Latest Asia Headlines
All the headlines from our Asia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lee Named Assured Guaranty (UK) Asia Manager
Jan 4 2007 // Assured Guaranty Corp., a subsidiary of Assured Guaranty Ltd. announced that its London-based subsidiary, Assured Guaranty (UK) Ltd., has appointed Craig Lee as Managing Director, Asia Pacific, “responsible for...
Research and Markets Publishes Global Industry Guide
Dec 22 2006 // The Dublin-based study group Research and Markets announced the addition of “Insurance: Global Industry Guide” to their offering. The bulletin described the new study as “an essential resource for...
Beazley Opens Singapore Office
Nov 13 2006 // Beazley Group plc has expanded its Engineering and Construction team with the opening of a new office in Singapore and the appointment of Byran Lee Guan Leong and Wong Jyh Lih. They will be based in Singapore, writing...
Chaucer Forms Singapore Sub
Sep 29 2006 // The London-based Chaucer Syndicates Limited, the managing agency subsidiary of Lloyd’s insurer Chaucer Holdings PLC, has announced plans for the formation of a new Singapore-based company to underwrite Asian...
Euler Hermes Finds ‘Imbalances’ Could Slow Growth of Global Economy
Sep 26 2006 // Euler Hermes ACI, the US subsidiary of the Euler Hermes group, a global credit insurance provider, has issued its latest analysis of the global economy which concludes that although the IMF outlook remains positive,...
Singapore PM Urges Lloyd’s to Expand Asian Links
Sep 11 2006 // Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Levene welcomed His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, and a host of senior executives from across the insurance market, government and business at a dinner held in the...
Towers Perrin Appoints Taylor-Gooby Managing Director, Tillinghast
Sep 5 2006 // Towers Perrin has named Steve Taylor-Gooby as managing director for its Tillinghast business. In his new role, Taylor-Gooby will assume responsibility for establishing overall strategic direction, key investment priorities...
IAG Fiscal ’06 Profit Off 13% to $655 Million
Aug 25 2006 // Insurance Australia Group Limited has released its earnings figures for the fiscal year 2006, which ended June 30. Overall profit for the year was A$862 million (US$655 million) compared to A$928 million (US$705 million)...
AXA Gives Donnet Greater Role in Japan, Asia-Pacific; Penn to Head Australia/NZ
Aug 17 2006 // France’s AXA Group has appointed Philippe Donnet to the position of AXA Group Regional CEO – based in Singapore – to oversee AXA’s principal insurance businesses in the Japan & Asia-Pacific...
Whittington Names Birch as New Asia/Pacific COO
Aug 2 2006 // Whittington Group, the Singapore-based insurance services provider, announced that Simon Birch has been appointed Chief Operating Officer to lead the Group’s Asia Pacific expansion plans from its Singapore...
Southeast Asian Nations Urge Disaster Warning Systems
Jul 26 2006 // Southeast Asian foreign ministers this week issued an urgent call to set up disaster alert systems in the region, shaken by Indonesia’s failure to give advance warning of a tsunami last week that killed at least 600...
Business Moves
Jul 24 2006 // Starr Aviation Agency, Chubb Starr Aviation Agency Inc., a wholly-owned specialty subsidiary of C.V. Starr & Co. Inc. and The Chubb Corp. entered into an underwriting agreement under which Chubb will provide hull and...
Business Moves
Jul 3 2006 // IAG, Lloyd’s Insurance Australia Group Ltd. acquired a newly-formed Lloyd’s managing agency and specialist Asian syndicate, Alba Group Pte Ltd., to “support the development and management of its expanding...
Marsh Combining Asia, Pacific Region
Jun 30 2006 // Global broker and risk management specialist Marsh has announced a global restructuring, which will include combining its Asia and Pacific regions. “Through this move Marsh intends that its new Asia Pacific region...
IAG Acquires New Lloyd’s MA – Specialist Asian Insurer
Jun 15 2006 // Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) announced that it has acquired a newly-formed Lloyd’s managing agency and specialist Asian syndicate, Alba Group Pte Limited, to “support the development and management...
Beazley Buys Out Asia Pacific Underwriting Agency
Jun 15 2006 // Beazley Group plc has increased its stake to 100 percent in Asia Pacific Underwriting Agency Limited (APUA), a Hong Kong based insurance underwriting agency, that sources business throughout Asia from insurance...
AXA, Credit Suisse Agree on $10 Billion Winterthur Sale
Jun 14 2006 // This time around the AXA Group and Credit Suisse lost no time in coming to an agreement to sell Winterthur, the Swiss bank’s insurance division, to the French insurer for CHF 12.3 billion (around $10 billion –...
Swiss Re Opens HK Training Center
May 22 2006 // Swiss Re announced that it has officially opened the “Swiss Insurance Training Centre (HK) [SITC-HK], to mark the company’s 50th year in Asia-Pacific.” Swiss Re said the new facility will provide...
Avian Flu and the Property Casualty Industry
May 22 2006 // Insurance buyers are taking a close look at their insurance and risk management programs, looking for possible financial recourse in the event of an outbreak. It is therefore worthwhile to examine each line of coverage in...
Converium Confirms Successful April 1 Non-U.S. Treaty Renewals
May 9 2006 // Swiss-based Converium recorded successful renewals of its of non-life treaties as of April 1. The Company said it “bound non-life contracts of US$ 272.2 million or 99.5 percent of the business that was up for...
