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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.
CRC Group continues expansion plans with three new hires
11th October 2024
CRC Group, a wholesale specialty insurance distributor in North America, has announced the appointments of three new professionals to its team. Sam Sigmon has been appointed as an underwriter in CRC Group’s Dallas, TX (Walnut Hill) office. He joins from Velocity Risk, where he served as an underwriter for over three ... Read the full article
AXIS Capital introduces new leadership for its Irish legal entities
10th October 2024
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions, has announced new leadership appointments for its Irish legal entities, AXIS Re SE and AXIS Specialty Europe SE, both based in Ireland and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Offering a wide range of products to help businesses ... Read the full article
Howden Re enhances international broking and advisory capabilities with two new hires
10th October 2024
Howden Re, the reinsurance arm of Howden, has announced the hire of Grange Turner and Tom Finch who will be joining its Motor Reinsurance and Prospective Capital Solutions, respectively. Sebastian Cook, Deputy CEO, Howden Re International, commented: “Tom and Grange joining Howden Re is further evidence of our continued commitment to ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Emma Crookes as Global Head of the insurance vertical
10th October 2024
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced the appointment of Emma Crookes as Global Head of the insurance vertical. The insurance vertical delivers Aon’s full range of capabilities to re/insurance clients, offering relevant insights and solutions to help them achieve their strategic goals and make better business decisions. In her new ... Read the full article
Zurich NA appoints AIG’s Nora Hattauer as Head of Financial Lines
10th October 2024
Zurich North America, a commercial property and casualty insurer, has appointed Nora Hattauer as Head of Financial Lines for its U.S. National Accounts and Middle Market businesses. Based in Atlanta, Hattauer will oversee the direction, management, and performance of Zurich's Financial Lines strategic business unit, which provides insurance solutions for Directors ... Read the full article
PGIM Multi-Asset Solutions appoints Mao Dong as Co-Head of Portfolio Management
10th October 2024
PGIM Multi-Asset Solutions (PMA), the solutions specialist of PGIM, has announced the appointment of Mao Dong as Co-Head of Portfolio Management. PGIM was recently selected as the asset manager for an $11 billion reinsurance transaction by Prudential Financial to Wilton Re. This marks PGIM’s second reinsurance mandate, following its appointment ... Read the full article
Blue Ocean Re hires Nico Kleine Punte to lead its accounting operations
10th October 2024
Blue Ocean Reinsurance Group, the newly established managing general agent (MGA) platform, has added three key professionals to its expanding team: Nico Kleine Punte, joins the leadership group to oversee the firm's accounting operations, Derek Shanahan joins as Senior Vice President and Account Executive, and Nancy Manyange, has been appointed ... Read the full article
Starwind Specialty Insurance Services introduces environmental unit headed by Mike Padula
10th October 2024
Starwind Specialty Insurance Services, a division of CRC Group, has introduced a new environmental unit, which will be led by Mike Padula. In this position, Padula will oversee the creation of a comprehensive range of environmental products, positioning Starwind to stay ahead of industry trends and maintain its competitive edge. "Bringing Mike ... Read the full article
William Malone to serve as Vice President, Head of Agency at Hippo
10th October 2024
Home insurance firm Hippo has appointed 25-year industry veteran, William Malone as the Vice President, Head of Agency effective immediately. Malone will lead Hippo's sales, account management, and customer support functions. He has previously served in sales leadership positions at Chubb, Hartford, Liberty Mutual, and GEICO. Rick McCathron, Chief Executive Officer and ... Read the full article
Earnix adds Argo Group CEO Jessica Buss to its Board of Directors
9th October 2024
Earnix, a global provider of AI-based SaaS pricing and rating solutions for financial services, has announced the appointment of Jessica Buss, Chief Executive Officer of Argo Group, to its Board of Directors. A highly respected leader in the property and casualty insurance industry, Boss has been with Argo Group since 2022, ... Read the full article
Markel strengthens cyber team with Eastwood hire as Senior Underwriter
9th October 2024
Markel, the insurance division of Markel Group Inc., has appointed Jack Eastwood as Senior Underwriter, Cyber, effective immediately. Eastwood will be based at Markel’s London office and report directly to Dan Fox, Head of Cyber for Markel. As a senior underwriting leader of Markel’s Cyber & Technology team, he will work ... Read the full article
Socotra adds Greg Murphy as Head of Global Partnerships
9th October 2024
Insurance technology provider Socotra has appointed Greg Murphy as Head of Global Partnerships, to develop and expand strategic alliances with technology providers and system integrators. Murphy is a market veteran with three decades of experience, most recently as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Principal Consultant of GRAAM Consulting Group. He has also ... Read the full article
Price Forbes Re adds Brian Cole as Executive Vice President, Head of Financial Lines
9th October 2024
Price Forbes Re, an independent specialist risk strategy and reinsurance broker, has appointed Brian Cole as Executive Vice President (EVP), Head of Financial Lines, based in Boston. The appointment aligns with the firm’s efforts to build its offering in the US, as Cole will lead the development of the firm’s financial ... Read the full article
Neil McConachie joins Accredited as Chief Risk and Capital Officer
9th October 2024
Global program manager Accredited Insurance has appointed Neil McConachie as Chief Risk and Capital Officer. McConachie is an experienced insurance executive, having previously served as Group CFO of Fidelis Insurance and Group President of Lancashire, where he also held CFO and CRO roles. Set to join Accredited on 14 October officially, McConachie ... Read the full article
Peter Brooks named Global Head of Fine Art & Specie at Arch Insurance International
8th October 2024
Arch Insurance International, a division of Arch Capital Group, has promoted Peter Brooks to Global Head of Fine Art & Specie, effective immediately. In this new position, Brooks will oversee the Fine Art & Specie insurance portfolio within the London Market and work across Arch’s various underwriting platforms to broaden its ... Read the full article
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