Financial Lines – InsuranceAsia News https://insuranceasianews.com/industry_segments/financial-lines/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 02:54:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Marsh’s Pal Tang to rejoin Aon with Asian finpro role https://insuranceasianews.com/marshs-pal-tang-to-rejoin-aon-with-asian-finpro-role/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 02:53:03 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=207247 Hong Kong-based Tang is set to assume his new role on Monday.

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Marsh's former growth and strategy leader for finpro in Hong Kong and Macau, Pal Tang, is set to rejoin Aon on Monday in a regional role, InsuranceAsia News can reveal.
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]]> Jeremy Wang joins HDI Global’s financial lines team in Singapore https://insuranceasianews.com/jeremy-wang-joins-hdi-globals-financial-lines-team-in-singapore/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 02:34:24 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=205075 He joins as an underwriting manager from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI).

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German insurer HDI Global has added Jeremy Wang as an underwriting manager to its financial lines team in Singapore.
Wang (pictured) was previously at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) for...

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]]> Starr appoints Zurich veteran Celia Wong to lead the financial lines practice in Hong Kong https://insuranceasianews.com/starr-appoints-zurich-veteran-celia-wong-to-lead-the-financial-lines-practice-in-hong-kong/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 02:54:02 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=204530 She joins after spending over 14 years at Zurich, where she last held the position of underwriting practice lead for financial lines since April 2022.

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Starr Insurance has appointed Celia Wong as head of financial lines for Hong Kong, according to a LinkedIn post.
Hong Kong-based Wong (pictured) joins from Zurich, where she was the underwriting pract...

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]]> Sompo eyes bigger piece of the pie, with Hong Kong’s ‘vibrant’ IPO boom creating opportunities for D&O insurance https://insuranceasianews.com/sompo-eyes-bigger-piece-of-the-pie-with-insurers-licking-their-lips-amid-hong-kongs-vibrant-ipo-boom/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:45 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=204144 Insurer wants to continue to scale up its APAC financial lines business in 2026, Emily Poh, head of financial lines for APAC, tells InsuranceAsia News.

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Sompo is seeking to expand its financial lines team in Hong Kong amid a dramatic resurgence of the territory’s capital markets in 2025 and the passage of its cyber bill, which is fuelling demand for c...

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]]> The Hartford ropes in financial lines specialist Chiaw Lean from Axa XL https://insuranceasianews.com/the-hartford-ropes-in-financial-lines-specialist-chiaw-lean-from-axa/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:41:27 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=203508 He brings more than 20 years of experience spanning risk consulting and financial lines underwriting in the general insurance industry.

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Speciality insurer The Hartford has appointed Chiaw Han Lean as senior underwriting specialist for financial lines in Singapore, according to a company statement.
Singapore-based Lean (pictured) bring...

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]]> Asia insurance rates fall for seventh straight quarter: Marsh https://insuranceasianews.com/asia-insurance-rates-fall-for-seventh-straight-quarter-marsh/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:46:53 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=202713 Property, casualty, finpro, and cyber lines all saw rate reductions amid strong insurer competition and evolving risk landscapes, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.

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Composite insurance rates in Asia fell by 5% in the third quarter of 2025, impacted by market softening across major lines, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.
The fall marks the seven...

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]]> Pacific insurance rates drop 11% in Q3, led by property: Marsh https://insuranceasianews.com/pacific-insurance-rates-drop11-in-q3-led-by-property-marsh/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:00:37 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=202705 Globally, commercial insurance rates continued to soften in Q3 2025, with the Pacific region recording the steepest declines.

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Insurance rates in the Pacific region declined 11% in the third quarter of 2025, the largest drop of any region globally, according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.
The quarter marked the six...

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]]> Weng Joe Wong returns to Markel as cyber and financial lines underwriter https://insuranceasianews.com/weng-joe-wong-returns-to-markel-as-cyber-and-financial-lines-underwriter/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 08:29:39 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=202109 As a professional financial risks and cyber underwriter, Singapore-based Wong will report to Olga Wong, head of Southeast Asia, PFR & cyber.

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Specialty (re)insurer Markel International has appointed Weng Joe Wong as a professional financial risks (PFR) and cyber underwriter, reporting to Olga Wong, head of Southeast Asia, PFR & cyber, a...

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]]> Coalition promotes Trent Nihill to Australia country manager https://insuranceasianews.com/coalition-promotes-trent-nihill-to-australia-country-manager/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 02:30:07 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=201557 Since launching in Australia in 2023, the cyber specialist MGA has written over 5,000 local policies.

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Coalition has named Trent Nihill as its general manager in Australia as the cyber MGA gears up for the next phase of its growth in Australia.
In a statement, Coalition said that Nihil (pictured), its ...

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]]> Aon India names Harpreet Sidhu head of financial services and professions https://insuranceasianews.com/aon-india-names-harpreet-sidhu-head-of-financial-services-and-professions/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 22:44:11 +0000 https://insuranceasianews.com/?p=200729 Sidhu was co-heading this unit since 2016, with stints across multiple verticals serving large, complex and institutional clients.

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Harpreet Sidhu has been named as head of the financial services and professions group (FSPG) at Aon India, according to a company statement. The group manages liability and financial lines advisory fo...

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