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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.
Clearwater Analytics expands EMEA leadership team with three key hires
16th October 2024
Clearwater Analytics, a provider of SaaS-based investment management, accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions, has announced three new appointments to its EMEA leadership team. Notably, Clearwater Analytics was recently awarded Investment & Portfolio Management Technology of the Year at the Insurance Investor European Awards, recognising its innovative solutions for delivering top-tier investment ... Read the full article
Sprout.ai’s growth advisory board adds ex-Zurich officer Ian Thompson
16th October 2024
Sprout.ai, a claims automation insurtech, has appointed Ian Thompson as the first member of its growth advisory board, effective immediately. In this role, Thompson helps in shaping Sprout.ai’s strategic product direction and go-to-market strategy while supporting business opportunities in the insurance market. The appointment aligns with Sprout.ai’s ambitions to promote innovation in ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine HCC enters Excess Casualty market led by David Perez
15th October 2024
Tokio Marine HCC (TMHCC), a specialty insurance provider, has announced its entry into the Excess Casualty market, appointing David Perez to lead the new offering. TMHCC’s entry into the Excess Casualty market comes at a crucial time, providing much-needed capacity for insureds as insurers continue to reduce limits in response to ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re names Sanjeeb Kumar and Addise Li to key L&H reinsurance roles
15th October 2024
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced two key appointments to its Life & Health (L&H) Reinsurance team. Sanjeeb Kumar joins as Chairman of Life & Health Reinsurance, India, where he will play a pivotal role in driving the growth of the L&H reinsurance business in the region. Kumar previously served as ... Read the full article
SCOR names Bourke CEO of L&H for Australia & New Zealand
15th October 2024
French reinsurer SCOR has announced the appointment of Paula Bourke as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Life and Health (L&H), Australia & New Zealand, effective immediately. Bourke brings over 26 years of industry experience to the role, having spent the last eight years at SCOR, most recently as Deputy CEO ANZ ... Read the full article
QBE Intl to launch US Inland Marine offering with key hires
15th October 2024
QBE International Markets is set to launch a new US Inland Marine offering by 2025, making it available in all 50 states as part of its expansion of specialty products and the addition of a new team. The team and product will be added to QBE International Market’s growing Ocean Marine ... Read the full article
Kevin Madigan joins Argo Group as Head of Capital Management
15th October 2024
Argo Group has appointed renowned risk, actuarial, and underwriting veteran Kevin Madigan as Head of Capital Management, based in New York. Known for his experience particularly across the property & casualty (P&C) space, Madigan also has experience and expertise within the insurance-linked-securities (ILS) market as well. He began his career in the ... Read the full article
Counterpart hires Jim Smith to expand API adoption and strengthen digital capabilities
15th October 2024
Counterpart, a management and professional liability insurtech, has announced the appointment of industry veteran, Jim Smith, as its Director of Digital Distribution. With the hire of Smith, Counterpart - backed by Aspen, Markel, and Westfield Specialty - aims to expand the business API adoption and strengthen digital capabilities amidst new business ... Read the full article
PERse hires Tayler Marshall as VP, Casualty of Americas team
15th October 2024
PERse, the managing general underwriter (MGU) specialising in renewable energy and part of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, has added three new renewable energy casualty experts to its Americas team, who each join the firm following Ryan Specialty's recent acquisition of Ethos Specialty Insurance's property & casualty (P&C) MGUs. Tayler Marshall, ... Read the full article
Hofmann becomes US CEO of Aon Reinsurance Solutions, Traetow named US Vice Chairman
14th October 2024
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has announced that Stephen Hofmann will become U.S. CEO of Reinsurance Solutions for Aon, and Kevin Traetow will serve as U.S. vice chairman of Reinsurance Solutions. In their new respective roles, both Hofmann and Traetow will collaborate closely together to help formulate and boost ... Read the full article
Papadopoulo to succeed Grandisson as Arch CEO
14th October 2024
Bermuda-headquartered insurer and reinsurer Arch Capital Group Ltd. has announced the appointment of Nicolas Papadopoulo as Chief Executive Officer, as Marc Grandisson is to retire from the company. Papadopoulo will also be joining Arch’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. The executive has held his current positions of President and Chief Underwriting Officer ... Read the full article
Employers Holdings names Pedraja as new CFO
14th October 2024
Employers Holdings, Inc., a provider of workers' compensation insurance, has announced the appointment of Michael Pedraja as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Designate), effective February 3, 2025. He will assume the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective on or about March 31, 2025. Pedraja, who has ... Read the full article
Chaucer names Nicola Miles Ports & Terminals Class Underwriter
14th October 2024
Global specialty re/insurance group Chaucer has announced the appointment of marine insurance specialist Nicola Miles as Class Underwriter Ports and Terminals. Miles joins the Marine team reporting to James Irvine, Leader of Global Hull Lines, and will be working closely with Class Underwriter Ports and Terminals, Graham Harrison. Simon Schnorr, Chaucer’s Head ... Read the full article
Price Forbes Re names Colin Kelley as Chief Commercial Officer
14th October 2024
Price Forbes Re, an independent reinsurance broker, is excited to announce the appointment of Colin Kelley as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), a role specifically created to support the company's expansion. In this position, Kelley will collaborate closely with the insurance, reinsurance, and capital markets teams to craft tailored solutions ... Read the full article
Arc Legal Group names Lee Taylor as new Chief Executive Officer
14th October 2024
Arc Legal Group, a member of the AmTrust Financial Group and a prominent provider of ancillary products and services in the UK, has announced the immediate appointment of Lee Taylor as Chief Executive Officer, pending regulatory approval. With two decades of experience in the specialty insurance and assistance industry, Taylor previously ... Read the full article
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