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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.
AXA XL appoints Rodrigues da Costa as Underwriting Manager, Energy Transition
24th April 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the appointment of Theodore Rodrigues da Costa as Underwriting Manager, Energy Transition. In this role, Rodrigues da Costa will oversee the Energy Transition portfolio for the UK & Lloyd’s Business Unit while maintaining a ... Read the full article
Everest names Steve Reiss as Northeast Regional Executive for insurance division
24th April 2025
Everest, a provider of reinsurance and insurance solutions, has named Steve Reiss as the US Northeast Regional Executive for Everest Insurance. In this role, Reiss will be responsible for overseeing performance and client service across the Northeast region. He will report to Craig Hanrahan, Head of Field Operations Insurance, based in ... Read the full article
Lockton welcomes Bård Poulsson as International Marine Lead
24th April 2025
Independent insurance broker Lockton has announced the appointment of Bård A. Poulsson as International Marine Lead, effective September 1, 2025. Based in Oslo, Poulsson will work to strengthen Lockton’s Global Marine focus on client needs in the Nordic region and our strategic expansion internationally. The executive has over 31 years of marine ... Read the full article
Willis names Harry Merker to key leadership roles in P&C and Alternative Asset Insurance Solutions
24th April 2025
Willis, a WTW business, has named Harry Merker as the new Property and Casualty (P&C) Cross Industry Sales Leader and Alternative Asset Insurance Solutions (AAIS) Sales, Strategy, and Execution Leader for North America. In this newly established dual role, Merker will be responsible for advancing broking growth across Willis’ P&C operations, ... Read the full article
Nexus appoints Ana Ortega Lamaignère as Broker & Partner Manager, Spain
24th April 2025
Nexus Underwriting, a specialty Managing General Agent (MGA), has announced the appointment of Ana Ortega Lamaignère as Broker & Partner Manager for Spain in its Trade Credit business in Europe, effective April 1st, 2025. In her new role, Lamaignère will help expand Nexus’s presence in Europe and strengthen partnerships across the ... Read the full article
AXA proposes renewal of CEO Thomas Buberl’s mandate in 2026
23rd April 2025
Large French insurer AXA's Board of Directors has proposed the renewal of Thomas Buberl’s mandate as a director and intends to reappoint him as the company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Buberl has served as CEO and Director of AXA since September 2016, having joined the AXA Group as part of its ... Read the full article
CRC Group appoints Aon’s Todd Jones as Chief Growth Officer
23rd April 2025
CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, has announced the appointment of Todd Jones as Chief Growth Officer, effective June 2025. In this role, Jones will lead CRC Group's strategic initiatives aimed at driving organic growth, with a focus on strengthening alignment with key clients. He will report ... Read the full article
Goosehead Insurance appoints Bill Wade to its Board of Directors
23rd April 2025
Goosehead Insurance, a personal lines insurance distribution, has announced the appointment of Bill Wade to its Board of Directors, to help drive the company’s technology-driven expansion. Wade will leverage his deep expertise in leveraging emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), to fuel innovation, operational efficiency, and transformational growth at Goosehead. Mark Miller, ... Read the full article
Xceedance names Gavin Lillywhite Operating Leader UKI and Europe
23rd April 2025
Xceedance, a global provider of technology and digital solutions, has announced the appointment of Gavin Lillywhite as SVP, Operating Leader UKI and Europe. Lillywhite's three decades of international experience in the London, Lloyd's, and Company Insurance Market have provided him with technical underwriting and distribution expertise, as well as a deep ... Read the full article
Brit appoints Jonathan Mudd as Active Underwriter for Syndicate 2988
23rd April 2025
Brit Group Holdings Limited has appointed Jonathan Mudd as Active Underwriter for Syndicate 2988. Mudd, who joined Brit in 2003, currently serves as Managing Director for FinPro and Cyber. He will retain this position alongside his new responsibilities as Active Underwriter for Syndicate 2988. Mudd succeeds Simon Bird in the role, having ... Read the full article
SCOR appoints Philipp Rüede as CEO of L&H
23rd April 2025
French reinsurer SCOR has appointed Philipp Rüede as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Life & Health (L&H) division and a member of the Executive Committee, effective June 1st, 2025. He succeeds Frieder Knüpling, who stepped down in July 2024. In the new role, Rüede will prioritise driving the L&H ... Read the full article
Polo Managing Agency appoints Gordon Reid as Operational & New Business Manager
23rd April 2025
Gordon Reid is joining Polo Managing Agency as Operational & New Business Manager to reinforce the company's continued growth and deepening of its Lloyd’s market expertise. In his new role, Reid will have operational and new business responsibilities, as well as support clients while acting as a central point of communication ... Read the full article
Willis names Anant Pawar as Aviation & Space Leader for India
23rd April 2025
Willis, part of global insurance broker WTW, has appointed Anant Pawar as the Aviation & Space Leader for India, effective immediately. In this new role, Pawar will be responsible for providing strategic insurance broking solutions and specialised services to aviation clients across the country. Pawar brings extensive industry knowledge and leadership experience, ... Read the full article
Chubb names Janene Blizzard as Head of A&H, APAC
22nd April 2025
Global insurer Chubb has appointed Janene Blizzard as the Head of Accident & Health (A&H) for Asia Pacific (APAC), effective June 1st, 2025, based in Singapore. Blizzard will report to Marcos Gunn, Regional President, Asia Pacific, with a matrix reporting line to Daniela Hernandez, Division President for International A&H, Overseas General ... Read the full article
Markel Insurance splits US and Bermuda operations, makes leadership appointments
22nd April 2025
Markel Insurance, the insurance arm of Markel Group Inc., has bifurcated the operations of its US and Bermuda operations, previously known as Markel Specialty, into US Wholesale and Specialty, and Programs and Solutions. Simultaneously, the insurer has made changes to its senior leadership, effective immediately. The US Wholesale and Specialty segment will ... Read the full article
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