Independent Insurance Brokers Gather for Asia Pacific Regional Conference: Assurex Global Hosts 2012 Conference in Kuala Lumpur

Columbus, OH (PRWEB) March 20, 2012

The CEOs of fourteen premier independent insurance brokers—Assurex Global’s Asia Pacific Partners—gathered at the Westin, Kuala Lumpur the week of February 20 for the 2012 Assurex Global Asia Pacific Regional Conference. In attendance were international risk management, insurance, and employee benefits specialists from Assurex Global Partner firms in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand. Assurex Global’s CEO, Jim Hackbarth, hosted the conference with Chairman Stefan Nill of Germany’s Leue & Nill.

Assurex Global is the world’s premier network of independent insurance brokers. With over USD 28 billion in annual premium volume and more than 500 Partner offices, United States-based Assurex Global is an international insurance powerhouse that combines the local expertise and global reach of international brokers on six continents. Assurex Global invites only the strongest independent brokers to become Partners/shareholders.

“Assurex Global is more than an informal network of brokers; they are the owners of the company. The principals of our firms are involved business partners who regularly communicate and actively collaborate with one another. The Asia Pacific Regional Conference exemplifies Assurex Global’s sharing of information, experience, and expertise among Partners on an international scale. Globalization is a fact of business life. The primary goal of Assurex Global—and our Partners in the Asia Pacific Region and other parts of the world—is to help ensure that clients’ risk management, insurance, and benefits needs are met, regardless of whether their business is local, regional, or international,” said Hackbarth.

Gautam Boda, Managing Director of India’s J. B. Boda & Company Pvt. Ltd., added, “It is an honor to serve as Chairman of the Assurex Global Asia Pacific Region. As head of the Region, I am delighted to see such great attendance at our conference, and the high level of interest shown by insurance companies in the region. Our Partner firms offer a strong service proposition for the ever-increasing number of multinational companies emerging from the Asia Pacific Region.”

Assurex Global Partners attending the 2012 Asia Pacific Regional Conference: Acclaim Insurance Brokers Pte. Ltd. of Singapore; Asian Alliance Risk Services Taiwan of Taipei, Taiwan; Continental Insurance Brokers Limited of Beijing, China; Cornes & Company Limited of Tokyo, Japan; Daewoo INS Korea Corp. of Seoul, Korea; Gotuaco, del Rosario Insurance Brokers, Inc. of Manila, Philippines; Houlder Insurance Brokers Far East Limited of Hong Kong, China; Insfield Insurance Brokers Sdn Bhd of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; J.B. Boda & Company Pvt. Ltd. of Mumbai, India; Kyoritsu Insurance Brokers of Japan Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan; OAMPS Insurance Brokers Ltd. of East Melbourne, Australia; MIR Insurance Brokers of Jakarta, Indonesia; Trafalgar International Ltd. of Bangkok, Thailand; and Ximco Corporation of Shanghai, China. Conference sponsors include Chartis, AXA Corporate Solutions, AXA Matrix Risk Consultants, Crawford, QBE, RSA, and Zurich.

About Assurex Global
Assurex Global is the world’s premier network of independent insurance, risk management, and benefits brokers. With over $28 billion in annual premium volume and more than 500 Partner offices, Columbus, Ohio-based Assurex Global is the world’s largest privately held commercial insurance, risk management, and employee benefits brokerage group. An international insurance powerhouse, Assurex Global combines the local expertise and global reach of international brokers on six continents. For additional information, visit http://www.assurexglobal.com.

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