Line of business: Property Page 1 / 9
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- April 16 2025
Howden-owned MGA Dual expands New Zealand team with underwriting appointments
Lester Mathew appointed as a senior underwriter and Riaan Wolmarans as an underwriter.
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- April 1 2025
Howden India appoints Aon’s Saurabh Verma as chief business officer
He will be in charge of promoting regional growth and strengthening client connections.
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- March 26 2025
Swiss Re CorSo promotes Nupur Sharma to senior property underwriter
Singapore-based Sharma has been with the company for eight and a half years, having previously worked for Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty.
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- March 26 2025
Arch Insurance Australia increases property capacity limit to US$31.5m
The carrier's property team offers property and business interruption coverage, with target markets being low-hazard occupancies with active risk management practices.
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- March 25 2025
Everest hands Henry Ang dual PVT, property role
Singapore-based Ang assumes role of head of political violence and terrorism for Asia, as well as property underwriting.
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- March 25 2025
Howden names Rajesh Singh as head of property in India
He has been with Howden since October 2023, having previously worked for the likes of Hero Insurance Broking, Alliance Insurance Brokers and Marsh.
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- February 24 2025
Sompo reshuffles APAC commercial lines team in Singapore, Hong Kong
Kelly Koh, Victoria Soo and Szeto Ophelia will be 'instrumental in driving their respective lines of business across the region', according to the carrier.
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- February 14 2025
Commercial rates harden in Taiwan, Japan while rest of Asia declines: Marsh
Composite insurance rates in Asia continued a downward trend, declining by 3% in the fourth quarter of 2024, marginally higher than the global average.
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- February 10 2025
Australian MGA Market Lane promotes property team pair
Joanna Hayes and Anand Narayanan promoted within specialty commercial insurance underwriting arm, The Barn.
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- February 5 2025
Asia insurance rates decline 3% in Q4 2024, driven by cyber and finpro lines: Marsh
Cyber rates drop by 11%, while finpro falls 9%, both extending the previous quarterly declines in 2024, according to the latest Global Insurance Market Index by the broker.
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- February 5 2025
Pacific rates suffer largest drop in Q4 2024, driven by finpro, cyber and property lines: Marsh
Finpro premiums fell by 12%, while cyber and property declined by 8%, according to the Global Insurance Market Index.
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- February 4 2025
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions appoints Wesley Roy as head of property for Australia, New Zealand
Sydney-based Roy, who joins the broker from Hollard, previously worked with Aon for over seven years.
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- February 4 2025
FM promotes Singapore-based Chia Howe Chang to broker engagement manager
Chang, who has worked at the commercial insurer for 14 years in two separate stints, was most recently global services executive.
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- January 26 2025
Howden Re beefs up APAC offering, hires Aon veteran Kelly Hatch
London-based Hatch has been appointed director for international facultative having spent almost 27 years as an associate director at Aon.
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- January 20 2025
Swiss Re CorSo bets on international programs, ART to differentiate: Ivan Gonzalez
CEO says insurer plans to increase premiums from the two businesses to more than 25% of its GWP in three years from 19%.
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- January 14 2025
Tibet earthquake compensation payments, pre-payments near US$5m
China's insurance industry has paid full compensation to the 126 victims of last week's deadly earthquake.
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- January 7 2025
Chubb elevates Carles Tondo as head of property and technical lines in Singapore
In his new role, Tondo will be responsible for fire, terrorism, construction, power generation and energy.
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- January 3 2025
APAC 1.1 renewal dynamics tilt towards buyers: Gallagher Re’s Mark O’Brien
Reinsurers looking to write more and cedents holding limits or buying less drove down prices, said the broker's regional head.
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- January 2 2025
Favourable supply dynamics bring ‘notable softening’ in January 1 renewals: Howden
On average, risk-adjusted global property catastrophe reinsurance rates-on-line decreased by 8%, according to the broker's renewal report.
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- December 20 2024
Final Australia Christmas storms losses top US$1bn: Perils
Acute storms hit states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland in December 2023, with property accounting for 89% of the total industry loss.
