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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.
John Neal to depart Lloyd’s in 2025 and join Aon as Global CEO of Reinsurance
8th January 2025
Lloyd’s, the world's oldest insurance and reinsurance marketplace, announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), John Neal, will step down in 2025 to join broking group Aon as Global CEO of Reinsurance and Global Chairman of Climate Solutions. His departure marks a significant transition for both organisations, reflecting Neal’s influence and ... Read the full article
Sompo appoints Pablo Diago as Chief Claims Officer commercial & consumer insurance APAC
8th January 2025
Sompo, a provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty (P&C) re/insurance, has appointed Pablo Diago as Chief Claims Officer, for the firm's commercial and consumer insurance business in Asia Pacific (APAC), effective immediately. Based in Singapore, Diago will report to Kenneth Reilly, Chief Executive Officer, ... Read the full article
Shali Vasudeva joins Hiscox as Group Chief Operations and Technology Officer
8th January 2025
Specialist insurer Hiscox has appointed Shali Vasudeva as its new Group Chief Operations and Technology Officer (COTO), succeeding Stephane Flaquet, who is departing the firm. Vasudeva joins Hiscox after five years as Chief Operating Officer of AXA UK & Ireland. Based in London, she will also sit on the Group Executive ... Read the full article
VIG Re appoints Jurčíková as COO and Hajek as CFO
8th January 2025
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Prague-domiciled Vienna Insurance Group, has appointed Ivana Jurčíková, a current Board member, to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), while Wolfgang Hajek joined the Board as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1st, January 2025. VIG Re’s current Board of Management includes Tobias ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Renuka Nar as Head of Broking for L&H Reinsurance Solutions, India
8th January 2025
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has announced the appointment of Renuka Nar as Head of Broking for its Life and Health (L&H) reinsurance business in India. In her new role, Nar will report to Shailendra Sapra, CEO of Reinsurance Solutions, India, and Danny Alexander, Head of Life Reinsurance at ... Read the full article
Jack Falvey takes over as CEO of Falvey Insurance
8th January 2025
Jack Falvey has officially assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of maritime risks insurer, Falvey Insurance Group, effective January 1st, 2025, following the previously announced appointment of Mike Falvey as the Executive Chairman. Falvey joined the insurer in 2013 as a business analyst making his way to Vice President ... Read the full article
Volt Underwriting names Louis Scott as Senior Underwriter for Power & Renewable Energy
7th January 2025
London-domiciled, Lloyd’s Approved Coverholder, energy sector managing general agent Volt Underwriting has appointed Louis Scott as Senior Underwriter, Power and Renewable Energy, effective immediately. Scott joins the firm after spending 12 years at Travelers Syndicate Management, where most recently, he was the Managing Senior Underwriter and Head of Power & Utilities. Prior ... Read the full article
Robert Malone named Head of AXA XL’s Large Accounts & Portfolio Management for Cyber, Americas
7th January 2025
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has appointed Robert Malone as Head of Large Accounts and Portfolio Management of its Cyber Insurance team in the Americas. Based in New York, Malone reports to Michelle Chia, Chief Underwriting Officer for Cyber, Select and ... Read the full article
Alejandro Solorzano joins Augment Risk to expand LatAm parametric offering
7th January 2025
Risk capital and broking solutions firm, Augment Risk, has hired Alejandro Solorzano from XS Global, who joins the organisation to help it expand its parametric risk transfer offering across the Latin America region. Solorzano has joined the company as Associate Partner, LATAM Parametric, where he will be based in Miami. From what ... Read the full article
CCR Re appoints Ludovic Boulanger as Life Underwriter
7th January 2025
French reinsurer CCR Re has announced the appointment of Ludovic Boulanger as Life Underwriter. Boulanger brings over 18 years of experience in life actuarial science, with extensive expertise in life reinsurance across areas such as protection, long-term care, credit insurance, and savings. He joins CCR Re from BPCE Assurances, where he served ... Read the full article
Christina Ong joins Lockton Asia as Executive Director
7th January 2025
Independent insurance broker Lockton has appointed Christina Ong as an Executive Director for Lockton Asia, effective immediately, based in Singapore. Ong joins the broker with four decades of industry experience across Asia and Europe. She will report to Frederic Boles, the Head of ProExec and Credit, and Sung Wook Han, Regional Head ... Read the full article
Julia Willberg named Global Head of Cedant Fac Underwriting for SCOR P&C
7th January 2025
French reinsurer SCOR has announced the appointment of Julia Willberg as Global Head of Cedant Facultative Underwriting for SCOR P&C and a member of the P&C Management Team. In a recent LinkedIn post, SCOR noted, “Julia brings a wealth of experience from over 25 years in the insurance industry, having led ... Read the full article
Peter Settel to lead Bold Penguin as CEO and President
6th January 2025
Commercial insurance distribution platform Bold Penguin has appointed Peter Settel as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President, succeeding outgoing CEO and founder, Ilya Bodner. As per Bold Penguin, Settel holds over twenty-five years of experience in US-based property and casualty markets. Settel most recently served as Enterprise Chief Strategy and ... Read the full article
Chubb’s Sara Farrup joins AXIS as Head of Global Markets
6th January 2025
As part of a previously planned leadership transition, insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has appointed Sara Farrup (nee Mitchell) as Head of Global Markets, reporting to Vince Tizzio, President and Chief Executive Officer, AXIS. She will be a part of the firm’s Executive Committee and succeeds Mark Gregory, who ... Read the full article
Everest’s Paretchan joins Ascot US as SVP of partnership engagement
6th January 2025
Insurer and reinsurer Ascot US has appointed Vahan Paretchan as Senior Vice President of Partnership Engagement for its Southeast region. In the role, he is expected to work closely with Ascot’s US colleagues, where he will help provide the firm's clients with customised, specialty insurance solutions in order to meet current ... Read the full article
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