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- December 11 2024
Exclusive: Marsh’s Steve Hutchinson to join Howden Hong Kong as chief broking officer
Hutchinson was most recently senior vice president and risk management practice team leader for Marsh in Hong Kong.
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- December 9 2024
Exclusive: Marsh McLennan Hong Kong and Macau CEO Rohan Bhappu departs
Bhappu was given regional chief executive-level role last year as part of a group-wide senior management overhaul.
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- December 9 2024
Exclusive: APAC head Simon Weaver to leave WTW
Singapore-based Weaver has been in charge of the broker's corporate risk and broking business for Asia Pacific since January last year.
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- November 27 2024
Exclusive: HDFC Ergo’s Hiten Kothari returns to WTW India as senior P&C director
Mumbai-based Kothari joins the broker's insurance consulting & technology business in the first week of December.
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- November 18 2024
Exclusive: Hannover Re appoints Avijit Ghosh as India CEO amid leadership reshuffle
Ghosh, who was CUO, will replace GLN Sarma, meanwhile, special project manager for the reinsurer's India branch Christian Schoen will relocate to China, IAN understands.
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- November 15 2024
Hannover Re Malaysia to axe about 30 roles in data and technology, special project teams
The reinsurer told IAN that it has decided that a "very limited number of non-underwriting jobs are no longer required" and is working with the affected colleagues on all possible alternatives.
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- October 29 2024
Ernest Leung to replace Sucheng Chang as Aon Hong Kong head
Chang, who has been in the role since August 2022, is expected to leave the broker next month, IAN understands.
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- October 25 2024
Exclusive: Aon bolsters India treaty team with ICICI Lombard hire
Vidisha Singhal joins the broker as head of account management and will lead the team to support placements for property, agriculture and life and health clients.
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- October 17 2024
Exclusive: WTW restructures Asia political violence terrorism team as regional head exits
Leonard Chan, head of terrorism and political violence, Asia, has recently resigned from the role, InsuranceAsian News can reveal.
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- October 15 2024
Specialist Risk Group makes Asia foray with Singapore acquisition
The Temasek and Warburg Pincus-backed UK intermediary has agreed to acquire broker HL Suntek.
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- September 3 2024
Exclusive: ARB appoints Eunice Ang as divisional director for treaty reinsurance
Singapore-based Ang, who joins from Axa, is responsible for treaty relationships within South-East Asia with a focus on Indonesian retro programs and clients in the Philippines.
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- August 20 2024
Exclusive: ARB Indonesia elevates Wayan Sumendra to president director
In his new role, Jakarta-based Sumendra will be responsible for developing Indonesia reinsurance broking strategy and managing all business operations for ARB Indonesia.
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- August 14 2024
Exclusive: Marsh McLennan Singapore CEO Collin Yap set to leave
The industry veteran is understood to be on gardening leave till end of the year.
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- July 29 2024
Space insurance struggles amid billion-dollar+ claims, scarce premium pool
While the market has seen a doubling of rates recently, shrinking underwriting capacity and technology changes add further challenges to the industry reeling from recent large losses.
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- July 25 2024
Exclusive: Hannover Re names Blake Dimitrijevic Australia MD as Michael Eberhardt heads to Bermuda
Dimitrijevic, who joins from Guy Carpenter, will succeed Eberhardt who is set to take charge as managing director and chief underwriting officer for Hannover Re Bermuda.
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- July 25 2024
Nepal air crash: 99.7% of estimated US$3m loss ceded out to foreign reinsurers
The hull and liability cover were provided by a Nepalese carrier Prabhu Insurance and reinsured with a London-based carrier through facultative cover, IAN understands.
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- July 19 2024
Marsh’s Pacific senior leaders Andrew Fluitsma and John Mutton depart
Mutton, who was the MD and head of corporate and commercial, has been on gardening leave since March, while former Honan CEO Fluitsma, who took over the role in March, is understood have left as well, IAN understands.
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- July 4 2024
Exclusive: Carriers staring at US$1bn+ losses from New Caledonia civil unrest
QBE and Allianz’s estimated net exposure to the event have exceeded US$215m each from political violence in the French overseas territory near New Zealand, IAN understands.
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- June 25 2024
Exclusive: Gallagher retreats from Japan a year after launch
The broker closed its wholesale broking business in May while the retail agency business is expected to close by end of this month, InsuranceAsia News understands.
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- June 18 2024
Exclusive: NorthStandard, British Marine face losses from Singapore oil spill
The loss following the dredger Vox Maxima hitting bunkering vessel Marine Honour could become an IG P&I Clubs pool claim if the dredger is found liable.
