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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.
WTW names Michelle Cui P&C Director of ICT business
28th September 2022
Global advisory, broking and solutions company, WTW, has announced the appointment of Michelle Cui as Director, Actuarial Property & Casualty (P&C), in its Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) business. Cui is joining the ICT team from Zurich North America, where she served as vice president and actuarial director. In her new ... Read the full article
Munich Re promotes Yaoling Bai to new role in Beijing
28th September 2022
Munich Re in China has promoted Yaoling Bai to the role of senior property treaty underwriter and nat cat consultant. Bai has been with the firm since February 2019 when she joined as a property treaty underwriter. Prior to this, she worked for RMS for nearly two-and-a-half years as senior product ... Read the full article
Canopius appoints Adhiraj Maitra to new ESG role
28th September 2022
Global special re/insurer Canopius Group has named Adhiraj Maitra as its group head of sustainability, effective immediately. In his new role, Maitra will be responsible for overseeing the group’s ESG position around the world. This will involve developing a cohesive ESG strategy to meet regulatory requirements, including a forward-looking responsible underwriting policy, ... Read the full article
Aurora appoints WTW’s Ian Thomas as Head of Product and Insight
28th September 2022
Digital platform and managing general agent (MGA) Aurora has hired Ian Thomas as Head of Product and Insight. As Head of Product and Insight, Thomas will be responsible for driving Aurora’s creative use of data with a key focus on the intelligent use of insights to deliver a first-class customer experience. He ... Read the full article
Sensa hires industry veteran as Chief Operating Officer to drive growth in the US
27th September 2022
Proactive insurer and insurtech, Sensa, has appointed Steven Brown as Chief Operating Officer (COO) Brown brings over 35 years of property and casualty (P&C) insurance experience towards the role. He joins from software company, The Floow Ltd, where he served as Chief Insurance Officer. Prior to that, he spent over seventeen years at ... Read the full article
Demex appoints climate risk veteran Matt Coleman as Chief Risk Officer
27th September 2022
The Demex Group, a provider of comprehensive solutions for modelling, assessing, and managing climate-linked risks at scale, has appointed Matt Coleman as Chief Risk Officer. Within this role, Coleman will work closely with Demex’s Product, Growth, and Operations teams to develop and refine the company’s offerings for climate insurance and risk ... Read the full article
Clear Blue Insurance entices David Reale over from HSB
27th September 2022
Clear Blue Insurance has hired David Reale to be its new lead manager of reinsurance contracts. Reale is joining the company from the beginning of this week after over eighteen years at the Munich Re-backed Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB) where he was senior reinsurance contract specialist. Reale said ... Read the full article
Insurtech Previsico names Johnny Stubbs Partnerships Manager
27th September 2022
Live flood forecasting insurtech, Previsico has appointed Johnny Stubbs as Partnerships Manager to support accelerated demand in the UK and US. As a specialist in developing and managing successful partnerships with insurance companies with extensive experience in the insurtech space, Stubbs will be responsible for building client-centric plans to help Previsico’s ... Read the full article
Insurance Institute of London names Lay to succeed Enoizi as president
27th September 2022
The Insurance Institute of London (IIL) has named Christopher Lay as its new president. A statement on its website said that Lay was succeeding Julian Enoizi. In addition, Lay also serves as the country corporate officer for Marsh McLennan in the UK, providing leadership for the Marsh McLennan businesses of Marsh, ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Adam Peckman as head of Cyber Solutions, Asia Pacific
27th September 2022
Aon plc has appointed Adam Peckman as head of Cyber Solutions, Asia Pacific. Under Peckman's leadership, Aon’s Cyber Solutions in Asia Pacific will bring together cyber broking, security advisory, incident response and risk consulting capabilities across Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. At the same time, Peckman will also retain ... Read the full article
Hiscox promotes Steven Wilkins to new role
27th September 2022
Hiscox USA, part of the global insurer and reinsurer, has appointed Steven Wilkins to be its new senior vice president and head of casualty. Wilkins made the announcement on LinkedIn. His profile indicates that he has been with the firm since 2013, working in a series of roles. In his new role, ... Read the full article
BHSI appoints Shane O’Neill and Ciaran Reddin to new roles in Ireland
27th September 2022
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has promoted Shane O’Neill and Ciaran Reddin to the respective roles of head of property and head of professional indemnity and cyber. The firm said that both men will be based in Dublin. O’Neill joined the firm as a senior property underwriter in 2019 and has ... Read the full article
Clifford Chance appoints Manfredi as Co-Head of US Insurance Practice
26th September 2022
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has appointed Dennis Manfredi as co-head of the firm's US Insurance practice. Manfredi brings more than 23 years of experience towards the role. He joins Clifford Chance from Sidley Austin's insurance and financial services group. He has a wide amount of knowledge and expertise in helping ... Read the full article
Gallagher appoints Julian Raven to new role
26th September 2022
Insurance and reinsurance broker Gallagher has appointed Julian Raven to be its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the energy practice. The promotion is one that the firm says is ‘key’ to its Specialty leadership team. Raven joined Gallagher 14 years ago when the firm first established its London-based energy practice and ... Read the full article
Marsh McLennan names Doyle President & CEO as Glaser retires
26th September 2022
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh McLennan has announced that John Doyle will take over from Daniel Glaser as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from January 1st, 2023. Glaser is set to retire at the end of the year after leading the firm since 2013, having previously served as Marsh ... Read the full article