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- April 22 2026
Pacific insurance rates drop 12% in Q1, extending soft market streak to 2 years: Marsh
- Insurance brokers
- Pacific
- Financial Lines
- P&C
- Marsh
Region saw the steepest decline in rates globally, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.
- April 22 2026
Asia insurance rates fall for ninth straight quarter: Marsh
- Insurance brokers
- Pacific
- Financial Lines
- P&C
- Marsh
Property, casualty, finpro, and cyber lines all saw rate reductions amid strong insurer competition and evolving risk landscapes, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.
- April 20 2026
Newline Asia elevates trio of underwriters in Singapore
- People
- Insurers
- Asia
- Financial Lines
- Specialty
- Newline
Lloyd’s specialty insurer promotes Cayden Lim to liability underwriter, with Songju Lee and Jayrius Lai elevated to financial lines underwriters.
- April 16 2026
Sompo taps Everest underwriters to drive Australia growth
- People
- Insurers
- Australia
- Casualty
- Sompo
Arthur Constantinou has been appointed head of energy and construction, Josh Luk head of financial lines, Matt O'Brien head of casualty and Andrew Lester head of property.
- April 8 2026
Pinnacle Underwriting appoints Brendan McDonald to lead casualty, financial lines offering across APAC, MENA
- People
- MGA
- Asia Pacific
- Financial Lines
- Specialty
- Pinnacle Underwriting
MGA has secured an exclusive broad form facility with dedicated capacity across product and public liability, professional indemnity and directors and officers liability reinsurance.
- March 26 2026
Willis appoints Albert Andrew as finex leader for Southeast Asia
- People
- Brokers
- Singapore
- Financial Lines
- WTW
He was most recently WTW's finex facultative leader for the region.
- March 17 2026
Francis Lim joins Sompo as Singapore financial lines lead
- People
- Insurers
- Singapore
- Financial Lines
- Sompo
He has over 24 years of experience in financial lines underwriting.
- March 16 2026
Exclusive: BP Marsh-backed MGA Amiga Specialty obtains Hong Kong licence
- Exclusive
- MGA
- Hong Kong
- Financial Lines
Led by Ralph Sherbahn, Amiga will begin underwriting of financial lines products with Axa XL capacity.
- March 11 2026
Starr appoints Vivian Xiao Wei as China head of financial lines
- People
- Insurers
- China
- Financial Lines
Shanghai-based Xiao has 17 years of underwriting experience, with a strong background in financial lines.
- March 9 2026
Stephen Ward to lead Steadfast’s newly formed Miramar Group
- People
- MGA
- Australia
- Financial Lines
- P&C
- Steadfast Group
Steadfast has brought together seven MGAs under one entity led by CEO Ward.
- March 3 2026
Marsh’s Franky Mok joins Howden to lead Hong Kong financial lines team
- People
- Insurance brokers
- Hong Kong
- Financial Lines
- Howden
New senior director was most recently head of Marsh's finpro practice in Hong Kong.
- March 2 2026
Jennifer Tiang joins Howden as Asia practice lead for financial lines
- People
- Insurance brokers
- Asia Pacific
- Financial Lines
- Howden
She was most recently regional head of Willis' cyber practice in Asia.
- February 16 2026
Markel adds Johnny Zhang, Jon Tam to greater China PFR team
- People
- Insurers
- China
- Financial Lines
- Markel
Markel has strengthened its professional and financial risks team in Hong Kong.
- February 9 2026
Allianz Commercial hires AIG’s Anish Chandran as head of financial lines for Southeast Asia
- People
- Insurers
- Singapore
- Financial Lines
- Allianz Commercial
He was most recently AIG's head of financial lines in Singapore.
- February 4 2026
Pacific insurance rates drop 12% in Q4, led by property: Marsh
- Insurance brokers
- Pacific
- Financial Lines
- P&C
- Marsh
Globally, commercial insurance rates continued to soften in Q4 2025, with the Pacific region seeing the steepest declines.
- February 4 2026
Gigi Liu returns to Marsh as financial and professional lines leader for Hong Kong and Macau
- People
- Insurance brokers
- Hong Kong
- Financial Lines
- Marsh
Liu had been director of the Law Society of Hong Kong’s professional indemnity scheme since November 2024.
- February 4 2026
Aon Australia promotes Geraldine Joyce to national director for financial institutions and professions
- People
- Brokers
- Australia
- Financial Lines
- Aon
Melbourne-based Joyce has been at Aon for over seven years and recently led the financial institutions and professions business in Victoria.
- February 4 2026
Mark Christen joins Markel Insurance as senior financial lines claims adjuster
- People
- Insurers
- Australia
- Financial Lines
- Markel
Sydney-based Christen, who joins from Axa XL, will report Lisa Mitchell, head of claims for Australia.
- February 3 2026
Emily Hallahan joins Aon Australia as client director for financial institutions and professions team
- People
- Brokers
- Australia
- Financial Lines
- Aon
Sydney-based Hallahan joins following over six years at Chubb, where she was a financial institutions product manager for Australia and New Zealand.
- February 3 2026
Tech, demand drive parametric innovation in financial lines: Howden’s Deborah Thomasz
- Analysis
- Insurance brokers
- Financial Lines
- Howden
Regional senior manager for financial lines tells InsuranceAsia News there is room for innovation and differentiation within financial lines for (re)insurers in APAC.

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Line of business: Financial Lines Page 1 / 12

Pacific insurance rates drop 12% in Q1, extending soft market streak to 2 years: Marsh

Asia insurance rates fall for ninth straight quarter: Marsh

Newline Asia elevates trio of underwriters in Singapore

Sompo taps Everest underwriters to drive Australia growth

Pinnacle Underwriting appoints Brendan McDonald to lead casualty, financial lines offering across APAC, MENA

Willis appoints Albert Andrew as finex leader for Southeast Asia

Francis Lim joins Sompo as Singapore financial lines lead

Exclusive: BP Marsh-backed MGA Amiga Specialty obtains Hong Kong licence

Starr appoints Vivian Xiao Wei as China head of financial lines

Stephen Ward to lead Steadfast’s newly formed Miramar Group

Marsh’s Franky Mok joins Howden to lead Hong Kong financial lines team

Jennifer Tiang joins Howden as Asia practice lead for financial lines

Markel adds Johnny Zhang, Jon Tam to greater China PFR team

Allianz Commercial hires AIG’s Anish Chandran as head of financial lines for Southeast Asia

Pacific insurance rates drop 12% in Q4, led by property: Marsh

Gigi Liu returns to Marsh as financial and professional lines leader for Hong Kong and Macau

Aon Australia promotes Geraldine Joyce to national director for financial institutions and professions

Mark Christen joins Markel Insurance as senior financial lines claims adjuster

Emily Hallahan joins Aon Australia as client director for financial institutions and professions team

Tech, demand drive parametric innovation in financial lines: Howden’s Deborah Thomasz