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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.
AEGIS London adds two new Non-Exec Directors to its Board
6th November 2024
AEGIS Managing Agency Limited, managing agent of top-quartile Lloyd's syndicate 1225 (AEGIS London), has announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors to its Board, Martin Bride and Andrew Gibbs. Both appointments were made back in September. The addition of these two executives is to broaden AEGIS's insurance sector expertise, the ... Read the full article
Brace Underwriting appoints Richard Wheeler as Senior Underwriter
6th November 2024
Brace Underwriting Limited, a multi-line alternative risk underwriter backed by Beat Capital, has appointed Richard Wheeler as Senior Underwriter, effective immediately. Based in London, Wheeler will report to Tom Sambrook, Head of Underwriting. Wheeler will leverage his deep expertise in the international property sector and his experience in managing multi-line placements to ... Read the full article
Berkshire (BHSI) welcomes Viele and Majerna to Cyber team in Italy
6th November 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the appointment of Vincenza Viele as Head of Claims, and Alessandro Majerna as Head of PI and Cyber for Executive & Professional Lines, in Italy. With over 24 years of loss adjusting and claims management experience, Viele is joining BHSI Milan office following her ... Read the full article
SRA makes leadership changes appointing Law Chair & Beedle Deputy Chair
5th November 2024
Singapore Reinsurers' Association has announced changes in its leadership appointing Kenrick Law as SRA Chair and James Beedle as Deputy Chair, taking over from Marc Haushofer. The SRA was established in 1979 aiming to be a leading voice for the re/insurance industry in Singapore. They advocate for members on regulatory and policy ... Read the full article
AXA XL strengthens commitment to middle market with new hire
5th November 2024
AXA XL, AXA's property & casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division, has announced the appointment of Matthew Teehan as Senior Underwriter - Multinational for Middle Market, Americas. Based in New York, Teehan will spearhead the launch of AXA's first dedicated multinational middle market property and casualty insurance product, a move that ... Read the full article
Miller appoints Steve Jolley as Chief Information Officer
5th November 2024
Miller, an independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Steve Jolley as Chief Information Officer, effective December 2, 2024. In his new role, Jolley will report to the incoming Chief Operating Officer, Clare Lebecq. He will be responsible for advancing Miller's technological solutions for clients while ... Read the full article
AI-enabled wildfire insurer Kettle appoints Isaac Espinoza as CEO
5th November 2024
Kettle, an AI-enabled insurance and reinsurance provider for commercial property owners in areas affected by catastrophic climate events, has appointed Isaac Espinoza as CEO. Espinoza holds nearly two decades of experience in the industry, having most recently served as SVP at Root, where he managed reinsurance efforts, strategy, corporate actuarial and ... Read the full article
RiverStone appoints Nicola Gaisford as Head of M&A, UK & Europe
5th November 2024
RiverStone International, a provider of legacy solutions, has announced the appointment of Nicola Gaisford as Head of M&A - UK & Europe. Gaisford has been with RiverStone since July 2023, joining as Associate Director of M&A Strategy and Business Development. Before that, she spent six years at Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings, ... Read the full article
Price Forbes appoints Jennifer Gray as Director of Professional Risks and Healthcare
5th November 2024
Price Forbes Singapore has announced the appointment of Jennifer Gray as Director of Professional Risks and Healthcare. In her new role, Gray will focus on managing and growing Price Forbes' professional lines and healthcare portfolio, driving expansion across domestic and international markets. She will be based in Singapore and will report to ... Read the full article
Aspen names Paul Bradbrook as UK CFO
4th November 2024
Aspen Insurance Group, a specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Paul Bradbrook as UK Chief Financial Officer. Bradbrook brings nearly three decades of industry experience to his new role, particularly in senior finance positions. He joins Aspen from R&Q Insurance Holdings, where he served as Chief Accounting Officer. Prior ... Read the full article
HDI Global appoints Melanie Windirsch Head of International Programmes
4th November 2024
Melanie Windirsch has been appointed the new Head of International Programmes (IP) at HDI Global SE. She succeeds Dr Dirk Höring, who held the position before being promoted to the HDI Global SE Executive Board in April. Dr Kuhnt, COO and CIO of HDI Global commented, "I am delighted to welcome Melanie ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s appoints Nathan Adams as Chief People Officer
4th November 2024
Lloyd’s, the global insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has announced the appointment of Nathan Adams as its Chief People Officer, effective early 2025. In his new role, Adams will report to John Neal, Chief Executive Officer of Lloyd’s, and will join the Lloyd’s Executive Committee. He succeeds Sara Gomez, who will retire from ... Read the full article
Clapham joins Aon Underwriting Managers as CUO
4th November 2024
Global professional services firm Aon has revealed that Simon Clapham has joined the firm as chief underwriting officer for Aon Underwriting Managers (AUM). Clapham reportedly holds extensive experience in the insurance industry, having previously worked in underwriting and broking companies in the UK and US. This includes around 12 years at Liberty ... Read the full article
Qubit appoints Damian Lynch as CUO of Digital Asset Insurance
4th November 2024
Qubit Underwriting Limited has announced the appointment of Damian Lynch as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of Digital Asset Insurance, effective November 1, 2024. In his new role, Lynch will report to Helen Ye, Qubit’s CEO, and will be responsible for leading the company’s underwriting strategy in the rapidly evolving digital asset ... Read the full article
CLARA Analytics appoints Eugene Wong as Chief Financial Officer
4th November 2024
CLARA Analytics, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for optimising insurance claims, has announced the appointment of Eugene Wong as Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, Wong will work closely with CLARA’s CEO, Heather H. Wilson, to drive the company’s financial and strategic direction amid its strong growth. Wilson expressed ... Read the full article
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