All the headlines from our Asia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 22 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Generali Global Corporate & Commercial.A summary of these new hires follows. Markel Taps AEGIS London’s Pressman as Senior...
Nov 12 2024 // Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced the acquisition of Storfield Insurance Consultants Ltd., a specialist in general insurance for small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and high-net-worth...
Oct 22 2024 // The US is paying close attention to the “dark fleet” of tankers carrying restricted oil and doing ship-to-ship transfers in Southeast Asian waters, the State Department’s top energy official...
Oct 18 2024 // Japanese insurer Tokio Marine has paused the sale of its $1 billion Southeast Asia life insurance business, partly due to a dispute with a Malaysian partner over an expiring products distribution agreement, four sources...
Oct 15 2024 // Southeast Asia could see higher-than-normal rainfall in the coming months, threatening further disruptions to agriculture, tourism, and industrial output in a region already hit by a series of storms this year.Weather...
Sep 16 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), The Ardonagh Group, and Carbon Underwriting.A summary of these new hires follows here. Lillelund Named...
Sep 9 2024 // Specialty reinsurer BMS Re announced the appointment of Anthony Mirabal as CEO of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Division, effective November 2024.Mirabal has more than 30 years of experience in reinsurance, first...
Aug 30 2024 // South Africa-based general insurer Santam Ltd. plans to expand in Asia to diversify its premiums and counter tepid growth at home.The insurer, a subsidiary of financial services group Sanlam Ltd., generates 82% of its...
May 14 2024 // Everest launched its Australian Insurance operations after receiving approval from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.The business will operate under the name Everest Insurance Australia with offices in Sydney...
May 6 2024 // Disruption to Red Sea container shipping is rising, Maersk said on Monday, forecasting this will cut the industry’s capacity between Asia and Europe by up to 20% in the second quarter.Maersk and other shipping...
Apr 4 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at HSB Canada and Canopius Group.A summary of these new hires follows here. HSB Canada announced the appointment of Barbara Bellissimo as president and chief...
Nov 27 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Mutual Reinsurance and Everest Insurance International.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Mutual Re Names Swiss Re’s Chisolm...
Nov 7 2023 // WTW announced the launch of an Asia Pacific Climate Risk Centre (ACRC) in Singapore, which aim to provide climate risk quantification and management capabilities to support the region’s climate resilience and...
Jul 11 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Commercial, Banyan Risk and Miller.A summary of these new hires follows here. Allianz Commercial Taps AIG’s Sandric as Leader Asia...
Jun 22 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at reinsurance brokers BMS Re and Guy Carpenter.A summary of these new hires follows here. BMS Re Names O’Brien as VP in BermudaBMS Re, the specialty...
May 31 2023 // A hacking group suspected of ties to an Asian government has broadened its targets to government agencies in countries including Indonesia and Thailand, carrying out cyber-espionage as recently as April, cybersecurity firm...
Apr 25 2023 // Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. is considering a sale of its life insurance business in Southeast Asia that could be valued at about $1 billion in a deal, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Japanese insurer...
Apr 13 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AIG Asia Pacific and Gallagher Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. AIG Appoints BHSI’s Colahan as Regional President, AIG Asia...
Jan 13 2023 // Insurance broker WTW announced the combination of its Asia and Australasia operations into one Asia Pacific region, effective Jan. 1, 2023.As part of the combination, former Head of Australasia Simon Weaver has taken on...
Sep 29 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Canopius and Gallagher Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Canopius Names WTW’s Maitra as Group Head of SustainabilityCanopius Group, the...