InsuranceAsia News

Today, InsuranceAsia News had the great pleasure of hosting the inaugural APAC Cyber Risk & Insurance Summit at Singapore Marriot Tang Plaza Hotel. Leading industry experts discussed the latest advancements in technology, and the pivotal role of insurtech in shaping cyber risk management. The event will brought together underwriters, brokers, risk managers, loss adjusters, lawyers and cybersecurity experts to attempt to decode the ever-evolving APAC cyber insurance landscape. A very big thank you to our Sponsors, Silverfort, AXA XL and Protos Labs and our Knowledge Partner, Gallagher Re, without whom this event would not have been possible, and to all the delegates for joining us today and making it such a special event! Hope you had as much fun as we did! Here are some of the highlights of the day. We hope to see you again next year for another interesting and educational event.

WTW has expanded its corporate risk & broking business in Japan with the launch of a retail insurance brokerage service, WTW Broker Japan. https://lnkd.in/gbVmj457 The new service, led by Tetsuro Nakazawa, will offer insurance solutions to commercial clients, as well as wholesale fac placement services to partner brokers or agencies in Japan. If you are not a subscriber, take our free trial to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g23jCVrn #wtw #crb #risk #broking #insurance #asia #japan

Exclusive: Ernest Leung (pictured) is set to take over as Aon’s Hong Kong head with incumbent Sucheng Chang set to depart, InsuranceAsia News (IAN) understands. Chang, who took over the role in August 2022, will leave the company next month after serving a little over two years of a three-year contract with the broker, two sources told IAN. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/g_fSrRDj If you are not a subscriber, take our free trial to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g23jCVrn #aon #hongkong #insurance #broker

Aon's Linda Sim has been promoted to head of claims, commercial risk, Singapore, taking over from Lee Huang Ng. https://lnkd.in/gnPQ28h3 If you are not a subscriber, take our free trial to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g23jCVrn #aon #singapore #insurance #claims

AUB Group Limited-owned specialist broker Tysers has promoted reinsurance managing director BABITA RAI as Singapore CEO and has appointed William Furness - Smith as head of marine for APAC. https://lnkd.in/gwsXvfDA If you are not a subscriber, take our free trial to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g23jCVrn #apac #tysers #aub #insurance #broker #reinsurance #marine #singapore

Tokio Marine Kiln has appointed Alexandros Ampatzis as head of marine for Asia Pacific. https://lnkd.in/ge-vYQw4 He will report to TMK’s APAC regional underwriting director Jamie Tang. If you are not a subscriber, take our free trial to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g23jCVrn #tmk #marine #apac #strategy #peoplemoves

#Exclusive: Aon India has appointed Vidisha Singhal as head of account management, treaty- Aon Reinsurance Solutions, effective today. https://lnkd.in/grtR5JnF Vidisha will report to Shailendra Sapra, CEO of Reinsurance Solutions at Aon India. If you are not a subscriber, take our free trial to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g23jCVrn #india #reinsurance #treaty #broker #aon

Singapore-based #GraceOcean and #SynergyMarine, the owner and operator of the cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US earlier this year, have agreed to pay US$102 million to the US federal government. https://lnkd.in/gdxMyz7U If you are not a subscriber, take our free trial to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g23jCVrn #FrancisScottKeyBridge #Baltimore #USA #cargo #insurance

Howden-owned managing general agent (MGA) DUAL Australia Pty Ltd has promoted Daniel Brown to head of financial lines. https://lnkd.in/gZ23U9JC If you are not a subscriber, take our free trial to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g23jCVrn #insurace #australia #howden #mga #dual #finance

Howden has appointed industry veteran Wendy Wong as executive director for Workplace Unity in Hong Kong. In her new role, Wong will focus on developing a Workplace Unity team, which provides healthcare services for injured employees in employees’ compensation cases, aiming to reduce sick leave periods and claim costs. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/d3jBuHR3 If you are not a subscriber, take our free trial to read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g23jCVrn #insurance #hongkong #broker #employee