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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.
Beazley appoints Bantick CUO, Greenwood named Beazley Furlonge Limited CEO
1st October 2024
Specialty insurer Beazley has appointed Paul Bantick as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective immediately, and Bethany Greenwood as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Beazley Furlonge Limited, the company’s Lloyd’s managing agency, subject to regulatory approval. Bantick is taking over the CUO role from Bob Quane, who is to retire. While the ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re appoints Gallagher Re’s Peter Sharpe as Head of London Specialty Reinsurance
1st October 2024
Acrisure Re, the reinsurance and insurance division of global fintech Acrisure, has appointed Peter Sharpe as the Head of the London-based Specialty Reinsurance team, effective October 7th. Sharpe has a reporting line to David Sowrey, Managing Director of Acrisure Re’s International Treaty business. His remit will include a focus on driving the ... Read the full article
Marijke van Berkom to spearhead Resilience’s expansion into France and Benelux
1st October 2024
Cyber risk solutions firm Resilience has expanded its insurance operations to France and Benelux, appointing renowned cyber insurance veteran Marijke van Berkom as Head of France & Benelux to lead its efforts to support clients and brokers across the region. This shift builds on the company's successful expansion into the UK, ... Read the full article
Hannover Re hires Blake Dimitrijevic from Guy Carpenter as MD of Australian branch
1st October 2024
Large European reinsurer Hannover Re has appointed Blake Dimitrijevic, formerly of reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter, as the new Managing Director (MD) of its Australian branch. Dimitrijevic joins the firm after a little over a year with Guy Carpenter, who he joined in September 2023 from Swiss Re as Managing Director, Head ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance International announces leadership promotions in executive assurance
30th September 2024
Arch Insurance International, a provider of specialty insurance products, has announced the promotion of Maggie Munns to Head of Executive Assurance and Matthew Doherty to Director of Underwriting, Executive Assurance, both effective immediately. Munns will be responsible for overseeing the underwriting operations for the Executive Assurance division, which includes Commercial D&O, ... Read the full article
Henry Nelson named Liberty Specialty Markets CUO for the UK & MENA region
30th September 2024
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Henry Nelson as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for the UK & MENA region, effective January 1, 2025. According to the announcement, Nelson will begin transitioning into his new role over the coming weeks, working alongside current CUO Mel O’Neill, ... Read the full article
Miller strengthens Sports and Entertainment division with senior hire
30th September 2024
Miller, an independent re/insurance broker, has announced the appointment of David Randle as Head of Commercial Business Development for its Sports and Entertainment division, who will report to Tim Nagle, Head of Sports at Miller. With over 40 years of experience in the insurance sector, Randle has a strong background in ... Read the full article
Liberty Mutual Insurance adds Jeff Dailey & Linda Mantia to its Board of Directors
30th September 2024
Liberty Mutual Insurance's Tim Sweeney, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), has announced that Jeff Dailey, formerly Chairman, President and CEO of Farmers Group, Inc., and Linda Mantia, formerly Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Manulife Financial Corporation, have been elected to serve on the firm's ... Read the full article
Global Atlantic appoints Emily LeMay and Jason Bickler as Co-Heads of Individual Markets
30th September 2024
Global Atlantic Financial Group, an insurance provider specialising in retirement and life insurance for both individuals and institutions, has announced the immediate appointment of Emily LeMay as Chief Operations Officer and Jason Bickler as Chief Distribution Officer as Co-Heads of Individual Markets, reporting to Rob Arena, Co-President of Global Atlantic. Since ... Read the full article
RT Specialty bolsters leadership team amidst expansion plans
30th September 2024
RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of Ryan Specialty, has restructured its leadership team with senior appointments effective October 1st, 2024. Seth Johnson will become the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RT Binding Authority. He has been with the firm since 2019, following the Atlantic Specialty Lines acquisition, and has been ... Read the full article
Amphitrite Underwriting London appoints Fadi Faysal as Cargo Underwriter
27th September 2024
Amphitrite Underwriting London, a specialist in marine MGA, has announced the appointment of Fadi Faysal as Cargo Underwriter. Faysal, who will be working with Scott Sykes, Head of Cargo, brings over 15 years of extensive global experience in both cargo insurance broking and underwriting, with a particular focus on the Middle ... Read the full article
Ken Bjurstrom joins Euclid Mortgage as Chief Risk Officer
27th September 2024
Euclid Mortgage, an independent managing general underwriter specialising in mortgage (re)insurance, has appointed Ken Bjurstrom as Chief Risk Officer, bringing over 35 years of expertise in mortgage risk analytics and advisory services to his new role. Previously, Bjurstrom was the Principal and founder of Milliman's Mortgage Credit Risk Practice, established more than ... Read the full article
Guidewire welcomes Mark Anquillare to its Board of Directors
27th September 2024
Guidewire, a provider of software solutions for the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry, announced that Mark Anquillare has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective September 23, 2024. Michael Zeller, Chairman of the Board, commented: “We are thrilled to welcome Mark Anquillare to the Guidewire Board of Directors." He continued: ... Read the full article
AXA XL names Mark Flanagan as the Head of Property & Casualty, Bermuda
27th September 2024
AXA XL, the property & casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has appointed Mark Flanagan as the Head of Property & Casualty, Bermuda, reporting to Noel Pearman, Chief Underwriting Officer, Bermuda within AXA XL’s Insurance business. Flanagan has over two decades of underwriting experience, including the past ... Read the full article
Generali GC&C appoints Winnie Chu & Joshua Lynch to leadership roles in Asia
27th September 2024
Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C), a subsidiary of the Italian insurance giant, has appointed Winnie Chu as Head of Financial Lines Underwriting, Asia, and Joshua Lynch as Head of Business Development, Asia, both effective September 30, 2024. Axel Roesner, Head of GC&C Asia, expressed enthusiasm for the new appointments, stating, ... Read the full article
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