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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.
L&G Re finds new COO in Karan Martin
23rd August 2022
The global reinsurance arm of Legal & General Group, L&G Re, has announced that Karan Martin has taken on the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Martin joins the company from Maryland where she was Chief Operating Officer at Legal & General America, responsible for supporting the growth of its term ... Read the full article
Chedid Re appoints Uptal Dutt as Portfolio Manager – C&F lines
23rd August 2022
Facultative reinsurer Chedid Re has announced the appointment of Uptal Dutt as Portfolio Manager - Casualty & Financial lines, based in Dubai. Dutt brings over nine years of experience in the industry. Prior to joining Chedid Re he was a Financial & Casualty underwriter for ICICI Lombard in New Delhi, a ... Read the full article
Olumide Soroye added to Verisk’s Board of Directors
22nd August 2022
Insurance and analytics provider Verisk has appointed Olumide Soroye as independent director of the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Soroye brings 30 years of leadership experience across multiple industries towards the role. Moreover, Soroye currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Fortive Corporation’s Intelligent Operating Solutions segment. Before joining ... Read the full article
WTW appoints new Leader for Hong Kong & Macau
22nd August 2022
Broking firm WTW has announced the appointment of Sean Deehan as Leader for Hong Kong and Macau, effective from the 1st of September 2022. Deehan holds 25 years of life insurance, health insurance and pensions experience, including more than 10 years working in Mainland China and Hong Kong. He joined WTW in ... Read the full article
HDI appoints Director of Liability for UK & Ireland
22nd August 2022
HDI Global SE has appointed Colin Lavey to the role of Director of Liability for its UK and Irish branches, effective immediately. Lavey joined HDI in 2017 as a Senior Underwriter and takes over the role from Owen Digman, who left the business in July. Since joining HDI, Lavey has built up ... Read the full article
R&Q appoints Robert Legget as Senior Independent Director
22nd August 2022
R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd has appointed Robert Legget as Senior Independent Director. He will join the Board as of 26 August, 2022. Alastair Campbell, current Senior Independent Director, will remain an Independent Director. He will retire as previously planned on 31 January, 2023, after serving nine years on the Board. Moreover, Legget ‘s appointment forms ... Read the full article
Allianz Trade in Asia Pacific appoints Regional Commercial Director
22nd August 2022
Allianz Trade in Asia Pacific has appointed Shan Aboo as Regional Commercial Director. Within this new role, he will be responsible for overseeing the trade credit insurer’s commercial activities in twelve Asia Pacific markets. Based in Singapore, Aboo will report to Regional CEO of Allianz Trade in Asia Pacific, Paul Flanagan. Prior to this appointment, ... Read the full article
Cigna Intl. appoints CEO for Domestic Health & Health Services
22nd August 2022
Global health services company, Cigna Corporation has appointed Jerome Droesch as Chief Executive Officer of Domestic Health and Health Services for all of Cigna International Markets business outside of the US. Within this new role, Droesch will have direct focus on leading the Domestic Health and Health Services business for the ... Read the full article
SIA appoints Gabor Jaimes to new role
19th August 2022
The Swiss Insurance Association (SIA) has hired Gabor Jaimes to be its new property, cyber, and natural hazard expert. Jaimes shared the news in a LinkedIn post where he said he was ‘delighted’ to be starting his new role. Jaimes is joining the association from his role as deputy CUO and underwriting ... Read the full article
Concert Group hires Carol Frey as SVP, Business Development
19th August 2022
Concert Group Holdings, Inc. the parent of insurance fronting subsidiaries Concert Insurance Company and Concert Specialty Insurance Company, has appointed Carol Frey as Senior Vice President, Business Development. Within this role she will report Chief Underwriting Officer, Joe Alberti. Frey joins Concert after 10 years with Great American Insurance Group where she ... Read the full article
Venbrook names Jeff Lang Executive VP of Retail Services
19th August 2022
California-based re/insurance firm Venbrook has announced the appointment of Jeff Lang as Executive Vice President, Retail Services. In his new role, Lang will oversee all aspects of Venbrook's retail segment, including expansion of its property and casualty, employee benefits, student insurance, and government defence divisions, and a special emphasis on growing ... Read the full article
AXA XL expands underwriting division with three US hires
19th August 2022
AXA XL has beefed up its underwriting division with new hires in New York, Los Angeles, and St. Paul. The firm said it has hired Deuayne Crawford as head of cyber for the northeast; Marisa Vero as senior underwriter; and Hannah Baker as underwriter. Jeremy Gittler, head of cyber and tech E&O ... Read the full article
Chubb appoints President of Consumer Lines for EMEA
19th August 2022
Global insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Chris Eappariello as President of Consumer lines for the insurer’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Eappariello will be responsible for a newly created regional segment which comprises Chubb's Specialty Personal Lines (SPL), Accident and Health (A&H) affinity, consumer travel and direct ... Read the full article
Mosaic Insurance celebrates 100-employee milestone
19th August 2022
Specialty insurer, Mosaic Insurance has announced two new additions to its team, reaching one hundred employees in 18 months between its Bermuda, London, New York, Chicago, and Toronto offices. The insurer also has plans to open more offices in Frankfurt, Dubai and Singapore this year. Based in London, Emma Denny joins ... Read the full article
Allstate shakes up its leadership
19th August 2022
US primary insurer Allstate has announced a shake-up in its leadership. The firm said that Glenn Shapiro, head of property-liability, is to retire. He will be succeeded by Mario Rizzo, the firm’s CFO. Meanwhile, Jess Merten will succeed Rizzo as CFO. Tom Wilson, president and CEO of the Allstate Corporation, said: “Allstate’s ... Read the full article