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- May 21 2025
Axa XL promotes Tavpraneet Singh to CUO for international financial lines, APAC and Europe
Singh will be responsible for the underwriting strategy for professional indemnity, management liability, financial institutions, cyber, and M&A.
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- May 8 2025
Patrick Tiernan appointed Lloyd’s CEO, succeeding John Neal
Current chief of markets will start in the new role from June 1.
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- May 7 2025
Axa XL appoints veteran Marc Audrin as APAC, Europe CFO
Dublin-based Audrin has been at the Axa Group for over 32 years, with his most recent role being Axa XL's CFO for APAC, Europe and XL Insurance Company SE.
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- May 5 2025
Product recall specialist BluNiche to enter China with new capacity
The London MGA, backed by Chaucer capacity, has secured an increase in its underwriting capacity for 2025.
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- April 16 2025
Markel to buy P&I specialist MGA Meco
The MGA with presence in Shanghai, London and Dubai will integrate into the specialty (re)insurer but will continue to operate through its brands Charterers P&I Club, Transmarine and Aurora P&I.
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- April 11 2025
London market ‘dismayed’ as Blueprint 2 testing delay could stretch to 2027
Leading figures backed the move to push back the transformational initiative, but one leading figure tells InsuranceAsia News the implementation could go beyond next year.
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- April 3 2025
Opinion: As changes at the top leave Lloyd’s exposed, does opportunity knock for Asia?
CEO John Neal is leaving this year, but a replacement has not been found, while the market is also getting a new CFO and chairman at the start of May.
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- March 27 2025
Sompo expands into Europe with licences for Netherlands, Belgium
Extends the Japanese group’s offerings in continental Europe, where it also operates in Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland.
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- March 26 2025
VIG Re hires Asia veteran Marc Haushofer to strengthen international footprint
The former Validus Re APAC head will start at the European reinsurer as executive director of international business development from May 1.
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- March 24 2025
Korean insurers chalk out overseas expansion plans as domestic growth stalls: report
Samsung Fire & Marine and Hyundai Marine & Fire are eyeing acquisitions and investements to grow their international footprint.
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- March 20 2025
IUA CEO Dave Matcham to depart after 2 decades of ‘passion’ for Asia
At a turbulent time for London market, Matcham is set to be replaced by International Underwriting Association (IUA) director of legal underwriting and claims, Chris Jones, at the start of May.
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- March 18 2025
Axa XL announces key promotions in APAC, Europe construction and energy underwriting team
Paris-based Olivier Croese will lead the team, while Madrid-based Susana Huete Santos becomes regional product leader.
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- March 12 2025
Canopius’ APAC premiums grow 28% to US$377m in FY24
Lloyd's insurer's APAC COR in the region deteriorated 5.5 percentage points year-on-year to 92.1%.
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- February 27 2025
As ‘direction of travel’ shifts, attention turns to APAC terrorism pools in wake of UK changes
Decision by Pool Re to move to a more commercial model poses questions for Australian and Indian schemes.
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- February 25 2025
Gallagher promotes Australia, Asia chief Sarah Lyons to global specialty CEO role
She will take over the London-based role from current CEO Jonathan Turner, who is leaving the business.
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- February 14 2025
MS Amlin’s COR for 9M FY24 at 88.8%, reports US$163.5m underwriting profit
MS&AD-owned specialty (re)insurer reports continued growth since turnaround a year ago, posting NWP of US$1.4bn.
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- February 5 2025
GIC Re moves ahead with plan to set up UK subsidiary
Subject to regulatory approval, Indian state-owned reinsurer will incorporate the wholly owned GIC Re, India Service Company.
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- February 3 2025
With market in its adolescence, Lloyd’s seeks to address growing pains of ‘other cyber’ risks
Lloyd's Market Association framework addresses aggregation and exposure risks of systemic scenarios that have not been heavily modelled.
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- January 26 2025
Howden Re beefs up APAC offering, hires Aon veteran Kelly Hatch
London-based Hatch has been appointed director for international facultative having spent almost 27 years as an associate director at Aon.
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- January 26 2025
Allianz Commercial appoints Phuong Ly as UK managing director
Ly is currently Allianz Australia's chief general manager of the commercial division, based in Sydney.
