Howden RE appoints Doreen Tan as Director, ASEAN Treaty / Retrocession

Singapore, 5 October 2022 – Howden Reinsurance Brokers (“Howden RE”), part of international insurance intermediary Howden Broking Group (“Howden”), today announces the appointment of Doreen Tan as Director, ASEAN Treaty / Retrocession. Tan will be responsible for servicing clients and markets across Asia Pacific as part of Howden RE’s growing treaty reinsurance division dedicated to the region, and her appointment represents Howden’s continued investment in expertise.  Tan will be based in Singapore and will report to Stephen Warwick, Head of Treaty for Asia Pacific.

With over a decade’s actuarial and reinsurance broking experience in Sydney and in Singapore, Tan joins Howden RE from Aon Reinsurance Solutions Asia, where she was a Non-Marine Retrocession Broker specialising in Asian property retrocession. Prior to Aon, she was Head of Analytics/Actuarial Services and a Treaty Broker at UIB Asia.

Stuart Beatty, Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific, Howden RE, commented: “Doreen’s appointment reflects our continued strategy to attract and recruit talented individuals to enhance the scale and depth of our reinsurance offering in Asia Pacific.  We will continue to hire experienced individuals across our offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney to deliver more choice and a fresh alternative for Asia Pacific clients.”

Stephen Warwick, Head of Treaty for Asia Pacific, Howden RE, commented: “As clients face challenging market conditions, we are ensuring we have the best teams in place to provide superior levels of expertise and service. It is our firm belief that attracting the best talent is the decisive factor in delivering optimal solutions for clients, and we are therefore building our Asia Pacific team with talent as the top priority.”

Doreen Tan’s appointment is effective immediately.