Exclusive: Axa XL names Alok Shukla as India reinsurance branch CEO
February 24 2025 by Kristina Shperlik-
Samsung Re takes Gallagher Re’s Sie Liang Lau as head of cyber and casualty
- June 23
Singapore-based Lau will lead build out of the reinsurer's portfolios across APAC and MENA, while supporting Samsung Fire & Marine's global cyber insurance ambitions.
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Exclusive: Zurich names Koji Okumura as senior property underwriter in Japan
- June 17
Okumura earlier worked at Munich Re as an underwriter for almost 10 years, travelling between Japan and Hong Kong.
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Exclusive: Marsh Japan hires WTW veteran Hirofumi ‘Luke’ Nakamura amid exodus, talent battle
- June 16
Tokyo-based Nakamura joins Marsh as a senior vice president along with several other former WTW colleagues.
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Exclusive: RiskPoint hires AIG’s George Blackborow as head of W&I in Asia
- June 10
Blackborow will join the transactional risk team in Singapore to strengthen MGA's regional offering, APAC MD Maria Steeples exclusively confirmed to IAN.
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Sedgwick | Asia’s Energy Transformation – Balancing Growth, Risk and Renewables
Energy market presents unique risks, especially in a region which includes China and Japan as well as developing nations like Vietnam and the Philippines.
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HSBC Asset Management | China’s underestimated innovation capability – AI and beyond
DeepSeek’s breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) has gained a considerable amount of investor attention, lifting sentiment towards Chinese assets. We believe China’s innovation ability is not limited to AI.
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Beazley | Turbulent Waters: the maritime energy transition challenge
Businesses are facing a complex transition to non-carbon energy sources amid a push to achieve net-zero emissions for the marine sector by 2050.
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Aon | Navigating shifts in the global and Asia insurance markets
Neelay Patel, Aon head of growth for Asia, says the market in Asia is at an ‘interesting stage of the cycle’.