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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.
Cytora adds former PartnerRe CEO Emmanuel Clarke to global advisory board
19th March 2024
Digital risk processing platform, Cytora has expanded its global advisory with the appointment of Emmanuel Clarke, the former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe. Clarke is an industry veteran with leadership roles across property and casualty (P&C) and specialty lines as well as building out a global ... Read the full article
Swiss Re veteran Amitabha Ray appointed as CEO of India Branch
19th March 2024
Swiss Re, the global reinsurance firm, has appointed Amitabha Ray as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Swiss Re India Branch, effective April 1st, 2024, subject to regulatory approvals. Ray will be based in Mumbai and report to Victor Kuk, Head P&C Reinsurance SID. He succeeds Hadi Riachi, who takes ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance Intl. appoints Monique Kooijman as Head of Netherlands & Northern Europe
19th March 2024
Everest Insurance International, a division of Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Everest Group, Ltd., has recently appointed Monique Kooijman as Head of Netherlands and Northern Europe. In a recent announcement, Everest expressed its enthusiasm for Kooijman joining the team, stating, “Monique’s leadership experience, industry knowledge and local market expertise will be invaluable ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re names Flasinski CEO of NA region, Bradshaw assumes Chairman role
18th March 2024
Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has appointed Brian Flasinski as Chief Executive Officer of the North American region, succeeding Jim Bradshaw who is set to assume the role of Chairman, Gallagher Re North America. According to the firm, both appointments will become effective after a transition period later this year. Flasinski joined Gallagher ... Read the full article
Cowen to lead Chubb’s newly launched global transactional risk platform
18th March 2024
Global insurer Chubb has announced the launch of International Transactional Risk, a global platform that aims to provide transactional risk liability insurance products across international markets. Josh Cowen, a seasoned mergers and acquisition (M&A) risk insurance professional, will be heading this initiative as Senior Vice President, International Transactional Risk. Based in London, ... Read the full article
Markel announces new role for David Roos
18th March 2024
Markel, the insurance operations within the Markel Group Inc., has announced the promotion of David Roos to Senior Director, Property and Marine for Markel Specialty's Wholesale Southeast region. Roos will report to Steve Girard, Regional President, Southeast region, and will be based out of Markel's Alpharetta, Georgia office. In this new role, ... Read the full article
Miller continues to bolster Fine Art & Specie team with Thorpe appointment
18th March 2024
Independent specialist re/insurance broker, Miller, has expanded its newly created Fine Art and Specie offering by building out a team of sector specialists under the leadership of Annabel Fell-Clark, Head of Fine Art and Specie. The company has confirmed that Lance Thorpe has joined the division, taking on the role of ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints Head of Asia Pacific Cyber
18th March 2024
Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Sie Liang Lau as Head of Asia Pacific Cyber, a Singapore-based role. Lau is a UK qualified Actuary with over two decades of experience in the re/insurance industry. He joined Gallagher Re in May 2023 as Head of Analytics, Rest of Asia. Previously, ... Read the full article
Hannover Re adds Swiss Re’s Steinmann to Executive Board to succeed Pickel
18th March 2024
The Supervisory Boards of Hannover Rück SE and E+S Rückversicherung AG, the Hannover Re subsidiary responsible for the Group's German business, have appointed Thorsten Steinmann as a member of the Executive Board, effective 1st September 2024. Steinmann succeeds Michael Pickel who will retire on 31st December 2024 after 25 years at ... Read the full article
Brit names David Cary Deputy Head of Property Treaty, Bermuda
18th March 2024
Brit Ltd has appointed David Cary as Deputy Head of Property Treaty, Bermuda. Cary holds almost 20 years of experience in the reinsurance sector, having most recently served as Underwriting Manager and Head of Property & Casualty, Bermuda for QBE Re. Before this, he held senior roles at both Swiss Re and ... Read the full article
Marissa Moscowitz promoted to Chief Operating Officer, RT Specialty
15th March 2024
RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of Ryan Specialty, has promoted Marissa Moscowitz to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) Overall, Moscowitz brings over 15 years of industry expertise towards her new role. She has been with RT Specialty since 2019. Throughout her time working at the firm, Moscowitz has been instrumental ... Read the full article
VIPR appoints Tony Russell as Chief Revenue Officer
15th March 2024
VIPR, a leading technology solutions provider in the delegated underwriting sector, has appointed Tony Russell as its Chief Revenue Officer. VIPR has reportedly brought on Russell to spearhead revenue growth and market expansion. As Chief Revenue Officer, his remit will include a focus on leveraging VIPR's advanced technological capabilities to meet the ... Read the full article
Lockton Re Capital Markets hires Brendan Roche as Head of Distribution
15th March 2024
Lockton Re Capital Markets (LRCM) has appointed Brendan Roche as Head of Distribution, where he will be based in Europe. Roche holds over 25 years of experience in the industry, having previously served as SVP at GC Securities, and an almost 14-year tenure at Marsh, chiefly as Global Leader of ILS ... Read the full article
ICW Group promotes Paul Zamora to CUO
15th March 2024
California-domiciled privately held insurance company, ICW Group Insurance Companies, has promoted Paul Zamora to the role of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). Zamora’s remit in the role includes leading the company’s property and casualty multi-line underwriting strategy and business expansion. He will also continue leading the workers’ compensation underwriting and risk management ... Read the full article
H.W. Kaufman appoints Jacqueline Legrand to its London Board
15th March 2024
H.W. Kaufman Group, a privately held global insurance organization, has appointed Jacqueline Legrand to its London Board of Directors. Legrand’s remit in the role will include assisting the company's leadership in exploring other new regions globally. Jodie Kaufman Davis, Executive Vice President, commented, "For nearly 15 years, Kaufman has aggressively expanded ... Read the full article