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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.
BMA names Ricardo Garcia as new managing director
9th May 2022
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has named Ricardo Garcia as its new managing director. According to the BMA, Garcia will be responsible for the supervision of insurance; banking; trust; corporate services; investment and money service business regulated entities, including micro and macro-prudential supervision and surveillance; and anti-money laundering/anti-terrorism financing and conduct ... Read the full article
Chubb names Paul Johnstone as country president, Chubb Canada
9th May 2022
Chubb has named Paul Johnstone as its new country president in Canada, moving up from his role as COO. Johnstone will replace John Alfieri, who has decided to retire after nearly two decades at the company. He will report to Chris Maleno, senior vice president, Chubb Group. Johnstone was appointed ... Read the full article
WTW appoints new CRB Regional Leader as it further commits to growing M&A Practice
9th May 2022
Re/insurance broker WTW has appointed Steven Reiss to lead the company’s Northeast region for Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB). Reiss will transition from his current role as the CRB head for Philadelphia, where he has delivered transformational growth across the greater Philadelphia market since joining in 2018, as well as establishing ... Read the full article
Weightmans buttresses its insurance team with Paul Hughes and Alice Wilson
9th May 2022
UK law firm Weightmans has added two partners to its insurance team. Paul Hughes joins Weightmans’ team in Newcastle from Thomas Miller Law, with the aim of establishing and growing a personal injury team for the firm in the North East. Alice Wilson, meanwhile, joins in London, where she will act ... Read the full article
Coverys launches international business in Dublin
6th May 2022
Leading medical professional liability insurance provider, Coverys, has announced the launch of Coverys International Insurance Company (Coverys International), based in Dublin, Ireland. The company will write a portfolio of European speciality liability business primarily distributed through the group’s pan-European network of MGA companies, that includes Bridge Insurance Brokers in Italy, AEC ... Read the full article
Newfront appoints PJ Jacquelin to growing P&C Marine team
6th May 2022
San Francisco-headquartered Tech-enabled broker, Newfront has announced the appointment of PJ Jacquelin as a property and casualty (P&C) Producer and Vice President of the Marine team. Within this new role, Jacquelin brings nearly 20 years of Ocean Marine experience, through time spent as a commercial mariner, USCG marine inspector, and marine ... Read the full article
Zurich NA adds Christopher Lewis to lead E&S unit
5th May 2022
Zurich North America has announced that Christopher M. Lewis will join the organization, effective May 16, 2022, as Executive Vice President and Head of a new, standalone business unit dedicated to the Excess & Surplus (E&S) Lines market. Lewis most recently served as President and CEO of the International Financial Group ... Read the full article
Zurich NA adds sustainability roles to its Construction & Energy teams
5th May 2022
Insurance and risk services provider, Zurich North America has announced that it has created three roles to support Zurich Construction and Energy customers in their evolving sustainability objectives. Alicia Pavelko has returned to Zurich to serve as Head of Construction Innovation and Sustainability, where she will report to Kelly Kinzer, Head ... Read the full article
AXIS launches portfolio underwriting arm, names leader
5th May 2022
Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings (AXIS Capital), has announced that it has launched a portfolio underwriting unit that targets multi-class portfolio business that is placed in the London specialty insurance market. Christine Cook will be leading the unit, who joins AXIS in the newly created role of Head of Portfolio Underwriting in ... Read the full article
QBE Re re-organises structure, changes senior execs
5th May 2022
QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of global insurer QBE Insurance Group, has announced significant changes to its organisational structure as part of a strategy to further align and unify the business under Managing Director, Steve Postlewhite. QBE Re will now coordinate the underwriting of all of its products, Property, Casualty, Accident ... Read the full article
Markel’s Co-CEO Richard Whitt to retire by March next year
5th May 2022
After 31 years with re/insurer Markel and six years as Co-Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Richard R. Whitt III plans to retire by the end of March next year. Whitt first joined Markel in 1991 and has held numerous senior leadership roles, including as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) from ... Read the full article
WTW grows Relations team with three senior appointments
5th May 2022
Leading advisory and broking solutions company, WTW has announced three major appointments for its broker relations team in North America. Joseph LaRocco has been appointed Head of Industry – Broking, North America, to lead the recently established industry broking segment, Krista Cinotti has been appointed Head of Middle Market Broking, North ... Read the full article
RAA appoints new chair, vice-chair, and secretary-treasurer
4th May 2022
The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) has named Brian Young of Odyssey Group as chair following its annual general meeting at the end of last month. Young, president and CEO of Odyssey, was elected alongside Justin O’Keefe as vice chair and Jim Williamson as secretary-treasurer. O’Keefe is SVP and chief underwriting officer ... Read the full article
Safety National Re bolsters treaty reinsurance team
4th May 2022
Specialty insurance and reinsurance provider and part of Tokio Marine Group, Safety National Re, has added both Jacqueline Lazowski and John Fitzsimmons as Vice Presidents within its Treaty Reinsurance division. Lazowski, who will be based in Connecticut and brings over 18 years of industry experience to the role, joins the firm ... Read the full article
OdysseyRe names Michael Finnegan SVP & Head of US General Casualty
4th May 2022
OdysseyRe has announced that Michael Finnegan has re-joined the company as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Head of US General Casualty treaty. The firm has said that Finnegan will succeed Steve Van de Graaf, who is retiring after 27 years of service. Within his new role Finnegan brings more than 30 years ... Read the full article