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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.
Gallagher Bassett adds Katie Lamb as EMEA General Counsel
12th March 2025
Gallagher Bassett, the provider of risk and claims management services and a wholly owned subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has appointed Katie Lamb as General Counsel-GB Europe, Middle East and Asia (EMEA). Lamb has nearly 15 years of industry experience in the insurance industry, and joins from CNA Hardy, ... Read the full article
Bay Harbor Re appoints Steven Green VP of Performance Management & Accounting
12th March 2025
Bay Harbor Re, a provider of reinsurance solutions for the US property and casualty market, has announced the appointment of Steven Green as Vice President of Performance Management & Accounting. Green is joining the company following eight years with Emergent Holdings, where he most recently served alongside the Manager, Financial Performance ... Read the full article
Tracey Gibbons becomes QBE Re’s Global Head of Strategic Development
11th March 2025
Tracey Gibbons has been appointed Global Head of Strategic Development at QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of QBE Insurance Group. The executive, who has over 40 years’ experience in multiple classes of business, has been part of QBE Re since 2021, when she joined the company as Head of QBE ... Read the full article
Porch Group appoints Emmanuel Bellegarde as Head of Reinsurance
11th March 2025
Porch Group, a homeowners insurance and vertical software platform, has announced the addition of four insurance industry veterans to strengthen the organisation, including the appointment of Emmanuel Bellegarde as Head of Reinsurance. In his new role, Bellegarde will play a key part in driving the reinsurance strategy, structuring placements, and securing ... Read the full article
Vantage promotes Krzmarzick & Burtle to key US Excess Casualty roles
11th March 2025
Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., a provider of insurance and reinsurance solutions, has announced the promotions of Thomas (TJ) Krzmarzick to Head of U.S. Excess Casualty and Thomas Burtle to Chief Underwriting Officer, Casualty. These promotions reflect Vantage's commitment to sustained, profitable growth within its U.S. Excess Casualty portfolio and its focus ... Read the full article
Andrew George named President of Marsh Specialty
11th March 2025
Insurance broker Marsh has announced the appointment of Andrew George as President of Marsh Specialty, effective immediately. Based in London, and reporting to Martin South, President and CEO, Marsh, George will have the overall responsibility for Marsh Specialty’s global business, which includes the Aviation, Climate & Sustainability, Construction, Credit Specialties, Energy ... Read the full article
Everest appoints Aon’s Giacomo Mariani to lead Insurance business in Italy
11th March 2025
Global reinsurance and insurance firm Everest has announced the appointment of Giacomo Mariani to lead its Insurance business in Italy, following the opening of its Milan office in November 2024. In his new role, Mariani will report to José Ramón Morales, Head of Southern Europe at Everest Insurance International. Mariani brings ... Read the full article
Rob Best to lead DUAL UK’s newly launched Climate Risk & Resilience team
11th March 2025
DUAL UK, part of the specialist underwriting arm of Howden Group, has announced the launch of its newly created Climate Risk & Resilience (CR&R) underwriting team. The CR&R team, under the leadership of Rob Best, will introduce a range of insurance products aimed at assisting businesses in navigating the decarbonization and ... Read the full article
QBE expands W&I presence in Nordics, appoints Samuel Pihl
11th March 2025
Commercial insurer QBE is expanding its Warranty & Indemnity (W&I) presence in the Nordics to meet the growing demand for transactional risk insurance solutions. Sweden’s M&A market, after a period of uncertainty, is showing signs of recovery. According to EY, 387 deals were completed in Q4’24, a 9% increase from the ... Read the full article
Rodrigo Botti joins Lockton Re’s LAC team as Treaty Country Head of Brazil
11th March 2025
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of independent insurance broker Lockton, has appointed Rodrigo Botti as Treaty Country Head of Brazil, based in Sao Paulo, joining the Lockton Re Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) team. Most recently, Botti served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Actuarial, Technology Officer at Brazilian ... Read the full article
Ageas Re appoints Jeremy Lilburn to co-lead Credit & Surety business
11th March 2025
Ageas Re, the reinsurance division of international insurance group Ageas, has hired Jeremy Lilburn, previously of PartnerRe, to co-lead its Credit & Surety practice alongside Sylvie Hirn. Hirn joined Ageas Re in October of last year from Coface Re SA to lead the Credit & Surety operation. She will now co-lead ... Read the full article
Global Parametrics appoints Jacob as London Market Business Development Director
10th March 2025
Global Parametrics, a CelsiusPro Group company, has announced the appointment of Ola Jacob as London Market Business Development Director. Jacob will leverage his over 13 years of experience to drive the expansion of CelsiusPro Group's parametric solutions through the London Market, aiding private- and public-sector clients in enhancing their climate resilience. The ... Read the full article
Praveen Reddy appointed President & CEO of Penn-America Underwriters
10th March 2025
Global Indemnity Group, LLC (GBLI) has announced the appointment of Praveen K. Reddy as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Penn-America Underwriters, LLC, its new subsidiary. Formed following an internal reorganisation announced earlier this year, Penn-America Underwriters is GBLI’s distribution and specialised services group that focuses on the ... Read the full article
Lockton Re appoints Gallagher Re’s Tom Meyer as Head of Specialty in London
10th March 2025
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of independent insurance broker Lockton, has appointed Tom Meyer as Head of the Specialty Division in London, succeeding Paul Upton, who takes on the role of Chairman for the unit. Since 2023, Meyer has served as the Managing Director of Specialty at Gallagher Re. Prior to ... Read the full article
Amy Sherk named Fairfax CFO as Debbie Chalkley takes on India role
10th March 2025
Property and casualty re/insurance holding company, Fairfax India Holdings Corporation, has appointed Debbie Chalkley as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Fairfax India, taking over from Amy Sherk, who has been named CFO of Fairfax, the controlling shareholder of Fairfax India, effective today. Sherk will remain a Vice President of Fairfax ... Read the full article
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