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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.
Carbon appoints new head of pricing
26th May 2022
Carbon Underwriting has announced Alex Harris to be its new head of pricing. The firm said that Harris will play a role in supporting functions across the business including building out a pricing framework to support underwriters, adding actuarial rigour to the development of Carbon’s proprietary technology platform, Graphene, as well ... Read the full article
Howden appoints Marsh’s Sarah Neild to lead UK Cyber Retail Practice
26th May 2022
International insurance broker, Howden, has appointed Sarah Neild as Head of UK Cyber Retail, where she will report to David Rees, and be based in London. Neild will join Howden in November once her contractual obligations have been fulfilled. Her appointment reflects Howden’s commitment to continue with investing in its Cyber proposition, ... Read the full article
Beazley’s Adam Glasby joins Novidea as Programme Manager
26th May 2022
Global insurtech and provider of a cloud-based insurance distribution platform, Novidea, has named Adam Glasby as one of its new Programme Managers. Glasby, who started his career as a software developer for Reuters Information Systems, brings 20 years of London Market experience towards his new role. Most recently he served at Lloyd’s ... Read the full article
Prudential names Anil Wadhwani as new Group Chief Executive
26th May 2022
Global life insurer, Prudential plc has announced the appointment of Anil Wadhwani as Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will join the company from Manulife, where he currently serves as President & CEO, Manulife Asia. Within his new role, he will based in Hong Kong, where he currently resides. Prudential has stated that ... Read the full article
Allianz (AGCS) names Regional Head of Strategy & Portfolio Steering, North America
25th May 2022
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has announced that Anthony “Sandy” Codding, Jr. will join the AGCS Financial Lines team as Regional Head of Strategy & Portfolio Steering, North America. Codding will be based in Boston and will report to Joe Caruso, North America Regional Head of Financial Lines. He takes over ... Read the full article
Verisk appoints new leaders after investor pressure
25th May 2022
Global data analytics provider Verisk has announced the appointments of Lee M. Shavel as CEO and Mark V. Anquillare as President, following its annual shareholders meeting. Shavel was also elected to the Verisk Board of Directors, and three new independent directors nominated by the company, were elected to the Verisk’s Board ... Read the full article
Resilience names Miki Ho Head of Underwriting, Canada
25th May 2022
Resilience, a cyber insurance and security solutions managing general agent (MGA) has appointed Miki Ho as Head of Underwriting for Canada. Ho will lead the company’s Canadian business growth, reporting to Kevin McGowan, Senior Vice President, Head of Underwriting Strategy, North America. Ho’s appointment with Resilience takes place whilst the MGA is ... Read the full article
Oneglobal names Luis Miguel Galvis Country Manager, Colombia & Ecuador
25th May 2022
Oneglobal Broking has announced the appointment of Luis Miguel Galvis as Country Manager Colombia and Ecuador, effective immediately, where he will report directly to Chief Executive Officer of Oneglobal’s Andean region, Ernesto de Lima. Through Luis Miguel’s appointment, the firm continues its strategic build of its international operations, accelerating its capabilities ... Read the full article
Everest Re hires David Harris as SVP, Chief Reserving Actuary
25th May 2022
Everest Re has announced that David Harris has joined the company as Senior Vice President (SVP), Chief Reserving Actuary. Harris succeeds Ellen Edmonds, and will report to Everest Group Chief Operating Officer and Head of Reinsurance, Jim Williamson. Within his new role, Harris will lead the company’s global reserving strategy, aligning the ... Read the full article
AXA XL promotes Libby Benet to Global CUO
25th May 2022
AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has promoted Libby Benet to Global Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). Benet takes over as Global CUO from Nancy Bewlay, who was recently named as its new Chief Executive of Reinsurance. She first joined the company in 2020 ... Read the full article
Gallagher expands dispute resolution team with Blackstone Chambers hire
25th May 2022
Insurance and reinsurance broker, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., has appointed Lewis Walker as a Director in its specialist dispute resolution team in its major risks practice. Walker joins Gallagher from Blackstone Chambers – a magic circle barristers chambers based in Temple, London, where he served as one of the senior ... Read the full article
Marsh names Global Political Risk & Structured Credit Leader
24th May 2022
Re/insurance broker Marsh has announced the appointment of Rob Perry as Global Political Risk & Structured Credit Leader, Marsh Specialty, effective July 1. Based in London, he will oversee the development of Marsh Specialty’s political risk and structured credit capabilities globally, reporting to Nick Robson, Global Leader, Credit Specialties, Marsh Specialty. Perry ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance Intl. names new Head of Terrorism, Political Violence & War
24th May 2022
Arch Insurance International, part of re/insurer Arch Capital Group Ltd, has appointed Andrew Bauckham as Head of Terrorism, Political Violence & War, effective immediately. Within this new role, he will report to Lino Leoni, Chief Underwriting Officer for Short Tail Lines at Arch Insurance International. Joining Arch Insurance International’s highly experienced underwriting ... Read the full article
HDI restructures operations in UK & Ireland, announces leadership
24th May 2022
HDI has restructured its operations in UK & Ireland to align its Commercial and Specialty businesses. Current HDI Global Specialty (HGS) UK Branch Managing Director, Richard Taylor has been appointed to lead the operation in a new role as UK and Ireland Chief Executive Officer, overseeing both HDI Global (HDIG) and ... Read the full article
Generali’s GC&C names Matthias Arnold new Head of Underwriting, Germany
24th May 2022
Generali’s property & casualty (P&C) unit – Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) has announced the appointment of Matthias Arnold as the new Head of Underwriting in Germany. Arnold’s appointment is effective as of July 1st, 2022. Within his new role, Arnold will further intensify the tactical development of GC&C Germany's portfolio, as ... Read the full article