Articles by Andrew Tjaardstra
Ace makes underwriting personnel changes in Australia
Ace has made several changes and promotions in its Australian underwriting team.
Berkshire Hathaway recruits from RSA and Swiss Re in Singapore
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty has continued its recruitment drive in Asia with two hires in Singapore.
Standard Club Asia starts shipping war risk mutual
Standard Club Asia has launched a Singapore-based war risk mutual for ships.
Insurers tried to influence child abuse inquiries, says former social services director
Councils and insurers have been criticised following an investigation into the set-up of child abuse inquiries at children's homes.
Former FSA boss in frame to replace Lyons at Towergate
John Tiner, former CEO of the Financial Services Authority, is a contender to replace Alastair Lyons as chairman of Towergate according to a report.
Ironshore hires Asia-Pacific managing director from Catlin
Ironshore International has named Hui Yun Boo as managing director Asia-Pacific and principal officer for Singapore.
Claims rising from Cyclone Marcia
So far almost 9000 claims have been lodged in Queensland as a result of last weekend's Cyclone Marcia according to the Insurance Council of Australia.
QBE bounced back to profit in 2014; GWP fell 9%
Australian giant QBE secured an after tax profit of $742m (£480m) in 2014 after seeing a pre-tax loss of $254m in 2013 but missed profit expectations.
IAG's premiums and profits rise in Asia
Australasia giant is growing slowly but surely in Asia.
Brisbane hailstorm hurts IAG's first half profits
Catastrophes and reduced reserved releases contributed to IAG's 9.8% fall in profits in the first half of its financial year through 31 December.
Brit to operate on 'decentralised basis', says Fairfax CEO
Fairfax Finance CEO and chairman Prem Watsa has hailed Brit's "outstanding" 10 year track record Following the firm's 305p a share offer for the insurer.
Apollo and CVC accept Fairfax's £1.22bn Brit bid
Toronto-based Fairfax Financial has made an all cash offer for all the shares of specialist insurer Brit Insurance.
Steadfast buys underwriting agencies and broker from QBE
Australian insurance group Steadfast has bought two underwriting agencies and a broker from Australian giant QBE for A$290m (£147m).
Dutch group sells insurance arm to Chinese insurer
SNS Reaal, a troubled Dutch government owned bank and insurer, has agreed to sell its insurance arm to Anbang Insurance.
$1bn stolen from banks in cyber attack, says security firm
Security firm Kaspersky Lab has estimated $1bn (£648m) has been stolen from around 100 banks and financial institutions since 2013 in an ongoing cyber attack.
Snowball eyes next role after Suncorp
Patrick Snowball is ready for a new challenge after he leaves Suncorp later this year.
Fosun completes Ironshore stake acquisition
Chinese investment firm Fosun has become the largest shareholder in Bermuda based insurer Ironshore after completing the purchase of a 20% stake.
Zurich's Asia-Pacific GI COR climbed to 100.6% in 2014
2014 saw a higher amount of large individual losses for Zurich's general insurance business in the Asia-Pacific region than the previous year.
AIG's Q4 2014 profits fell 67%
US insurer AIG's Q4 after tax profits declined to $655m (£426m) compared to $1.98bn a year earlier as the insurer missed analysts expectations.
Zurich CEO "not satisfied" with group 2014 results
Zurich's pre-tax profit fell 1% last year to $4.64bn (£3.04bn) compared to $4.68bn in 2013.
Zurich's Asia-Pacific chairman Riddell to retire
Geoff Riddell, Zurich's Asia-Pacific chairman, will retire from the insurer after he manages a transition period for his successor.
Zurich's UK profits climbed 19.5% in 2014
Zurich's UK pre-tax general insurance profits climbed 19.5% to £171m last year from £143m in 2013.
Ace enhances premises pollution cover for Australia and New Zealand
Insurer Ace has enhanced its premises pollution liability policy for Australia and New Zealand.
Costa Concordia captain sentenced for manslaughter
Francesco Schettino, the captain of the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia, has been sentenced to 16 years in jail.