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- August 19 2025
Darren Woolnough rejoins Dual as head of specialty
Auckland-based Woolnough had spent three years as a senior underwriter with the Howden-owned MGA during his first stint.
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- August 18 2025
HDI Global appoints Mani Tsang as claims manager in Hong Kong
Tsang joins the commercial and specialty lines insurer from Axa XL, where she was the senior claims specialist since April 2022.
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- August 18 2025
Zurich veteran Mervyn Rea joins Howden as Pacific head of risk engineering
Melbourne-based Rea had spent over four decades at Zurich.
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- August 14 2025
India’s Zurich Kotak hires Sukesh Shetty as COO
Mumbai-based Shetty joins the firm following 15 years at SBI General Insurance, most recently as COO.
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- August 14 2025
Australian broker McLardy McShane seeks to ‘build the next generation’, unveils new look executive structure
Meg Long becomes CEO of McLardy McShane Partners, while Nick McLardy takes over as CEO of McShane Insurance Advisers.
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- August 13 2025
Australia’s Envest targets heavy motor fleet sector with new agency
Led by managing director Pat Miller, TLI Underwriting is set to launch on August 31 to deliver specialised, BHSI-backed insurance solutions.
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- August 12 2025
Lockton India appoints Darshan Parikh as senior director to corporate solutions group
Mumbai-based Parikh joins the broker following seven years at Marsh, and will be responsible for driving growth and expansion within the marine, aviation, and space practices.
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- August 11 2025
Willis hires Brian Fung as associate director for greater China M&A
Hong Kong-based Fung joins after four years at Aon.
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- August 8 2025
HDI expands Hong Kong engineering team with double appointment
Steven Tang and Chris Yang join from global reinsurer Scor.
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- August 7 2025
K-Sure provides US$350m guarantee for purchase of 6 Korean tankers by US shipping firm: report
Support includes US$300m buyer credit guarantee for International Seaways and a US$50m refund guarantee for K Shipbuilding.
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- August 7 2025
Australian MGA Blue Zebra eyes commercial lines expansion, earning its stripes overseas
Managing director Colin Fagen tells InsuranceAsia News about plans to expand into liability, management liability, marine and professional indemnity, and to also license its proprietary platform to MGAs and insurers overseas.
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- August 4 2025
Australian MGA IIS expands business to New Zealand, names Gert Stander as head of operations
Australian MGA is specialised in strata, commercial and community property insurance.
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- August 1 2025
Hanoi Re posts 94.8% COR in H1 FY25
Total revenue also reached 127% of its mid-year target after reaching US$70.1m.
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- July 31 2025
BMS boosts Australian financial lines, cyber teams with dual promotions
Brisbane-based Callum McMillan and Pranav Jani have been handed national financial and cyber roles by the specialty broker.
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- July 28 2025
Delta Insurance promotes Natasha Plesnik to casualty manager
New Zealand-based Plesnik previously worked as a senior underwriter for the specialist underwriting agency.
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- July 28 2025
Hong Kong P&C market posts US$112m underwriting profit in Q1 2025: HKIA
The SAR's direct insurers posted an underwriting profit of US$140m, while the inward reinsurance segment posted an underwriting loss.
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- July 24 2025
Pacific rates continue to decline, falling 11% in Q2: Marsh
Property rates drop by 13%, casualty falls 5%, while finpro and cyber see drops of 10%.
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- July 23 2025
Lockton India continues transactional lines build out, appoints Pankti Doshi as VP
Mumbai-based Doshi was previously an assistant vice president at asset management group Blackstone.
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- July 22 2025
Indian startup Kiwi General Insurance appoints Saurav Jaiswal as CEO
General insurer was founded by private equity firm WestBridge Capital and former Tata AIG CEO Neelesh Garg.
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- July 18 2025
‘Time for us to leave’: German legal insurer Arag set to exit Australia market
Arag had partnered with HDI Global Specialty to set-up Arag Services Australia in July 2019.