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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.
RISCS CWC adds Darlington Munhuwani as a Partner alongside Innes
27th September 2024
RISCS CWC, an independent consultancy providing innovative captive & ART strategic risk advice to clients, has appointed Darlington Munhuwani as a Partner to work alongside existing Cape Town-based Partner, David Rose Innes to support the development of its captive consulting services. Munhuwani, who will be based in Johannesburg, has over 25 ... Read the full article
Milliman’s Chair of the Board Ken Mungan to retire after 10-year term
27th September 2024
Milliman, a global consulting and actuarial firm, has announced that its Chair of the Board, Ken Mungan, will retire in early 2025 after completing a full 10-year, term-limited tenure. Mungan’s leadership has been marked by significant growth, expansion into new markets, and a strong commitment to the company’s mission. Dermot Corry, CEO ... Read the full article
Acrisure names Robin Benoit as Chief People Officer following interim tenure
27th September 2024
Acrisure has announced that Robin Benoit will officially assume the role of Chief People Officer on September 29, 2024, after serving in an interim capacity since March. According to the firm, Benoit will oversee the strategic direction of its human resources functions and people strategy, including talent acquisition, employee development, total ... Read the full article
Intangic appoints Joshua Cryer as Director of Client Solutions
26th September 2024
Intangic, a US-domiciled technology risk platform, has appointed Joshua Cryer as Director of Client Solutions. In his new role, Cryer's remit includes being responsible for Intangic’s client solutions, he reports to Ryan Dodd, Founder and Chief Executive Officer. This appointment aims to allow Intangic to continue to develop its proprietary client solutions ... Read the full article
Acrisure opens Bermuda office, appoints Paul Scope as CEO
26th September 2024
Global insurance broker Acrisure has expanded its operations with the opening of a new office in Hamilton, Bermuda, focusing on wholesale insurance broking for its global clients. This new capability, trading as Acrisure Bermuda Limited under the Acrisure brand, complements the company's existing reinsurance and specialist managing general agent (MGA) facilities. Acrisure ... Read the full article
Blin & Lambert join Descartes to enhance underwriting in new risk classes
26th September 2024
Descartes has appointed Cyril Blin as Principal Underwriter, Technical Risks, and Benjamin Lambert as Senior Credit Underwriting Manager, Credit & Political Risk Insurance (Single Risk). According to the firm, the appointment of these two experienced insurance professionals will allow it to extend its underwriting approach into new risk classes. Both Blin and ... Read the full article
Paul Daniel to lead Dale’s Global Property Reinsurance business
26th September 2024
Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name for Dale Managing Agency Limited’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729, has appointed Paul Daniel as Head of Global Property Reinsurance, effective October 28, 2024. In his new role, based in London, Daniel will be responsible for leading Dale’s Global Property Reinsurance business and will report to Ian ... Read the full article
West appoints Cai Xuanlun as new CEO of Hong Kong office
26th September 2024
West P&I, a global insurance provider for the maritime and offshore industries, has announced the appointment of Cai Xuanlun (XL) as the new CEO of its Hong Kong office, effective December 2024. Xuanlun will take over from Richard Macnamara, who is stepping down after 28 years. Macnamara has played a key ... Read the full article
CFC expands global presence with opening of first office in Spain
26th September 2024
CFC, an insurance provider and specialist in emerging risks and cyber insurance, has announced the opening of its first office in Spain. Following its expansion into North America and Australia earlier in 2024, the new Madrid office represents another step in CFC’s strategy to grow its global presence. This move aims to ... Read the full article
Aurélien Sauty to lead Africa Specialty Risks’ new marine and aviation divisions
26th September 2024
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African and Middle East-focused re/insurance group, has appointed Aurélien Sauty to lead its new Marine and Aviation divisions, as Head of Marine and Aviation. The appointment and strategic expansion further enhance ASR’s commitment to providing comprehensive, high-quality underwriting solutions tailored specifically to the unique risks across ... Read the full article
Fidelis Insurance promotes Aoife Woulfe to CUO, Ireland
26th September 2024
Fidelis Insurance Group, the global specialty insurer, has promoted Aoife Woulfe to the role of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of Ireland. Woulfe joined Fidelis in May of this year as Head of Underwriting, Ireland, after spending more than a decade with Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK). During her tenure with TMK, Woulfe ... Read the full article
AXA XL promotes Peter Ukstins to lead Construction Risk Engineering, Americas
26th September 2024
AXA XL, the property & casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the promotion of Peter Ukstins to lead its Construction Risk Engineering team in the Americas. Donna Nadeau, Head of Large Commercial at AXA XL, stated, "Our Construction risk engineering capabilities are an essential asset ... Read the full article
Applied Underwriters’ leaders attribute market gains to top talent and executive advancement
26th September 2024
Applied Underwriters, a provider of insurance solutions, has recently experienced growth, strong underwriting results, and expanded market presence. According to the company’s leaders, these achievements are due to strategic hiring of high performers and advancements within the executive team. Notable recent appointments in specialty areas like surety, healthcare, and aviation, particularly within ... Read the full article
Demex Group’s Chief Scientist to lead Industry Advisory Board of Center for the research of convective storms
26th September 2024
Stephen Bennett, Demex Group's Chief Scientist, a risk analytics and intelligence company offering reinsurance solutions for severe convective storms, is to lead the Industry Advisory Board for a new Cooperative Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Convective Storms. The Center - proposed by Northern Illinois University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, along ... Read the full article
Brown & Brown adds Neal and Abate to its senior leadership & retail segment teams
25th September 2024
Brown & Brown, Inc., the insurance brokerage firm, has appointed Mike Neal and Mark Abate to its senior leadership team and the retail segment senior leadership team. Neal will serve as the Executive Vice President within Brown & Brown’s Retail segment and President of Brown & Brown Dealer Services, the firm’s ... Read the full article
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