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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.
SiriusPoint names RSA’s Scott Egan as CEO
7th September 2022
Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, SiriusPoint, has named Scott Egan, formerly of RSA UK & International, as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Egan, most recently the CEO of RSA UK & International, and a FTSE 100 board director for six years, takes on the CEO role at SiriusPoint on September ... Read the full article
Arcadian appoints Chen Foley as Chief Claims Officer
7th September 2022
Bermuda-based managing general agent firm Arcadian Risk Capital has announced the appointment of Bermudian national Chen Foley as Chief Claims Officer, effective august 8th, 2022. Foley will be tasked with managing all aspects of the Arcadian Group Claims function, ensuring consistent delivery of services in line with the Company’s strategic direction, ... Read the full article
Seamus MacLoughlin joins Brookfield’s North End Re as Chief Actuary
7th September 2022
Seamus MacLoughlin has joined North End Re, a Bermuda-based reinsurance subsidiary of Brookfield Reinsurance, as Chief Actuary. The announcement was made via LinkedIn, with MacLoughlin joining the firm after three years with Enhanzed Reinsurance, where he served as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Enhanzed, MacLoughlin spent almost six years as Chief Underwriting ... Read the full article
PartnerRe names Abina Kealy CFO as Nick Burnet departs
7th September 2022
Bermuda-based PartnerRe has announced the appointment of Abina Kealy as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the firm's Executive Leadership team, effective September 6th, 2022. Previously, Kealy served as the reinsurer's Chief Accounting Officer. She takes over as CFO from Nick Burnet, who is leaving the company to ... Read the full article
Rachel Turk joins the London Market Group board
7th September 2022
Beazley’s Group Head of Strategy, Rachel Turk has recently joined the London Market Group (LMG) board, replacing Richard Harries, CEO of Atrium, representing the Lloyd’s Market Association. Matthew Moore, Chair of the London Market Group said: “I would like to thank Richard Harries for his contribution to the London Market Group ... Read the full article
LSM names Jesse van Cleef Head of MBTC Europe, FRS
7th September 2022
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Jesse van Cleef to the newly created role of Head of MBTC Europe, Financial Risk Solutions (FRS). Based in the Netherlands, Van Cleef will report to Alexandra Paton, Head of Continental Europe - FRS. As FRS is launching Multi Buyer ... Read the full article
AXIS promotes Dan Draper to CUO
6th September 2022
AXIS Capital Holdings (AXIS), has announced the promotion of Dan Draper from Group Head of Underwriting to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). Based in London, Draper will report to President and CEO Albert Benchimol and join the company’s executive committee. In his new role, Draper will guide the centralization of the company's underwriting ... Read the full article
Everest Re appoints Cherie Dill as Head of Actuarial Pricing, International
6th September 2022
Everest Reinsurance, the reinsurance division of Everest Re Group, has announced the appointment of Cherie Dill as Head of Actuarial Pricing, International. Prior to this appointment, Dill was Vice President of Actuarial at Everest Re and was based in Burmuda. Dill commented on her new position, stating, “I am very much looking ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Bishop takes top Data & Analytics role at Aspen
6th September 2022
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Aspen Insurance Holdings, has appointed Tony Bishop as Group Head of Data and Analytics. He joins the company from Swiss Re, where he most recently served as Head Data Office for the Swiss Re Corporate Solutions unit, based in London. Bishop has spent almost 18 years at Swiss ... Read the full article
Canopius appoints Megan Shao as head of claims for Asia Pacific
6th September 2022
Global speciality re/insurer Canopius Group has announced the appointment of Megan Shao as head of claims for Asia-pacific, effective immediately. Shao holds over 14 years of specialist claims experience along with extensive regional expertise. She previously worked for Zurich as head of claims, Hong Kong and head of financial lines & ... Read the full article
Aon names Jim De Pre Senior Managing Director
5th September 2022
Aon Reinsurance Solutions, the reinsurance arm of global brokerage of Aon, has hired veteran Jim De Pre to lead the Strategy - Accident & Health team in the US as Senior Managing Director. De Pre has over 40 years of industry experience, with his most recent role being at Guy Carpenter. He ... Read the full article
QIC Global appoints Stewart Smith to newly created Business Development Officer role
5th September 2022
QIC Global, the international specialty re/insurance subsidiary of Qatar Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Stewart Smith as business development officer, effective immediately. Smith is set to work across all QIC Global entities to help each identify new areas of opportunity and increase operating efficiency. Having worked in the London market ... Read the full article
Mark Everiss joins Eversheds Sutherland as partner
5th September 2022
Eversheds Sutherland has announced the hire of Mark Everiss as a partner in its Insurance Group. Everiss holds over two and half decades of experience in the re/insurance sector across both contentious and non-contentious matters. He is also regularly instructed in reinsurance disputes in the live and legacy markets, at all ... Read the full article
Compre names Zisaruk Executive Director, Capital, Planning and Projects
2nd September 2022
Compre, the Bermuda headquartered international legacy group has appointed Jonathan Zisaruk to the newly created role of Executive Director – Capital, Planning and Projects, effective 5 September, 2022. Zisaruk will be based in London and will report to Group CEO, Will Bridger. Within this new role, Zisaruk will be responsible for strategic ... Read the full article
Cowbell Cyber makes senior appointments in Matthew Jones and Sean Park
2nd September 2022
Cowbell Cyber has hired Matthew Jones as its new chief strategy officer, while simultaneously appointing Sean Park to its board of directors. The firm said that Jones is joining the firm from Anthemis, where he was managing director after a stint at Swiss Re. Park, a co-founder and co-CIO of Anthemis ... Read the full article