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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.
Acrisure Re hires Howden Tiger’s Joel Hodges as EVP
4th March 2024
Acrisure Re, the re/insurance division of Acrisure, has hired Joel Hodges as Executive Vice President, where he will be based in London with a global role. With a career spanning over 25 years across the re/insurance industry, Hodges brings a deep level of expertise towards his new role. Throughout his career, Hodges ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Rishi Mehra as Head of India
4th March 2024
Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has named Rishi Mehra as the Head of India, reporting to Anne Corona, Chief Executive Officer of Asia Pacific. Mehra will begin transitioning to his new role immediately and will be based in Mumbai by mid-2024. The appointment sees Mehra join Aon’s Asia Pacific Executive Committee ... Read the full article
Dale Underwriting names Curran Head of Global Property Reinsurance
4th March 2024
Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name for Dale Managing Agency Limited’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729, has appointed Will Curran as Head of Global Property Reinsurance, effective 11 March, 2024. Based in London, Curran will be responsible for building and optimising Dale's Global Property Reinsurance business. He will report to Dominic Peters, Active Underwriter. Curran ... Read the full article
Howden Tiger appoints Estevam Souza as new Head of Operations, Brazil
4th March 2024
Howden Tiger, the reinsurance broking arm of Howden, recently announced the appointment of Estevam Souza to the position of Head of Operations, Brazil. Antonio Jorge Rodrigues, Head of Howden Tiger Brazil, expresses enthusiasm about Souza joining the team, stating, “Effective and efficient operations that support our focus on client service are ... Read the full article
Thomas Bradley appointed to Palomar Holdings’ Board of Directors
1st March 2024
Specialty property insurer Palomar Holdings has added Thomas Bradley to the company’s Board of Directors. Commenting on his appointment, Bradley said: “I am excited for the opportunity to join Palomar’s distinguished Board. I look forward to helping Palomar’s management team and Board act on the many opportunities that the Company has ... Read the full article
AXA XL names Steddon Head of Crisis Management, UK & Lloyd’s and GCUO
1st March 2024
AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has made two strategic senior appointments, including the promotion of Mark Steddon to Head of Crisis Management, UK & Lloyd's and GCUO. Steddon previously served as the Head of UK and Global Product Head, War, Terrorism and Political Violence ... Read the full article
RLI Corp. promotes Porter to VP, RLI Executive Products Group
1st March 2024
RLI Corp., the specialty insurer, has promoted Kerrick Porter to the role of Vice President, RLI Executive Products Group, effective May 17, 2024. Porter will take over the role from Chad Berberich, who will be retiring on May 17 2024 after 21 years of service to RLI. According to the firm, in ... Read the full article
Aon names Tracy Lee Kus Head of North Asia, comprising Japan and Korea
1st March 2024
Aon has announced the appointment of Tracy Lee Kus as Head of North Asia, comprising Japan and Korea, with immediate effect. In the new role, Kus will reportedly work closely with Tatsuya Yamamoto, Head of Aon Japan, and Kevin Kim, Head of Aon Korea. Aon explained that the move builds on "the ... Read the full article
Miller expands into parametric insurance market
1st March 2024
Insurance and reinsurance broker Miller's expansion into the parametric insurance market will be led by Alice Glenister, who joins the firm from Mastercard where she was Director of Insurance. Miller's newly formed parametric team will have an exclusive focus on parametric insurance and bring deep knowledge of the application of parametric ... Read the full article
Marsh McLennan appoints David Liston as Chief Commercial Officer, US & Canada
1st March 2024
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Marsh McLennan has appointed David Liston as the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), US and Canada, effective immediately. He will have a dual line of reporting to Pat Tomlinson, Chief Executive Officer, Marsh McLennan US and Canada and President of Mercer, and Hans van Heukelum, Global ... Read the full article
W. Marston Becker to succeed Henry Smith as AXIS non-exec Chair
29th February 2024
Global specialty underwriter and provider of re/insurance solutions, AXIS Capital has announced the appointment of W. Marston (Marty) Becker as non-executive Chair of its Board of Directors. Becker will take over the position in May 2024, timed to the company’s Annual General Meeting, succeeding Henry B. Smith, who has served as ... Read the full article
Allianz Partners appoints Jacob Fuest as new CMO
29th February 2024
Allianz Partners, a global insurance and assistance company, has announced the appointment of Jacob Fuest to the position of Chief Markets Officer (CMO) and Member of the Board of Management. In his new role, Fuest will focus on helping Allianz Partners' business units worldwide grow more effectively. Fuest has been part of ... Read the full article
Johan Slabbert to step down as CEO of MSIG Holdings U.S.A
29th February 2024
Johan Slabbert, the Chief Executive Officer of MSIG Holdings (U.S.A.), Inc., is set to depart from his role to pursue new opportunities. Effective immediately, Takehisa Chiba, the Chairman of MSIG Holdings (U.S.A.), Inc., will step into the role of Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer to facilitate a seamless transition. Chiba will ... Read the full article
Lockton makes key hires to expand Lawyers Professional Liability Practice
29th February 2024
Insurance broker Lockton has announced that Eric Braverman and Eric Bill are joining the firm to build out its Lawyers Professional Liability Practice. Braverman is reportedly joining as Senior Vice President, Professional Services Practice Leader, while Bill is joining as Senior Account Executive. As per Lockton, Braverman will report to Chris Casper, ... Read the full article
Michael Hinz to take over from Markus Eugster as CEO of Korean Re Switzerland
29th February 2024
Michael Hinz, who has served as Korean Re Switzerland's Chief Underwriting Officer since 2021, will assume the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) role on July 1st, 2024. Korean Re Switzerland is a wholly owned subsidiary of Seoul based reinsurer Korean Re, which secured a FINMA reinsurance license and 'A' stable rating by ... Read the full article