All the headlines from our Asia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 1 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Verisk and Munich Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Verisk Promotes Rayner to President of Specialty Business SolutionsVerisk, the global data...
Jun 15 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson (WTW), MGA Dual, and Liberty Global Transaction Solutions.A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Asia Hires Aon’s...
May 23 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at three brokers: Guy Carpenter, Marsh and BMS.A summary of these new hires follows here. Guy Carpenter Announces GC Access Leadership in North...
May 20 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at three brokers: NFP, Acrisure Re and Howden Sweden.A summary of these new hires follows here. NFP Names New Exec Team in CanadaNFP, the New York City-based...
Apr 28 2022 // India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) is struggling to find a vessel to ship 700,000 barrels of crude from Russia’s Far East, in a growing sign that complex trades involving one of Moscow’s biggest...
Apr 7 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson (WTW), Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), and HDI Global.A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Names Aon’s Day as Head of...
Mar 30 2022 // Chubb announced the completion of the agreement for the transfer of renewal rights of DUAL Asia’s financial lines portfolios in Hong Kong and Singapore.Chubb will be purchasing the business assets including the...
Mar 14 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Latitude Brokers, Howden M&A in Asia Pacific, and Markel International.A summary of these new hires follows here. Latitude Brokers Names Cannock...
Mar 7 2022 // Bank of East Asia (BEA) said late on Friday it has agreed to sell its non-life insurance and healthcare services businesses to a unit of AIA Group Ltd. for an aggregate HK$2.168 billion ($278 million).BEA agreed to sell...
Feb 28 2022 // A federal judge ruled Friday that a Virginia school system illegally discriminated against Asian Americans when it overhauled the admissions policies at an elite public school.The ruling from U.S. District Judge Claude...
Feb 17 2022 // Industrial insurer HDI Global SE has restructured its Asia Pacific operations in a move designed to simplify reporting structures in the region and strengthen its offering for customers and business partners.The reform of...
Feb 11 2022 // AXA announced it has completed the sale of its Singapore operations to HSBC for US$529 million.HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings Ltd., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc, completed the...
Feb 4 2022 // Insured losses from major natural catastrophes in 2021 – excluding COVID-related losses – have so far reached an estimated US$116 billion, the third largest total since 2011, and about 63% higher than the average loss...
Jan 19 2022 // Asian insurer FWD Group has raised $200 million in new funding ahead of its planned Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.The sources could not be named as...
Jan 6 2022 // MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s global specialty re/insurer, announced its Singapore-based operation has launched its second local special purpose reinsurance vehicle (SPRV).Called Phoenix 2 Re Pte....
Jan 3 2022 // Tokio Marine announced the appointment of Masahito Hirai as chief executive officer of Tokio Marine Asia Pte. Ltd. (TMA), its Asia regional headquarters, based in Singapore. He succeeds Noboru Yamagata, who had been...
Dec 27 2021 // Lloyd’s has launched a new renewable energy consortium, to respond to the growing needs of the Asia-Pacific region and supporting countries, as they transition to greener energy solutions.Developed by the...
Dec 20 2021 // Severe weather disruptions hit Malaysia and the Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction among nations most prone to natural disasters.Typhoon Rai, a super typhoon before slamming into the Philippines on Thursday, left...
Dec 13 2021 // Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s largest insurer, is preparing to unveil an international-growth strategy to investors this week, according to the Repubblica newspaper.The plan, to be presented by Chief Executive...
Nov 10 2021 // HONG KONG – Asian insurer FWD Group, controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, is contemplating shifting its $2-$3 billion share sale from the United States to Hong Kong, said two sources with direct knowledge of...