AXA XL has appointed Mr Guillaume Parard as head of P&C, Asia, effective 1 January 2025 and Mr Todd Wilhelm as head of specialty, Asia, effective 1 September 2024.
Beazley has appointed Ms Jessica Schappell as head of APAC. She takes over from Mr Lucien Mounier, who was recently appointed head of Europe, cyber risks.
In 2018, typhoons Jebi and Cimarron "toppled over several turbines in Japan", according to an article published by Swiss Re, Climate Change and Wind Power: The Winds of Change.
Aon has appointed Mr Ed Thomas as head of Lloyd's Capital within its Reinsurance Solutions Capital Advisory team.
Texel has appointed Ms Angela Chang as managing director of Texel Asia; Mr Jonathan Crossfield as CFO, a newly created role and Mr William Shaw as deputy CEO.
The engineering insurance branch has posted the highest growth rate this year to date, with a rate of increase of 73% in the first five months.
Bermuda-domiciled specialty insurance carrier Relm Insurance has entered the MENA region through the acquisition of B&F Partners Ltd., now known as Relm Insurance MENA Ltd.
London-headquartered Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African and Middle East focused reinsurance group, has officially opened its Dubai office, its first in the Middle East.
Argenta Holdings yesterday announced that the Sydney office of its service company, Argenta Underwriting Asia, which operates on the Lloyd's Australia platform, will close with immediate effect.
Managing director of HDI Global (HDI), Mr Stefan Feldmann, will now be fully responsible for both commercial and specialty business in Australia and New Zealand. He has been managing director of HDI Global Australia since 2012. His new responsibilities are subjective to regulatory approval and effective 1 July 2024.