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News on insurance and reinsurance industry hiring, appointments and people moves. News and announcements covering key hires and people moves across the global reinsurance, commercial and specialty insurance markets.
Pen Underwriting names Lorraine Malcolm as Senior Underwriter for Scotland
25th April 2025
Pen Underwriting, a specialist underwriting agency in the UK, has appointed Lorraine Malcolm as Senior Underwriter for Scotland within its Commercial Risk Managed team, effective Tuesday, 22nd April. This team serves brokers and clients nationwide through a network of regional hubs. Based in Glasgow, Malcolm brings over 30 years of extensive experience ... Read the full article
Lockton welcomes back Robert Reiff as Regional Executive, People Solutions
25th April 2025
Insurance brokerage Lockton is strengthening its People Solutions team with the return of Robert Reiff as Regional Executive. Reiff is rejoining Lockton from Soluta Inc., where he most recently served as Chief Revenue Officer, leading revenue development, channel partner strategy, and go-to-market efforts for its technology-enabled employee benefits solutions. Through his career, ... Read the full article
Falcon Risk appoints Laura Coppola as EVP, Head of Management Liability
25th April 2025
Falcon Risk Services, a wholly owned managing general agent (MGA) of HDI Global SE, has appointed Laura Coppola as Executive Vice President (EVP), Head of Management Liability, based in New York City. In the new role, Coppola oversees growth, portfolio management, and product development for Private and Public Company Management Liability ... Read the full article
Westfield Specialty International names Mark Benbow to lead new Fine Art & Specie team
24th April 2025
Westfield Specialty International, the London-based specialty insurance arm of Westfield, has named Mark Benbow as Head of its newly launched Fine Art and Specie team. Benbow brings over 35 years of experience in the insurance industry, most recently serving more than thirteen years in the fine art and specie underwriting team ... Read the full article
BHSI promotes Jeff Murdock to Head of US Property Claims
24th April 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a provider of commercial property, casualty, and specialty insurance products, has announced the promotion of Jeff Murdock to Head of U.S. Property Claims. Based in Boston, Murdock succeeds Scott Lee, who will retire in July after a 40-year career in claims, including eight years at BHSI, ... Read the full article
Probitas confirms CEO and MD retirement amid post-acquisition realignment
24th April 2025
Probitas, a Lloyd’s syndicate acquired by Aviva in 2024, has confirmed that CEO Ash Bathia and Managing Director Nick Bacon will retire from their roles on 31 July 2025. Founded as a Lloyd’s platform with a focus on specialty insurance, Probitas has grown into a syndicate with approximately ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Rodrigues da Costa as Underwriting Manager, Energy Transition
24th April 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the appointment of Theodore Rodrigues da Costa as Underwriting Manager, Energy Transition. In this role, Rodrigues da Costa will oversee the Energy Transition portfolio for the UK & Lloyd’s Business Unit while maintaining a ... Read the full article
Everest names Steve Reiss as Northeast Regional Executive for insurance division
24th April 2025
Everest, a provider of reinsurance and insurance solutions, has named Steve Reiss as the US Northeast Regional Executive for Everest Insurance. In this role, Reiss will be responsible for overseeing performance and client service across the Northeast region. He will report to Craig Hanrahan, Head of Field Operations Insurance, based in ... Read the full article
Lockton welcomes Bård Poulsson as International Marine Lead
24th April 2025
Independent insurance broker Lockton has announced the appointment of Bård A. Poulsson as International Marine Lead, effective September 1, 2025. Based in Oslo, Poulsson will work to strengthen Lockton’s Global Marine focus on client needs in the Nordic region and our strategic expansion internationally. The executive has over 31 years of marine ... Read the full article
Willis names Harry Merker to key leadership roles in P&C and Alternative Asset Insurance Solutions
24th April 2025
Willis, a WTW business, has named Harry Merker as the new Property and Casualty (P&C) Cross Industry Sales Leader and Alternative Asset Insurance Solutions (AAIS) Sales, Strategy, and Execution Leader for North America. In this newly established dual role, Merker will be responsible for advancing broking growth across Willis’ P&C operations, ... Read the full article
Nexus appoints Ana Ortega Lamaignère as Broker & Partner Manager, Spain
24th April 2025
Nexus Underwriting, a specialty Managing General Agent (MGA), has announced the appointment of Ana Ortega Lamaignère as Broker & Partner Manager for Spain in its Trade Credit business in Europe, effective April 1st, 2025. In her new role, Lamaignère will help expand Nexus’s presence in Europe and strengthen partnerships across the ... Read the full article
AXA proposes renewal of CEO Thomas Buberl’s mandate in 2026
23rd April 2025
Large French insurer AXA's Board of Directors has proposed the renewal of Thomas Buberl’s mandate as a director and intends to reappoint him as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Buberl has served as CEO and Director of AXA since September 2016, having joined the AXA Group as part of its ... Read the full article
CRC Group appoints Aon’s Todd Jones as Chief Growth Officer
23rd April 2025
CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, has announced the appointment of Todd Jones as Chief Growth Officer, effective June 2025. In this role, Jones will lead CRC Group's strategic initiatives aimed at driving organic growth, with a focus on strengthening alignment with key clients. He will report ... Read the full article
Goosehead Insurance appoints Bill Wade to its Board of Directors
23rd April 2025
Goosehead Insurance, a personal lines insurance distribution, has announced the appointment of Bill Wade to its Board of Directors, to help drive the company’s technology-driven expansion. Wade will leverage his deep expertise in leveraging emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), to fuel innovation, operational efficiency, and transformational growth at Goosehead. Mark Miller, ... Read the full article
Xceedance names Gavin Lillywhite Operating Leader UKI and Europe
23rd April 2025
Xceedance, a global provider of technology and digital solutions, has announced the appointment of Gavin Lillywhite as SVP, Operating Leader UKI and Europe. Lillywhite's three decades of international experience in the London, Lloyd's, and Company Insurance Market have provided him with technical underwriting and distribution expertise, as well as a deep ... Read the full article
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