Industry Segments: Distribution Page 1 / 5
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- February 17 2025
Envest to merge Aviso Broking into PSC Insurance Brokers
The newly expanded business, to be led by Benjamin Goodall, will service more than 50,000 clients and place US$584m GWP under the PSC Insurance Brokers brand.
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- February 11 2025
Gallagher-owned specialist MGA Pen Underwriting promotes new head of distribution
Melbourne-based Nick Best initially joined in March 2022 as property team manager, having previously spent 10 years at QBE.
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- February 10 2025
Liberty Specialty Markets’ Dipam Pandit handed expanded Asia role
Singapore-based Pandit named regional head of broker distribution with the global (re)insurer.
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- February 3 2025
Generali Malaysia promotes Lee Chee Fooi as chief distribution officer
The carrier has also promoted chief commercial lines officer Soo Wai Har as CEO of Generali Life Insurance Malaysia, as incumbent Rebecca Tan heads to Generali Indonesia as chief executive.
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- January 28 2025
MS Amlin creates new partnerships team to support syndicate expansion
New team will sit alongside MS Amlin’s existing insurance and reinsurance divisions and will operate as an arm of the CUO’s office.
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- January 21 2025
Peeravut Sukho returns to MSIG Thailand as senior vice president for business development
Bangkok-based Sukho will lead the carrier's business development team for broker and bancassurance partners, direct, affinity and digital distribution channels.
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- January 7 2025
Markel hires Zurich’s Jack Taylor to lead new APAC broker engagement role
Singapore-based Taylor will report to the Lloyd's carrier's Asia Pacific managing director, Christian Stobbs.
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- December 18 2024
Scor hires Amy Fu as APAC commercial head for SBS insurance arm
"Newly created global commercial team is now complete", says Scor Business Solutions (SBS) chief commercial officer Benjamin Auray.
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- December 5 2024
Oona names FWD’s Praveen Paladugu as group agency distribution head
Paladugu will oversee agency distribution channels for the Warburg Pincus-backed carrier across Indonesia and the Philippines.
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- November 18 2024
Allianz Commercial appoints Ben Church as head of broker distribution for Australia
The appointment comes after Sydney-based Church had assumed this role in an acting capacity six months ago.
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- September 19 2024
Swiss Re CorSo promotes Karim to APAC head of customer & distribution management
Singapore-based Hassan Karim was most recently the carrier's head of distribution management and partnerships (director) for Asia Pacific.
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- September 3 2024
Allianz Commercial promotes Jenny Wilhelm to Asia head of distribution
Prior to the latest announcement, Singapore-based Wilhelm has been the regional head of financial lines and cyber, Asia, a role that she will retain until a successor has been appointed.
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- August 12 2024
Mitsui Sumitomo Oceania hires David Hall as head of distribution
Sydney-based Hall joined from Envest where he was head of mergers, acquisitions and advisory for nearly two years from March 2022.
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- July 1 2024
Gen AI prophecy turns reality as insurers count cost benefits
Artificial intelligence, blockchain and embedded solutions are delivering tangible cost savings and enabling more competitive premium rates, senior insurance executives told an industry forum.
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- June 24 2024
QBE hires Marsh veteran Julie Minor as global distribution head
Before joining the insurer, Minor was a managing director at Marsh and has over 20 years of experience in senior management roles.
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- June 14 2024
Axa XL ropes in WTW’s Graham Edwards as client distribution leader
Singapore-based Edwards was most recently head of corporate risk and broking, sales and client management for Asia at the broker.
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- June 3 2024
Australian cyber specialist Emergence promotes Katrina Hickson to head of distribution
Hickson, who was the MGA's business development underwriter for Queensland and the Northern Territory, will oversee the national accounts strategy, key partnerships, and expand market presence in the newly created role designed to improve solutions for brokers.
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- May 27 2024
Paytm General Insurance withdraws application for general insurance licence
The decision allows the group to focus on the insurance distribution portfolio built by its wholly-owned subsidiary Paytm Insurance Broking, it said.
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- May 7 2024
Arch Australia hires Michael Faulkner as distribution & engagement lead
Joining from Vero, Faulkner will be in charge of creating business development opportunities for all product lines in the newly created role.
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- April 22 2024
QBE appoints Jordan Stewart as Asia’s business development lead, broker distribution
Stewart, who has relocated to Hong Kong from Melbourne, will work with the teams across QBE Asia to enhance its broker partnerships across the region.
