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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.
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
AXIS promotes Edward Ashby to Chief Commercial Officer
29th February 2024
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has promoted Edward Ashby to the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer, in addition to his current role as the Global Head of Distribution for insurance. With his new role, Ashby takes on responsibility for elevating AXIS’ business development strategies, enhancing its ... Read the full article
Blue Ocean Reinsurance launches as new Cayman-based MGA
29th February 2024
A new managing general agent (MGA) platform, Blue Ocean Reinsurance Group, has recently been announced, based in the Cayman Islands. This platform aims to support current and incoming reinsurers to the Cayman Market, as well as larger, complex captives. Ruwan Jayasekera, chief operating officer of the newly formed group, states, “Subject to ... Read the full article
Shukri Abou Jaoude appointed Deputy General Manager at Chedid Re Lebanon
29th February 2024
Chedid Re's Shukri Abou Jaoude has been appointed to the role of Deputy General Manager at Chedid Re Lebanon, in addition to his current role as Senior Director for the Health, Life, and Travel Treaty Division. Shukri has been with Chedid Re for over five years. He joined the firm in 2019 taking on ... Read the full article
AXIS announces two new hires, appointing Lord as CIO
28th February 2024
AXIS Capital has announced the appointment of Stephen Lord as Global Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Robert Barriero as Global Head of Strategic Sourcing and Corporate Real Estate. In his new role as Global CIO, Lord will report directly to CEO Vince Tizzio and serve on the company’s Executive Committee. Lord is ... Read the full article
Fusion appoints Steven Harwood as Managing Partner M&A in APAC
28th February 2024
Fusion Specialty (Fusion), a global specialist in M&A insurance and a subsidiary of POP Group Holdings, has appointed Steven Harwood as Managing Partner for M&A in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. In this new role, Harwood will lead Fusion's M&A team in APAC, overseeing operations from New Zealand to India. With ... Read the full article
Howden’s Bragoli takes over from Swift as chair of broker body LIIBA
28th February 2024
LIIBA, the representative body for London market insurance brokers, has named Andy Bragoli, Global Head of Placement at Howden, as its new chair. At a meeting of LIIBA’s board in February, Bragoli took over the role from Alastair Swift of WTW, who has served as chair since March 2022. Bragoli has been ... Read the full article
ReSource Pro appoints Ernie Feirer as new SVP of carrier practice
28th February 2024
ReSource Pro, a provider of business process solutions for the insurance industry, has appointed Ernie Feirer to the position of Senior Vice President (SVP), Carrier Practice. In this role, he will lead a team of expert insurance professionals dedicated to facilitating operations and technology transformation for the insurance carrier market. Feirer's ... Read the full article
Praedicat promotes David Loughran to Chief Operating Officer
28th February 2024
David Loughran has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Praedicat, the liability emerging risk analytics company. Loughran, who previously served as Praedicat's Senior Vice President of Product & Chief Economist, has been with the company for more than 11 years. In fact, Loughran is one of the co-founder's of the ... Read the full article
RSA/NIG announces new leadership appointments to Commercial Lines team
27th February 2024
Global insurance provider RSA Insurance has announced a number of changes to its Commercial Lines leadership team, who will lead the combined business following the acquisition of NIG/FarmWeb. In September 2023 RSA agreed to acquire Direct Line’s brokered Commercial Lines operations - an acquisition that “significantly strengthened” the firm’s UK&I ... Read the full article