WTW has announced the appointment of Mr Greg Solomon as Market Leader for its Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) business in Hong Kong.
SG Re has secured in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore for registration as a general reinsurance broker, and will be commencing operations by October once its registration is complete.
India's insurance regulator, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), has appointed Mr Dinesh Pant as Member (Actuary) and Ms Girija Subramanian as Whole-Time Member (Distribution).
Prudential plc has announced the appointment of Mr Naveed Irshad as Regional CEO Africa, effective 26 October 2026.
Aon has promoted Ms Jane Drummond to the role of Global Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective 1 January 2027. She will report to Mr Andy Marcell, Deputy CEO and SEVP, Risk Capital and Human Capital for Aon, and will serve as a member of the Aon Executive Committee.
Prudential plc has announced the appointment of Mr Naveed Irshad as Regional CEO for Indonesia and the Philippines, effective 26 October 2026. He will also take enterprise-wide responsibility for the health and product businesses and will join Prudential's Group Executive Committee.
Long-held paradigms are being challenged every day in the actuarial profession, by technological changes and changes in the dynamics between institutions and geopolitics, according to Singapore Actuarial Society President Alex Lee.
Over the past few years, regulators have taken action in the life insurance industry-modifying critical illness definitions, adjusting war and pandemic coverage, and occasionally mandating the inclusion of specific benefits in products.
The range of different life expectancies for populations in APAC presents significant longevity risk for life insurers, according to Canada Life Re's Senior Longevity Risk Solutions Actuary Niall Quinn.
Singapore Actuarial Society President Alex Lee has called on actuaries to invest time and energy to study human and physical history properly, explore alternative views of risk and optimise their work for long-term survival.