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Vantage appoints Livingstone as SVP for Credit, Mortgage, & Structured Re/Insurance
30th April 2025
Vantage Group Holdings, a specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Paul Livingstone as Senior Vice President for Credit, Mortgage, and Structured Re/Insurance. In his new role, Livingstone will lead the expansion of Vantage’s credit risk re/insurance business, focusing on identifying opportunities to diversify its portfolio. He will report to ... Read the full article
AXA XL expands cyber insurance solutions for SMEs with key appointment
30th April 2025
AXA XL, a re/insurance provider, is broadening its cyber insurance offerings for small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) by appointing Michelle Aliperti as Head of SME for the Americas. Based in New York, Aliperti will report to Michelle Chia, the Chief Underwriting Officer for Cyber, Design, and Select Professional at AXA XL. Aliperti ... Read the full article
Andrew Weare named Lead Underwriter Mining for HDI Global SE
30th April 2025
HDI Global SE, the Corporate & Specialty Division of the Talanx Group, has announced the appointment of Andrew Weare as new Lead Underwriter Mining, succeeding Matthew Johnson who is retiring. In his new role, Weare, who has been with HDI Global for more than seven years, will report directly to Rafael ... Read the full article
Generali CEO Philippe Donnet to serve for another three-year term
29th April 2025
The Board of Directors of Italian insurance giant Generali has elected Philippe Donnet as Managing Director (MD) and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for another three-year term. At a meeting held yesterday, the Board elected, for the three-year period 2025-2027, Andrea Sironi as Chairman and Donnet as MD and CEO, who ... Read the full article
James River appoints Bob Zimardo as SVP, Investments and Investor Relations
29th April 2025
James River Group Holdings, a Bermuda-domiciled insurance holding company, has appointed Bob Zimardo as Senior Vice President (SVP), Investments and Investor Relations. In the new role, he will report directly to Sarah Doran, Chief Financial Officer, and be responsible for investments and investor relations activity. Zimardo has over two decades of experience ... Read the full article
Brace appoints Amie Townsend as Senior Underwriter
29th April 2025
Brace UK & Europe, a specialist underwriter focused on multi-line and alternative risk solutions and backed by Beat Capital Partners, a subsidiary of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. has appointed Amie Townsend as Senior Underwriter. The appointment is effective immediately. Townsend will be based in London and will report directly to Martin ... Read the full article
SiriusPoint appoints Eleanor Gibson as International CUO
29th April 2025
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint has announced the appointment of Eleanor Gibson as International Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective May 6th, 2025. Based in London, Gibson will report to Rob Gibbs, President & CEO of SiriusPoint International, and Anthony Shapella, Group Chief Underwriting Officer. In her new role, she will provide strategic ... Read the full article
BHSI appoints two Customer & Broker Engagement leaders in the U.S.
29th April 2025
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the appointment of Gabe Poppie as Strategic Growth Broker Leader and Brian Cummins as Customer & Broker Engagement Leader for the U.S. Northern Central region. Travis Bethune, Customer & Broker Engagement Leader, North America, BHSI, commented: “Strong, lasting relationships are foundational to BHSI and ... Read the full article
Renaissance Specialty Insurance appoints Jason Thrash as Senior Programme Underwriter
29th April 2025
Renaissance Specialty Insurance (RSI), supported by Roosevelt Road Specialty, the MGU division of Roosevelt Road Capital Partners, announced that Jason Thrash has joined the company as a Senior Programme Underwriter. Thrash brings more than 18 years of experience underwriting Sports, Leisure, and Entertainment programmes, with a concentration in Sports and Motorsports. His ... Read the full article
Phil Withey joins Hiscox London Market as CTO
28th April 2025
Specialist global insurer Hiscox has announced the appointment of Phil Withey as Chief Technology Officer for Hiscox London Market. Based in London, Withey is to join the business in June, and will be reporting to Hiscox Group CIO Chris Loake and Hiscox London Market CEO Kate Markham. He will also be ... Read the full article
RGA names My Chi To as EVP, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary
28th April 2025
Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), a global life and health reinsurer, has announced the appointment of My Chi To as Executive Vice President (EVP), Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary, effective May 19th, 2025. To will succeed Bill Hutton, who is retiring after 27 years with RGA. In her new role, she ... Read the full article
Aon appoints new leaders to boost reinsurance Client Services function
28th April 2025
Aon has announced new appointments within Reinsurance Solutions’ Client Services function to strengthen its client advocacy services amid increasing economic uncertainty. The new appointments, Steve Clark, Ann Field, Matt Moore, and David Griffiths, will reportedly bolster the team that provides dedicated support to clients through claims handling and accounting. Clark has been ... Read the full article
Hughes joins Rokstone as Head of Specialty Reinsurance
28th April 2025
Rokstone, a global specialty re/insurance managing general agent (MGA) and part of the Aventum Group, has announced the appointment of Eddie Hughes as its new Head of Specialty Reinsurance. Leveraging his two decades of industry experience, Hughes will be in charge of overseeing Rokstone’s global Specialty Reinsurance portfolio, spanning ... Read the full article
Everen Specialty appoints Carla Greaves as CUO
28th April 2025
Bermuda-domiciled global re/insurer for energy markets, Everen Specialty, has appointed Carla Greaves as its Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). She succeeds Jane Peterson, Interim CUO, who will continue in a consultancy capacity to facilitate the transition. Additionally, Greaves will join the re/insurer's executive leadership team, also based in the Bermuda office, later ... Read the full article
Chaucer expands International Property Division with two senior appointments
28th April 2025
Chaucer Group, the specialty re/insurance business, has announced the appointments of Emma Brown and Andy Cleair as Class Underwriters within its International Property division. Both are based in London and report directly to Mel Smart, Head of International Property Fac. In their new roles, Brown and Cleair will work closely with ... Read the full article
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