Australian MGA Lion Underwriting taps Chris Edwards to lead professional lines buildout

India’s Zurich Kotak General Insurance hires Birendra Mohanty as chief business officer

Mohanty, who joins from ICICI Lombard General Insurance, will oversee bancassurance, financial institutions group, SME, institutional and government businesses.

Sompo elevates See Ju Chua to head of capital management for APAC

Chua will lead regional capital strategy and regulatory alignment from Singapore and will report to APAC chief financial officer Takashi Kurumisawa.

Damian Schinck takes the helm at Marsh Pacific as Josh Roach departs

Melbourne-based Schinck will oversee the broker’s operations in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

Gallagher Australia taps Marsh veteran Alex Lumby as chief executive

Lumby, who was head of Mercer Marsh Benefits and chief client officer of Marsh Pacific, will succeed Sarah Lyons, who relocated to UK earlier this year, a Gallagher spokesperson told IAN.