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Marcus Seow as Senior Underwriter Marine Zurich

Zurich Singapore taps Marcus Seow as senior marine underwriter

April 28 2026

He joins the insurer from AXA XL, where he most recently worked as senior underwriter for marine and cargo.

Howden welcomes Kyle Chan as senior director, M&A Asia

April 28 2026

A lawyer by profession, Chan brings nearly two decades of legal experience across APAC and the Middle East.

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Raymond Ong named new chief executive officer of Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore

April 28 2026

He was Etiqa Insurance Singapore's CEO for more than five years prior to his latest appointment.

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Willis elevates Scott Kirkwood to head of natural resources, Pacific

April 24 2026

Kirkwood takes up the new role after serving as general manager for Queensland at the business.

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PartnerRe names new APAC leadership team with James Beedle to retire

April 23 2026

Sasa Hu, David Xu and John Mok will step into expanded roles leading PartnerRe’s P&C operations across Asia-Pacific from 1 July 2026.

James Thornberry as Head of Trade Credit Surety

PSC Insurance Brokers taps James Thornberry as head of trade credit and surety

April 23 2026

He brings over 25 years of experience in credit insurance, banking, and financial services, with a recent role as managing director at National Credits Insurance (Brokers).

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Newline Australia promotes Bec Smith to senior underwriter in professional indemnity team

April 22 2026

She first joined the company in 2024 as an underwriter.

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Bolttech names Kohei Watanabe as general manager, Japan

April 22 2026

He brings over 25 years of experience across P&C insurance and technology-led businesses.

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Swiss Re names Anna Ziswiler as Head of P&C Re for Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea

April 21 2026

Ziswiler has been with the reinsurer for 16 years and will also take on Country President responsibilities for Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Korea and India.