Specialty – InsuranceAsia News https://insuranceasianews.com/industry_segments/specialty/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 04:00:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Sompo promotes Haixia Zhao to president of APAC reinsurance and chief underwriting officer for global specialty https://insuranceasianews.com/sompo-promotes-haixia-zhao-to-president-of-apac-reinsurance-and-chief-underwriting-officer-for-global-specialty/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:58:07 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=208082 Zurich-based Zhao was previously the chief underwriting officer for international reinsurance since March 2021.

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Sompo has promoted Haixia Zhao to president of APAC reinsurance and chief underwriting officer for global specialty, she said in a LinkedIn post.
Zurich-based Zhao (pictured) had been Sompo's chief un...

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]]> Koo Rosalind joins Miller as claims executive https://insuranceasianews.com/koo-rosalind-joins-miller-as-claims-executive/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 02:58:14 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207846 Singapore-based Koo most recently spent almost nine years as vice president and claims team leader at Marsh. 

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Koo Rosalind has joined specialist (re)insurance broker Miller Insurance Services as a claims executive, she confirmed via a LinkedIn update.
Singapore-based Koo (pictured) most recently spent almost ...

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]]> Arch Insurance Australia unveils key leadership appointments https://insuranceasianews.com/arch-insurance-australia-unveils-key-leadership-appointments/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:28:07 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=206612 Joe Donovan has been named deputy regional manager, while Marita Elliott has been promoted to head of underwriting operations and compliance.

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Arch Insurance Australia has appointed Joe Donovan as deputy regional manager and Marita Elliott as head of underwriting operations and compliance, effective immediately, according to a statement on T...

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]]> HDI Global eyes ‘one-stop shop’ with further hires, product launches in Southeast Asia https://insuranceasianews.com/hdi-global-eyes-one-stop-shop-with-further-hires-product-launches-in-southeast-asia/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:30:43 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=206439 Cristiano Pizzocheri, head of market management for Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East in Singapore, tells InsuranceAsia News that the insurer plans to add more staff in Singapore in 2026 and bring financial lines, A&H, cyber products to the region.

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HDI Global is eyeing further growth of its Asian team in 2026 as part of its ambitions to expand in specialty lines and grow its nascent energy hub in the region, according to its head of market manag...

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]]> Not resting on their laurels, people-powered Miller eyes seat at South Korea’s top table https://insuranceasianews.com/not-resting-on-their-laurels-people-powered-miller-eyes-seat-at-south-koreas-top-table/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:30:08 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=206335 Having begun operations at the start of the year, the specialist (re)insurance broker plans expansion through organic and inorganic growth as it seeks to be among the top three brokers within the next five years, country head David Kim says.

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Around a year after setting up shop in South Korea, specialist (re)insurance broker Miller Insurance is aiming to be among the top three brokers within five years, as it embarks on a policy of attract...

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]]> Tiptree shareholders approve US$1.65bn Fortegra sale to South Korea’s DB Insurance https://insuranceasianews.com/tiptree-shareholders-approve-us1-65bn-fortegra-sale-to-south-koreas-db-insurance/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:15:38 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=206092 All-cash deal was approved at a special meeting on Wednesday. 

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Tiptree shareholders have approved the sale of US specialty insurer Fortegra to South Korea's DB Insurance, according to a press release.
The all-cash deal, reported to be around US$1.65 billion, was ...

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]]> Lloyd’s Chris Mackinnon to lead Munich Re Specialty’s push into Australia https://insuranceasianews.com/lloyds-chris-mackinnon-to-lead-munich-re-specialtys-push-into-australia/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 03:19:37 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=205493 Lloyd's regional director for Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa will join the German reinsurer in the first half of 2026.

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German reinsurer Munich Re has chosen Chris Mackinnon to lead the buildout of its specialty division in Australia.
In a statement on Thursday, Munich Re said that Mackinnon would join in the first hal...

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]]> Joshua Lynch confirms Generali GC&C departure to ’embark on a new opportunity’ https://insuranceasianews.com/joshua-lynch-confirms-generali-gcc-departure-to-embark-on-a-new-opportunity/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:10:46 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=205449 Hong Kong-based Lynch had joined Generali in September last year from Lloyd's.

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Head of business development Joshua Lynch has confirmed his departure from Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) in Hong Kong this week to "prepare to embark on a new opportunity".
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]]> Proxy advisory firms split over DB Insurance’s Fortegra acquisition https://insuranceasianews.com/proxy-advisory-firms-split-over-db-insurances-fortegra-acquisition/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:37:16 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=205301 Glass Lewis and Egan-Jones urge Tiptree shareholders to vote against the deal, while Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended that investors approve the acquisition during next month's vote.

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Proxy advisory firms have given contrasting advice to Tiptree shareholders ahead of next month's vote on the proposed acquisition of US specialty insurer Fortegra by South Korean carrier DB Insurance....

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]]> Specialty gaining momentum in Asia, but Singapore’s MGA approached questioned https://insuranceasianews.com/specialty-gaining-momentum-in-asia-but-singapores-mga-approached-questioned/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:30:55 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=204549 Axa XL's head of specialty Todd Wilhelm, as well as head of P&C Guillaume Parard, speak to IAN about a range of topics also including war cover in Indonesia and parametric solutions.

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Asia's specialty space is moving at pace, given the current geopolitical instability, presenting real opportunities for the (re)insurance sector to prove its worth, including via parametric solutions,...

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