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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.
WTW promotes Bonnet and Hirsch to Co-Heads of Transactional Insurance
28th August 2024
Global advisory, broking, and solutions firm WTW has appointed Simone Bonnet and Andrew Hirsch as Co-Heads of Transactional Insurance Solutions within Private Equity and Transactional Solutions, Corporate Risk and Broking North America (CRB NA). As per WTW, in their new roles, Bonnet and Hirsch will co-lead the Transactional Insurance Solutions team ... Read the full article
Arch Capital adds Dan J. Houston and Neal Triplett to its Board of Directors
28th August 2024
Bermuda-headquartered insurer and reinsurer Arch Capital Group Ltd. has added Daniel "Dan" J. Houston and Neal Triplett to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. John Pasquesi, Chair of the ACGL Board of Directors, commented, "The Board of Directors regularly assesses the composition of our Board and identifies opportunities to broaden our ... Read the full article
Lloyds Bank names De Monte as MD, Head of Insurance & Group Subsidiaries
28th August 2024
Lloyds Bank Corporate & Institutional Banking has appointed Christian De Monte as Managing Director, Head of Insurance and Group Subsidiaries. De Monte will join on September 2nd, and oversee two teams, one which supports the bank’s insurance clients and the other which supports its group subsidiaries client base. Based in London, ... Read the full article
Kristopher Lynn joins Lockton Re as Senior Broker and Practice Leader for Agriculture
28th August 2024
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the independent insurance broker, has appointed Kristopher Lynn as a Senior Broker and Practice Leader for Agriculture, based in the Bermuda office. Lynn has nearly two decades of industry experience, most recently serving at Terra Underwriting Management. His past roles include serving as the President ... Read the full article
Edward Bousa appointed to Corebridge Financial Board of Directors
27th August 2024
Corebridge Financial, Inc., a provider of retirement, life, and asset management solutions, announced the immediate appointment of Edward Bousa as an independent director to its Board of Directors. Bousa is a distinguished portfolio manager with more than 40 years of experience in the mutual fund industry. Renowned for his thorough evaluations and ... Read the full article
Chubb names Amelie Fava-Verde as SVP, NA, Chubb Resilience Services
27th August 2024
Global property and casualty (P&C) insurer Chubb has appointed Amelie Fava-Verde to the newly created role of Senior Vice President of North America Chubb Resilience Services. In her new role, Fava-Verde’s remit includes building and leading a team focused on the development and delivery of resilience and recovery services. This position aims ... Read the full article
BHSI names Prakash as Head of First Party Lines, promotes Yuen to Head of Energy, Asia
27th August 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI), the insurance arm of Warren Buffett’s global re/insurance company has named Kiran Prakash as the Head of First Party Lines, overseeing energy, construction, and general property in Asia, and promoted Jessie Yuen to Head of Energy, Asia. Yuen succeeds Min Ong, who has relocated to ... Read the full article
WTW names Jenna Ziomek as P&C Leader for Private Equity & Transactional Solutions
27th August 2024
WTW, a global advisory, broking, and solutions firm, has announced the appointment of Jenna Ziomek as the new Property and Casualty (P&C) Leader for Private Equity and Transactional Solutions, Corporate Risk and Broking, North America. In her new role, Ziomek will lead the P&C team, focusing on driving growth, executing strategy, ... Read the full article
Andrew Ferrier joins Lockton Re as Senior Broker
27th August 2024
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the independent insurance broker, has appointed Andrew Ferrier as Senior Broker, commencing the build-out of its West Coast Property and Casualty business, based in San Francisco. Ferrier is an industry veteran with over 30 years of reinsurance broking experience, specializing in servicing MGA businesses, regional ... Read the full article
Peak Re names Peter Hämmerli as Head of Business Operations
27th August 2024
Hong Kong-domiciled global reinsurer Peak Reinsurance Company Limited has appointed Peter Hämmerli as Head of Business Operations, effective August 26th, 2024. Hämmerli will report directly to Franz-Josef Hahn, Chief Executive Officer of Peak Re, and will play a pivotal role in enhancing the firm's global business operations. With over 25 years of ... Read the full article
Chris Nolan promoted to Head of Surety US, Zurich North America
23rd August 2024
Zurich North America, the commercial property and casualty insurer, has promoted Chris Nolan to Head of Surety in US National Accounts, succeeding Bob Murray, who retired in June. In the role, Nolan will oversee both contract and commercial surety, which provides both account-based and transactional surety bonds for Zurich's customers across ... Read the full article
Hiscox names Colin Keogh Interim Chair following tragic death of Jonathan Bloomer
23rd August 2024
Hiscox has confirmed that Senior Independent Director Colin Keogh will be taking up the mantle as Interim Chair following the tragic death of Jonathan Bloomer. Before his passing, Bloomer pursued a successful portfolio career with a range of largely financial services companies. He was Chair of Morgan Stanley International, DWF Group PLC ... Read the full article
Thain and Ah-See join Hymans Robertson risk transfer team in Scotland
23rd August 2024
Hymans Robertson, a pensions and financial services consultancy, has announced the appointment of two new hires to its Edinburgh office, Catherine Thain and Christian Ah-See who are joining the firm as Risk Transfer Specialists. “We are delighted to welcome Catherine and Christian to the risk transfer team at Hymans Robertson and ... Read the full article
CLARA hires Spaulding as CIO, Toll as VP of Sales for Self-Insured
22nd August 2024
CLARA Analytics, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for insurance claims optimization, has announced the appointment of Robin Spaulding as Chief Insurance Officer, and Greg Toll as Vice President of Sales for Self-Insured. In her new role, Spaulding will advise clients on operational best practices to fully leverage AI opportunities ... Read the full article
Shawn Johnson named CEO of Aegon Asset Management
22nd August 2024
Life insurer and asset manager Aegon has announced the appointment of Shawn Johnson as the new CEO of Aegon Asset Management (Aegon AM) and a member of Aegon’s Executive Committee. This appointment will take effect on September 23, with Johnson succeeding Bas NieuweWeme, who has decided to pursue career opportunities outside ... Read the full article
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