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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.
CAC Speciality announces new VP of Private Equity practice
17th August 2022
Insurance broker CAC speciality has announced the appointment of Scott Smith as Vice President of Private Equity practice. Smith joins CAC with a solid business background, holding positions as an investment banker with Citigroup, and a leader with USI Insurance, along with vast experience as an entrepreneur. CAC note that Smith’s innovative ... Read the full article
AXA XL names Perrotti as CUO for Marine in the Americas
17th August 2022
AXA XL Insurance has promoted Michael Perrotti to the role of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for its Marine insurance business in the Americas. Previously Inland Marine Practice Leader for Marine in North America, Perrotti assumes the CUO role from Anne Marie Elder who will now focus on her role as Global ... Read the full article
SiriusPoint names Phil Wooldridge Head of London US Casualty
17th August 2022
Global specialty re/insurer, SiriusPoint, has appointed Phil Wooldridge as Head of London US Casualty. Based in London, Wooldridge will start his new role on September 5 and will be reporting to Head of London and International Casualty, Nick Pascall. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the US Casualty markets, ... Read the full article
Cowbell Cyber appoints Julia Cederroth as senior director of reinsurance
17th August 2022
Cowbell Cyber, a cyber insurance provider for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has appointed Julia Cederroth as senior director of reinsurance. Prior to joining Cowbell, Cederroth served as vice president and cyber treaty broker at Gallagher Re as a member of the Global Treaty Broking team and Cyber Center of Excellence. ... Read the full article
Chantal Rodriguez appointed as Liberty Mutual Reinsurance CUO
17th August 2022
Liberty Mutual insurance has appointed Chantal Rodriguez as Liberty Mutual Reinsurance Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), where she will report to both Global Risk Solutions (GRS) President of Underwriting, Matthew Moore and Liberty Mutual Reinsurance President Dieter Winkel. At the same time, the company has also announced that Crystal Ottaviano has been ... Read the full article
Doug Kovach appointed Concert Insurance’s Senior Vice President
17th August 2022
Concert Group Holdings (Concert), the parent of insurance fronting subsidiaries Concert Insurance and Concert Specialty, has appointed Doug Kovach as Concert Insurance's Senior Vice President, Underwriting and Program Management. Kovach brings with him over 30 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industries. He will be reporting to Concert’s Chief Underwriting ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty appoints Co-Presidents of NSP
16th August 2022
Ryan Specialty has announced the appointment of Bill Evans and Chris Kelleher as Co-presidents of the National Specialty Programs practice (NSP). Bill Evans has been with NSP for more than ten years and most recently served as Vice President with direct oversight of the real estate and temporary staffing programs. Evans also ... Read the full article
The Hartford appoints Edmund Reese to its board
16th August 2022
Edmund Reese will join the Hartford’s board of directors in the middle of October, according to a statement from the company. According to The Hartford, Reese will serve on its Finance, Investment, and Risk Management and Audit Committees. He is currently employed as the CFO of Broadridge Financial Solutions. Christopher Swift, chairman ... Read the full article
Chubb announces new Senior Underwriter General Aviation for global markets
16th August 2022
Global insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Martin Audis as Senior Underwriter General Aviation for Chubb Global Markets (CGM). Audis joins Chubb from Nexus Underwriting Limited, where he was a Senior Aviation Underwriter for six years. Before that, Martin was a Senior Aviation Underwriter at Starr Underwriting Agencies. In his new ... Read the full article
Argo Group appoints GuideOne CEO Jessica Snyder as new president of US insurance
16th August 2022
Argo Group has appointed former Guide One CEO Jessica Snyder to be its president of US insurance. Snyder will begin in her new role immediately and is set to report to Tom Bradley, executive chairman and chief executive officer of the firm. She joins from GuideOne, where she was president and ... Read the full article
RSG Underwriting Managers makes several senior appointments
16th August 2022
Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) has made several senior appointments within RSG Underwriting Managers. Brian Lillis has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer. He has been with Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers for nine years, and has served in a variety of operational, technology, M&A and finance leadership roles, serving most recently as ... Read the full article
CNA Hardy appoints Raphael Borrel to new role
15th August 2022
CNA Hardy has named Raphael Borrel as its new director of risk management. In his new role, Borrel will be responsible for developing the risk strategy and framework, and providing leadership to the Risk function. He will continue to be based in London and will report to Carl Kearney, chief actuary ... Read the full article
VIPR names Gregory J. Massey North American Advisor
15th August 2022
VIPR, an insurance industry IT solutions provider, has appointed Gregory J. Massey to the role of North American Advisor. Massey brings nearly 40 years’ experience in commercial lines underwriting. He joined VIPR following his retirement from Zurich North America where he worked for 13 years in various senior roles. During his tenure ... Read the full article
AXA Investment Managers appoints Tim Banks to new role
15th August 2022
AXA Investment Managers has appointed Tim Banks as its new sales director for UK institutional core clients. The company said that Banks will be an additional resource to continue the growth of AXA IM’s business in the UK institutional market and harnessing AXA IM’s competitive edge in responsible and impact investing. He ... Read the full article
Oneglobal Broking Brazil adds three new hires
15th August 2022
Commercial insurance and reinsurance broker, Oneglobal Broking, is welcoming three new members to their Brazil reinsurance team. Bruna Pesenato Xavier has been appointed P&C and Construction reinsurance broker; Caroline Morett as Oil & Gas and Marine reinsurance broker; and Monique Gusmão as Claims & Operations analyst. The new hires will be reporting ... Read the full article