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- May 30 2025
Howden bolsters Asia marine practice with Markel hire
Zita Fok joins the broker in Hong Kong as divisional director for marine, cargo and logistics.
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- May 30 2025
‘No protection’: 9 out of 10 farmers affected by NSW flood are uninsured
Insurers have received 7,383 claims related to floods as of Friday, according to the Insurance Council of Australia, although farmers are unable to obtain flood cover, according to an insurance adviser in one of the hardest-hit towns.
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- May 30 2025
Even as Trump’s tariffs are halted by US court ruling, trade credit insurers had avoided a ‘knee-jerk reaction’
Ian Leslie, managing director and UK head of trade credit at Marsh Specialty, says insurers had been taking a wait-and-see approach even before a federal court dealt a major blow to the new US administration.
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- May 28 2025
Aon promotes Mary-Catherine Hamill to head of construction in Australia
She has been with Aon for over nine and a half years, most recently as specialty solutions placement leader.
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- May 28 2025
Gallagher Re taps Aon Re’s Chulmin Jang as Korea CEO
Jang succeeds Phil Won Jeong, who will become chairman of Gallagher Korea.
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- May 27 2025
Miller’s Japanese arm names Tokio Marine veteran Naoteru Akigami as CEO
Tokyo-based Akigami took over as head of Lead Insurance Services last month, succeeding Toru Suzuki, who now serves as executive chairman.
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- May 27 2025
Gallagher Re acquires Beijing-based broker Nongxin
Global broker will launch a new platform designed to deliver a comprehensive range of services, China CEO Jia Lou says.
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- May 26 2025
Cornerstone Risk Group expands sport, entertainment team with director hire
Russell McCauley will lead the line for the Ardonagh Group-backed Australian insurance broker.
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- May 26 2025
Chubb’s ANZ head of global brokers to retire after 41-year career
John French, who also holds the additional role of colleague development ambassador for ANZ, has worked at Chubb in APAC for 28 years.
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- May 23 2025
Towngas, FSE Nova JV acquires Hong Kong broker Pacific World
Combined entity will invest more resources and capabilities to provide insurance broking services to 42 million Towngas household customers in Hong Kong and mainland China.
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- May 22 2025
Lockton promotes Piers Hughes to head of placement for Asia
Singapore-based Hughes has been with Lockton for almost five and a half years.
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- May 22 2025
Clear resilience playbook, new DNA needed as climate challenge grows: Marsh’s Beverley Adams
Head of climate and catastrophe resilience tells InsuranceAsia News that as businesses, including in Asia Pacific, transition to a low-carbon future, insurers are increasingly being asked to play a part in the finance and risk management of projects.
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- May 21 2025
Marsh appointed broker for Royal Australian Navy’s maritime insurance program
Program may include six new Hunter-class frigates, three Hobart-class destroyers, 11 new general-purpose frigates, six new large optionally crewed surface vessels, as well as naval infrastructure precinct in South Australia.
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- May 20 2025
Gallagher India appoints Venu Matoory as oil, gas and petrochemical risk specialist
Mumbai-based Matoory will be driving growth in the specialised segment of crude, chemical, and gas tankers, using his on-ground experience as an ex-mariner.
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- May 19 2025
Howden India continues M&A insurance team expansion with Marsh hire
Shreya Iyer joins the broker in Mumbai as co-head of transactional risk.
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- May 16 2025
Gallagher ships in Aon’s Sanjay Mehra as head of marine in India
Mumbai-based Mehra previoulsy worked for Aon, Marsh, K.M Dastur, Howden and ICICI Lombard.
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- May 15 2025
WTW hands Luke Ware expanded dual role as head of Asia
New position is alongside his existing role as head of corporate risk and broking for Asia.
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- May 14 2025
APAC faces billion-dollar economic losses from Q1 wildfires: Aon
The costliest event for APAC insurers was ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, while Myanmar earthquake was the costliest economic loss in the region, with damages expected to reach billions of dollars.
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- May 13 2025
Howden Asia hires ecosystems industry veteran Daniel Fairweather
Singapore-based Fairweather was previously executive director at Gallagher and divisional director at WTW.
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- May 13 2025
Gallagher Re taps Swiss Re’s Satoshi Yamazaki as senior manager in Tokyo
Yamazaki has held senior treaty and facultative underwriting positions at Swiss Re and XL Catlin.
