Underwriting/Actuarial

Wang Fuk Court fire to raise Hong Kong non-life insurers combined ratio by up to 3 points estimates SP

Wang Fuk Court fire expected to lift Hong Kong non-life insurers’ combined ratio by up to 3 points — S&P

December 2 2025

Hong Kong's P&C industry expected to maintain an underwriting profit, but firms may review risk retention, pricing, and reinsurance strategies.

Berkley Re Asia promotes Billy Kwan and Si Wei Tay

Berkley Re Asia promotes Si Wei Tay and Billy Kwan

December 2 2025

Tay named as head of claims and Kwan as head of property and business at the reinsurer.

GLP-1 offers modest mortality benefits for Hong Kong but raises new insurer risks: RGA

November 17 2025

Medication-driven weight loss may reshape underwriting, lapse behaviour and claims long before it shifts long-term mortality assumptions.

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Steve Smith becomes Senior Advisor to Huntington Underwriting

November 11 2025

Hong Kong-based MGA has selected Smith to guide its strategic growth and capital deployment in Asia and beyond.

HDI Australia appoints Peter Button to lead underwriting for professional lines in NSW, ACT

October 20 2025

Button brings more than 20 years of experience in financial and professional lines underwriting, having held senior roles at Sura Professional Risks, Gallagher Re and Allianz Australia.

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Joe Wong returns to Markel as a Professional Financial Risks and Cyber Underwriter

October 16 2025

He returns from working at Swiss Re for over a year as a Facultative Casualty Underwriter.

360 Underwriting expands into crop insurance with CRU acquisition

October 16 2025

The acquisition is part of the group's target of reaching broader coverage options for regional brokers and agricultural clients.

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Global: Miller eyes MGA push, naming David Robinson as CEO, Neil Ross as CUO of platform

October 15 2025

Robinson joins from specialty MGA Optio Group, while Ross moves from Axis Capital.

Ageas Re taps SCOR's Christoph Spichtig as Lead Underwriter for Asia Pacific

October 7 2025

He joins Ageas Re after more than 17 years with SCOR, including senior roles across Asia Pacific.

Delta Insurance appoints Olivia Cummings as Liability Underwriter

October 6 2025

Cummings brings four years of insurance experience spanning domestic and commercial broking, client support, and claims.

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