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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.

Arch Insurance NA appoints Dieterich as COO

31st January 2023

Arch Insurance North America, part of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has appointed Lauren Dieterich as Chief Operating Officer. She will report to Brian First, President of Arch Insurance North America, and will also serve as a member of the North American executive leadership team. Overall, Dieterich brings more than 20 years of ... Read the full article

Everest Insurance announces official entrance into Spain

31st January 2023

Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Everest Re Group, has announced its expansion into the Spanish market. The Spain branch is headquartered in Madrid, with another office opening in Barcelona. José Ramón Morales will lead the operations as Head of Spain. Everest suggests that its Spanish offices will provide a bespoke range of insurance ... Read the full article

Argenta Private Capital Limited appoints new Board members

31st January 2023

Argenta Private Capital Limited (APCL), an advisor to private investors at Lloyd’s, has appointed several new Board members. Both Kate Tongue and Kevin Jackson have been named board members. At the same time, the firm has also appointed Nick Moore as a non-executive director of APCL. He replaces Andrew Annandale who ... Read the full article

The Hanover names Kate Williams President of E&S

31st January 2023

The Hanover Insurance Group, a P&C insurance company, has announced the appointment of Kate B. Williams as president of excess and surplus (E&S). In her new role, Williams will oversee the company's full range of E&S solutions for the property and casualty needs of small to mid-size customers. With nearly 21 years ... Read the full article

Mike Duffy appointed to Aspen UK Boards

31st January 2023

Bermuda-based re/insurer Aspen, has announced the appointment of Mike Duffy to the Aspen Managing Agency Limited (AMAL) and Aspen Insurance UK Limited (AIUK) Boards as a Non-Executive Director, effective February 1, 2023. Duffy will join the AMAL and AIUK, which together are known as Aspen UK, Boards as Senior Independent Non-Executive ... Read the full article

AIG makes leadership changes amid departure of Mark Lyons

31st January 2023

Global insurer and reinsurer, American International Group (AIG), has terminated Mark Lyons from his role as Interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Vice President, Global Chief Actuary and Head of Portfolio Management, after he violated his confidentiality/non-disclosure obligations to the firm. AIG states that these violations were unrelated to its ... Read the full article

Consilium appoints International Casualty Broker

31st January 2023

Consilium, the global speciality re/insurance broking business of the Aventum Group, has announced the appointment of Matthew Gould as Associate Partner placing International Casualty. Formerly a broker at Zeus, Gould brings experience in placing specialist and complex Canadian, Australian and US construction liability risks in the London market. His background covers both ... Read the full article

Zurich Financial Services Australia makes board appointments

31st January 2023

Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Geoff Summerhayes as Chair, along with Noel Condon and Mary Waldron as independent non-executive Directors. Summerhayes has extensive experience across the insurance, financial services and regulatory landscape. Some of the roles he has previously held across the industry include being an Executive Board Member of ... Read the full article

Cincinnati Financial announces promotions and appointments

30th January 2023

Cincinnati Financial Corporation and its US subsidiaries have held their regular shareholder and board meetings, re-electing incumbent directors and corporate officers. In addition, Dirk J. Debbink, lead director, was appointed to the property casualty and life insurance subsidiary boards, joining the executive and investment committees. He was also appointed to the investment ... Read the full article

Legal & General chief executive Nigel Wilson to retire

30th January 2023

Life insurer Legal & General Group Plc has announced the planned retirement of Sir Nigel Wilson after over a decade as Chief Executive. The Group’s Board will now start the search to appoint Wilson’s successor; this process could take around a year, according to L&G. Wilson will continue as Chief Executive until ... Read the full article

Hermelingmeier to manage finance department at HDI Global Specialty SE

30th January 2023

HDI Global Specialty SE has announced that with effect from March 1st, Thomas Stöckl will hand over management of the Finance Department at HDI Global Specialty to Dr. Christian Hermelingmeier. Earlier this year, Dr. Hermelingmeier was appointed to the Executive Board of HDI Global Specialty SE as Managing Director. HDI has ... Read the full article

Miller hires Matthew Keeping as Head of P&C

30th January 2023

Specialist re/insurance broker, Miller has appointed Matthew Keeping as Head of Property & Casualty (P&C), where he will report to Tim Norman, Managing Director, Miller UK. He succeeds Mike Papworth who was recently appointed to the new dual role of Managing Director of Miller International and Chairman of P&C, following ... Read the full article

Direct Line Group CEO to step down

27th January 2023

Direct Line Insurance Group has announced that Penny James has agreed with the Board to step down as Chief Executive Officer and Director with immediate effect. The firm states that the Board is initiating a process to appoint a successor, noting that until that process is complete, Jon Greenwood, currently Chief ... Read the full article

BMS hires Aviva’s Eyre as Managing Director of Construction

27th January 2023

BMS, an independent specialist re/insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Caroline Eyre as Managing Director of Construction, effective April 2023. She brings to the firm over two decades of experience in the insurance industry. Eyre joins BMS after spending close to four years with Aviva, where she most recently held ... Read the full article

Analysts see Thierry Léger appointment as positive for SCOR, negative for Swiss Re

27th January 2023

Analysts at JP Morgan see the recent appointment of Thierry Léger as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as a positive for SCOR in light of his strong track record of fixing issues, although the loss of his capabilities as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) is seen as a negative for Swiss Re. Read the full article