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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.
James Blackwell named Head of Property at Argenta
1st November 2022
Argenta Syndicate Management Limited (ASML), a subsidiary of Argenta Holdings Limited, has announced the appointment of James Blackwell as Head of Property, with immediate effect. Based in London, Blackwell will be responsible for growing Argenta’s global property business, reporting to Ian Burford, Active Underwriter and Director of Underwriting of ASML’s Syndicate ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty appoints LifeScienceRisk leaders
1st November 2022
Ryan Specialty has announced the appointments of Catherine Gill to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Mark Wood to Chairman of LifeScienceRisk (LSR), Ryan Specialty’s managing general underwriter specializing in the Life Sciences industry. Both appointments are effective immediately. Gill has been the Chief Underwriting Officer of LifeScienceRisk and has been with LSR ... Read the full article
QBE Intl. promotes Stokoe and Fuller to exec management board
1st November 2022
Australia's QBE Insurance has announced the promotion of both Ceri Stokoe and Nathan Fuller to roles that see the pair join the firm's International Executive Management Board, effective December 1st, 2022, subject to regulatory approval. Stokoe, who joined QBE in 2016 as the Head of Application Services, later becoming Director of ... Read the full article
Steve Jennings to head AmTrust’s Residential Real Estate Practice
1st November 2022
Global specialty property and casualty insurer, AmTrust, has appointed Steve Jennings as Senior Vice President, Underwriting, to oversee its Nonprofits Practice, as well as a newly created dedicated Residential Real Estate Practice. Jennings has deep experience in residential real estate, human services, and other niche businesses. He joins the company after ... Read the full article
Apollo names Sian Hill independent non-executive director
1st November 2022
Independent re/insurer Apollo Group Holdings Ltd, has appointed Sian Hill as independent non-executive director of Apollo’s managing agency board. A chartered accountant with extensive experience of the banking and insurance sectors Hill has spent the majority of her career at KPMG, becoming a tax partner in 1996, specialising in the financial ... Read the full article
Iain Church named Operations Lead for Hymans Robertson’s Risk Transfer team
1st November 2022
Leading pensions and financial services consultancy, Hymans Robertson has appointed Iain Church as Operations Lead for its Risk Transfer team. Within this role, Church will have operational responsibility for the Risk Transfer team. Hymans Robertson’s Risk Transfer team has grown to over 25 specialists, taking ownership of everything from resourcing client ... Read the full article
Marsh names Charles Sincock as ESG Strategy Leader in UK Advisory business
1st November 2022
Insurance broker and risk advisor, Marsh, has announced the appointment of Charles Sincock as ESG Strategy Leader within its UK Advisory business. Sincock joins Marsh from Capco where he was the global ESG delivery lead and UK ESG lead. He began his financial services career as an M&A banker at Dresdner ... Read the full article
AURIGON welcomes two new Partners
1st November 2022
European consultancy firm for the re/insurance industry, AURIGON Advisors, has announced the appointment of two new Partners in Italy and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Aurel Fratila, former insurance executive and actuary will cover France and CEE as Local Partner CEE, whereas Prof. Antonino Barletta will join our team as Local ... Read the full article
Eliot Partnership appoints Jenni Smith and George Kesselman to new roles
1st November 2022
Executive search firm Eliot Partnership has appointed Jenni Smith and George Kesselman to the respective roles of senior advisor and special advisor for insurtech. The firm said that Smith will be based in Sydney and will work with Graeme Young, who leads the ANZ region, and Ricarda Simon, senior partner and ... Read the full article
Reask appoints new Climate Science Advisor
31st October 2022
Climate analytics and technology driven risk modelling firm Reask, has appointed Daniel Swain, PhD, as Climate Science Advisor as the company expands perils covered by its global climate connected technology. According to the announcement, Reask’s new advisor will provide academic oversight of existing technology and advise in the development of its ... Read the full article
FutureProof expands team to support Florida E&S homeowners product launch
31st October 2022
FutureProof Technologies has announced two key hires to support the launch of a Florida E&S homeowners product through its algorithmic underwriting MGA. Andrea Ferrari joins FutureProof as Director of Underwriting, while Michael DSouza joins as Director of Catastrophe and Portfolio Management. FutureProof notes that Ferrari brings extensive experience from underwriting both admitted ... Read the full article
Miller names Bradley O’Connor as Chief Information Officer
31st October 2022
Specialist re/insurance broker Miller has announced the appointment of Bradley O’Connor as Chief Information Officer. The firm states that in the new role, O’Connor will focus on creating a scalable technology and data platform that enables smarter, faster, better broking. His key priorities will include enhancing the capabilities Miller provides to its ... Read the full article
Argenta appoints Stephen Haynes to new roles
31st October 2022
Lloyd’s managing agent Argenta has appointed Stephen Haynes to be its new marine excess of loss underwriter. The firm said that Haynes, based in London, will take on the role with immediate effect and will report to Heath Callan, head of energy and marine insurance at the firm. Callan said: “It’s been ... Read the full article
Brit CEO Wilson to step down, Martin Thompson named as successor
31st October 2022
Global specialty insurance and reinsurance firm Brit Ltd., part of the Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited group of companies, has announced that its CEO Matthew Wilson is stepping down from his role and to be succeeded by Martin Thompson. Thompson will become the new Brit Group CEO and also Executive Chairman of ... Read the full article
DUAL North America adds three members to Transactional Risk team
28th October 2022
DUAL North America, one of the largest independent underwriting organisations in the US, has announced the expansion of its Transactional Risk team with the addition of three new hires. Daniel Bond, Yash Jafari have both joined the team in the role of Senior Vice President and will be part of CUAL’s ... Read the full article