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Mary Driscoll joins ASR as Southern Africa Regional Lead
21st April 2026
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the developing-markets-focused re/insurance group, has announced the appointment of Mary Driscoll as Southern Africa Regional Lead. Based in Johannesburg, Driscoll will be instrumental in strengthening and integrating ASR’s direct Lloyd’s syndicate presence in South Africa, working closely with Corinne Beadsmoore, Head of Broker and Cedent Engagement. She will ... Read the full article
ASR appoints Alexander Milne as Director of International Policy and Partnerships
18th March 2026
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the developing-markets-focused re/insurance group, has announced the appointment of Alexander Milne as Director of International Policy and Partnerships. In this role, Milne will lead the development of strategic partnerships with governments, development finance institutions, donors, and philanthropic organisations to support ASR’s initiatives in resilience, climate finance, and ... Read the full article
Africa Specialty Risks names Kotran as Head of Business Development, Middle East & Turkey
3rd March 2026
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the developing-markets-focused re/insurance group, has appointed Joseph Kotran as Head of Business Development, Middle East and Turkey. In his new role, Kotran will lead business development initiatives across the region and work closely with Amit Khilosia to support the group underwriting teams. Additionally, he will collaborate with Zouheb ... Read the full article
Africa Specialty Risks appoints Laxmeekant Walikar as Principal Officer & MD, India
23rd February 2026
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the developing-markets-focused re/insurance group, has announced the appointment of Laxmeekant Walikar as Principal Officer and Managing Director (MD), India. In his new role, Walikar will facilitate ASR’s entry into the Indian market through GIFT City in Gujarat, culminating in the establishment of ASR’s Lloyd’s service company for ... Read the full article
ASR renews Baobab Consortium with increased capacity of up to $26m per risk
2nd January 2026
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a re/insurance group specialising in Africa and the Middle East, has announced the renewal of Baobab, the first Lloyd’s Consortium focused exclusively on Africa, with an increase in capacity of up to USD 26 million per risk. The Baobab Consortium, launched on January 1, 2025, is ... Read the full article
Africa Specialty Risks launches cyber insurance for African businesses
1st December 2025
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the developing-markets-focused re/insurance group, has marked its entry into cyber insurance with the launch of a digital quote-and-bind policy for African businesses. Offered through ASR 24-7, ASR’s automated underwriting platform, the policy provides up to $5 million in coverage to businesses across Africa with revenues of up ... Read the full article
ASR’s Syndicate 2454 expands to South Africa alongside regional underwriting buildout
26th November 2025
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the developing-markets-focused re/insurance group, has launched Syndicate 2454 in South Africa to underwrite insurance and reinsurance risks across the country and neighbouring markets from its base in Sandton. Readers may recall that ASR launched Syndicate 2454 at Lloyd’s in April last year, the first in that ... Read the full article
Africa Specialty Risks names Elaine Mason as Head of Claims
13th October 2025
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African and Middle East-focused re/insurance group, has appointed Elaine Mason as Head of Claims, based in London. In her new role, Mason will lead ASR’s claims function, including furthering claims operations, philosophy, and technology. She will report to Tunu Sokiri, Chief Operating Officer, ASR. She will also ... Read the full article
Reinsurance News Monte Carlo Executive Roundtable 2025
13th October 2025
At the 67th edition of RVS in September, Reinsurance News held its third Monte Carlo Executive Roundtable, during which eight leaders from across the re/insurance industry discussed market trends ahead of the key January 1st, 2026, renewal season. In partnership with AM Specialty Insurance Company ... Read the full article
Africa Specialty Risks names Tunu Sokiri as COO
7th October 2025
Developing markets-focused re/insurance group Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has appointed Tunu Sokiri as Chief Operations Officer, overseeing all operational and technology functions across the firm. In particular, he will lead the transformation and growth of ASR’s infrastructure, data, AI, and digital strategy. Tunu will also oversee ASR’s claims function, ensuring it "continues ... Read the full article
Eric Malterre appointed as ASR Chief Underwriting Officer
25th June 2025
Developing markets-focused re/insurance group Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has announced the appointment of Eric Malterre as Chief Underwriting Officer, a newly created role. Malterre will leverage his 25 years of international insurance experience to develop underwriting strategies, driving profitability, and ensuring underwriting standards are aligned with the company’s risk appetite and ... Read the full article
ASR partners with Lloyd’s Lab graduate APP to enhance energy underwriting
17th June 2025
Developing markets-focused re/insurance group Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has partnered with Asset Performance Partners (APP), a graduate of the 2024 Lloyd’s Lab, to enhance data insights and risk management in the energy insurance sector. APP reportedly provides real-time operational data and insights for energy asset operators. By combining performance data with ... Read the full article
Africa Specialty Risks introduces new digital underwriting platform for brokers
9th June 2025
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a re/insurance group focused on high-growth markets, has launched ASR 24-7, a digital underwriting platform designed to simplify and accelerate broker access to its products and services. Exclusively available to authorised brokers, ASR 24-7 offers real-time quotes, binding authority, and end-to-end policy management tools. The platform is fully ... Read the full article
Trevor Oates joins Africa Specialty Risks as Head of Reinsurance
14th April 2025
Developing markets-focused re/insurance group Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has appointed Trevor Oates as Head of Reinsurance. Oates joins ASR from Canopius, where he spent 25 years in a range of underwriting roles, most recently as a treaty underwriter. Before Canopius, Oates spent seven years at Aon, having begun his career in ... Read the full article
ASR announces Binding Authority Agreements with Sava Re
24th March 2025
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) has agreed to Binding Authority Agreements with Slovenian reinsurance group Sava Re, which will provide capacity of up to $10 million in line size per agreement across all core ASR classes. For those unfamiliar, Sava Re is the operating holding company of the Sava Insurance Group and ... Read the full article
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