05/06/2010
RSA today announced the appointment of Andy Smith as Head of RSA¡¯s Specialty Construction & Engineering (C&E) business across Asia & Middle East.
Andy will be based in Singapore and lead a team of C&E specialists in 7 countries across RSA¡¯s Asia & Middle East region. Andy has over 25 years in the C&E insurance industry and prior to this appointment, was in charge of RSA¡¯s Middle East C&E business.
In addition to this announcement, RSA also announced the appointment of Ringo Ho as Chief Underwriter for Asia & Middle East. Ringo will act as the central underwriting referral point for all C&E business in the region and at the same time continue to be responsible for C&E business in North Asia. He will continue to be based in Shanghai.
These appointments follow the departure of Haoming Zhou after 3 years with RSA.
Commenting on these appointments, Mark Mitchell, CEO of RSA¡¯s Specialty business said, ¡°RSA has the leading C&E proposition in the region, based on our expertise, capacity and capability. The appointment of Andy and Ringo to lead this business is clear indication of the commitment of RSA to serving our customers, and partners in the specialist areas of C&E as well as maintaining our leading market position.
We also wish Hao Ming well in his new role and thank him for his contributions to RSA¡±
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About RSA
With a 300 year heritage, RSA is one of the world¡¯s leading multinational quoted insurance groups. It has the capability to write business in over 140 countries and with major operations in the UK, Scandinavia, Canada, Ireland, Asia and the Middle East and Latin America. Focusing on general insurance, it has around 22,000 employees and, in 2009, its net written premiums were ¡ê6.7bn.
RSA¡¯s new Specialty unit opened for business in 2009 to focus on large and complex power, property, casualty, marine cargo and construction & engineering risks within Asia and the Middle East. From its hub in Singapore and spokes in RSA¡¯s Asia Middle East operations, Specialty is supported by a dedicated and highly knowledgeable team. With increased risk appetite, capacity and recognized technical expertise Specialty can lead large and complex risks as well as global and regional accounts and issue policies in over 140 countries worldwide.