Steadfast, Canopius, Munich Re, Generali GC&C, Sedgwick: 11 APAC insurance people moves of the week
November 28 2025 by Roshan Nambiar
InsuranceAsia News wraps up the people moves from the insurance industry in Asia this week.
1. Steadfast COO departs, role made redundant
Steadfast has confirmed the departure of COO Noelene Palmer after the Australian broker opted to make the role redundant.
Palmer was the source of the recent workplace complaint against Steadfast chief executive Robert Kelly, according to a report by The Australian Financial Review.
Read the full story here.
2. Asia Pacific CUO leaves Canopius
Canopius‘ Pacific chief underwriting officer Yann Marmonier, has left the Lloyd’s specialty (re)insurer, first revealed by IAN.
It is not immediately clear who will replace Marmonier. Singapore-based Nattakorn Wattanaumphaipong is the deputy CUO for Canopius APAC.
Read the full story here.
3. Lloyd’s APAC director to lead Munich Re Specialty’s Australia push
Chris Mackinnon, Lloyd’s regional director for Asia Pacific, has been chosen to lead the buildout of Munich Re‘s specialty division in Australia.
The German reinsurer said that Mackinnon would join in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory approval.
Read the full story here.
4. Generali GC&C’s Asia head of business development confirms departure
Head of business development Joshua Lynch confirmed his departure from Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) in Hong Kong this week to “prepare to embark on a new opportunity.”
Lynch joined Generali in September last year from Lloyd’s, where he had spent almost 10 years.
5. Sedgwick announces new joint CEO of Singapore, current CEO to retain existing leadership role
Sedgwick has announced the promotion of Aruna Chandrapalan to CEO of Singapore.
Nigel Cook is retaining his leadership role as head of major and complex loss, having held a dual role for the last two years.
Read the full story here.
6. Howden taps Marsh MD as chief commercial officer for Asia 
Howden has appointed Alaric Lee as chief commercial officer for Asia, according to a press release from the broker.
Lee joins from Marsh, where he most recently served as managing director and corporate and commercial leader for Marsh Asia since September 2024.
7. Sompo names new head of HK operations
Sompo Hong Kong has hired Alan Lang as head of operations.
He will be responsible for leading the operations and policy administration team and report to APAC COO Maya Dongyoung Lee, with a matrix reporting to Hong Kong CEO Alasdair Walker.
Read the full story here.
8. GT Insurance appoints new CEO
Nick Slessor has taken up his role as CEO of GT Insurance, a partner agency of Allianz Broker Australia that specialises in the Australian transport sector.
Slessor was COO for Australia and New Zealand at Cover-More Group, the Australian travel insurance company, before joining GT.
Read the full story here.
9. HDI Global ropes in senior underwriter for engineering in Singapore
HDI Global has appointed Ecton Chung as senior underwriter for engineering
Chung joins from Mapfre, where he was a property and engineering underwriter since September 2019.
10. vrs Adjusters names new APAC director
vrs Adjusters has appointed Sydney Soo as director of its vrs APAC team, effective from Monday.
Soo spent nearly 10 years at Swiss Re before the move, where he was senior claims manager and head of claims for APAC.
Read the full story here.
11. Ace Insurance Brokers appoints new president
Arvind Laddha has been appointed president of India’s Ace Insurance Brokers.
Laddha will report to Raj Ajmera and Anil Arora, the founders and promoters of Ace Insurance Brokers, who will continue as joint managing directors of the company.
Other moves you may have missed
Sompo Indonesia appoints Doly Ritonga as executive officer. A veteran with over two decades of experience working in insurance, Jakarta-based Ritonga joins from Indonesian assurance firm Avrist.
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