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Lai promoted at Generali to Asia chief underwriting officer
Generali Global Corporate and Commercial has appointed Ken Lai as chief underwriting officer Asia, commercial lines.
Crawford unveils new international executive structure
Crawford & Company has announced a new international management structure including a shared services leadership team and an executive team.
Generali appoints Donnet as group CEO
Italian giant Generali has appointed Philippe Donnet, Generali's Italy country manager, as group CEO.
Lloyd's creates country manager role for India
Lloyd's has appointed Shankar Garigparthy as country manager for India.
Gallagher's Agnew appointed LIIBA chair
The London and International Insurance Brokers' Association has appointed Andrew Agnew, managing director of specialty at Arthur J Gallagher, as its new chairman.
Ex-Marsh executive Julie Page returns to Aon
Julie Page will take up the UK national managing director role at Aon Risk Solutions, following her departure as CEO of consumer and commercial at Marsh last year.
Admiral’s Engelhardt says 'thank you' to employees with £7m in cash
Admiral CEO Henry Engelhardt will mark his retirement in May by giving away £7m of his own money to employees.
#Postpeople 15 -21 March
All the latest insurance industry market moves between 15 and 21 March 2016 in full and in one place.
Sompo Canopius hires from Chaucer for Asia head of engineering
Global specialty insurer Sompo Canopius has hired Wah Chuang Ng to become head of engineering for its Asia operations.
Aon's Hong Kong CEO resigns
Winnie Wong, CEO of Aon's Hong Kong operations, resigned last Friday (11 March) and is now on gardening leave.
Pen Underwriting hires Preston as crisis management head
Pen Underwriting has appointed Rob Preston as its head of crisis management to grow the firm’s specialist risks business.
Hughes Insurance to shut over half its branches in April
Northern Irish broker Hughes Insurance is to close six of its eleven regional branches in April, as a result of the rising digital nature of the industry.
#Postpeople: 8 - 14 March
All the latest insurance industry market moves between 8 and 14 March 2016 in full in one place.
RSA appoints Martin Strobel to board
Martin Strobel, CEO of Baloise Holdings, will join RSA’s board as a non-executive director and a member of the audit, investment and remuneration committees on 1 May.
Blog: A digital tipping point for the insurance industry
The insurance industry can no longer afford to maintain the status quo, and is rapidly reaching a tipping point.
Qatarlyst founder Sutherland passes away
James Sutherland, commercial director, Asia-Pacific, at AM Best and founder of Qatarlyst sadly passed away suddenly on 26 February in Hong Kong at the age of 58.
Blog: Five reasons insurance incumbents secretly think they aren't going to get disrupted
I was privileged to be able to attend a roundtable discussion this week on innovation in the insurance space and found the conversation surprising.
NIG moves Manser to lead broker and etrade markets
NIG has appointed a new managing director, Neil Manser, to oversee broker markets and etrade.
#Postpeople: 1 - 7 March 2016
All the latest insurance industry market moves between 2 and 8 February 2016 in full in one place.
Panes begins McLarens' Asia-Pacific leadership role
Global loss adjuster McLarens has confirmed the appointment of two senior managers in Asia-Pacific.
Zurich appoints Marguin as Asia-Pacific chief underwriting officer
Zurich has appointed Asia-Pacific chief financial officer Herve Marguin as its chief underwriting officer for the same region.
Blog: How designers will take over the insurance industry
I imagine you scoffed at this blog title. In fact, you're probably ready to switch off entirely. However, bear with me a little longer - I think you'll find it useful.
C-Suite: The potential of telematics in Asia
Telematics is a great opportunity for Asia's motor insurers as competition intensifies in the region writes Pravar Gautam.