Asia Pacific market News

Marine Specialist Latitude Brokers Launches Singapore Office

Latitude Brokers, the Hong Kong-based marine insurance specialist, has opened an office in Singapore, their second in Asia. With the continued growth of the marine markets in Singapore as well as the Lloyd’s platform, the Singapore office is an essential …

XL Catlin Names Haynes as Senior U/W, International Casualty, Asia

XL Catlin has appointed Lloyd Haynes as senior underwriter, International Casualty, covering the Asia Pacific market, based in Singapore. Haynes has worked in the insurance industry for more than 10 years. He joins XL Catlin from Allied World Assurance Co. …

AIA 2015 Net Income Drops 22% on Weak Asian Currencies, Market Volatility

AIA Group Ltd., the third-largest Asia-based insurer by market value, posted a 22 percent decline in full-year profit as weaker regional currencies and stock-market gyrations detracted from business growth. The insurance company announced an unexpected 50 percent increase in its …

ACE Names Future Leadership Team for Overseas General Insurance Operations

ACE Ltd. announced the senior leadership team it intends to appoint for the new Chubb Group’s Overseas General Insurance division. This division comprises two major businesses: one with distribution through retail brokers in five regions of the world – Asia …

ACE Makes Future Leadership Appointments for APAC Region

ACE Ltd. announced key leaders it intends to appoint for the Asia Pacific region of the new Chubb Group’s Overseas General Insurance division, which includes Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Macao, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and …

AIG May Raise up to $6.5 Billion through AIA Share Sale – Sources

American International Group may raise as much as $6.5 billion from the sale of its remaining stake in AIA Group Ltd in Asia’s second-largest block sale ever, exiting a business the U.S. insurer started nearly 100 years ago. The sale …