Swiss Re has appointed Mr Bernhard Kaufmann as group CRO, effective 1 October 2025.
Manulife has appointed Mr Ko Hung as global head of treasury and investor relations and Ms Stephanie Fadous as chief actuary.
Dubai-headquartered regional insurer Islamic Arab Insurance Company (Salama) has announced the appointment of Mr Mohamed Ali Bouabane as group CEO. The appointment is effective immediately as Salama continues to solidify its position as a leading provider of takaful insurance solutions.
UnderwriteMe, the Insurtech company of Pacific Life Re, has appointed Mr Andrew Doran as CEO.
Novidea has appointed Mr Oren Leshem as vice president of sales for the APAC and MENA regions. In his new role, he will lead sales and growth initiatives in these regions, develop strategic customer relationships, expand the company's presence in emerging markets and manage regional sales teams.
Prudential has appointed Mr John Cai as regional CEO for Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and agency. Prior to his new role, he worked with AIA and AXA.
Howden has appointed Ms Brigitte Trafford as group chief corporate affairs officer.
In the APAC region, Aon has appointed Mr Soeren Soltysiak as Asia CEO of Reinsurance Solutions, Mr Musa Adlan as managing director, Asia, for Reinsurance Solutions, Mr Pierre Vende and Mr Danny Alexander as co-heads of life and health Reinsurance Solutions, Ms Soojin Kim and Ms Cindy Gu as co-heads of retrocession APAC for Reinsurance Solutions and Mr Tom Drake as chairman of Reinsurance Solutions Speciality, APAC.
Howden India has appointed Mr Saurabh Verma as chief business officer for the country's operations.
MS Amlin, the Lloyd's global (re)insurer, has announced the opening of a new Australian branch office in Sydney, subject to Lloyd's approval, and the appointment of Matt Botfield as head of Australia and New Zealand.