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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.
Tobias Sonndorfer appointed CEO of VIG Re
4th September 2024
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Prague headquartered Vienna Insurance Group, has announced that Tobias Sonndorfer will take over from Johannes Martin Hartmann as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Board, effective January 1st, 2025. Sonndorfer joined VIG Re from Munich Re on January 1st, 2023, as a ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re strengthens international division with new leadership appointments
4th September 2024
Acrisure Re, the re/insurance division of Acrisure, has made leadership changes within its international reinsurance division, appointing David Sowrey as Managing Director and Nigel Dane as Chairman of Acrisure Re’s International Treaty business. Both leaders are based in London and will continue to report directly to CEO, Simon Hedley, who commented, ... Read the full article
Jonathan Stephenson to lead Brit in Bermuda as Head of Office
4th September 2024
Brit Ltd has appointed Jonathan Stephenson as Head of Office, Bermuda, subject to approval by the BMA and the Department of Immigration. As Head of Office in Bermuda, Stephenson will drive the planned expansion of Brit Re across property, casualty and specialty reinsurance. He joins from Guy Carpenter, where he was a ... Read the full article
Markel appoints Rhys O’Neill as Senior Underwriter, Marine & Energy Liability, Intl. Specialty
4th September 2024
Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group, has appointed Rhys O’Neill as Senior Underwriter, Marine & Energy Liability, International Specialty, with immediate effect. He will be based in London and report to Grant Smith, Director of Marine & Energy Liability, International Specialty. As a Senior Underwriter, O’Neill will be responsible ... Read the full article
Stephan Geis appointed Managing Director for Germany, HDI Global
4th September 2024
Industrial insurer HDI Global SE, part of the Talanx Group, has announced the appointment of Stephan Geis as the new Managing Director for Germany, effective November 1, 2024. In the role, he will report to Dr Barbara Klimaszewski-Blettner, member of the HDI Global Executive Board and Chief Claims Officer who will retain ... Read the full article
Resilience names Jones SVP of Engineering and Gittler Global Head of Claims
3rd September 2024
Cyber risk solutions company Resilience, has announced the appointment of Rebecca Jones as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Jeremy Gittler as Global Head of Claims. “As we continue to invest in our business, we are thrilled to bring senior leaders of Jeremy’s and Rebecca’s caliber on board. They both bring ... Read the full article
Dale Underwriting enters Intl. Professional Indemnity market, Ryan Barnes to lead
3rd September 2024
Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name for Dale Managing Agency Limited’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729, has entered the International Professional Indemnity Insurance marketplace. Simultaneously, Ryan Barnes has been appointed Head of Professional Lines, effective January 2025, based in London. Most recently, Barnes served at Westfield Specialty as the Head of Professional Lines - ... Read the full article
Dynamic Reinsurance appoints David Vargas Chavez as Operations Director
3rd September 2024
Underwriting agency Dynamic Reinsurance has announced the promotion of David Vargas Chavez to Operations Director, a role based in Mexico City. “For me this role represents a challenge that I feel prepared to take on, supported by the experience I have gained at this great company and in the insurance/reinsurance sector. ... Read the full article
SCOR names Sofia Kyriakopoulou as Chief Data & Analytics Officer
3rd September 2024
French reinsurer SCOR has appointed Sofia Kyriakopoulou as its new Chief Data & Analytics Officer, where she will further integrate advanced analytics, enabling the firm to harness the full potential of AI and support data-driven decisions across underwriting, operations, finance, and risk management. Kyriakopoulou brings experience in tech, data & analytics ... Read the full article
USAA CEO Wayne Peacock to retire in early 2025
3rd September 2024
USAA, a provider of insurance, banking, and investment and retirement solutions for US military veterans, has announced that its President and CEO, Wayne Peacock, will retire in the first half of 2025. Jim Zortman, USAA Board Chairman and retired Navy Vice Admiral, expressed gratitude for Peacock's leadership, saying, “Wayne has always ... Read the full article
Topsail Re appoints Joel Belliveau and Jessica Hall to senior roles
3rd September 2024
Cayman Islands-based reinsurer Topsail Re has announced the key appointments of Joel Belliveau as Vice President of Analytics and Jessica Hall as Reinsurance Accounting Manager. Belliveau joins Topsail Re from National General Insurance, where he spent nine years, most recently serving as Actuarial Manager. Before that, he worked as a Senior Model ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Mike Cane & Yen Chu Choo as Capital Advisory Leaders
2nd September 2024
Aon enhances its capital advisory capabilities with the appointments of Mike Cane as Capital Advisory leader for the UK and Yen Chu Choo as Capital Advisory leader for Asia Pacific (APAC). Mike Cane will be based in London and will report to Kelly Superczynski, the Global Head of Capital Advisory. With 20 ... Read the full article
Miller strengthens Sports and Entertainment business presence in Asia with key appointment
2nd September 2024
Miller, an independent specialist in (re)insurance broking has appointed Siva Krishnan as Head of Sports and Entertainment, Asia, as the firm expands its Sports and Entertainment business into the Asia-Pacific region. With over 25 years of experience in the sports industry, Siva has spent the last three years as an independent ... Read the full article
QBE Re appoints Brigstocke as Head of A&H and names four new hires
2nd September 2024
QBE Re has announced the addition of five new hires to its Accident & Health (A&H) team, appointing Henry Brigstocke as the new Head of A&H, who is joined by Mollie Sallery as Assistant Underwriter. The reinsurer also added Georgina Raeburn to the London team as Senior Underwriter, and Harriet Ayre ... Read the full article
Hiscox appoints Jane Guyett as Remuneration Committee Chair
2nd September 2024
Global specialist insurer Hiscox has appointed Jane Guyett as an Independent Non Executive Director and Chair of its Remuneration Committee, subject to regulatory approval. Guyett has served in a variety of roles across both the public and private sectors, including Senior Independent Director at UK Government Investments Limited and Chair of ... Read the full article
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