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- September 19 2024
HDI Global appoints Michael Ahn as Hong Kong CEO as Daniel Lau steps up to a regional role
While Ahn as CEO will lead strategic growth of the Hong Kong branch office, Lau has been tasked to drive the specialty player's growth in international programmes.
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- September 19 2024
Markel taps Allianz’s April Tam as senior underwriter, PFR and cyber
Hong Kong-based Tam has also been named head of financial institutions in Asia, and reports to Asia Pacific CUO Kevin Leung.
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- September 18 2024
Axis hires Chubb exec to succeed Mark Gregory as head of global markets
Sara Mitchell will join the specialty (re)insurer in the role overseeing underwriting and business growth strategies for the company’s international retail business lines including APAC.
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- September 18 2024
American bond insurance specialist BAM launches in ANZ
The monoline mutual will focus on energy transition and social infrastructure projects in the region.
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- September 17 2024
Howden enters Japanese retail broking with Foresight acquisition, names Takuya Aibe CEO
Tokyo-headquartered Foresight offers retail brokerage, captive consulting & management services. The newly acquired business will be led by Aibe, who was most recently CEO of Gallagher Japan.
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- September 17 2024
Suncorp CEO Steve Johnston to chair ICA board
Johnston, who joined the ICA board as director in August 2021, will begin his term as chair on January 1, 2025, succeeding Nick Hawkins, IAG managing director and CEO, who has served as president of the board for the past two years.
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- September 16 2024
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty names AIG’s Thomas Lillelund as CEO
In his new role, Asia veteran Lillelund succeeds Petros Papanikolaou, who assumed the role of executive director of group strategic initiatives at Allianz.
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- September 16 2024
Swiss Re elevates Seng Lee to co-head corporate development
The Hong Kong-based M&A specialist has been managing director for the reinsurer since August 2022.
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- September 16 2024
Lockton Australia expands claims offering with Gallagher hire
Sydney-based Adam Squire, who has 38 years of industry experience, has joined the broker as head of claims.
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- September 13 2024
Ardonagh Group appoints Mark Mitchell to spearhead units’ Asia expansion
Singapore-based Mitchell will work with Ardonagh-owned Envest and Price Forbes to explore opportunities to expand their retail and wholesale broking footprint, and develop new MGA capabilities in Asia.
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- September 11 2024
Marsh Asia appoints Ben Usmar as vice president for construction practice
Usmar joined from Sedgwick in Hong Kong where he was an executive loss adjuster for over five years.
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- September 11 2024
Axa XL names Phil Russell as environmental risk consulting leader for APAC, Europe
With two decades of experience in sustainability; health, safety and environment for a diverse range of multinationals, Russell joined from sustainability consultancy Environmental Resources Management.
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- September 11 2024
Tokio Marine Kiln expands APAC marine team with underwriter hire
Singapore-based Stephanie Hong joins the Lloyd's player as Asia Pacific marine underwriter from Great American Insurance.
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- September 10 2024
IFFCO Tokio General Insurance elevates Subrata Mondal to managing director, CEO
The former chief underwriting officer has been with the JV between Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative and Tokio Marine Group for over 23 years.
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- September 10 2024
Crawford Australia promotes Matt Donnelly to head of specialty loss adjusting
In his new role, Donnelly will expand his remit to lead the entire specialty loss adjusting portfolio and report to Australia president Jonathan Hubbard.
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- September 9 2024
Zurich names new APAC financial lines and casualty heads in two senior appointments
The insurer has appointed Robin Cooper-Driver as head of financial lines and Edward Rayfield, who joins from AIG, as head of casualty for the region.
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- September 9 2024
Sherly Oktavia joins Oneglobal as divisional director for Asia reinsurance
Oktavia, who was most recently general manager at Tugu Insurance in Hong Kong, will relocate to Singapore for her new role.
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- September 9 2024
Axa XL Hong Kong names Chloe Wang as underwriter for international financial lines
Wang has worked for Berkley Insurance Asia and Hawkes Bay Underwriting in Hong Kong before joining the specialty (re)insurer.
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- September 6 2024
Everest promotes Maureen Ung to Asia commercial director
Singapore-based Ung has been head of claims for the region since she joined the carrier in June 2024.
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- September 4 2024
Crawford Australia taps Charles Taylor’s Simon Chenery as executive adjuster
Brisbane-based Chenery has more than 34 years in the loss adjusting industry with a focus on large and complex property claims.
