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- April 12 2024
Liberty Specialty Markets promotes Kaihui Chong to head of tax, Asia Pacific
Singapore-based Chong was most recently senior tax underwriter for the carrier.
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- March 13 2024
Asian W&I market gears up for a deal rebound but soft market persists
Though valuation mismatches remain a hurdle to a full recovery in M&A activity, underwriters in the region believe that rates may have bottomed out and there will soon be a normalisation in pricing.
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- March 8 2024
Exclusive: Aon reshuffles Australia W&I leadership as Sam Thomas departs
Sydney-based Anita Vivekananda will succeed Thomas as head of transaction solutions for Australia and New Zealand.
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- February 28 2024
Fusion Specialty announces new APAC M&A leader
Tokyo-based Steven Harwood has taken charge as APAC managing partner for the specialist MGA, overseeing operations from New Zealand to India.
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- January 19 2024
Gallagher Australia ropes in Antony Bull as senior adviser for transactional risks
Based in Sydney, Bull joined the company from dispute resolution firm Deutsch Miller.
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- January 19 2024
Ryan Specialty expands its Asia M&A offering with a Singapore hire
Lawrence Gregory, who was most recently an associate in the M&A practice group Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, will report to APAC head Marina Sherer.
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- January 19 2024
Volante’s Steven Harwood joins Fusion Specialty as managing partner in Japan
Tokyo-based Harwood was most recently Asia Pacific at Acrisure-backed specialty MGA Volante.
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- January 2 2024
Howden hires regional M&A director based in Hong Kong
With the appointment of Wong Hui Ling, the global broker aims to bolster its M&A capabilities.
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- September 19 2023
Aon names Cathryn Neo as Asia associate director, transaction solutions
Singapore-based Neo, a former legal practice partner, takes charge of the broker's litigation and contingent risks business in the region.
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- August 29 2023
Asia’s W&I market goes through MGA shift
The global MGAs could bring fiercer competition leading to lower rates and broader terms, arguably without a full understanding of the regional differences in risk.
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- August 22 2023
BMS names Tim Hewitt as head of Japan
Hewitt, who has two decades of legal experience, will focus on inbound-outbound M&A activity as growth in the Japanese market accelerates.
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- August 14 2023
Exclusive: Vale Insurance Partners to establish Asia operations — sources
Vale is the seventh specialty insurance firm seeking to join the Asia M&A market in the space of 12 months.
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- August 9 2023
Fusion promotes Sabrina Chia to partner, underwriting & head of distribution APAC
Singapore-based Chia joined the specialty managing general agent in 2021.
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- August 8 2023
Aon appoints Jamie Wan as director, transaction solutions, Asia
Singapore-based Wan reports to Xianwei Lee, head of transaction solutions, Asia.
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- August 7 2023
BHSI names Louis Bidmead as head of transactional liability, Asia and Middle East
Singapore-based Bidmead, formerly at AIG, reports to Scotland Walsh-Riddle, head of executive & professional liability for Asia.
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- August 7 2023
Exclusive: Euclid Transactional targets Asia launch
The M&A-focused New York-headquartered specialty MGA is set to open a Singapore office by Q1 2024.
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- July 17 2023
Exclusive: Ryan Specialty set for Asia foray with M&A unit
The MGA, Ryan Transactional Risk, has hired an AIG exec to lead the Singapore office, which will write business from across Asia Pacific.
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- July 6 2023
New capacity, fewer deals dampen Asia Pacific W&I market
With rates softening due to increased competition and a slow M&A market, underwriters are offering broader coverage and showing more appetite for risk.
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- July 3 2023
Exclusive: Castel-backed M&A specialist Transact Risk Partners set for Asia launch
The Dutch MGA's Singapore office will be led by senior underwriter Reuben Lee and is likely to start as early as August, IAN can reveal.
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- June 23 2023
RiskPoint bolsters APAC M&A team with ex-AIG hire
Sydney-based Diana Hu joins as underwriting director and will work with Maria Steeples, the MGA’s regional managing director and head of M&A.
