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- August 14 2026
Aon, Suncorp, QBE, WTW, Aviso Specialty: 18 APAC insurance people moves of the week
HKIA, MSIG, Etiqa, Integra Technical Services, Howden, Edgewise Insurance Brokers, QIB Group, PICC, Sompo, Marsh, Swiss Re, bolttech, Lockton, UK P&I Club, Malayan Adjustment and Dual also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- August 14 2026
Etiqa Insurance Singapore promotes Claudia Soh as CEO
She has been serving as acting chief executive officer while also holding her role as chief financial officer for the last six months.
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- August 13 2026
Lockton hires Shrungar Bhuva as VP for transaction liability in India
Bhuva has nearly seven years of experience advising institutional organisations, financial sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, and multinational organisations on complex public and private market transactions.
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- August 13 2026
Integra Technical Services names Mark Thompson as Australia, New Zealand MD
Sydney-based Thompson will partner with Integra’s leadership team to extend its reach across property, casualty and specialty lines.
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- August 13 2026
Malayan Adjustment appoints David Selva as COO
Kuala Lumpur-based Selva has 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, spanning loss adjusting, broking, and insurance.
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- August 12 2026
P&I club duo cancel war risk cover across Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea
Skuld and NorthStandard say vessels trading to, from, through, or within the affected waters will lose their war risk coverage from Sunday, with the cancellation applying to all fixed premium assureds.
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- August 12 2026
Typhoon Dolphin losses hit US$178m as Beijing battles heavy rain, floods
Insurers across five provincial-level regions have received nearly 100,000 claims reports, with Ping An's estimated payouts exceeding US$96m.
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- August 12 2026
‘Major risk modifier’ El Nino forces energy insurance rethink
As events intensify across Asia Pacific, insurers are moving beyond conventional underwriting to address shifting risk profiles, from hydropower disruptions to supply chain vulnerabilities, industry sources told InsuranceAsia News.
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- August 11 2026
Sompo appoints Dave Wong as property underwriter for Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
He will help drive the growth of Sompo's property and construction portfolio, strengthen the underwriting capabilities and deliver solutions for brokers and clients.
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- August 10 2026
Aviso Specialty names Paul Smyth as head of financial lines
He joins from Gallagher, where he had been a client director since joining in March 2025.
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- August 7 2026
Howden, Gallagher Re, WTW, Chubb: 14 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Aon, AIG, Sompo, Ageas Re, SRG, Cowden, Relm Insurance, Ignite Specialty Risk, Tysers and Markel also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- August 6 2026
Global insurtech funding hits US$2.44bn in Q2, but early-stage plunges 51.8%: Gallagher Re
Global insurtech investment reached its highest quarterly total since Q2 2022, with AI-focused companies capturing 99.1% of all funding, yet early-stage deal values fell by more than half.
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- August 5 2026
Sean Dalton nominated as next IUMI president
He succeeds Frédéric Denèfle, who will complete his four-year term as president in September.
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- August 4 2026
Tysers Singapore appoints Prantika Sengupta as director for marine claims, client relations
She is responsible for enhancing the firm’s claims offering, working under chairman of claims Chris Sydenham to support clients across the marine portfolio.
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- August 4 2026
Australian broker Cowden names Charlotte Lau national head of operations
She has over two decades of experience in roles with QBE, Crawford and Sedgwick.
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- August 3 2026
Steve Hutchinson ‘passes the reins’ with Bruce Tsoi named WTW’s Hong Kong head of P&C
Tsoi joins from Marsh Risk, where he spent over seven years in various risk management roles.
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- August 3 2026
Price Forbes’ Akihisa Hirata joins Howden as head of construction for Japan
He spent five months with Price Forbes as a director for their Japan practice, based in Singapore.
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- July 31 2026
Steadfast, Swiss Re, Seadrif, QBE: 10 APAC insurance people moves of the week
Consilium, Berjaya Sompo, Aon, Delta Insurance, Howden and Markel also made personnel changes over the last week.
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- July 30 2026
Indian marine pool issues first P&I policy
Policy provides financial protection against third-party liabilities including crew and cargo liability, pollution liability, and wreck removal, with an indemnity limit of up to US$1.5bn through the combined capacity of the pool.
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- July 29 2026
Seadrif taps Xinmei Zheng as chief operating officer
Singapore-based Zheng brings nearly two decades of experience in underwriting, structured risk solutions, portfolio management and business development, with expertise across Southeast Asia.
