News: General News: Lloyd's appoints new head of Asia Pacific

Lloyd’s has appointed Kent Chaplin as the new head of its Asia Pacific operations based in Singapore, replacing Keith Stern who is now Lloyd’s regional manager for the UK and Ireland.

From January 2011, Kent will manage Lloyd’s operations across Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. Kent has been Lloyd’s head of claims since 2004, overseeing the Lloyd's claims management strategy and providing leadership on market-wide claims issues.

Welcoming Kent to the role, Lloyd’s Director of International Markets, Jose Ribeiro said:

"I am delighted to welcome Kent to the team. His skills and industry experience will be an asset to our operations in Asia and key to our aspirations to build on Lloyd’s presence in this important market.”

Kent Chaplin said:

"I am pleased to be given this exciting opportunity and very much look forward to working with the market to further develop the Lloyd's platform and extend our footprint in the region."

Kent began his career as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand, specialising in insurance litigation. Locating to the UK in 1996, Kent was an insurance litigator for the law firm Herbert Smith, before his appointment as claims director for Aon Professional Risks, specialising in financial institutions, professional indemnity and directors & officers.

For more visit http://www.lloyds.com/News-and-Insight/News-and-Features/Lloyds-News/Lloyds-News-2010

Posted on Tuesday, 21 Dec 2010