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Matt Newman takes chief strategy role at Apollo
13th April 2021
Apollo Syndicate Management, the independent specialist insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Matt Newman as Group Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer. Newman currently serves as Apollo’s Group Head of Casualty and Active Underwriter of Syndicate 1971, and will retain this role as he takes on his new responsibilities from ... Read the full article
Apollo hires James Slaughter as CUO
30th March 2021
Global investment manager Apollo Syndicate Management has appointed James Slaughter as group chief underwriting officer. He will join the business next month and report to David Ibeson, group chief executive officer of Apollo. This announcement comes after Apollo's current CUO, Nick Burkinshaw has decided to retire. Slaughter will lead Apollo’s underwriting teams and ... Read the full article
Apollo and Athene announce all-stock merger
8th March 2021
Apollo, the global investment manager and Athene, a retirement services company, have entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction that implies a total equity value of roughly $11 billion for Athene. The merger is expected to be substantially accretive and bolster the earnings power of the combined ... Read the full article
Compre partners with Apollo to launch Lloyd’s legacy Syndicate 1994
15th February 2021
Legacy group Compre has entered into a strategic partnership with independent specialist re/insurer, Apollo Syndicate Management, to launch a new Lloyd's of London legacy business focussed Syndicate 1994, which has received approval from The Council of Lloyd's. Syndicate 1994 will have the ability to execute the full range of legacy transactions ... Read the full article
Apollo hires Hayley Spink as COO
3rd February 2021
Specialist re/insurer and Lloyd's syndicate Apollo Syndicate Management has appointed Hayley Spink as group chief operating officer (COO). Spink has more than 20 years of management experience in the insurance and financial industry. Prior to joining Apollo, she was most recently interim head of operations at Lloyd’s, leading its business services ... Read the full article
Apollo hires Rob Johnston as head of marine
28th January 2021
Specialist re/insurer and Lloyd's syndicate Apollo has appointed Rob Johnston as head of marine and energy liability at Apollo Syndicate 1969. He’s set to join Apollo in April and will report to Simon Mason, head of marine and energy. Johnston joins Apollo from MS Amlin, where he managed several portfolios since 2014 ... Read the full article
Apollo expands into contingency & legal indemnity markets with two hires
9th November 2020
Specialist re/insurer and Lloyd's syndicate, Apollo Syndicate Management, has announced the appointments of Amanda Lewis as Head of Specialty Disruption Insurance and Sophie Dunkerley as Specialty Disruption Insurance Underwriter at Syndicate 1969. The pair will lead the re/insurer's expansion into contingency, agri-contingency and legal indemnity markets. Lewis joins Apollo from White Oak ... Read the full article
Apollo sees major property cat opportunities in Pelican, JC Flowers partnership
3rd November 2020
Independent specialist re/insurer Apollo Syndicate Management has underlined the opportunities it sees in the property catastrophe reinsurance space, ahead of its operational partnership with Pelican Ventures and J.C. Flowers & Co. It was announced yesterday that Argo had reached an agreement for the two private equity investors to acquire its ... Read the full article
Apollo adds Richard Panter as head of specie, cargo at Syndicate 1969
20th October 2020
Independent specialist re/insurer Apollo Syndicate Management has added Richard Panter as head of specie and cargo at Apollo Syndicate 1969. Panter brings over 37 years’ experience in the insurance market and reports to Paul Letherbarrow, head of aviation and member of the executive committee. Before joining Apollo, he had been head of fine art ... Read the full article
Apollo expands Syndicate 1969 specie and cargo team
20th July 2020
Independent specialist re/insurer Apollo Syndicate Management has announced a new leadership structure for its expanding specie and cargo business. Richard Panter joins as head of specie & cargo at Apollo Syndicate 1969 and will report to Paul Letherbarrow, head of aviation and member of the executive committee. With over 37 years’ broking ... Read the full article
Apollo doubles stake in Athene amid alignment push
3rd March 2020
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management has completed its purchase of a 17% incremental stake in retirement services firm Athene, bringing its beneficial ownership in the company to 34%. First announced in October 2019, this purchase came as part of a wider alignment push between the two companies that also ... Read the full article
Apollo adds four to bolster casualty offering
21st February 2020
Independent specialist insurer and reinsurer, Apollo Syndicate Management, has announced four senior appointments to its Syndicate 1969 at Lloyd's of London, as it continues to bolster its casualty offering. Colm Lyons has been named Head of Casualty at Apollo Syndicate 1969, and will report to Matt Newman, Apollo Group Head of ... Read the full article
Apollo Syndicate Management names Chris Moore as Head of ibott
21st January 2020
Apollo Syndicate Management, the independent specialist insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Chris Moore as Head of ibott and Deputy Active Underwriter of ibott’s special purpose arrangement (SPA) 1971 at Lloyd’s. Effective immediately, Moore will report to Matt Newman, Group Head of Casualty at Apollo. The ibott (insuring businesses of ... Read the full article
Apollo Syndicate Management hires Paul Grimsey as Chief Actuary
25th November 2019
Apollo Syndicate Management, the independent specialist insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Paul Grimsey as Chief Actuary, effective December 2nd. He will lead the Apollo actuarial team and report to Vinay Mistry, who joined Apollo as Chief Risk Officer this month. Grimsey joins Apollo from Antares Managing Agency, where ... Read the full article
Apollo Syndicate names Vinay Mistry as Chief Risk Officer
30th October 2019
Independent specialist insurer and reinsurer, Apollo Syndicate Management has hired Vinay Mistry as its Chief Risk Officer, effective November 1st, 2019. He brings over 16 years of industry experience to the role, with a specialist focus on capital management, pricing and reinsurance. In his new role, Mistry will report to Apollo's Chief ... Read the full article
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