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- June 4 2024
Samuel Bye rejoins Axa XL as head of cyber for Asia and Middle East
Singapore-based Bye, who returns after nearly a year at Tokio Marine Kiln, will manage the (re)insurer’s recently built-out cyber team.
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- June 4 2024
Chubb Hong Kong hires Starr’s Catherine Wong as head of casualty
With over 25 years of experience in commercial casualty, Wong was most recently Starr's APAC head of casualty since April 2023.
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- June 3 2024
QBE Asia brings on board Thomas Miller’s Alexander Bland as regional specialty claims head
Singapore-based Bland will report to Vick Rajaswaran, regional head of claims, and oversee specialty claims strategy and performance across Asia.
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- June 3 2024
Australian cyber specialist Emergence promotes Katrina Hickson to head of distribution
Hickson, who was the MGA's business development underwriter for Queensland and the Northern Territory, will oversee the national accounts strategy, key partnerships, and expand market presence in the newly created role designed to improve solutions for brokers.
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- May 31 2024
London Australia Underwriting hires portfolio manager from Liberty Specialty Markets
With over 20 years of experience, Jamie Kennell-Webb has joined the MGA from Liberty Specialty Markets (Asia Pacific) where he held several senior roles.
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- May 31 2024
Allianz Commercial appoints Barbara Williams to Asia managing director for finance
Williams, who was most recently director of finance for the insurer's Canada branch, will relocate to Singapore and will be responsible for managing core financial functions across Asia.
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- May 31 2024
Blackpanda senior duo leave to launch loss adjusting venture
Hong Kong-based chief revenue officer Timothée Grange and loss adjusting VP Moying Chap are leaving the MGA at the end of this month.
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- May 30 2024
Australian MGA Ocean Underwriting to launch financial lines cover with Wade Cadman in charge
The Sydney-based MGA's and Lloyd's coverholder's new product will target SMEs and will be led by Cadman who joins from MGA Brooklyn Underwriting.
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- May 30 2024
Dual recruits Ed Birrell to expand ANZ title insurance business
Most recently as Dual Asset's head of UK M&A, Birrell will relocate to Sydney from London and start his new role in June.
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- May 29 2024
Axa XL ropes in Zurich’s Julie Morgan as Australia head of claims
Sydney-based Morgan will have oversight of all claims activity across all lines of business for Australia.
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- May 28 2024
Cédric Boureau returns to CCR Re as senior actuary underwriter for Asia, Africa
Boureau, who had left the French reinsurer for Swiss Re in 2020, will report to John Conan, director of P&C for Asia and Africa.
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- May 28 2024
NM Insurance hires Andrew McFetridge as head of New Zealand operations
McFetridge will focus on growing the company’s local team and expanding distribution networks focusing on marine and motorcycle insurance.
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- May 27 2024
Zurich Singapore names Matthew Graves as chief claims officer
Graves will report to Singapore CEO Liam Burrell and have oversight over commercial and retail segments.
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- May 27 2024
Kay International AMEA appoints Grace Yeo as senior reinsurance broking manager for South-East Asia
Singapore-based Yeo was previously a reinsurance senior broker with UIB Asia Reinsurance Brokers from May 2023.
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- May 27 2024
WTW strengthens regional cyber team with Marsh hire
Singapore-based Conor Keating, who joins as the regional cyber growth leader, will report to the Asia cyber practice head Jennifer Tiang,
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- May 27 2024
Gallagher Re beefs up India agriculture team with two new hires
New Delhi-based Naveen Sharma and Mumbai-based Cherukumalli Kiroj Kumar have joined the global broker's agriculture specialty team in India.
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- May 27 2024
Fairfax Asia chair Ramaswamy Athappan passes away, aged 78
The MS First Capital Insurance chief executive and insurance industry doyen died in Singapore on May 22.
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- May 24 2024
Sedgwick Australia hires Sophie Henderson as forensic accounting services partner
Melbourne-based Henderson has 14 years of experience specialising in complex economic loss claims across various industries.
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- May 23 2024
Aon elevates Wen Chen to APAC reinsurance agriculture leader
Singapore-based Chen, who was most recently Aon's head of agriculture for Greater China, will explore new regional reinsurance and retrocession opportunities in the sector.
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- May 23 2024
WTW ropes in Alex Rosati from Marsh as Asia head of claims
With over 30 years of experience in underwriting, claims and litigation, Rosati will focus on all aspects of WTW’s claims proposition across all business lines.
