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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.
Berkshire (BHSI) promotes Behar to Head of Casualty, UK
4th October 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has promoted Caroline Alder-Smurthwaite to its Global Underwriting Office for Casualty & Healthcare, with Charlotte Behar succeeding her as Head of Casualty, UK. Based in London, Alder-Smurthwaite joined the organisation as Head of General Casualty, UK, in 2021, and brings 25 years of expertise towards her new ... Read the full article
HDI US expands executive leadership team with Syed appointment as CITO
4th October 2024
HDI Global Insurance Company, the US subsidiary of international commercial insurer, HDI Global SE (HDI) has announced the appointment of Kashif Syed as Chief Information and Transformation Officer (CITO), a newly developed role. Kashif has been tasked with leading the strategy and direction of HDI’s business transformation US technology operations, infrastructure, ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance appoints Tyler Bair as President of Ventus Risk Management
4th October 2024
Arch Insurance North America, part of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has announced the appointment of Tyler Bair as the new President of Ventus Risk Management (Ventus), a wholly-owned managing general underwriter (MGU). In this role, Bair will lead the company’s growth, oversee daily operations, and strengthen relationships with brokers and carrier ... Read the full article
Wallace to lead Munich Re Specialty, North America’s Binding Authorities as CUO
4th October 2024
Munich Re Specialty – North America, part of the global reinsurance giant Munich Re Group, has appointed Tom Wallace as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for the Binding Authorities business. In his new role, Wallace will be based in London with a reporting line to Nick Ash, President and Chief Executive Officer ... Read the full article
Gerald M. Dolina to lead WTW’s Philippines and its CRB business
4th October 2024
Global insurance broker WTW has appointed Gerald M. Dolina as Head of Philippines, and Head of Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) Philippines, effective January 2nd, 2025. Dolina brings extensive experience in people, client, and market leadership to his new role, having spent nearly three decades working in the large and complex ... Read the full article
HDI Global names Philipp Glanz as new MD of HDI Risk Consulting
4th October 2024
HDI Global, the commercial and specialty lines insurer, has appointed Philipp Glanz as the new Managing Director (MD) of HDI Risk Consulting (HRC), effective as of October 1, 2024, where together with the current MD, Dr Jörg Ohlsen, he will focus going forward on strategic growth and improved services for ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Schultz Vice Chair of Reinsurance Solutions, Pennay named CEO of Aon Securities
3rd October 2024
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has appointed Paul Schultz as Vice Chair of its Reinsurance Solutions arm, with Richard Pennay taking over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Aon Securities, the firm's capital markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) specialist division. Over the past two decades, Schultz led the Aon ... Read the full article
AIG’s Simonsen joins Coalition as European Head of Insurance
3rd October 2024
Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has appointed Tine Simonsen as its Head of Insurance for Continental Europe. Simonsen has nearly 14 years of experience as a specialist within the Financial Lines & Cyber Insurance segments, focusing on products such as Cyber Insurance, D&O Insurance, and Professional Indemnity. In ... Read the full article
Aon restructures senior leadership team for US Financial Services Group
3rd October 2024
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has restructured its senior leadership team for US Financial Services Group (FSG), appointing Anna Digel as Chief Broking Officer. Collin Breeney and Joe Reynolds have also been promoted to co-leaders for the greater New York region, also for Aon’s US FSG. These promotions follow Kary Trocchia's ... Read the full article
CRC Group’s Starwind Specialty Insurance Services names Kirk Conrad CUO
3rd October 2024
CRC Group’s Starwind Specialty Insurance Services has appointed Kirk Conrad as its Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). As CUO, Conrad will help shape the firm’s underwriting strategies, monitor and manage risks, and help to stay on top of emerging trends in the marketplace. The executive's deep expertise in data and analytics will play ... Read the full article
OdysseyRe hires Munich Re’s Daniel Boisvert as SVP, Property Treaty
3rd October 2024
After almost nine years with Munich Re America, part of the global re/insurance group, Daniel Boisvert has joined Odyssey Reinsurance Company as Senior Vice President (SVP) for its Property Treaty division. Based in Stamford, Connecticut, Boisvert reports to Executive Vice President, Joseph Guardo, and brings more than 20 years of experience ... Read the full article
Chaucer hires Lloyd’s Iryna Chekanava as Senior Innovation Underwriter
3rd October 2024
Global specialty re/insurance group Chaucer has hired Iryna Chekanava as a Senior Innovation Underwriter, who joins from Lloyd’s, where she was the senior manager for innovation growth and partnership at the Lloyd’s Lab. In her new role, Chekanava is expected to play a critical role in further developing Chaucer’s work in ... Read the full article
Lucy Clarke elected President of the Insurance Institute of London for 2024-25
3rd October 2024
The Insurance Institute of London, a professional organisation for insurance and risk management professionals, has announced Lucy Clarke as its President for 2024-25. Clarke joined WTW in 2024, bringing with her more than 25 years of industry expertise, with a strong emphasis on delivering top-tier client service, specialising in complex insurance ... Read the full article
Vaibhavi Mehta becomes CCR Re’s Director of Underwriting, Life
2nd October 2024
Vaibhavi Mehta has joined CCR Re as Director of Underwriting (Life), a Paris-based role, following her year tenure at Reinsurance Group of America (RGA). Mehta brings to her new role 17 years’ experience within the field of reinsurance and consultancy, during which time she held management positions within large international companies. Her ... Read the full article
Barbara Miller appointed Head of Broker Engagement at Broker Insights
2nd October 2024
Broker Insights, a data and distribution platform linking UK insurance brokers with insurance companies, has named Barbara Miller as the Head of Broker Engagement, a newly established role. Miller brings two decades of experience in financial services and IT, having also led her own sales and marketing business for insurance brokers. Most ... Read the full article
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