Industry Segments: Financial Lines Page 5 / 9

- January 29 2024
Specialty MGA Fusion partners Antares, Beazley and Everest for SME finpro cover in Asia
- Financial Lines
- Asia
- Antares
- Beazley
- Everest
- Fusion Specialty
The insurers will support Fusion's management liability, professional liability, and investment managers insurance offerings, as well as its standalone D&O liability insurance tailored for SMEs.
- January 19 2024
Marsh hires Chris Varcoe as managing principal for financial and professional lines
- People
- Brokers
- Australia
- Marsh
Melbourne-based Varcoe joins from Aon, where he was the placement director.
- January 18 2024
Canopius to build APAC financial lines capabilities with underwriter hire in Sydney
- People
- Financial Lines
- Australia
- Canopius Group
The specialty (re)insurer has hired Robert Barnum from Axis Capital to establish a professional lines practice in the region.
- January 5 2024
Howden expands APAC financial lines team with Lockton hire
- People
- Financial Lines
- Singapore
- Howden
Deborah Thomasz joins the broker's Singapore office as regional senior manager for financial lines.
- December 20 2023
Nexus sees continued growth in structured solutions across Asia
- Spotlight
- Financial Lines
- Asia
- Nexus
Challenging conditions in the treaty reinsurance market mean that cedents are increasingly looking for innovative solutions, says the MGA's Asia CEO Anthony Egerton.
- December 14 2023
APAC financial lines underwriters search for pockets of profitability in underserved niches
- Analysis
- Cyber
- Asia Pacific
While the market in the region remains extremely soft, carriers are betting on mid-market and SME D&O accounts, commercial PI and cyber-blended policies.
- December 12 2023
Opinion: Navigating difficult waters for the Asia D&O market
- Opinion
- Financial Lines
- Asia Pacific
A robust commitment by the regulators to adopt a stricter approach to enforcement means that this is by no means and easy class of business to write in 2024.
- December 11 2023
Berkley promotes Ernest Teng as head of financial lines as Cassandra Lee departs
- People
- Financial Lines
- Singapore
- Berkley Insurance Asia
Singapore-based Teng will oversee the Singapore financial lines team and fac businesses from South-East Asia, Mauritius and Japan.
- November 21 2023
AIG promotes Doris Chan to head of financial lines, Hong Kong & Macau
- People
- Financial Lines
- Hong Kong
- AIG
Hong Kong-based Chan will take over from Cynthia Sze, who was promoted to general manager for Hong Kong and Macau last month.
- November 10 2023
QBE Asia hands Cynthia Huang additional charge as Taiwan desk lead
- People
- Financial Lines
- Taiwan
- QBE
Hong Kong-based Huang, who is also the head of financial lines for the carrier, will be responsible for distribution and business development.
- November 7 2023
Asian insurance pricing hits financial lines headwinds, flattening cyber rates: Marsh
- Pricing
- Asia
- Marsh McLennan
Except for a 2% growth in property, almost all other lines in APAC either remained flat or declined, according to Marsh Q3 global pricing index.
- November 6 2023
Miller taps Lockton’s William Seccombe to lead Asia financial lines
- People
- Brokers
- Asia
- Miller
Singapore-based Seccombe will focus on building a team of experts across all financial lines, enhancing the broker’s global product offering and reach across the sector in APAC.
- October 24 2023
BHSI promotes Sami Jaghbir to Queensland underwriting manager
- People
- Financial Lines
- Australia
- BHSI
Brisbane-based Jaghbir will develop the carrier's regional market presence across all business lines, reporting to Mark Lingafelter, president of Australasia.
- October 24 2023
Beazley’s financial lines offering riding on new products in APAC
- Spotlight
- Financial Lines
- Asia
- Beazley
The Lloyd's player is looking beyond just bringing capacity but providing added value, says regional manager Nicholas Tey.
- October 17 2023
Newline builds out Australia team with two new hires
- People
- Financial Lines
- Australia
- Newline
Professional indemnity underwriter Arion Reuter and administration and underwriter support officer Arthi Govindarajan have recently joined the carrier's Melbourne office.
- October 13 2023
Envest snaps up majority stake in London Australia Underwriting
- M&A
- Australia
- Envest
LAUW, a Sydney-based MGA, writes over US$20m of GWP in professional and financial lines through Lloyd’s syndicates.
- October 4 2023
Fusion-owner Pop Holdings hires Shannon Murphy as group CIO
- People
- MGA
- Asia
- POP Group Holdings
Murphy has three decades of experience in senior technology roles, including at AIG, ING and Axis in Asia Pacific.
- October 3 2023
Beazley expands financial lines team in Asia with underwriter hire
- People
- Financial Lines
- Singapore
- Beazley
Chye Chia Wen has joined the Lloyd's (re)insurer's office in Singapore taking the FL team to six strong.
- September 7 2023
Chubb elevates David Hamill to financial lines manager for Australia and New Zealand
- People
- Financial Lines
- Australia
- Chubb
Sydney-based Hamill was most recently state manager for New South Wales, Australia.
- September 5 2023
BHSI makes Edwin Sim executive & professional lines head in Singapore
- People
- Specialty
- Singapore
- BHSI
Sim will report to Scotland Walsh-Riddle, BHSI's Hong Kong-based regional head of executive & professional lines.

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