Latest Asia Headlines
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Crime Syndicates in Southeast Asia Go Global, Defying Crackdowns
Apr 21 2025 // Cyber crime syndicates that run multi-billion-dollar scam operations across Southeast Asia are still expanding despite recent law enforcement crackdowns, building links from Ireland to Mexico and reaching a potentially...
China Says US Hacked Networks of 2025 Asian Winter Games
Apr 15 2025 // China accused a US spy agency of hacking the Asian Winter Games held this year in Harbin, and took the unusual step of identifying individuals it thinks are responsible. The US National Security Agency’s Office of...
Google to Pay $28M to Settle Claims it Favored White and Asian Employees
Mar 19 2025 // Google agreed to pay $28 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that it favored white and Asian employees by paying them more and putting them on higher career tracks than other workers. The accord with Google,...
Trump Has Companies in Europe and Asia Walking a DEI Tightrope
Mar 18 2025 // Donald Trump’s executive order dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion efforts is making waves at international companies in Europe, Asia and beyond — but only on the surface. Quietly, many businesses are...
Broker Miller Launches Korean Unit to Aid Asia Expansion
Jan 13 2025 // Miller, the London-based specialist re/insurance broker, announced its further expansion into Asia with the launch of Miller Korea, led by David Kim as head of Korea. Miller Korea will focus on delivering global specialty...
Asian American Venture Capitalist Accuses PayPal of Racial Bias in Minority Program
Jan 7 2025 // PayPal has been sued by an Asian American businesswoman who accused the digital payments company of racial bias for restricting part of a $535 million investment program to Black and Hispanic applicants, costing her...
People Moves: Generali Global Corporate & Commercial Taps Allianz’s Moro as Head of Cyber Insurance; Miller Bolsters Asia Power Team, Appointing Howden’s McGonagle
Dec 19 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) and the broker Miller. A summary of these new hires follows here. Generali Global Corporate &...
People Moves: Markel Taps AEGIS London’s Pressman as Senior U/W, Marine Cargo; GC&C Names Chubb’s Selff as Head of Underwriting Asia
Nov 22 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Generali Global Corporate & Commercial. A summary of these new hires follows. Markel Taps AEGIS London’s Pressman as Senior...
Howden Broadens Asia Footprint With Acquisition of Hong Kong Broker Storfield
Nov 12 2024 // Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced the acquisition of Storfield Insurance Consultants Ltd., a specialist in general insurance for small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and high-net-worth...
US Watching Dark Fleet Ship-to-Ship Oil Transfers in Asia Waters
Oct 22 2024 // The US is paying close attention to the “dark fleet” of tankers carrying restricted oil and doing ship-to-ship transfers in Southeast Asian waters, the State Department’s top energy official...
Tokio Marine Pauses Sale of $1B Southeast Asia Life Insurance Business, Sources Say
Oct 18 2024 // Japanese insurer Tokio Marine has paused the sale of its $1 billion Southeast Asia life insurance business, partly due to a dispute with a Malaysian partner over an expiring products distribution agreement, four sources...
Typhoon-Hit Southeast Asia to See a Rainy End to 2024
Oct 15 2024 // Southeast Asia could see higher-than-normal rainfall in the coming months, threatening further disruptions to agriculture, tourism, and industrial output in a region already hit by a series of storms this year. Weather...
People Moves: Lillelund Named CEO of AGCS; Ardonagh Names Allianz’s Mitchell for Growth in Asia; Carbon Taps Asta’s Gallagher as Head of Syndicate Mgmt.
Sep 16 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), The Ardonagh Group, and Carbon Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lillelund Named...
People Moves: BMS Re Names Mirabal Latin American and Caribbean CEO; Zurich Asia Pacific Hires Heads of Financial, Casualty Lines
Sep 9 2024 // Specialty reinsurer BMS Re announced the appointment of Anthony Mirabal as CEO of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Division, effective November 2024. Mirabal has more than 30 years of experience in reinsurance, first...
South Africa Insurer Santam Plans Asia Expansion, Following Success of Parent Sanlam
Aug 30 2024 // South Africa-based general insurer Santam Ltd. plans to expand in Asia to diversify its premiums and counter tepid growth at home. The insurer, a subsidiary of financial services group Sanlam Ltd., generates 82% of its...
Everest Insurance Launches in Australia, Expanding Its Asia-Pacific Business
May 14 2024 // Everest launched its Australian Insurance operations after receiving approval from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. The business will operate under the name Everest Insurance Australia with offices in Sydney...
Red Sea Disruption to Shipping Could Cut Asia-Europe Capacity by 20%: Maersk
May 6 2024 // Disruption to Red Sea container shipping is rising, Maersk said on Monday, forecasting this will cut the industry’s capacity between Asia and Europe by up to 20% in the second quarter. Maersk and other shipping...
People Moves: HSB Canada Appoints Bellissimo as President and CEO; Canopius Taps Lee From AIG as CEO, Asia-Pacific & MENA
Apr 4 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at HSB Canada and Canopius Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. HSB Canada announced the appointment of Barbara Bellissimo as president and chief...
People Moves: Liberty Mutual Re Names Swiss Re’s Chisolm as Senior Underwriting Exec; Everest Insurance Int’l Appoints 2 Senior Leaders in Asia
Nov 27 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Mutual Reinsurance and Everest Insurance International. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Mutual Re Names Swiss Re’s Chisolm...
WTW Launches Asia Pacific Climate Risk Centre in Singapore
Nov 7 2023 // WTW announced the launch of an Asia Pacific Climate Risk Centre (ACRC) in Singapore, which aim to provide climate risk quantification and management capabilities to support the region’s climate resilience and...
