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Kelly Lim and Alex Lim join QBE Singapore’s Marine business
23rd December 2025
QBE, an international insurer and reinsurer, has announced two leadership appointments within its Singapore Marine business. Kelly Lim has been appointed Country Lead for Cargo & TOL, while Alex Lim has been named Country Lead for Hull & Liability within QBE Singapore’s Marine business. Both Kelly and Alex will report to the ... Read the full article
Marine insurance sector faces rising geopolitical and climate-related risks: Kennedys
12th December 2025
Rising geopolitical tensions, ongoing trade disputes, climate-related hazards, and post-Brexit regulatory challenges are creating a complex and volatile risk environment that is testing the resilience of the global marine insurance industry, according to global law firm Kennedys. Chris Chatfield, Partner, and Shaan Burton, Partner at Kennedys, emphasised that the geopolitical landscape ... Read the full article
Willis Re hires Guy Carpenter marine and energy specialists
10th December 2025
Willis Re, a reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has welcomed numerous marine and energy specialists from Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance arm of Marsh McLennan. Freddie Vaughan brings over 14 years of experience in the Specialty Reinsurance market. He started his career with JLT Re in ... Read the full article
QBE names Sebastian Tjornelund as Asia Head of Marine Underwriting
3rd December 2025
QBE, an international insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Sebastian Tjornelund as Asia Head, Underwriting, Marine, effective 1st December 2025. In his new role, Tjornelund will shape and implement QBE Asia’s strategy for its marine underwriting portfolios and facultative reinsurance business in the region. He will be responsible for ... Read the full article
Pen Underwriting reshapes marine practice, announces several leadership appointments
28th November 2025
Pen Underwriting, a multi-class multi-territory managing general agent (MGA), has announced a number of leadership appointments within its specialist Marine practice and announced structural changes aimed at accelerating strategic growth and future expansion. All roles will be effective 1 January 2026 and report into Seb Simmonds, who currently serves as Managing ... Read the full article
Westfield Specialty International appoints Robert Copp as Head of US Marine Treaty
26th November 2025
Westfield Specialty International, a specialty insurance provider, has announced the appointment of Robert Copp as Head of US Marine Treaty. In his new role, Copp will focus on US ocean marine, inland marine and offshore energy reinsurance for North American and global insurers as Westfield expands its Marine Treaty offering to ... Read the full article
MGA Clearwater UW secures majority investment from Aquiline
26th November 2025
Clearwater UW Limited, an expanding specialty managing general agent (MGA) based in London, has received a majority investment from Aquiline, a private investment firm. Aquiline’s backing is set to significantly accelerate Clearwater UW’s strategic ambitions, to pursue both organic and inorganic growth. The MGA aims to establish an institutionalised, technology-enabled platform with ... Read the full article
Apollo promotes Jackson to Head of Marine, Energy & Transportation, Mason to retire
24th November 2025
Martin Jackson will succeed Simon Mason as Head of Marine, Energy & Transportation at Apollo, the specialist Lloyd’s re/insurance group, effective 1st January 2026, following Mason's retirement. Mason, who has been with Apollo since 2013, will remain available to support the business during the upcoming reinsurance renewals, continuing to provide advice ... Read the full article
Alex Kirkby joins Willis Re’s Marine & Energy business
4th November 2025
Willis Re, a reinsurance advisory and broking joint venture between Bain Capital (BCIS) and WTW, has announced the appointment of Alex Kirkby to its Marine & Energy business in London. Kirkby brings more than a decade of experience across both underwriting and broking. He joins Willis Re from Ascot Group, where ... Read the full article
Trident Marine Managers expands underwriting agreement with Aspen
3rd November 2025
Trident Marine Managers, a Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers company, will now serve as the exclusive underwriter for Aspen Insurance Company's Marine Hull, Primary, and Excess Marine Liability business, following an expanded underwriting agreement between the two companies. Mark Engel, CEO Marine & Energy at Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, commented: “We are ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints Jennifer Jones as Executive Director for Marine and Energy
29th October 2025
Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance brokerage and risk advisory firm, has announced the appointment of Jennifer Jones as Executive Director for Marine and Energy. Jones will join Gallagher Re’s UK business, where she will play a key role in expanding the company’s marine and energy portfolio. She brings nearly 25 years of ... Read the full article
AIG promotes Akash Lakhani to Head of Marine, GCC & NA
9th October 2025
Global insurer American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has announced the promotion of Akash Lakhani to Head of Marine, GCC & North Africa (NA). In his new role, Lakhani will lead AIG’s marine operations across the GCC and NA, focusing on underwriting excellence and delivering long-term value to clients and partners. He brings ... Read the full article
Starwind Specialty establishes new Marine and Energy unit
6th October 2025
Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, a CRC Group company, has launched a dedicated brand, Starwind Marine and Energy. As part of this initiative, Starwind Specialty will consolidate JH Blades, Southern Marine, and Energy Technical Underwriters (ETU) under the new Starwind Marine and Energy brand, led by Graham Jenks as President. This launch aligns ... Read the full article
MSIG Singapore expands marine capabilities
1st September 2025
MSIG Singapore, a subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group, has partnered with MSIG Specialty Marine and appointed the firm as its underwriting agent to expand its marine capabilities. The move aligns with MSIG's strategic growth ambitions and aims to enable the carrier to underwrite Protection & Indemnity (P&I) risks directly from its ... Read the full article
HDI Global appoints Nikita Tikhonov as Head of Marine Global Risk
29th August 2025
HDI Global, a commercial and specialty lines insurer, has announced the appointment of Nikita Tikhonov as its new Head of Marine Global Risk, effective 1st September, 2025. Based at HDI Global's Hannover, Germany headquarters, Tikhonov will report to Dr. Carsten Schulte, Head of Marine Underwriting. He will oversee a team of ... Read the full article
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