Agile, a fast growing underwriting agency, InsurTech and Lloyd's Syndicate company, has established a presence in New Zealand, the first of its kind for a Lloyd's syndicate.
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Mr David Wainwright as CRO for Australia and New Zealand, effective 6 January 2025. He has close to 25 years of experience.
Texel Group has appointed Mr Davis Ng and Ms Hélène Heas as brokers. Both Mr Ng and Ms Heas join the Singapore office. In their new roles, they will be responsible for supporting the growth of Texel's business across the APAC region and in close collaboration with the global broking team, will further enhance the company's client solutions and market reach.
Aon has appointed Ms Choo Yen Chu as capital advisory leader for APAC. In her new role, she will assist clients to optimise capital structures from a regulatory, ratings and economic perspective. This will involve improving capital efficiency through strategies such as structured reinsurance, relief covers and legacy transactions.
Miller has appointed Mr Siva Krishnan as head of sports and entertainment. In his new role, he will bring Miller's specialist capabilities into new geographies, in line with the business' broader growth strategy. In APAC, the focus will be on live events, sporting events and tours, sport associations as well as film and TV.
Howden has appointed Ms Dorygel Calimlim as divisional director, head of aviation for APAC. In her new role, she will head Howden's newly launched regional aviation hub in Singapore.
SCOR has appointed Ms Chloe Wang as head of SCOR L&H APAC. This newly created role was formed by combining L&H fast growth markets APAC and L&H mature markets APAC.
Aviva Investors has appointed Mr Denis Resovac as head of insurance solutions sales. In this newly created role, he will be responsible for leading the development of investment solutions for Aviva Investors' insurer clients across APAC.
Oliver Wyman has appointed Mr Paul Ricard as head of insurance and asset management. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving the growth of Oliver Wyman's insurance and asset management practice in the region, leading development of client accounts and ensuring the business is effectively serving the needs of the region.
New research from the Natural Hazards Commission (NHC) reveals many New Zealand homeowners don't fully understand what their natural hazards insurance would cover after an event.