China Life’s operating profit jumped 55% to 186.12bn yuan (US$27.31bn) in 2025, while New China Life and Ping An posted gains of 29% and 11%, respectively.
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.
The inclusion of three new Russian protection and indemnity insurers, alongside approval extensions for four others, comes amid continued disruption across global shipping routes.
Blue Zebra’s consolidation brings together four Envest-backed agencies under one operating model to streamline broker access and reduce market fragmentation.
The agency said the changes are unlikely to be meaningful enough in most cases to negatively affect insurers’ credit profiles, even if firms adjust investment, hedging and product design.
Mark Hunt becomes group chief underwriting officer covering Australia, New Zealand, and London, while Mike Dalton, current group head of aviation, takes on an additional role as head of underwriting for...