ACE appoints chief underwriter for Asia Pacific

ACE Group has named Neil Moon, currently head of casualty for Asia Pacific, chief underwriting officer for the same region. Moon has held leadership positions in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia, amongst other regions.

With 25 years of property and casualty experience, Moon will be responsible for a broad range of underwriting disciplines, including portfolio management, data analytics, market research, product development and underwriting audit functions across the property and casualty product lines in the region.

Adam Clifford, who comes to ACE with 16 years of casualty insurance experience, replaces  Moon.

Moon and Clifford will report to Paul McNamee, deputy regional president and regional head of property and casualty for Asia Pacific. McNamee says: “the appointments demonstrate our commitment to our clients and distribution partners as an underwriting company with a clear and consistent vision for growth as a leading casualty insurer is Asia Pacific.”

He continues: “underscoring the depth of talent at ACE, Neil is a proven leader with a wealth of underwriting knowledge and experience that position him well in spearheading the development and execution of our underwriting ethos for our business.”