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- July 14 2025
HDI Global, Descartes collaborate to offer parametric earthquake cover in Japan
Claims will be triggered based on thresholds measured by Japan Meteorological Agency’s shindo seismic intensity.
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- July 11 2025
HDI appoints Alex Howell as property underwriting manager in Singapore
With 25 years’ global experience across property and energy, Howell will lead the property team across Southeast and South Asia.
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- June 13 2025
HDI Global reshuffles APAC engineering team
Haris Michaels will relocate from Sydney to Singapore, with Stevan Bonic taking over as engineering underwriting manager for Australasia.
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- May 16 2025
HDI builds out North Asia liability team with TaeHan Kim as underwriting manager
Joining from Scor Australia, Kim will be based in the specialty (re)insurer's Hong Kong office.
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- May 14 2025
HDI Global appoints Casey Sandler as interim MD for Japan branch
Sandler will replace Uwe Jürgen Sievers, who will step down after 30 years of service due to personal reasons.
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- April 9 2025
HDI promotes James Guardino to underwriting manager for APAC political, credit risk
Singapore-based Guardino was most recently senior underwriter for the line at the industrial insurer.
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- March 12 2025
HDI Global hires Ted Chen as senior risk engineer in Hong Kong
With over 25 years of experience, Chen specialies in fire protection systems engineering and risk management, with a focus on the semiconductor field.
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- February 28 2025
HDI Global promotes Kirsten Murray to senior property underwriter
Perth-based Murray has been with HDI Global for almost 11 years.
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- February 25 2025
HDI Global welcomes new head of distribution for NSW, ACT
Brandt Connor takes up the newly created role having spent almost eight years with Allianz, most recently as national relationship manager.
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- February 7 2025
HDI Global names Joanna D’Silva as senior underwriter for engineering in Melbourne
D'Silva previously spent over eight years at AIG, working in Melbourne and Malaysia.
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- December 9 2024
HDI Global Australia brings onboard ex-QBE Geoff Pratt as aviation underwriting manager
Pratt, who was aviation manager for the northern region and business relationship manager for the Australian insurer based in Brisbane, will relocate to Sydney for the new role.
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- November 14 2024
HDI Global expands environmental liability insurance to international markets
HDI Global will add social and governance coverage to the line currently available in Italy, Spain and Portugal, responding to increased regulatory pressures and ESG risk development.
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- November 1 2024
APAC cyber uptake still low despite softer pricing, ample capacity
While carriers are developing a better understanding of cyber risk, there is a need for further education to address the protection gap, especially in emerging markets.
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- October 23 2024
HDI Global’s ART unit eyes Asia expansion under new leadership
The carrier’s specialist unit HDI Enablers is looking to expand into Malaysia following the appointment of Eric Joly-Pottuz as head.
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- October 17 2024
HDI Global names Adriana Giometti as market manager in Australia
Sydney-based Giometti will be in charge of major accounts practice, strategic agreements and German international programmes.
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- October 2 2024
HDI Global risk consulting arm announces two senior promotions in Australia
Jamie Haider has been promoted to risk engineering manager, Australasia, effective October 1 and Philipp Glanz will step up to the role of managing director for the global HDI risk consulting group.
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- September 19 2024
HDI Global appoints Michael Ahn as Hong Kong CEO as Daniel Lau steps up to a regional role
While Ahn as CEO will lead strategic growth of the Hong Kong branch office, Lau has been tasked to drive the specialty player's growth in international programmes.
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- August 13 2024
HDI Global raises bet on APAC with specialty, renewable push
The carrier has dialled up its political and credit risks capabilities in Singapore and is eyeing energy transition in ANZ, say APAC head Stefan Feldmann, and Alex Tarantino, MD for Singapore.
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- July 31 2024
HDI Global restructures Australian leadership amid Middle East expansion
Karina Rodriguez Diaz and Stevan Bonic takes over from Willem van Wyk and John Morrell, who will head HDI's new office in Dubai.
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- July 24 2024
HDI Global hires Stuart Routledge as New South Wales marine underwriting manager
Sydney-based Routledge joins from RedSky Insurance where he was senior marine underwriter specialising in cargo insurance for over three years.
