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News on insurance and reinsurance industry hiring, appointments and people move news and announcements. Covering key hires and people moves across the global reinsurance, commercial and specialty insurance markets.
Lockton adds Manpreet Gill to its technology specialty
26th March 2024
Independent insurance broker Lockton has announced Manpreet Gill is joining its technology specialty to build and grow a practice focused on developing creative solutions to address a variety of technology-related risks for businesses. Gill brings almost two decades of experience in the insurance industry to his new role. He is joining ... Read the full article
MS Amlin appoints Sam Phibbs as Head of Catastrophe Research
26th March 2024
MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global re/insurer, has announced the appointment of Sam Phibbs as its new Head of Catastrophe Research, reporting to Head of Risk Analytics, Jessica Turner. Phibbs' remit in the new role will include overseeing the syndicate’s catastrophe modelling capabilities across all perils, from hurricanes and flooding to wildfire ... Read the full article
Newline Australia opens in Sydney with Beswick as Head of Professional Indemnity
26th March 2024
Specialty insurer Newline Group has expanded into Sydney with the opening of Newline Australia Insurance Pty Ltd, and has named Nicholas Beswick as Head of Professional Indemnity. “Establishing offices in key territories is part of our ongoing strategy to be closer to our distribution partners and clients,” said Bob Pollock, CEO ... Read the full article
Miller bolsters Onshore energy practice with senior appointments
25th March 2024
Specialist re/insurance broker Miller has bolstered its Onshore energy practice team with four appointments, naming Adam Barber-Murray to lead the team as Head of Onshore. In this new role, Barber-Murray will focus on midstream and downstream oil and gas, petrochemicals, power and renewables risks. He joins from Willis Towers Watson, where he spent ... Read the full article
RSA appoints Tony Collman as Property Director for UK Specialty Lines
25th March 2024
Global insurance provider RSA Insurance has appointed Tony Collman as the Property Director in its UK Specialty Lines business, effective immediately. Collman has been leading the Property business on an interim basis since December 2023, after Neil Cryer departed the business. In his new role, Collman's remit will include responsibility for ... Read the full article
Everest broadens Williamson’s role to steer global underwriting businesses
25th March 2024
Bermuda-based Everest Group has promoted Jim Williamson to lead its reinsurance and insurance businesses. Williamson currently serves as Everest’s EVP, Group Chief Operating Officer and Head of the Company’s Reinsurance Division, where he has reportedly delivered record results and profitability. In his expanded role, which includes head of the insurance division, Williamson ... Read the full article
Saudi Re names Ahmed Ali Al Jabr as Acting CEO
25th March 2024
Saudi Reinsurance Company (Saudi Re) has announced the appointment of Ahmed Al-Jabr as Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective April 1, 2024. The company’s board members greenlighted the appointment on March 15, 2024, while the insurance authority granted its approval on March 21. Al-Jabr, who has more than 25 years ... Read the full article
BMS expands Finpro division with three key hires
25th March 2024
Independent specialist re/insurance broker BMS has bolstered its financial and professional risks (Finpro) division by hiring Tom Spraggs, Richard Austwick, and Tom Woolcott, who will each join the division following the fulfilment of their contractual obligations. The trio will be based in London, where they will report to Drew Harvey, director ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter names Ben Savill CEO of Pacific
25th March 2024
Guy Carpenter, a global risk and reinsurance specialist and business of Marsh McLennan, has appointed Ben Savill as CEO of Pacific, effective from the 1st of April, 2024. Savill holds more than 27 years of market experience, having most recently served as Chief Underwriting Offer of Convex Insurance in Bermuda. Before that, ... Read the full article
Woodruff Sawyer opens New York office with six new team members
22nd March 2024
Woodruff Sawyer, one of the largest independent insurance brokers in the United States, is expanding its East Coast footprint with the addition of six new members, opening the firm’s first office in New York. The new team, formerly with Acrisure's Construction and Commercial Risk Practice, includes Matthew Kelly, who will head ... Read the full article
Liberty (LSM) promotes Anabella Frontado to Head of War & Terrorism, US & LatAm
22nd March 2024
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has recently announced the promotion of Anabella Frontado to the newly established position of Head of War & Terrorism for the US and Latin America (LatAm). In her new role, Frontado will oversee the profitable growth of this line of business ... Read the full article
DLA Piper strengthens insurance team with Carl Hotton as new M&A partner
22nd March 2024
DLA Piper, a global law firm, has just announced the appointment of Carl Hotton as a new mergers and acquisitions (M&A) partner in its insurance team. In his new role, Hotton will primarily focus on advising leading international insurance market clients on intricate and significant transactional matters. Additionally, he will provide ... Read the full article
Dale Holdings makes senior appointments to its Board
22nd March 2024
Dale Holdings Limited, the parent company of Dale Underwriting Partners Syndicate 1729, has appointed John Chambers, John Hastings-Bass, and Clare Hennings as Independent Non-Executive Directors to its Board. The new appointments follow Dale’s October appointment of Preben Prebensen as independent non-executive Chair of the Dale Holdings Limited Board. Chambers will serve ... Read the full article
CLARA adds Jeremy Johnson to its Board of Directors
22nd March 2024
CLARA Analytics has hired Jeremy Johnson, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Protective Insurance, to its Board of Directors. In the role, Johnson is expected to further strengthen the company’s bench of industry veterans. Johnson is the former CEO and board member of Protective Insurance, a publicly traded insurer providing insurance, loss ... Read the full article
Vivace Insurance Partners launches America segment, rebrands ADVA Specialty (HK)
22nd March 2024
Vivace Insurance Partners, a member of the +8 Partners ecosystem has announced the launch of Vivace Americas and the rebranding of ADVA Specialty (HK) Limited as Vivace Asia Pacific. Los Angeles-domiciled, Vivace Americas will be writing business in partnership with A-rated international insurers across North America's logistics sector. This division will be ... Read the full article