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- May 2 2024
Chubb promotes Kate Burke to international personal lines head for APAC
Singapore-based Burke will be responsible for growing the insurer’s motor, residential, specialty and high-net-worth business lines across the region.
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- May 2 2024
Australian MGA Agile’s syndicate gets final Lloyd’s nod to start underwriting
Asta-managed Syndicate 2427 will focus primarily on Australia and New Zealand and write accident and health, aviation, casualty, construction, financial lines and property business.
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- April 30 2024
HDI Global hires Richard Upton to head financial lines in New Zealand
Joining from Zurich, Auckland-based Upton will focus on building the company’s financial lines portfolio in the New Zealand market.
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- April 30 2024
Exclusive: Mark Johnson set to take charge as Starr Hong Kong CEO
The former Howden Hong Kong chief executive will start at the insurer from early May, IAN understands.
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- April 30 2024
QBE elevates Nicola Schroder to group head of sustainability
Melbourne-based Schroder will be responsible for sustainability governance, strategy implementation, human rights, and modern slavery initiatives, and driving social impact through the QBE Foundation.
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- April 29 2024
Chris Kempton joins Marsh Australia as managing principal for Northern Territory
Darwin-based Kempton brings expertise in broking both conventional programs and discretionary trusts, workers compensation claims management and loss adjusting.
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- April 25 2024
Ted Hodgkinson joins Huntington Partners in Hong Kong as partner
The former BMS Asia executive chairman will lead the Singapore-based (re)insurance-focused advisory firm's operations for the SAR and China.
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- April 24 2024
Arch promotes Kirsten Valder to deputy CEO of international
London-based Valder will have oversight over the carrier's platforms in Australia, London and the UK markets, Bermuda and the EU, reporting to Hugh Sturgess, CEO of Arch Insurance International.
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- April 24 2024
Lockton New Zealand hires Michael Harrow as head of corporate risk
Joining from ICIB BrokerWeb, Auckland-based Harrow will focus on expanding company’s services across all lines, and refining client service delivery.
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- April 23 2024
Scor promotes CUO Lily Song to head of P&C China
Beijing-based Song has been at the French reinsurer since 2012 and has been the China reinsurance chief underwriting officer for more than 4 years.
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- April 23 2024
Exclusive: Guy Carpenter recruits AIG veteran Eric Shaw as APAC regional claims advisory leader
Singapore-based Shaw oversees claims advisory and reports to Jacob Hughes, managing director, head of client support services for Asia Pacific.
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- April 22 2024
QBE appoints Jordan Stewart as Asia’s business development lead, broker distribution
Stewart, who has relocated to Hong Kong from Melbourne, will work with the teams across QBE Asia to enhance its broker partnerships across the region.
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- April 22 2024
Shane Twemlow returns to WTW as head of growth, New Zealand
Auckland-based Twemlow told IAN that in the new role he will oversee strategy and lead initiatives to increase client acquisition, retention and revenue for the broker.
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- April 22 2024
Allied World ropes in Leigh-Anne Byrom from Mecon Insurance
Byrom was most recently with Mecon for 13 years in various positions including senior technical underwriter, and senior construction & liability underwriter.
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- April 22 2024
WTW elevates Ben Dunston to placement leader, Asia
In his new role, Singapore-based Dunston will have overall placement responsibility for the large and multinational accounts division in the region across all lines of business.
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- April 22 2024
AIG Singapore promotes Sarsha Neal to head of client & broker engagement
With over two decades of experience in underwriting and broking, Neal was most recently AIG's general manager for Western Australia and Northern Territory
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- April 19 2024
Axa XL hires Jack Hullah as Asia underwriting manager for political risk, credit & bond
Hullah will focus on expanding the company's political risk, credit platform in Asia, after joining the insurer from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.
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- April 19 2024
Australia’s specialist broker Bellrock hires Aon’s Sahalya Uthappa to lead M&A practice
Sydney-based Uthappa will lead the specialist broker's M&A and contingent risks team as she joins the firm after her departure from Aon in March.
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- April 18 2024
Munich Re names Hitesh Kotak and Roland Eckls as regional CEOs in major leadership reshuffle
The move will see new chief executives take charge in Japan, Korea, India and P&C heads for South-East Asia, Greater China.,
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- April 18 2024
Karen Leslie returns to Crawford Australia as senior strata adjuster
Joining from loss adjuster and consultant Technical Assessing, Brisbane-based Leslie reports to head of strata Ryan Neville.
