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- January 23 2024
Sompo Holdings CEO Kengo Sakurada to step down in March over BigMotor scandal: report
President and chief operating officer Mikio Okumura is expected to succeed Sakurada as CEO at the insurance group holding company.
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- January 23 2024
Chris Mackinnon named Lloyd’s regional director with Iain Ferguson set to retire
Mackinnon will start in his new role on April 1, while Ferguson will retire on December 31, InsuranceAsia News can reveal.
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- January 22 2024
Lockton makes India foray, appoints Sandeep Dadia as country CEO
The US-based broker has been awarded a licence to start insurance broking operations in India.
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- January 22 2024
BHSI taps Swiss Re for Asia general property leader
The specialty (re)insurer has appointed Singapore-based Jess Au as head of general property.
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- January 19 2024
Gallagher Australia ropes in Antony Bull as senior adviser for transactional risks
Based in Sydney, Bull joined the company from dispute resolution firm Deutsch Miller.
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- January 19 2024
Marsh hires Chris Varcoe as managing principal for financial and professional lines
Melbourne-based Varcoe joins from Aon, where he was the placement director.
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- January 19 2024
Ryan Specialty expands its Asia M&A offering with a Singapore hire
Lawrence Gregory, who was most recently an associate in the M&A practice group Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, will report to APAC head Marina Sherer.
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- January 19 2024
Volante’s Steven Harwood joins Fusion Specialty as managing partner in Japan
Tokyo-based Harwood was most recently Asia Pacific at Acrisure-backed specialty MGA Volante.
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- January 18 2024
Canopius to build APAC financial lines capabilities with underwriter hire in Sydney
The specialty (re)insurer has hired Robert Barnum from Axis Capital to establish a professional lines practice in the region.
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- January 18 2024
Exclusive: Crawford Hong Kong set for leadership change as Doron Grossman departs
Crawford's Taiwan country head Zakky Cheng will take on the additional role as Hong Kong head, IAN understands.
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- January 16 2024
Marsh promotes Tyson Vickery to Asia placement leader in Singapore
Kevin Hubbard has been named chairman of placement, Marsh Asia.
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- January 16 2024
Alex Tarantino to succeed retiring HDI Global Singapore CEO Graham Silton
The specialty insurer has also named Sydney-based Andrew Cochrane as underwriting manager, liability, for Australasia.
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- January 16 2024
Aon grows India treaty reinsurance team with three senior appointments
The new appointments include Kolli Rao, who has joined the broker as president and senior advisor, Ajay Rakhane as head of agriculture and Ankit Mehta as head of non-agriculture treaty.
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- January 16 2024
Delta Insurance Australia hires head of management liability from Chubb
Brisbane-based Downman was most recently senior underwriter for financial lines at Chubb Queensland.
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- January 12 2024
Sedgwick Australia brings Crawford veteran Jonathon Vaisey to head major and complex loss property
Vaisey brings over 20 years of experience as a chartered loss adjuster with expertise in the investigation and management of complex property claims.
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- January 12 2024
Insurance Council of New Zealand appoints former cabinet minister as CEO
Kris Faafoi takes over from the current CEO Tim Grafton, who will step down on April 7.
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- January 11 2024
Axa XL bolsters APAC & Europe team with new appointment
Amsterdam-based Shanna Zrini has been named underwriting business owner for Asia Pacific and Europe.
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- January 11 2024
Exclusive: Sedgwick takes Crawford’s Veronica Grigg as Asia CEO
The loss adjuster's interim CEO Stephen Kerr will transition into the role of chief operating officer for Asia, while Simon Kay has been appointed director of executive services.
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- January 11 2024
Marsh McLennan appoints Tri Bui as Vietnam CEO
The broking and consulting group has also promoted Marsh's country chairman Leslie Mouat as chief adviser.
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- January 11 2024
ILS fund Leadenhall hires Yuko Hoshino to grow Japan, Asia fundraising
London-based Hoshino will report to Lorenzo Volpi, managing partner and deputy CEO of the Mitsui Sumitomo-backed ILS investment manager.
