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- September 30 2024
Japan P&I Club announces major leadership reshuffle
Riki Yamamoto, Kyoko Sakamoto, Yoji Tanaka and Shigeru Yamada are all part of the organisational reshuffle following the split of the Tokyo underwriting department into Tokyo underwriting department I and Tokyo underwriting department II.
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- September 26 2024
Axa XL appoints Priscilla Yeung as property underwriter in Hong Kong
Yeung joins the specialty (re)insurer from Allied World, where she was a senior underwriter.
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- September 26 2024
West P&I promotes Cai Xuanlun to CEO for Hong Kong office
Cai replaces Robert Macnamara, who was the chief executive for the IG P&I Club in the city for 28 years, and will start in the role in December.
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- September 26 2024
Lockton names new Singapore CEO as Frederic Boles steps up to a regional role
Deven Lim has been promoted to chief executive effective October 1 as the Boles will transition into the role of regional head of professional and financial risks and credit for Asia.
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- September 26 2024
WTW launches new China client division with Jie Yan named as head
New York-based Yan has been promoted to head the newly launched division after having assumed various senior roles at the global broker over the past 11 years.
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- September 26 2024
Generali GC&C bolsters Asia leadership with AIG and Lloyd’s hires
The insurer as appointed Winnie Chu from AIG as head of financial lines underwriting and Joshua Lynch from Lloyd's as head of business development.
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- September 25 2024
Price Forbes ropes in Honan’s Thomas Russell to spearhead Singapore ANZ division
Russell has taken up the newly created role as director, head of Australia and New Zealand wholesale for Asia in a newly created position reporting to Phil Johnson, CEO for APAC.
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- September 25 2024
WTW appoints Sao Mai Nguyen as associate director for cargo, Asia
Nguyen will join the regional Asia cargo team within WTW's global marine business, according to an announcement by Oliver Scarr, head of cargo for Asia.
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- September 25 2024
Allianz Commercial strengthens India specialty focus with Munich Re’s Amol Akhuj hire
Mumbai-based Akhuj will become head of natural resources and construction for India, reporting to the country CEO CB Murali.
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- September 24 2024
Everest Insurance appoints Keiichi Ishida as head of Japan
Ishida will assume the new role in addition to his current position of senior property underwriter and will lead the Japan desk from Singapore.
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- September 24 2024
BMS New Zealand expands North Island team with Aon hire
Tim Emms will join the firm as an executive broker for its Auckland team and will be working with Nathan Richmond who assumed regional director role on May 1.
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- September 24 2024
Howden Pacific builds out construction practice with Alistair McBride hire
Melbourne-based McBride, who will head the broker's regional business, has been in the construction sector since 2013, having various roles in underwriting and broking across the New Zealand, London, US, and Canada markets.
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- September 23 2024
Allianz Commercial India hires Shweta Gadia to boost financial lines and cyber offering
Mumbai-based Shweta will report directly to the India CEO CB Murali with matrix reporting to Jenny Wilhelm, Asia head of financial lines, cyber and distribution for the carrier.
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- September 23 2024
Korea’s Wise Insurance appoints Yubeom Kim as reinsurance team director
Before joining Wise, Seoul-based Kim worked at HIS Insurance for over seven years where he was most recently director.
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- September 23 2024
Swiss Re CorSo elevates Devpriya Misra to APAC and global client solutions lead
Singapore-based Misra, who has been with Swiss Re CorSo for almost nine years, was most recently regional head customer management APAC for the firm.
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- September 23 2024
Aon promotes Jon Pipe to Asia head of commercial risk
Pipe, who has been CEO and principal officer of Aon India Insurance Brokers, will continue to work alongside Rishi Mehra and the India leadership team to ensure consistency and continuity.
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- September 23 2024
Starr’s Rachel Miao joins Aon as Asia director, marine, cargo & logistics
For her new role, Miao, who was most recently head of marine for China at Starr Insurance, will relocate to Hong Kong from Shanghai.
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- September 20 2024
Lockton promotes Williams to fintech, blockchain advisory leader for Asia, Australia
Melbourne-based Bob Williams was previously a vice president with the broker for over two years. In his new role he will focus on developing insurance appetite from emerging tech companies.
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- September 19 2024
Swiss Re CorSo promotes Karim to APAC head of customer & distribution management
Singapore-based Hassan Karim was most recently the carrier's head of distribution management and partnerships (director) for Asia Pacific.
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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.
