Asia
Markel recruits Ang as chief representative in Malaysia
Andy Ang has left his role at Overseas Assurance Berhad to join Markel as its chief representative in Malaysia.
Ace's Ler moves to Indonesia from Singapore
Ace has promoted Edward Ler from head of personal lines and business for Asia-Pacific to president director, general insurance Indonesia.
Foreign insurers allowed into North Queensland
The Australian government is allowing foreign insurers access to North Queensland's home insurance market in an attempt to drive down prices.
AGCS expands board and adds mid-corporate business line
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE has expanded its board of management and added a new business line for mid-tier companies.
Product diversification and foreign expansion 'major growth opportunities' for HK SMEs
Product diversification and foreign market expansion are major growth opportunities for SMEs in Hong Kong.
Ace targets multinationals in Singapore
Ace has launched Ace Global Guard in Singapore to meet the needs of companies with overseas subsidiaries or assets.
China encourages insurers to invest overseas
A senior representative of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission has urged insurers to increase their exposure to overseas assets.
Regulatory upheaval in the Philippines
Nicky Burridge finds out how the most significant regulatory changes in a generation are affecting the Philippines insurance market.
Private equity eying larger EMEA insurance stake
Insurance firms across Europe, the Middle East and Asia are more focused on disposals than acquisitions as they look to shed non-core units and strengthen their market positions elsewhere.
CII stresses importance of professional development in China
Mark Greenwood, regional director Asia-Pacific at the Chartered Insurance Institute, urged delegates at the Claims Club Asia in Shanghai to embrace professional development.
Cyclone Hudhud could trigger $400m of insured property claims, says AIR
Catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide expects the deadly cyclone which hit East India on 12 October to cost between $100m and $400m of insured property claims.
Canopius appoints engineering underwriter in Singapore
Specialty (re)insurer Canopius has recruited SART Underwriting's Ching Hong Onn following the extension of Lloyd's Construction Consortium to Singapore.
Compliance deemed top challenge for multinationals, finds Ace survey
Risk managers surveyed by Ace have highlighted compliance and regulatory issues as their greatest challenges in managing multinational insurance programmes.
Wheatley appointed CEO of Guernsey Finance
Dominic Wheatley, formerly at Willis, to replace outgoing CEO Fiona Le Poidevin on 1 December.
Driverless cars could be mandatory within two generations predicts Teradata chief
Autonomous cars will be the norm within two generations according to experts speaking at the Teradata Partners conference.
Data and analytics climbing the agenda in Asia
Over 80 people heard from experts about the leading trends in data and analytics at Insurance Data and Analytics Asia 2014.
Triton bolsters Asia-Pacific adjusting arm
Triton Adjusting Asia-Pacific has appointed Jason Olivo as a senior engineering adjuster.
Sun Life identifies health worries of 'Generation O' in Asia
Asia's 'Generation O' is overworked, overweight and overwhelmed according to a survey by Sun Life Financial Asia.
Claims Club Asia to launch in China
The Claims Club Asia, the forum for claims professionals across Asia, will hold its first forum in China next week.
Ace creates Asia-Pacific distribution unit
Insurer Ace has created a business unit to focus on distribution strategies across Asia-Pacific.
Fitch affirms Lloyd’s IFS rating at AA-
Ratings agency Fitch has decided to confirm the Insurer Financial Strength rating of Lloyd’s and it’s Chinese operation at AA-, with a stable outlook.
C-Suite: Risk within an ERM framework
JLT's Craig Paterson argues that enterprise risk management needs to be aligned to the finances of a company.
Major claims expected from Cyclone Hudhud
Cyclone Hudhud, which hit East India on Sunday, has killed at least 25 people and caused disruption at major port Visakhapatnam.
Five year old explains insurance in Singapore MSIG YouTube advert
MSIG has launched a YouTube and television marketing campaign starring a five year old explaining insurance to his parents.