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Price Forbes Singapore is pleased to announce the appointment of Antonio Calder-Smith as Head of Facultative Financial Lines. Antonio’s arrival underscores the firm’s commitment to enhancing its facultative and wholesale financial lines capabilities across the APAC region, supporting its ambitious growth targets, and delivering exceptional value to clients.

Antonio brings with him over 12 years of expertise in the financial lines sector, having built a proven track record of establishing and growing wholesale financial lines businesses in various territories. His career has spanned prominent roles at JLT, Marsh, and Gallagher, where he focused on claims, commercial professional indemnity, Latin American financial institutions, and emerging markets financial lines. Most recently, Antonio served as Head of Emerging Markets Financial Lines at Gallagher London, a role in which he demonstrated his ability to deliver innovative and market-leading solutions.

Speaking on his appointment, Antonio said: “Price Forbes’ ambitious growth targets and the entrepreneurial freedom to reach them were key factors in my decision to join the team. I look forward to settling down with my family in Singapore, meeting my new colleagues, collaborating with them to understand our clients’ needs, connect with markets, and establish a truly effective value proposition. Together we will ensure that our clients have access to global and unique solutions that go far beyond the standard offerings of local hub markets and go-to products.”

Philip Johnson, CEO of Price Forbes Singapore, added: “We are thrilled to welcome Antonio to the team. His wealth of experience, combined with his vision and drive, will be instrumental in building Price Forbes’ facultative financial lines capabilities in APAC. Financial lines is an essential offering for our clients, and Antonio’s appointment enables us to further expand our reach and deliver on our promise of being fully operational specialist broker across all key specialties.”

Antonio’s appointment marks another significant milestone for Price Forbes Singapore as the firm continues its rapid expansion in the region. With Antonio on-hand to drive our financial lines division forward, Price Forbes is well positioned to provide innovative solutions that cater to the evolving needs of its clients in APAC and beyond.

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