuranceAsia News’ Between the Lines podcast that Otonomi is scaling up its cargo-delay cover on rising demand from brokers, freight forwarders, and shipping lines.
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- June 2 2026
Mapfre Re names Chaturbhuj Bansal as head of India branch
He has over 16 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry and will be based in the Spanish reinsurer's Gift City branch.
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- June 2 2026
Toa Re makes changes to Japan, Singapore leadership
Japanese reinsurer appoints Masahiro Yamada as managing director for Japan, with Ryo Yokochi named as CEO of its Singapore Branch.
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- June 2 2026
Gallagher Australia hires Charlotte Jolly as faith specialty practice leader
Melbourne-based Jolly will play a key role in further developing Gallagher's offering and strengthening the support for faith-based organisations.
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- June 1 2026
Philippine non-life profit gains continue as premium growth moderates amid cat pressure: AM Best
Availability of reinsurance capacity in the Philippine non-life market continues to expand despite significant nat cat exposure.
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- June 1 2026
Howden names Kyle Ng as multinational client practice director
Hong Kong-based Ng joins from WTW, where he had been a director for property and casualty since November.
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- May 29 2026
AIG, QBE, Willis, Niyam Group: 10 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Howden, Tower, Starr, Lockton, Marsh Risk and Zurich also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- May 29 2026
Marsh Risk promotes ex-first-class cricketer David Wigley up the order
Auckland-based Wigley was previously the national growth leader since March 2024.
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- May 28 2026
Willis appoints Cheryl Lee as finex leader for Singapore
She joins from Aon, where she spent over six years in financial services and professions roles.
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- May 28 2026
QBE names Johnny Suen as Hong Kong property head
He will lead QBE's property underwriting in Hong Kong, with oversight of property risks across Macau, Taiwan and mainland China (wholesale).
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- May 28 2026
Zurich New Zealand hires Alan James as head of distribution
He joins from AIG, where he spent 17 years holding roles in London, Singapore and Auckland.
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- May 28 2026
Amiga Specialty secures Lloyd’s capacity for new Southeast Asia-led yachts division
Managing director for yachts Jason Stephenson will spend time in Hong Kong at key points during the trading year as the business develops its presence in the region.
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- May 28 2026
Niyam Group appoints Ruchi Sheth as director for marine, energy
She has over two decades of experience in general insurance, and was most recently vice president for marine insurance at Tata AIG General Insurance.
