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- October 24 2024
Howden names Wendy Wong as executive director for Workplace Unity in Hong Kong
Wong will focus on developing healthcare services for injured employees in employees’ compensation cases, aiming to reduce sick leave periods and claim costs.
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- October 16 2024
Howden strengthens Asia consulting team with London move
Giles Haythornthwaite will relocate to Singapore as associate director for Howden Markets Asia.
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- October 15 2024
Jamie Taylor joins Howden Insurance Brokers Australia as partner
In his new role, Brisbane-based Taylor will be in charge of corporate risks and sport & entertainment.
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- September 24 2024
Howden Pacific builds out construction practice with Alistair McBride hire
Melbourne-based McBride, who will head the broker's regional business, has been in the construction sector since 2013, having various roles in underwriting and broking across the New Zealand, London, US, and Canada markets.
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- September 17 2024
Howden enters Japanese retail broking with Foresight acquisition, names Takuya Aibe CEO
Tokyo-headquartered Foresight offers retail brokerage, captive consulting & management services. The newly acquired business will be led by Aibe, who was most recently CEO of Gallagher Japan.
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- September 17 2024
Howden expands Australia presence with Collegial Insurance’s portfolio acquisition
Collegial was founded in 2015 by director Russell Farrington and has a diverse portfolio ranging from listed corporates to SMEs.
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- August 23 2024
Howden launches new aviation hub in Singapore with Dorygel Calimlim in charge
Calimlim, who joins from Gallagher, will be the divisional director and head of aviation for Asia Pacific and will be looking to grow the team in the coming months, she told IAN.
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- July 25 2024
Howden appoints Ngoensin Sutipitawkong as major accounts senior director in Thailand
Based in Bangkok, he joins Howden from Lockton where he was a director for three years from June 2021.
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- July 6 2024
APAC to account for 8% of non-US cyber premium growth by 2030: Howden
Despite cyber insurance pricing dropping by 15% from the 2022-peak, growth opportunities abound especially among new geographies such as Asia Pacific, and niche segment such as SMEs, Howden said in its annual cyber report.
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- July 1 2024
Howden Specialty ropes in Kenny Moyes from Aon for APAC director role
Moyes joined the global broker from Aon Reinsurance Asia, where he was a facultative director.
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- June 11 2024
Howden broadens New Zealand footprint with Bridges acquisition
The deal expands Howden’s mid-market and SME offering in the country as well as grows its presence in the Waikato region.
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- June 11 2024
Howden India appoints Hanmant Dudle as head of large account practice for property and construction lines
Prior to joining the broker, Mumbai-based Dudle was vice president in charge of large account practice at insurer ICICI Lombard.
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- May 7 2024
CelsiusPro launches parametric climate risk insurance for Indian women workers
The index-based product offered in partnership with Howden Insurance Brokers and Go Digit, provides financial protection against extreme heatwaves for women working in India's informal sectors.
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- April 4 2024
Howden Tiger to rebrand as Howden Re from April
The change follows group's rebrand in October last year, which united its broking operations under one name.
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- March 6 2024
Howden Tiger takes QBE chief actuary Karl Marshall as APAC head of advisory and analytics
Sydney-based Marshall will lead cat and actuarial analytics build-out and strategy across the region and advise on reinsurance and capital solutions.
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- March 5 2024
Cyber, marine cargo and property to drive Singapore wholesale market in 2024: Howden
Claims inflation, war/conflict and talent are the three factors most likely to impact the market in the coming year, according to the broker's survey of insurers in Singapore and Malaysia.
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- February 19 2024
David Howden sees commercial insurance rates flattening this year: report
The Howden chief executive told the FT that the business insurance market is beginning to see 'green shoots' with a recovery in (re)insurance capacity.
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- February 19 2024
Challenger brokers take aim at the big three’s long-held APAC dominance
A whole new generation of brokers is seeking organic and inorganic breakthroughs into the fast-growing regional market to shake up the status quo.
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- January 29 2024
Howden boosts multinational client focus with Aon’s Mike Baker
Singapore-based Baker will focus on climate and political risks, energy transition, and cyber in his new role.
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- January 29 2024
Howden plans to make ‘a big and permanent splash’ in APAC: M&A chief
Armed with a billion-pound war chest, the broker is working on a ‘forever strategy’ to build a truly global alternative to the big three, says global head of M&A Peter Blanc.
