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- July 2 2024
AIG elevates Louise Wai as head of commercial property, Singapore
Wai rejoined AIG in April 2024 as underwriting manager for commercial property in Singapore. In her new role she reports to Scott Spaven, AIG Singapore president and CEO.
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- July 2 2024
RGA, Tongyang Life ink first cross-jurisdictional coinsurance deal in Korea at US$144m
The deal, which will allow an RGA subsidiary to reinsure a US$144m block of life policies, is expected to help Tongyang Life respond to future interest rate volatility.
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- July 2 2024
Lockton Singapore taps WTW’s Sung Wook Han as regional head of marine for Asia
Han will relocate from London to manage marine teams across Asia with a special focus on Singapore.
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- July 2 2024
Steadfast Group expands Australasian networks, broker and insurer services team
Kasun Jayaratne has been promoted to a newly created role of general manager of Australasian networks, broker, risk & insurer services, while Bronwyn Brownlee joins as risk services national client service manager.
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- July 2 2024
Koo Kang Wuu joins Munich Re Syndicate Labuan as managing director
With a background in direct and facultative (re)insurance, Koo will be responsible for driving specialty insurance growth in Malaysia.
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- July 2 2024
WTW reels in Aon’s James Baum to lead Australia and New Zealand
Sydney-based Baum, who was most recently global head of wholesale and specialty broking at Aon, will join WTW as head of Australia and New Zealand and head of corporate risk and broking for the region, effective July 15.
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- July 2 2024
Envest appoints ex-Honey Insurance Eoghan Trehy to lead Resilium Partners
The M&A arm which specialises in investing in authorised representatives has hired Trehy as part of its senior executive team, which includes managing director Ben Hastie, and new head of finance Clive Kingsley.
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- July 1 2024
Lloyd’s syndicate Argenta Underwriting closes Sydney office
The decision follows “a review of the group’s underwriting activities in Australia’, and the Sydney business will be managed from London, it said.
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- July 1 2024
BMS expands Japan M&A insurance team with a senior appointment
Tokyo-based Ryo Iizuka, who joins as director of the private equity, mergers & acquisitions, and tax, will report to Tim Hewitt, head of BMS Japan, and work alongside associate Kaori Iwai.
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- July 1 2024
Miller hires veteran Kazuhiko Shinkai as head of non-marine Japan strategy
Shinkai joined from Japanese multinational group Itochu Corporation where he held a range of management roles.
