Allianz Partners has appointed Vinay Surana as Regional CEO, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore.

Mr Surana has more than 20 years’ global experience in the financial services industry.

Prior to joining Allianz, he spent 13 years at AIG, where he has held various senior positions across numerous markets within Asia, the US and Australasia.

Allianz says Mr Surana has deep technical expertise in insurance and underwriting, strategic planning, reinsurance, risk management and digital enablement. He is responsible for Allianz Partners business across Australasia, China, Japan, India and South East Asia and reports directly to Global Head of Markets Dan Assouline.