AXIS Re hires Bobby Kwan as underwriter in Singapore

AXIS Re has hired Bobby Kwan as senior underwriter for property lines in Singapore.

Kwan will take up his post on August 17, 2020, and will report to Les Loh, president of AXIS Re’s Asia Pacific business. He will work in tandem with the Asia Pacific property team to manage AXIS Re’s property book of business in the region.

Kwan has more than 30 years of underwriting and management experience, including a recent 10-year tenure at PartnerRe and a 20-year tenure at AXA Re/Paris Re, prior to its 2010 acquisition by PartnerRe.

Loh said Kwan brings “vast underwriting and management experience, a robust network and technical knowledge of the Asia Pacific region,” and will help develop the re/insurer’s cat and property portfolios.