Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) on Thursday (26 Sep) announced two strategic appointments in its leadership team for the Asia region: effective 30 Sep, Winnie Chu will assume the role of Head of Financial Lines Underwriting Asia and Joshua Lynch will take on the position of Head of Business Development Asia.
Chu joins Generali from AIG Hong Kong, where she most recently served as Head of Financial Institutions. She has also been a member of the AIG International Financial Lines Community of Practice, representing Asia in formulating financial institutions’ underwriting strategies. Prior to her time at AIG, she was part of the Financial Lines team at Chubb Hong Kong.
Lynch comes to Generali from Lloyd’s, where he most recently served as Regional Market Development Manager for Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, based in Singapore. Lynch has over 12 years of industry experience, having spent nearly 10 years at Lloyd’s in various development and operational roles across the UK, Hong Kong, and Singapore, including as Country Manager for Hong Kong SAR and Delegated Authorities Regional Manager for APAC.
Axel Roesner
Asia Head of Generali Global Corporate & Commercial“We are delighted to welcome Winnie and Joshua to our team as we continue investing into further expanding across Asia,” said Axel Roesner, Head of GC&C for Asia.
“Winnie will lead our profitable growth and technical excellence agenda in Financial Lines with her deep market knowledge in this line, while Joshua will be instrumental in scouting new business opportunities in our highly diverse and competitive regional landscape.”
“These appointments reinforce the strategic focus of GC&C to expand our reach across markets, and to continue growing profitably by serving our clients’ needs with custom-tailored solutions and best risk advisory,” Roesner added.
Commenting on her new role, Chu said, “I am excited to work with everyone to capture growth opportunities in the region based on the strong foundation of underwriting excellence that the Financial Lines team have built over time”
On his new role, Lynch added, “I am really excited to be joining GC&C Asia, and I look forward to working with the team to grow our market presence and support our clients and business partners in the region.”
