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- July 13
Startup GoBear appoints Adrian Chng as CEO
He succeeds Andre Hesselink, chief executive of the Singapore-based insurance startup since 2015.
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- July 9
XL Catlin hires Australian portfolio solutions manager from Zurich
Jonathan Moss will be responsible for portfolio solutions, ensuring business alignment with brokers and managing relationships.
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- July 2
Beale to exit Lloyd’s
Lloyd’s on hunt for CEO following Inga Beale’s decision to depart.
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- June 22
AIA names three new executives for Malaysian unit
Andrew Loh (CMO), Heng Zee Wang (CFO) and Eric Chang (CEO) take up the new senior roles.
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- June 14
FWD hires FIG banker as group corporate transactions officer
Petter Sternby joins from Standard Chartered, where he was head of the financial institutions advisory team.
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- June 12
Peak Re hires chief representative for Japan
Satoshi Ichihara joins from Catlin as the Hong Kong-based reinsurer seeks to grow its business in Japan.
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- June 8
Manulife makes senior appointments in Hong Kong
William Man becomes CIO and COO, Ivan Chan will head distribution and Selina Ko will lead the HR function.
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- June 5
Berkshire Hathaway names new president for Australasia
Mark Lingafelter will succeed Chris Colahan, who is taking over the firm’s specialty insurance unit in the UK and Europe.
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- June 4
Hong Kong’s Insurance Authority closes in on new CEO
Clement Cheung, a former Commissioner of Insurance in the city, is expected to be named to the post.
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- June 1
AXA appoints new COO of Asian markets
Myriam Moufakkir will lead and transform the company's IT and operations capabilities across the region.
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- May 31
AIA hires chief digital officer
Daisuke Iwase joins from Lifenet Insurance, a listed direct life insurance firm in Japan, where he was president.
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- May 31
XL Catlin appoints Asia client and distribution leader
Zoe Xie will be responsible for delivering client and broker strategies for Singapore and Hong Kong.
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- May 28
Lisa Sun to lead AIG’s business in China
She joins the insurance group from Mercer, where she was CEO of its Hong Kong and South and East Asia zone.
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- May 25
China jails former PICC president
Wang Yincheng has been sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for allegedly taking bribes.
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- May 10
Sun Life Philippines CEO to retire in June
After 26 years with the firm, Riza Mantaring is retiring and will be succeeded by Benedict Sison.
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- May 9
Insurance analytics market to double by 2023
Rapid adoption of data-driven decision-making processes is expected to drive annual growth of 12.5%.
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- May 3
India names new regulatory head
Subhash Chandra Khuntia will be the new chairman for the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.
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- May 3
MetLife’s chief financial officer steps down
John Hele is expected to stay with the insurer until September as a senior adviser.
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- April 25
Ex-AIA exec joins HSBC Insurance
Alistair Chamberlain, former chief financial officer of AIA, has joined as global head of product and actuarial.
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- April 25
Markel appoints trade credit underwriter in Singapore
Nicholas Davies will focus on developing Markel’s portfolio and managing existing broker and client relationships.
