Asia
Insurance Insight Q&A: Brandon Hui, CEO, Groveland Financial Services
Insurance Insight speaks to Brandon Hui, director and CEO of Hong Kong-based insurance broker Groveland Financial Services (pictured is the company's logo).
Chaucer expands outside marine in Singapore
Lloyd's specialist Chaucer is to offer property, accident and health, engineering, casualty and motor treaty accounts from Singapore.
FWD appoints Arculli as chairman
FWD has appointed the Hon. Ronald Arculli as chairman of the board.
Zurich appoints Colmenares' successor
Zurich has appointed Duane Perkins to lead the general insurance claims team in the Asia-Pacific region after David Colmenares' departure to South America.
View from the Top: A multinational approach to travel
Ace Group's Suresh Krishnan (pictured) discusses how to design an effective multinational business travel risk management programme.
Coface warns of Asia household credit boom
Credit insurer Coface has issued a warning comparing household debt in four Asian countries as similar to the US before the subprime crisis.
Career file - Charles Whiteaway: FP Group's executive director steps down
Charles Whiteaway, the executive director of FP Group, has stepped down after nearly 20 years with the company.
Dual unveils new regional MD for Asia
Hyperion-owned Dual International has appointed Mark Spadaccini as regional managing director of Dual Asia, responsible for both the Hong Kong and Singapore offices.
MSIG launches travel alerts in Singapore
MSIG will provide travel insurance customers with information over delays, natural disasters and political unrest to produce as a personalised service for them.
Insurers urged to embrace digital strategies
Insurers have been warned to take mobile more seriously and not merely ‘play’ at being digital leaders, or be “left on the side lines”.
Global takaful market "in its infancy"
The global takaful industry grew 16% in 2012 and the growth potential is huge according to a report by EY.
Insurers warned about merely ‘playing’ with digital in EY report
Insurers have been warned to take mobile more seriously and not merely ‘play’ at being digital leaders, or risk being “left on the side lines”.
MetLife makes two senior appointments in Asia
MetLife has appointed a replacement managing director of PNB MetLife, its Indian operation and a head of bank distribution in Asia.
Mapfre acquires 20% of Indonesian insurer
Mapfre has acquired a 20% stake in Indonesian insurer Asuransi Bina Dana Arta, known as ABDA.
BrokersLink transforms for growth and welcomes seven new members
Broker group BrokersLink has announced it is ending its not-for-profit status as it forms its own company. The international broking group has also added seven new members.
49 die in Laos plane crash
49 people, including seven from France, have been killed in southern Laos when a plane crashed into the Mekong river yesterday (16 October).
Swiss Re buys stake in FWD
Swiss Re is set to buy 12.3% of FWD from the Pacific Century Group which owns FWD and is owned by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li.
Whiteaway leaves FP Group
Executive director Charles Whiteaway has left the FP Group which owns Hong Kong-based broker FP Marine Risks.
14 killed in Japan as typhoon forces Tokyo closures
Typhoon Wipha, the strongest in ten years, landed in Japan on Wednesday (16 October) morning on Izu Oshima, 120km south of Tokyo.
Claims Awards Asia: The Shortlist
Insurance Insight is delighted to announce the shortlist for the inaugural Claims Awards Asia.
JLT buys broker in Taiwan
Jardine Lloyd Thompson has bought ForVision Risk Services in Taiwan, a broker providing insurance, reinsurance, and risk management services for companies with local and international operations.
View from the Top: Climate change's impact on tropical storms
Following the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, Peak Re’s Dr Graham Cook has conducted a study on the impact of climate change on potential tropical cyclone losses.
Zurich appoints life CEO in Hong Kong
Zurich has appointed Paula Choi to the position of CEO of Zurich’s global life business in Hong Kong from 31 October.
Over 100 dead as earthquake strikes Philippines
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake killed at least 32 people in the Philippines on Tuesday 15 October, including 15 people in the country's second largest city Cebu.