Markel has appointed Ms Alvernia Xu as head of operations - APAC; Ms Anna Tan as senior underwriter, fine art and specie; Ms Isabelle Wong as cargo underwriter; Ms Jenny Choi as senior underwriter, casualty and Ms Olga Wong as senior underwriter, professional financial risk.
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.