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Sompo appoints Canon Liu to lead Financial Lines in Hong Kong and Taiwan
Liu will oversee underwriting strategy across directors and officers, professional indemnity, financial institutions, and cyber insurance.
Sompo Asia Pacific, part of Sompo International Holdings Ltd., has named Canon Liu as Head of Financial Lines for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, a role based in Hong Kong.
According to Reinsurance News, Liu will lead the insurer’s Financial Lines underwriting strategy across several product areas including Directors and Officers, Professional Indemnity, Financial Institutions and Cyber insurance, with responsibility for portfolio expansion and growth.
Reinsurance News said Liu joins Sompo from QBE Asia, where he led the Financial Lines portfolio across D&O, Professional Indemnity, Crime, Medical Malpractice and Cyber, setting portfolio strategy and driving profitable growth through disciplined underwriting.
Prior to QBE Asia, he spent 13 years at AIG, most recently as Senior Underwriting Manager, managing a profitable Commercial Institutions and Financial Institutions portfolio while maintaining underwriting discipline and portfolio quality.