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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.

Adam Neverton to lead Aon’s strategic broking for professional services

22nd October 2024

Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has promoted Adam Neverton as Global Head of strategic broking for professions, effective immediately. In his new role, Neverton will be based in London, with a dual reporting line to John Brosnan, Head of Specialty Products, Financial and Professional services at the Global Broking Centre, ... Read the full article

LSM names Mahida Head of Third Party Claims, UK & MENA

22nd October 2024

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Nikunj Mahida as Head of Third Party Claims, UK & MENA with immediate effect. In his new role, Mahida will lead the London claim team for LSM’s Financial and Professional (FINPRO), Cyber and Casualty lines. He will report to Scott ... Read the full article

Gallagher Re names Lara Mowery as Chief Commercial Officer

22nd October 2024

Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has appointed Lara Mowery as Chief Commercial Officer, where she will reportedly oversee the firm's strategic direction and enhance the delivery of product and practice group capabilities. Mowery is an industry veteran with over 30 years of experience in reinsurance. She joins Gallagher Re from Guy ... Read the full article

Kroll welcomes Katherine Keefe as MD and Global Cyber Insurance Industry Lead

22nd October 2024

Kroll, an independent provider of global risk and financial advisory services, announced that Katherine Keefe will join as Managing Director and Global Cyber Insurance Industry Lead, overseeing the firm's worldwide cyber insurance capabilities. "We are proud to welcome Katherine to Kroll. Her deep understanding of the cyber insurance and regulatory landscape, ... Read the full article

Harry Edwards to lead Allianz Trade, ASEAN hub as Commercial Director

22nd October 2024

Allianz Trade in Asia Pacific has named Harry Edwards as ASEAN Commercial Director effective October 21st, 2024, based in Singapore. He replaces Céline Peredy, who is now Strategic Account Director for Allianz Trade for Multinationals. In his new role, Edwards will be responsible for all commercial activities in six ASEAN countries ... Read the full article

Thomas McShane named Head of Technology and Media E&O at Tokio Marine Kiln

21st October 2024

Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), an international insurer, has appointed Thomas McShane as Head of Technology and Media E&O, a newly created position. McShane will officially join the company in January and will report to Laila Khudairi, Head of Cyber & Enterprise Risk. In this role, McShane will focus on expanding TMK's global ... Read the full article

Lloyd’s Market Association welcomes John Levett as Head of Regulatory Affairs

21st October 2024

The Lloyd's Market Association (LMA) has announced the appointment of John Levett as Head of Regulatory Affairs, effective immediately, where he will report to Arabella Ramage, the Legal Director at the LMA. Levett became part of the LMA in October 2023 as Senior Executive for Regulatory Affairs. Since then, he has worked ... Read the full article

Travelers Europe appoints Mark Clifford as Active Underwriter

21st October 2024

Travelers Europe, a division of The Travelers Companies Inc., has appointed Mark Clifford as the Active Underwriter for Syndicate 5000 at Lloyd’s and Vice President of Business Insurance (BI) Specialty. Clifford will be part of the Europe Operating Committee and report to Mike Lawton, Vice President of BI Europe and Chief ... Read the full article

Miller appoints Satoshi Watanabe as Business Development Manager for Lead Japan

21st October 2024

Miller, an independent specialist in re/insurance broking, has announced the appointment of Satoshi Watanabe to its Japanese subsidiary, Lead Insurance Services Limited (Lead), as part of its ongoing efforts to expand and diversify in Japan. Satoshi takes on the role of Business Development Manager, with a focus on growing the broker’s ... Read the full article

AXA XL appoints Mathieu Daubin and Frédéric Bécard to new roles in Speciality Lines

21st October 2024

AXA XL, the property & casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced two key appointments within its Specialty Lines in Europe and APAC. Mathieu Daubin has been appointed Chief Underwriting Officer, Marine for APAC & Europe, an expanded role to cover all specialties (excluding aerospace). Frédéric Bécard ... Read the full article

T. Rowe Price names Ben Riley as Head of Insurance

21st October 2024

T. Rowe Price, a global investment management company, has appointed Ben Riley, CFA®, to the newly established position of Head of Insurance, effective January 1, 2025. In this role, Riley will lead a team focused on serving insurance clients in North America and will also manage the firm's global insurance initiatives. He ... Read the full article

Howden Re strengthens capabilities in DACH region with four senior hires

18th October 2024

Howden Re, the reinsurance arm of Howden, has expanded its capabilities in the DACH region with four senior appointments in Germany. Lars Nelson has been appointed Managing Director, Head of German branch at Howden Re, effective 1 January, 2025. Nelson brings two decades of experience in the reinsurance industry to his new ... Read the full article

Everen Specialty announces retirement of SVP & COO Rivers

18th October 2024

Everen Specialty Limited, a property and casualty re/insurer, has announced Jerry Rivers, Senior Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer, is to retire on March 31, 2025. Rivers expressed his gratitude, stating: “I want to thank the Board for their confidence and support throughout my tenure. It has been a pleasure to ... Read the full article

Lockton Re appoints ex-Marsh veteran, Srikanta Nandy as Chief Platform Officer

18th October 2024

Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the independent insurance broker, has appointed Srikanta Nandy as Chief Platform Officer, based in New York. Nandy is a 25-year insurance veteran with deep expertise in Global Platform Delivery, Enterprise Data Management, and Placement Data Analytics. Prior to this, he spent more than 11 years at ... Read the full article

AXA XL Re hires Swiss Re’s Schiffer as CEO of North America, Reinsurance

18th October 2024

AXA XL Reinsurance has appointed Swiss Re's Greg Schiffer as Chief Executive Officer, North America, Reinsurance, effective 11 November 2024. Schiffer is a seasoned executive with extensive expertise in senior-level reinsurance leadership, covering everything from strategic planning and business operations to product development, client marketing, and talent management At Swiss Re, Schiffer ... Read the full article