MGA Archives - InsuranceAsia News https://insuranceasianews.com/industry_segments/mga/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:45:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 XS Global continues Asia expansion with Mun Ching Shing appointment https://insuranceasianews.com/xs-global-continues-asia-expansion-with-mun-ching-shing-appointment/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:45:59 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=208092 She joins from AIG as regional accident and health (A&H) underwriting manager.

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Rainmaker Group-owned MGA XS Global has continued to expand its Asia platform with the appointment of Mun Ching Shing as regional accident and health (A&H) underwriting manager, according to a Lin...

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]]> Fac reinsurance MGA Pinnacle Underwriting promotes Benjamin Mogford to ANZ head of property https://insuranceasianews.com/fac-reinsurance-mga-pinnacle-underwriting-promotes-benjamin-mogford-to-anz-head-of-property/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 03:19:23 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207966 Melbourne-based Mogfold joined Pinnacle in 2022 as deputy head of property and energy for ANZ following his over four-year stint at Zurich.

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Facultative reinsurance MGA Pinnacle Underwriting has promoted Benjamin Mogford to head of property for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), according to a LinkedIn update.
Melbourne-based Mogford (pictur...

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]]> Prism names first product leaders as new MGA begins underwriting https://insuranceasianews.com/prism-names-first-product-leaders-as-new-mga-begins-underwriting/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:44:53 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207581 Luca Ronsisvalle and Jan von Kamp join the Singapore headquartered MGA, which was launched last week by former XL Catlin and Sirius Point executive Bobby Heerasing.

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Newly launched MGA Prism has announced two senior appointments as it commenced marine cargo and energy underwriting in Hong Kong and Singapore this week.
In a statement on Tuesday, Prism said that Luc...

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]]> XS Global names Phillip Brain as regional A&H underwriting manager for Asia https://insuranceasianews.com/xs-global-names-phillip-brain-as-regional-ah-underwriting-manager-for-asia/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:17:46 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207564 Brain, who has relocated to Hong Kong, brings over two decades of global experience, most recently with Lloyd's coverholder Arma Underwriting in Dubai.

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Rainmaker Group-owned MGA XS Global has named Phillip Brain as its regional A&H underwriting manager, according to a LinkedIn post.
XS Global launched its APAC operations last week after XS Global...

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]]> Convex, Efinity back new APAC MGA led by Bobby Heerasing https://insuranceasianews.com/convex-efinity-back-new-apac-mga-led-by-bobby-heerasing/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:47:48 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207307 Heerasing joins forces with fellow industry veterans Jason Smith and Sergei Korol to launch Prism.

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Former XL Catlin and Sirius Point executive Bobby Heerasing has launched a new APAC focused MGA with the backing of Convex and Efinity, according to a statement on Thursday.
The new MGA, which was fla...

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]]> Dual Australia taps Harry Grannum as a senior cyber underwriter https://insuranceasianews.com/dual-australia-taps-harry-grannum-as-a-senior-cyber-underwriter/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 02:12:11 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207239 He has over a decade of experience in financial lines underwriting in the UK and Australia.

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Harry Grannum has joined Dual Australia as senior cyber underwriter in its Sydney office.
In a post on LinkedIn, Grannum (pictured) confirmed that he joined the Australian MGA this month.
Grannum has ...

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]]> Andy Gunawan joins Dual New Zealand as commerial underwriter https://insuranceasianews.com/andy-gunawan-joins-dual-new-zealand-as-commerial-underwriter/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:48:23 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207037 Auckland-based Gunawan previoulsy spent over six and a half years with IAG.

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Andy Gunawan has joined Dual New Zealand as a commercial underwriter, he confirmed via a LinkedIn update.
Auckland-based Gunawan (pictured) joins Dual after over six and a half years with IAG, most re...

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]]> XS Global launches APAC arm in Hong Kong, backed by Lloyd’s https://insuranceasianews.com/xs-global-launches-apac-arm-in-hong-kong-backed-by-lloyds/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 03:16:59 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=206998 XS Global Asia Pacific will led by APAC CEO and XS Global ExCom member Steven Barnett.

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Rainmaker Group-owned MGA XS Global has launched its APAC operations, underwriting several lines of business, according to a LinkedIn announcement.
XS Global Asia Pacific (XSGAP) was granted a license...

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]]> ‘Enabling, not disrupting’: bolttech’s data-driven push to close the global protection gap https://insuranceasianews.com/enabling-not-disrupting-bolttechs-data-driven-push-to-close-the-global-protection-gap/ Sun, 14 Dec 2025 23:30:11 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=206663 CEO Rob Schimek outlines how the Singapore-born insurtech is sharpening its strategy, pivoting to profitability-led growth while mapping out its next expansion moves and capital-raising plans.

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Insurtech company bolttech is positioning itself squarely at the "intersection of technology and insurance" in a market where risks are expanding faster than traditional insurance models can adapt, fo...

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]]> Descartes shakes things up with Japan earthquake launch, treaty parametric push to drive APAC growth https://insuranceasianews.com/descartes-targets-apac-growth-with-japan-quake-launch-and-treaty-parametric-push/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 23:30:15 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=205424 As traditional cat reinsurance tightens and retentions harden, Descartes is betting big on parametric covers, fresh capacity, and Japan as a launchpad for change, APAC head Ben Qin tells InsuranceAsia News. 

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Descartes Underwriting, in its wider Asia-Pacific push, is pairing its new parametric earthquake product in Japan with a growing pipeline of treaty reinsurance opportunities that tap fresh, non-duplic...

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