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Lloyd’s shakes up regional management
Global insurance market Lloyd’s has made three key appointments for the Asia-Pacific region, following a restructuring effort.
Iain Ferguson has been appointed as regional director for APAC. Lloyd’s new organisational structure combined the Greater China region with the rest of Asia-Pacific. He will continue to hold his role as president and COO of Lloyd’s Japan. Mr Ferguson joined Lloyd’s in 2007 having spent the previous 20 years with RSA in a variety of international roles.
Linmao Li has been named country manager for China, succeeding Eric Gao, who will retire at the end of this year. Mr Li’s appointment is subject to approval from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC). He started his career with Lloyd’s as an underwriter in London before moving to XL Catlin as director of its underwriting division, and was later responsible for XL Catlin’s operations in Greater China.
Jonathan May has been appointed chief financial officer of APAC. He will also take on the interim role of country manager for China, until Mr Li joins Lloyd’s in 2019. Mr May joined Lloyd’s London office in 2006 before moving to China in 2016. Prior to that, he worked at Ernst and Young in its insurance audit department, based in London and Madrid.
AXIS hires senior cyber underwriter from Markel
On the 13th December, Bermuda-based AXIS Insurance, a unit of AXIS Capital Holdings has hired Andrew Maher as senior cyber underwriter, effective immediately.
Charles Taylor expands liability offering with swathe of hires
International loss adjuster Charles Taylor Adjusting (CTA) has expanded its property and casualty offering with the addition of six new loss adjusters specialising in complex corporate liability claims.
The executives specialise in managing public and product liability, construction, pollution and recovery claims across various industry sectors for insurers and corporate clients.
“We are pleased to expand the range of services and technical expertise available to our clients and wider market,” said Andy Rice, deputy managing director, property, casualty, technical & special risks, CTA.
“This compliments services already offered by CTA in London and specifically through our UK specialist loss capability led by Clive Williamson, Head of Specialist Adjusting.”
“The newly enlarged team further strengthens our ability to manage highly complex claims across the UK and further afield,” Mr Rice added.