Industry Segments: Specialty Page 11 / 17
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- August 17 2022
Steadfast swoops for Insurance Brands Australia, posts strong results
The broking group is paying US$210m for IBA which owns specialty underwriting agency ProRisk.
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- August 17 2022
Beazley bullish on Asia specialty lines
APAC head Lucien Mounier says the (re)insurer is targeting growth in life sciences, product recall, M&A, financial lines and cyber.
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- August 8 2022
BHSI launches Australasia commercial hull line with ex-QBE hire
Jake Hesson will help expand the specialty player's marine product portfolio.
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- August 8 2022
Sompo Japan and Space BD team up for satellite launch cover
The companies want to launch more products related to lunar transportation.
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- August 1 2022
BHSI boosts Australasia transactional liability team with hire from Liberty
Nicholas Ferrari takes up a senior position and will continue to be based in Sydney.
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- August 1 2022
MGA Rokstone eyes Asia cat market opportunity
The specialty player has regional capacity and wants to expand as pricing hardens and terms improve.
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- July 29 2022
Aviso Broking acquires Sydney’s Macquarie Insurance Brokers
Macquarie's clients are from sectors including construction, financial services and marine.
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- July 28 2022
Markel International hires two underwriters in Hong Kong and Singapore
Zita Fok becomes a marine underwriter while Dawn Soh joins as a fine art and specie underwriter.
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- July 28 2022
Liberty Specialty Markets promotes Marian Parzakonis to senior manager role
Parzakonis continues to be based in Sydney.
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- July 14 2022
Lockton Singapore names Deborah Thomasz as specialties lead
Thomasz has switched roles at the global broker.
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- July 6 2022
Rare Earth’s Martin Ham takes on UK, Europe role
Ham has relocated from Hong Kong and was most recently the broker's binder and facilities director.
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- July 5 2022
Howden buys Wallace McLean in New Zealand expansion
The Kiwi broker offers agriculture, shipping, freight and entertainment lines, among others.
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- June 29 2022
Thailand’s new cannabis rules attract capacity
MGA Frontier sees D&O opportunity amid thousands of license applications to grow as a cash crop.
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- June 23 2022
Everest Insurance hires Asia team in Singapore launch
The eight person team will be overseen by Ben Carey and will offer a range of specialty lines.
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- June 22 2022
David Longley to oversee Arch’s Aussie PI underwriting team
He has over 25 years of market experience and was previously at Axa XL.
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- June 16 2022
BMS acquires Australia’s SRG Group
The broker's seventh deal in two years will add scale to its Aussie operations.
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- June 10 2022
Former Swiss Re director joins HDFC Ergo in underwriting role
Harini Kannan is leading the Indian JV insurer's casualty and specialty team.
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- June 9 2022
Axis Re in Asia shake-up as it quits property and cat risks
Jobs under threat as the reinsurer focuses on A&H and specialty lines.
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- June 8 2022
Liberty appoints new APAC regional manager
Geoffrey Lee will align regional appetite and market strategy for M&A risks.
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- June 6 2022
BMS appoints new director of specialty for Asia
Dominic Morrison joins from Howden.
