Liberty Specialty Markets, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Mr Ed Louth as Head of Aviation. In his new role, Mr Louth will have overall responsibility for underwriting strategy and performance.
Utmost has appointed Mr Tim Goodall as Head of Technical Sales - Singapore. In his new role, his primary responsibility will be supporting and driving growth within the financial advisory channel in Singapore.
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has appointed Mr Ben Sitki as an Underwriter within its Cyber Reinsurance Solutions team.
Insurance and reinsurance professional Minesh Jani is set to join Gallagher Reinsurance India (AJG India) as CEO.
Fenchurch Faris Insurance Services (Oman), an offshoot of the Greece-based Fenchurch Faris Brokerage, has been appointed as insurance consultants by Oman's Tender and Local Content Authority (PTLCA) to support the review of insurance arrangements and develop an insurance work strategy for government projects.
India's Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman, yesterday presented the Union Budget for the financial year 2026-2027 in Parliament. Reacting to Mrs Sitharaman's nearly 90-minute-long Budget speech, the Indian insurance industry describes it as one that lays out the government's economic roadmap anchored in growth, investment and fiscal stability.
Thailand and the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos) will collaborate on developing a sustainable and accessible health insurance ecosystem, framing guidelines for the supervision of insurance for electric vehicles (EVs) and promoting electronic insurance policies (e-policies).
Prague-headquartered reinsurer Vig Re, one of Europe's leading reinsurers, has announced the appointments of Mr Marc Haushofer and Mr Joachim Mathe to its senior leadership team, effective 1 February 2026.
Lockton has formalised its global transaction liability practice, with the co-leadership of Mr Josh Halpern, Mr Matthew Heinz, Mr Gaurav Sud and Mr Eric Ziff.