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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.
Lockton makes key hires to expand Lawyers Professional Liability Practice
29th February 2024
Insurance broker Lockton has announced that Eric Braverman and Eric Bill are joining the firm to build out its Lawyers Professional Liability Practice. Braverman is reportedly joining as Senior Vice President, Professional Services Practice Leader, while Bill is joining as Senior Account Executive. As per Lockton, Braverman will report to Chris Casper, ... Read the full article
Michael Hinz to take over from Markus Eugster as CEO of Korean Re Switzerland
29th February 2024
Michael Hinz, who has served as Korean Re Switzerland's Chief Underwriting Officer since 2021, will assume the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) role on July 1st, 2024. Korean Re Switzerland is a wholly owned subsidiary of Seoul based reinsurer Korean Re, which secured a FINMA reinsurance license and 'A' stable rating by ... Read the full article
AXIS promotes Edward Ashby to Chief Commercial Officer
29th February 2024
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has promoted Edward Ashby to the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer, in addition to his current role as the Global Head of Distribution for insurance. With his new role, Ashby takes on responsibility for elevating AXIS’ business development strategies, enhancing its ... Read the full article
Blue Ocean Reinsurance launches as new Cayman-based MGA
29th February 2024
A new managing general agent (MGA) platform, Blue Ocean Reinsurance Group, has recently been announced, based in the Cayman Islands. This platform aims to support current and incoming reinsurers to the Cayman Market, as well as larger, complex captives. Ruwan Jayasekera, chief operating officer of the newly formed group, states, “Subject to ... Read the full article
Shukri Abou Jaoude appointed Deputy General Manager at Chedid Re Lebanon
29th February 2024
Chedid Re's Shukri Abou Jaoude has been appointed to the role of Deputy General Manager at Chedid Re Lebanon, in addition to his current role as Senior Director for the Health, Life, and Travel Treaty Division. Shukri has been with Chedid Re for over five years. He joined the firm in 2019 taking on ... Read the full article
AXIS announces two new hires, appointing Lord as CIO
28th February 2024
AXIS Capital has announced the appointment of Stephen Lord as Global Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Robert Barriero as Global Head of Strategic Sourcing and Corporate Real Estate. In his new role as Global CIO, Lord will report directly to CEO Vince Tizzio and serve on the company’s Executive Committee. Lord is ... Read the full article
Fusion appoints Steven Harwood as Managing Partner M&A in APAC
28th February 2024
Fusion Specialty (Fusion), a global specialist in M&A insurance and a subsidiary of POP Group Holdings, has appointed Steven Harwood as Managing Partner for M&A in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. In this new role, Harwood will lead Fusion's M&A team in APAC, overseeing operations from New Zealand to India. With ... Read the full article
Howden’s Bragoli takes over from Swift as chair of broker body LIIBA
28th February 2024
LIIBA, the representative body for London market insurance brokers, has named Andy Bragoli, Global Head of Placement at Howden, as its new chair. At a meeting of LIIBA’s board in February, Bragoli took over the role from Alastair Swift of WTW, who has served as chair since March 2022. Bragoli has been ... Read the full article
ReSource Pro appoints Ernie Feirer as new SVP of carrier practice
28th February 2024
ReSource Pro, a provider of business process solutions for the insurance industry, has appointed Ernie Feirer to the position of Senior Vice President (SVP), Carrier Practice. In this role, he will lead a team of expert insurance professionals dedicated to facilitating operations and technology transformation for the insurance carrier market. Feirer's ... Read the full article
Praedicat promotes David Loughran to Chief Operating Officer
28th February 2024
David Loughran has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Praedicat, the liability emerging risk analytics company. Loughran, who previously served as Praedicat's Senior Vice President of Product & Chief Economist, has been with the company for more than 11 years. In fact, Loughran is one of the co-founder's of the ... Read the full article
RSA/NIG announces new leadership appointments to Commercial Lines team
27th February 2024
Global insurance provider RSA Insurance has announced a number of changes to its Commercial Lines leadership team, who will lead the combined business following the acquisition of NIG/FarmWeb. In September 2023 RSA agreed to acquire Direct Line’s brokered Commercial Lines operations - an acquisition that “significantly strengthened” the firm’s UK&I ... Read the full article
Sarah Horler named as Price Forbes’ Deputy CEO
27th February 2024
Global specialty broker Price Forbes appointed Sarah Horler as its new Deputy Chief Executive Officer, effective May 2024. Horler's appointment marks a significant addition to the leadership team of Ardonagh Specialty's insurance segment, where she will collaborate closely with Price Forbes' trading CEOs Andrew Draycott, Conor Geraghty, and Graham Kilby. With a ... Read the full article
Richard Coello named CEO of K2 International
27th February 2024
K2 Insurance Services, an independent specialty insurance program manager, has announced the appointment of Richard Coello as CEO of K2 Group Holdings Limited (K2 International), effective March 1, 2024. Coello has a successful track record of building underwriting businesses having established K2 Financial from startup to a $65mn premium business over ... Read the full article
CRC Group welcomes Markel’s Colosimo as Exec VP
27th February 2024
CRC Group, a North American wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has appointed Vince Colosimo as Executive Vice President in the company’s New York City Downtown office. The firm also announced that Colosimo will assume the role of Office President in mid-2025, with current Office President Fred Curatolo taking on a newly created ... Read the full article
White Mountains elects Reid T. Campbell to Board of Directors
27th February 2024
White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. has announced the election of Reid T. Campbell to its Board of Directors. This follows his retirement as President of the Company. This marks the conclusion of a remarkable thirty-year tenure at White Mountains, the company noted. CEO Manning Rountree said, "I thank Reid for the substantial value ... Read the full article