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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.
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
Westfield Specialty expands its WestfieldPro team
19th August 2022
Westfield Specialty is expanding its roster with a host of new hires for its WestfieldPro team. The firm said that it was looking to expand its E&O and cyber liability offerings while looking to enter the primary space. The Pro team will be led by Dan Wadley, executive vice president and head ... Read the full article
Tensorflight appoints Jakub Dryjas as CEO
19th August 2022
Tensorflight has appointed Jakub Dryjas as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Dryjas is moving into the role to follow Zbigniew Wojna after serving as the firm’s chief of growth. He joined the company in 2018. Dryjas said: “This is a really exciting time to be leading a company like Tensorflight which ... Read the full article
AIG announces new additions to Board of Corebridge
19th August 2022
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has announced the appointments of Alan Colberg and Trish Walsh to the Board of Directors of Corebridge Financial, Inc. (Corebridge) effective from the 1st of September 2022. Colberg previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Assurant, Inc. from January 2015 until his ... Read the full article
Catalina appoints Andrew Diaz-Matos as Chief Commercial Officer & Chief Legal Officer
18th August 2022
Legacy specialist Catalina Holdings has appointed Andrew Diaz-Matos as Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Legal Officer, where he will report to Group Chief Executive Officer Ian Parker, effective 15 August, 2022. Andrew takes over the Chief Commercial Officer role from Steve Ryland, who has moved internally to Head of Global Distribution. ... Read the full article
Zurich announce new appointments to Commercial Underwriting
18th August 2022
Zurich Insurance Group has announced two new appointments to its Commercial Insurance Underwriting team. Stephen Moss joins as Group Head of Financial Lines and Cyber, and Andreas Schmitt joins as Group Cyber Underwriting Manager. Moss first began serving Zurich in 2017, as Head of Specialties, UK. He has more than two decades ... Read the full article
OdysseyRe appoints Humberto Contasta to new role
18th August 2022
OdysseyRe has gained a new vice president of treaty underwriting in Humberto Contasta. The announcement was made on LinkedIn and stated that Contasta would be joining the firm at its Miami office. He comes to OdysseyRe after nearly five years at TRANSRE where he was assistant vice president for property treaty ... Read the full article
Descartes looks to expand its parametric offering with new German office
18th August 2022
Descartes Underwriting, an insurtech company specialising in corporate insurance solutions to address climate and emerging risks, has opened its office in Frankfurt to drive collaboration with DACH based brokers and clients. With this launch, Descartes seeks to expand its parametric offering to markets throughout Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Tanguy Touffut, Descartes’ CEO ... Read the full article
QBE Re to make Chris Killourhy managing director from September
18th August 2022
QBE Re has said that Chris Killourhy is to become the new managing director of the firm from the beginning of September. The move, still subject to regulatory approval, will see Killourhy move from his current role as chief financial officer for QBE International. Jason Harris, CEO of QBE International, said: “We ... Read the full article
McGill and Partners adds Jacqueline Tovey to Fac Reinsurance Team
18th August 2022
Specialist re/insurance broker McGill and Partners has appointed Jacqueline Tovey to be a partner in its Facultative Reinsurance team. Tovey brings 25 years of experience in the insurance industry and has developed an extensive knowledge of operations and policy documentation. She is passionate about modernisation of the placement process using technology to ... Read the full article
Lockton makes two senior appointments in Nashville & Tennessee
18th August 2022
Insurance and reinsurance broker Lockton has made two senior appointments in Nashville & Tennessee. The company has announced that Barry Boster has been appointed Vice President and Producer to the firm's Nashville office, as well as Jay Brown who has been appointed to the firm's Nashville and Memphis offices as President, ... Read the full article
Chubb’s Combined Insurance appoints VP of Distribution, Canada
18th August 2022
Chubb’s Combined Insurance has appointed Michael Milos as Vice President of Distribution Expansion for Combined’s Canadian branch. He is based at Combined’s Markham, Ontario offices. As Vice President of Distribution Expansion Milos will be instrumental in diversifying the organization’s distribution strategies, as well as strengthening and forming new relationships in the broker ... Read the full article