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- August 28 2023
Typhoon Saola causes flooding in the Philippines, threatens Taiwan, China and Hong Kong
The storm, also known as Goring, will exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday and cross the Taiwan Strait before nearing southern China with a landfall area currently uncertain.
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- August 25 2023
China Taiping’s P&C H1 domestic profit falls 68%; Taiping Re’s COR increases to 105.8%
The group's overseas P&C insurance business, which has units in Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia and Singapore, saw net profit climb 10%.
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- August 23 2023
Miller promotes Nigel Cross to Asia fac head, hands Matthew Hooker expanded role
Hooker will head client strategy in the region, while Cross, who steps down as head of Singapore, will assume an additional role leading the broker's regional underwriting market engagement.
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- August 23 2023
Sompo International snaps up Allianz’s Alasdair Walker to head APAC distribution
Walker will continue to be based in Singapore and report to Paul O’Neill, president of commercial lines, insurance, Asia Pacific.
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- August 23 2023
WTW appoints Adrian Chua as regional managing director for captives
Singapore-based Chua joins from Cigna Singapore, where he was the chief strategy officer.
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- August 23 2023
Asian Captive Conference 2023 to set the agenda on self-insurance
The sixth iteration of the conference in Kuala Lumpur, co-hosted by Labuan IBFC and LIIA, will feature a diverse mix of professionals from the global captive industry.
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- August 22 2023
Aon confirms Qin Lu to lead mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
Lu is overseeing risk and human capital and reinsurance, and will work with the broker's Greater China team which Aon describes as a 'sub-region' in APAC.
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- August 22 2023
AUB announces global restructure as Tysers CEO exits
AUB Group CEO Mike Emmett to become Tysers interim chief executive as the broker seeks to appoint heads of global retail, wholesale broking and underwriting agencies to align Australia, NZ and the UK operations.
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- August 18 2023
Indonesia’s Covid-hit credit (re)insurance market not yet out of the woods
Despite significant reserve strengthening and re-underwriting of policies, uncertainty around the ultimate claims position remains given the long duration of products.
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- August 16 2023
Sompo International eyes ‘wholesale’ route for APAC commercial lines growth
The carrier is exploring new markets and industries such as renewables and semiconductors, and is planning to double the wholesale team.
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- August 15 2023
Aon promotes Harry Edwards to Asia regional director for intellectual property solutions
Singapore-based Edwards will lead the D&O strategy and team in the region, responsible for placing APAC and US exposed management liability insurance programmes into the London market.
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- August 14 2023
HDI-backed PVI Re rebrands as Hanoi Re
There will not be any changes in the Vietnamese reinsurer's organisational structure and operational model.
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- August 14 2023
Thai Re in H1 profit turnaround as COR registers 97.3%
The reinsurer reported a net profit of US$2.2m in the first six months after a loss of US$5.8m in H1 2022.
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- August 14 2023
Exclusive: Vale Insurance Partners to establish Asia operations — sources
Vale is the seventh specialty insurance firm seeking to join the Asia M&A market in the space of 12 months.
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- August 14 2023
Aon appoints head of Philippines reinsurance arm
Jun Galita has close to three decades of experience in the (re)insurance market.
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- August 11 2023
AUB upgrades FY profit guidance; Chris Drury to leave Tysers
AUB said that Tysers has been "performing ahead of expectations", while the broker has also confirmed the departure of Tysers' Singapore CEO.
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- August 11 2023
Reinsurance costs surge 50% in the Philippines: report
Reinsurers have either withdrawn or reduced exposure leading to higher non-life product prices, according to Malayan Insurance's CUO.
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- August 10 2023
BMS Re appoints Sean Sperring to develop APAC facultative book
He is based in Singapore as a director and was previously a facultative property underwriter at Munich Re in Sydney.
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- August 9 2023
Fusion promotes Sabrina Chia to partner, underwriting & head of distribution APAC
Singapore-based Chia joined the specialty managing general agent in 2021.
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- August 9 2023
Will Field to rejoin Chubb as Asia head of casualty
Based in Singapore and starting in 2024, Field, most recently with Everest Insurance, will report to Chris Gough, head of P&C, Asia.
