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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.
UK P&I Club appoints Richard Offord as Chief Executive of Singapore Branch
28th November 2024
The UK P&I Club, a provider of protection and indemnity insurance to the global shipping industry, has announced the appointment of Richard Offord as Chief Executive of its Singapore Branch, effective 1 December 2024. Offord succeeds Yiah Soon Ng (YS), who is retiring after more than 27 years of leadership at ... Read the full article
AIG appoints Torben Schwierzke as Head of Casualty for DACH region
27th November 2024
American International Group (AIG), a global insurance company, has appointed Torben Schwierzke as the new Head of Casualty for the DACH region, overseeing the company's Casualty business in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Schwierzke is a highly experienced leader with a proven track record of successfully managing teams across all DACH geographies. His ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance Intl. promotes Ouwehand to lead its Terrorism, Political Violence and War team
27th November 2024
Arch Insurance International, a division of Bermuda-based re/insurer Arch Capital Group, has promoted Jelle Ouwehand to Head of Terrorism, Political Violence and War, based in London with a reporting line to Lino Leoni, Chief Underwriting Officer, Short Tail Lines. In his new role, Ouwehand's remit includes leading the team’s underwriting activities ... Read the full article
SRG names Matt Byrne as Executive Director, Entertainment and Sport
27th November 2024
Insurance industry intermediary, Specialist Risk Group (SRG), has announced the promotion of Matt Byrne to Executive Director of their Entertainment and Sport pillar. Prior to his new role, Byrne was Head of Broking - Entertainment Media & Sport, a role he held since 2023 when he joined SRG. He was instrumental in ... Read the full article
PartnerRe appoints Chris Shanahan as CEO of Life & Health
26th November 2024
Bermuda-based reinsurance company PartnerRe has promoted Chris Shanahan to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Life & Health operations, succeeding Marc Archambault, effective January 1st, 2025. Since September 2021, Shanahan has served as PartnerRe's CEO of North America Life, having joined the firm in 2018 as Executive Vice President, Life Corporate ... Read the full article
Stuart Dale joins David Martin to lead Volante Re
26th November 2024
Stuart Dale has joined international managing general agent Volante Global to head the firm’s new Volante Re platform as CUO Treaty Reinsurance alongside David Martin. Volante Re will formally commence operations on June 1st, 2025. The company will provide specialized reinsurance solutions, initially focusing on treaty underwriting in the Casualty and ... Read the full article
Hadron appoints Colin Johnson as CEO, International
26th November 2024
Hybrid insurer Hadron has announced the appointment of Colin Johnson as Chief Executive Officer of the company’s International operations. In his new role, Johnson will oversee Hadron UK Insurance Company (HUKIC) and related companies, pending regulatory approval. His goal will be to build a premier franchise serving the delegated authority market ... Read the full article
Coalition adds Rob Kanno to its UK Security Support Centre
26th November 2024
Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has announced the appointment of Rob Kanno as Senior Security Support Analyst. Based in Manchester, Kanno is joining Coalition’s UK Security Support Centre, and will be reporting to Ryan Gregory, Head of Security Support, who commented: “Coalition’s Security Support Team is pivotal ... Read the full article
LMA adds TMK’s Vivek Syal and AMA’s John Owen to its Board
26th November 2024
The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has announced the addition of two new Board members from two of its managing agents' members. The two new members are Vivek Syal, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) who will be taking over from Matthew Shaw as the TMK representative, and John ... Read the full article
Sergio Lottimore named VP of Credit, Bond & Political Risk Reinsurance of Hamilton Re
26th November 2024
Hamilton Re, the Bermuda-domiciled re/insurance underwriting platform of Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. has appointed Sergio Lottimore as Vice President (VP) of Credit, Bond and Political Risk Reinsurance. The new Credit, Bond and Political Risk Reinsurance offerings will be incorporated within the Specialty Reinsurance portfolio, further expanding Hamilton's offerings to clients. Lottimore will ... Read the full article
Howard Dean appointed President of the FOIL for 2025
26th November 2024
Howard Dean, Partner at Keoghs, has been named President of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL), an organisation representing 8,000 lawyers and paralegals across 61 corporate firms, for 2025, succeeding Pete Allchorne, Partner at DAC Beachcroft. Dean has been an active member of FOIL's Costs and CPR & Protocols Specialist Focus ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Xabier Gallardo joins WTW’s Natural Resources, CRB NA team
25th November 2024
Global insurance brokerage WTW has announced the appointment of Xabier Gallardo as Senior Director of Client Relationship Management within the Natural Resources division of Corporate Risk and Broking, North America (CRB NA). In this role, Gallardo will focus on optimising client outcomes and driving strategy execution across WTW’s Natural Resources sector, ... Read the full article
Von Mesterhazy named as new MD for Allianz UK Specialty business
25th November 2024
Allianz UK has announced the appointment of Isabella Von Mesterhazy as Managing Director for its Specialty business, effective 1 December 2024, subject to regulatory approval. Von Mesterhazy will be taking over the role from Kieran O’Keeffe, incumbent MD for Specialty, who will be retiring at the end of the year. In her ... Read the full article
Howden Re appoints Aon’s Thomas Kroely as Managing Director, Continental Europe
25th November 2024
Howden Re, the reinsurance arm of Howden, has announced the appointment of Thomas Kroely as Managing Director, Continental Europe. In his new role, Kroely will initially focus on supporting Howden Re's European expansion, with plans to build a local team following the completion of contractual commitments next year. Tobias Andersson, Head of ... Read the full article
Gallagher expands marine P&I team with key appointments
25th November 2024
Insurance and reinsurance broking group Gallagher has expanded its marine P&I team with several key appointments. James Giles has been named Divisional Director. In his new role, he will be seconded to Gallagher Singapore, where he will work with the firm’s clients, support new regional offices, and focus on expanding its ... Read the full article
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