COO Grishin sees expansion opportunities in the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia, but growth will be driven primarily by existing clients in Vietnam and Indonesia.
Evelyn Hoh will lead complex marine claims advocacy while Fen Ngai takes on a newly created operations role focused on scalability and efficiency across Asia.
Executives from Lloyd’s, Peak Re and ERGO say claims inflation, misread war-risk terms and a wide protection gap are testing (re)insurers as they follow clients into new markets.
Bilal Zafar, formerly of Volante Global, will lead the unit, which will write treaty reinsurance across four lines with capacity from Fidelis Syndicates 3123 and 2126.
Ahead of its SIRC briefing, the rating agency says softer renewals underpin stable outlooks, but underwriting discipline, geopolitical repricing and balance-sheet resilience will shape credit views into...
Led by Jessica Schappell, the specialist insurer is leveraging its expanded platform under Zurich to corner high-margin, specialist risks across Asia Pacific.
The executive has more than 30 years of experience in the industry spanning marine insurance, global insurance programmes, risk management, and multinational client servicing.
The hub has succeeded in attracting capital and reinsurers; now the challenge lies in developing the expertise needed to underwrite complex risks locally.
A new working group will help shape Hong Kong's specialty insurance strategy as the city pursues growth in captives, ILS, marine risks and other lines.
Diversification into other marine lines has helped some clubs improve underwriting results, but persistent deficits are expected to drive further upward pressure on 2027 renewals.
