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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.
Russell Group appoints weather analytics veteran as Head of Connected Risk
20th October 2022
Data and analytics company, Russell Group has appointed former CEO of weather analytics and insights modelling firm MetSwift, James Banasik, as Head of Connected Risk. Banasik’s appointment is part of a strategic transformation by Russell Group to provide its re/insurance clients, and corporate working group with the forward-looking data sets that ... Read the full article
David Guest named Head of Crisis Management for SCOR UK & SCOR Syndicate
19th October 2022
French reinsurer SCOR has appointed David Guest as Head of Crisis Management for SCOR UK and the SCOR Syndicate. His remit will include Terrorism and Political Violence and is effective 24 October, 2022. Within this role, Guest will be based in London and he will report to Marie Biggas, Chief Underwriting Officer ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter expands delegated authority capabilities, adds new hires
19th October 2022
Reinsurance broker, Guy Carpenter has announced it has expanded its capabilities in the delegated authority arena. It is welcoming three new members to its GC Access team and forming a new collaboration with Guy Carpenter’s Ratings Advisory Service. Bryan Willingham joins as Managing Director and Co-Head of the Southwest Region. He ... Read the full article
Allianz Commercial appoints Carey as Managing Director, mid-market
19th October 2022
Allianz Commercial has announced that it has appointed David Carey to the newly created position of managing director, mid-market, effective from April 2023, subject to regulatory approval. Within this role, he will hold responsibility for leading Allianz Commercial’s regional trading teams, as well as focusing delivery on key customer segments and ... Read the full article
Aspida Re finds new CEO in PartnerRe’s David Florian
19th October 2022
Aspida Life Re, a Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurance company, has announced that David Florian has been named as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He brings over three decades of industry experience and over two decades of leadership experience to the Aspida Re team, joining from PartnerRe, where he was ... Read the full article
HDI Global Specialty promotes Fleiser to Managing Director of Australia branch
19th October 2022
HDI Global Specialty (HDI) has announced that Mark Fleiser, former General Manager of its Australian operations, has been promoted to Managing Director of its Australian branch. Fleiser’s appointment is effective immediately. Within his role as General Manager, Fleiser has been able to successfully oversee the growth of the firms Australian operation. HDI’s ... Read the full article
BMS names Alex Tesei as director of European energy reinsurance
19th October 2022
BMS Group has announced further expansion of its specialty energy practice with the hire of Alex Tesei as director of European energy reinsurance. Tesei holds almost two and a half decades of industry experience, having spent ten years building up and leading the reinsurance division of Ribé Salat in Spain, specialising ... Read the full article
Howden names Mike Godfrey as Head of Equine division
19th October 2022
Insurance broker, Howden has appointed Mike Godfrey as Executive Director and Head of its Equine division, part of its Sports & Entertainment practice. Godfrey will commence employment at Howden subject to completion of his contractual obligations. Within this role, he will be based in London and will report to Duncan Fraser, Global ... Read the full article
QBE Intl. makes two senior appointments within US marine team
18th October 2022
QBE International Markets has made two appointments within its US marine insurance team. The company has announced that Sean Dollahon has been appointed as Vice President, US Marine Manager, and Katie McCord has been appointed as Vice President, Senior Marine Underwriter. Dollahon brings nearly twenty years of industry experience towards his new ... Read the full article
BHSI appoints Pedro Mairos to be new global CUO for marine
18th October 2022
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Pedro Mairos to be its global underwriting officer for marine. Mairos is moving from his role as head of marine for the UK and Ireland at BHSI. He joined the firm three years ago and will continue to be based in London. According to his ... Read the full article
WTW names Terry Rolfe Director – CRM of Aerospace
18th October 2022
Global advisory, broking and solutions company, WTW has announced the appointment of Terry Rolfe as Director - Client Relationship Management (CRM), within the company’s Aerospace business. Rolfe has more than 30 years of industry experience in managing client relationships, strategic planning, and risk management, which according to WTW, will benefit the ... Read the full article
Lockton Re appoints Oliver Brew as Cyber Practice Leader, London
18th October 2022
Global insurance broker Lockton’s dedicated reinsurance division, Lockton Re, has appointed Oliver Brew in a new role as Cyber Practice Leader in London. Brew brings more than 20 years of industry experience towards the role. He joins from CyberCube where he most recently served as Head of Client Success as part ... Read the full article
Alexander van Kuffeler named CCO of Howden CAP
18th October 2022
International broker, Howden has appointed Alexander van Kuffeler as Chief Commercial Officer of Howden CAP. In a press release, Howden stated that van Kuffeler’s role will be to hone the value proposition for Howden CAP, and support its delivery of unique and innovative advice and solutions and forge relationships with key ... Read the full article
Pool Re appoints Jonathan Gray as CUO elect
18th October 2022
Terrorism reinsurer Pool Re has appointed Jonathan Gray as chief underwriting officer elect. A statement from the firm said that Gray will join the government-backed reinsurer in November and work alongside current CUO Steve Coates before the latter’s retirement in early 2023. During this period of overlap, the business will focus ... Read the full article
Verisk hires Stanway as Chief Digital Officer of Specialty Business Solutions
17th October 2022
Global data analytics provider, Verisk, has appointed Reid Stanway as Chief Digital Officer of Specialty Business Solutions. In this role, Stanway will work with insurance market participants to navigate the increasingly complex world of digital transformation and digital trading. At the same time, he will also engage with insurance executives and business ... Read the full article