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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.
Arch Insurance strengthens European unit with addition of Paul Seip
10th April 2025
Arch Insurance, a division of Bermuda-based re/insurer Arch Capital Group, has appointed Paul Seip as Head of Fine Art & Specie, European Markets, effective immediately. Seip will be based in Rotterdam, and joins Arch Insurance (EU) dac (AIEU), which provides specialist property and casualty insurance solutions within the European Union. In his ... Read the full article
Allianz Trade appoints Matt Williams as Chief Executive Officer, UK-IE
10th April 2025
Allianz Trade, a trade credit insurer, has appointed Matt Williams as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for UK & Ireland, effective July 1st, 2025, succeeding Sarah Murrow. Murrow will become CEO of Allianz Trade in the Americas also effective July 1st, 2025. Both appointments are subject to the standard regulatory approval requirements. Williams ... Read the full article
Liberty Mutual Insurance elects Sweeney as Chairman, Long to retire
10th April 2025
The Board of Directors of Liberty Mutual Insurance has elected Timothy M. Sweeney as the Chairman of Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc., effective April 9th, 2025. Sweeney, currently the company's President and Chief Executive Officer, will succeed David H. Long, who retires as Chairman and Director. Long has spent four decades at ... Read the full article
Neema appoints Sandowen Ramasawmy as Underwriter at London office
10th April 2025
Neema Insurance Managing Agency, an African specialist underwriting agency, has announced the appointment of Sandowen Ramasawmy as Underwriter at its London office. Ramasawmy brings extensive underwriting experience across multiple lines of business, including property, engineering, political violence, marine, motor, liability, and miscellaneous accidents. He underwrites risks globally, with a focus on the ... Read the full article
CG Re appoints Ramanuj Seegoolam to London broking team
10th April 2025
African reinsurer CG Re Group has announced the appointment of Ramanuj Seegoolam to its broking team in the London office. The CG Re Group announced the opening of its London office in July 2024, as part of the company’s expansion strategy to become an international and global reinsurance broker. In his ... Read the full article
Sompo names Jason Burns as SVP, Ceded Reinsurance
9th April 2025
Jason Burns, previously of Chubb and Blue Atlantic Reinsurance, joined property and casualty (P&C) insurer and reinsurer Sompo last month as Senior Vice President (SVP), Ceded Reinsurance. Burns brings more than two decades of re/insurance industry experience to Sompo, having started his career with The Hartford in 2002 as a Financial ... Read the full article
Acrisure appoints Pelsinger Chief Administrative Officer, Wassersug named CTO
9th April 2025
Global insurance broker Acrisure has announced the appointment of Mark Wassersug as Chief Technology Officer and Shawn Pelsinger as Chief Administrative Officer, effective later this month. Wassersug and Pelsinger will report to Greg Williams, Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Acrisure, who commented: “As Acrisure enters its next phase of growth, Mark ... Read the full article
Botes to lead Gallagher Re’s South Africa team as Regional Director
9th April 2025
Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Riaan Botes as Regional Director - South Africa. With 25 years of experience in reinsurance, Botes brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to his new role. The executive is joining Gallagher Re from Santam Re, where he most recently served as Head ... Read the full article
Beazley’s Greenwood and Talbot’s Woolley join LMA board
9th April 2025
The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has announced the addition of two new representatives to its board: Bethany Greenwood, CEO of Beazley Furlonge Limited and Beazley’s Group Head of Specialty Risks, and Emma Woolley, CEO of Talbot Underwriting Ltd. Greenwood joined Beazley in 2019, since then, she has held a number of ... Read the full article
Lockton Re adds Dickerson as Head of Retrospective Reinsurance & Legacy Solutions
9th April 2025
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of independent insurance broker Lockton, has appointed James Dickerson in a global role as Head of Retrospective Reinsurance & Legacy Solutions, strengthening its Capital Advisory Practice. Dickerson will be based in the company’s London office. Since 2021, he has served at reinsurance broker Gallagher Re as ... Read the full article
Luke Proctor to lead Aon’s Reinsurance Analytics for UK and Bermuda
9th April 2025
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced the appointment of Luke Proctor as Head of Reinsurance Analytics for UK and Bermuda. “Analytics is fundamental to how we understand risk here at Aon. Luke will be leading the strategic direction of Reinsurance analytics capabilities in the UK and Bermuda to help ... Read the full article
MS Amlin names Gately Head of Strategy, Financial Planning, and Performance
9th April 2025
Lloyd’s global re/insurer MS Amlin has appointed John Gately as Head of Strategy, Financial Planning, and Performance. Gately has two decades of insurance sector experience, having begun his career at KPMG. He has since held various senior roles, including six years at Bernstein Research and five years at HSBC, where he ... Read the full article
Ascot appoints RenRe’s Marc Amen as CEO, North America
9th April 2025
Bermuda-domiciled global specialty re/insurer Ascot Group has appointed Marc Amen as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) North America, effective later this year, after he completes his current obligations. In the new role, Amen will be responsible for all operating facets of Ascot U.S. and Ascot Bermuda insurance and reinsurance companies. Additionally, he will ... Read the full article
McKeon to head Ascot’s US Middle Market Loss Sensitive Casualty
9th April 2025
Ascot, a Bermuda-domiciled global specialty insurer, has appointed Christopher McKeon to lead the company’s new U.S. Middle Market Loss Sensitive Casualty segment. Reporting to David Zimmerman, Executive Vice President, Primary Casualty, McKeon will be managing the development of strategic and tactical initiatives to drive a profitable loss sensitive Middle Market Primary ... Read the full article
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints Vaziri as Global Head of RES
9th April 2025
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of reinsurance giant Swiss Re, has appointed Pantea Vaziri as its new Global Head of Risk Engineering Services (RES). In the new role, Vaziri will continue to enhance Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' global RES capabilities and partner with the teams to provide clients ... Read the full article
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