Asia
Frontier partners with Taiping for One Belt One Road
Hong Kong-headquartered security company Frontier Services Group has agreed a partnership with Taiping General Insurance.
Piggot replaces retired Reeves at Crawford
Former Gen Re claims manager Geoff Piggot has been named as CEO of Crawford Global Technical Services.
Asia C-suite panel bullish on insurance innovation
Senior executives from some of Asia's largest insurers have shared their vision for insurance innovation at the Asian Financial Forum 2017.
Bharti Axa GI promotes Srinivasan to CEO
Bharti Axa General Insurance has promoted chief commercial and principal officer Sanjeev Srinivasan to CEO and managing director.
Global catastrophe losses rise to highest levels in four years
With insured losses totalling $54bn (£44bn), global natural disasters in 2016 combined to cause the highest economic losses in four years, according to a new report from Aon Benfield.
Klimczak swaps Allianz for XL Catlin in Singapore
Former Allianz Global Corporate Specialty senior marine risk consultant Jarek Klimczak has been appointed marine risk engineer for Asia-Pacific at rival XL Catlin.
Boeing 747 cargo plane crashes enroute from Hong Kong to Istanbul
At least 37 people have been killed after a Turkish cargo plane crashed into a village near the capital of Kyrgyzstan this morning.
Gibraltar Finance meets China captive committee in Beijing
Representatives from Gibraltar Finance attended a new captive committee in Beijing earlier this month.
Lloyd's has grown beyond £240m GWP in China, says Nelson
Lloyd's chairman John Nelson has said the organisation is confident it wrote more than 2bn yuan (£240m) of gross written premium in 2016 - more than double the 790m yuan in 2015.
JBA releases flood model for Vietnam
UK catastrophe modeling firm JBA Risk Management has this month released a multi-peril flood model for Vietnam.
Spencer departs Zurich following Howell appointment
Post understands Stuart Spencer, Zurich's former general insurance Asia-Pacific CEO, left the company on 31 December.
IDT911 re-brands as Cyber Scout amid international expansion
IDT911 has re-branded to Cyber Scout as it looks to expand globally.
Business interruption is top business risk in 2017
Business interruption continues to come top of the risk rankings as businesses fear the impact of market uncertainties and political perils, according to a report from Allianz.
Companies braced for year of uncertainty, says Allianz's Fischer Hirs
Chris Fischer Hirs, CEO of Allianz Global Corporate Specialty, has said companies worldwide are bracing for unpredictable changes this year.
PICC's vice chairman under investigation, says report
The vice chairman and president of PICC Wang Yincheng has been taken away by Chinese authorities for investigation according to financial media site Caixin.
XL expects $75m loss from 2016 New Zealand earthquake
XL's preliminary net natural catastrophe loss estimate for the fourth quarter of 2016 is approximately $245m (£200m).
2017 outlook: Asia's exciting insurance potential
The coming year looks set to be an exciting but challenging one for general insurers in Asia as strong growth continues in many markets across the region writes Nicky Burridge.
Global Maritime brings Eagle Lyon Pope back to market
Global Maritime has re-launched Eagle Lyon Pope, its ports and shipping, marine casualty investigation and loss adjusting division.
Former Village Insurance director starts Hong Kong broker
Liam Morarjee, a former director of Hong Kong broker Village Insurance, has launched a general insurance broker in the Special Administrative Region.
25 dead in heavy Thailand flooding
At least 25 people have died and 700,000 people have been affected by widespread floods in southern Thailand.
46% of Asia-Pacific businesses don't insure supply chain disruption, says Zurich
Global insurer Zurich has identified a large protection gap in Asia-Pacific for supply chain losses.
Former Chubb execs join Navigators Asia team
Three former Chubb executives have joined Navigators’ Asian operations as the insurer continues to expand in North Asian marine, casualty and specialty markets.
Wong promoted at Cunningham Lindsey in Malaysia
Aldrin Wong, previously senior vice president of major and complex loss, has been promoted to CEO Malaysia at global loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey.
Pana Harrison aims for $100m premium following acquisition
Singapore-based Lloyd's reinsurance broker Pana Harrison (Asia) has acquired five person Labuan broker AIH Reinsurance Brokers for an undisclosed sum.