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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.
Oceanview Re appoints Dragan as President and Chief Business Development Officer
13th April 2022
Bermudian firm Oceanview Reinsurance has appointed Stelian Dragan as President and Chief Business Development Officer, effective as of April 1 2022. Dragan is based in Hamilton, Bermuda and within his new role he will be responsible for directing the business development activities of Oceanview Re. He brings over 18 years of experience ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance Intl. names new Senior Warranty & Specialty Affinity Underwriter
13th April 2022
Arch Insurance International has appointed Richard Smith as Senior Warranty & Specialty Affinity Underwriter, where he will support the continued growth of the Warranty & Specialty Affinity portfolio. Smith will work alongside a team who are recognised as an established lead market in providing insurance and reinsurance solutions across a broad ... Read the full article
Distinguished Programs gets majority investment from Aquiline
12th April 2022
Independent program manager Distinguished Programs has entered into a definitive agreement for private investment firm Aquiline Capital Partners (Aquiline) to acquire a majority stake in the company and has announced senior leadership changes. Aquiline is based in New York and London with $7.5 billion in assets under management, and has not ... Read the full article
AIG names Tom Bolt as Chief Risk Officer, Driscoll becomes CUO GI
12th April 2022
American International Group (AIG) has appointed Tom Bolt as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Risk Officer, succeeding Sabra Purtill, who was recently named EVP and Chief Investment Officer for AIG’s Life & Retirement business. Bolt will report to Peter Zaffino, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, and has joined the ... Read the full article
MNK Re Group names Vanida Pillay as Chief Executive, SA
12th April 2022
MNK Re Group has appointed Vanida Pillay as the new Chief Executive of its South Africa branch, where she brings over 30 years of experience, including claims, marketing, and also extensive underwriting expertise. Pillay will lead MNK Re’s South Africa branch, bringing with her a deep understanding of the African market ... Read the full article
Conduit hires Moretti as Head of Investor Relations & Marketing
12th April 2022
Property and casualty reinsurance group Conduit Holdings, owner of Conduit Re, has announced the appointment of Antonio Moretti as Head of Investor Relations & Marketing, with immediate effect. Moretti brings more than 20 years of experience from working within the reinsurance industry, which he gained from serving at major company’s such ... Read the full article
AIG names Sabra Purtill EVP & Chief Investment Officer for Life & Retirement
12th April 2022
Global insurer and reinsurer, American International Group (AIG) has appointed Sabra Purtill to Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for its Life & Retirement business, effective immediately. Within her new role, Purtill will report to Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer of Life & Retirement, Kevin Hogan. In addition to her ... Read the full article
Swiss Re promotes Claudia Cordioli to Group Finance Director
12th April 2022
Reinsurance giant Swiss Re has appointed Claudia Cordioli as the new Group Finance Director, reporting to Group CFO John Dacey. In her new role, Cordioli will oversee the Group Reporting, Group Tax, Accounting & Reporting and Finance Corporate Functions as well as the implementation of the IFRS framework across Finance. Cordioli holds ... Read the full article
Paula Ferreira takes over as CEO of LatAm, Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions
12th April 2022
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced the appointment of Paula Ferreira as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Latin America in Reinsurance Solutions, taking over from Pablo Muñoz. Previously, Ferreira served as Aon's Reinsurance Solutions Growth Leader and President for Latin America, with 13 years at the broker and 26 ... Read the full article
Compre appoints new North America CEO
11th April 2022
Compre has appointed David Presley to be its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for North America. Presley, said the legacy specialist, will join the firm at the end of April and will report to Will Bridger, group CEO. Bridger said in a statement: “I am delighted to welcome David to Compre, whose ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl. names Kenneth Reilly as EVP of new Tokyo office
11th April 2022
Sompo International has appointed Kenneth Reilly as Executive Vice President, General Manager, Global Business Department, Sompo Holdings and Executive Vice President, Head of the new Sompo International Tokyo office. He will report to both Mikio Okumura, Chief Operating Officer, Sompo Holdings and James Shea, Chairman and CEO, Sompo International. Reilly holds over ... Read the full article
QBE Re appoints Tim Barber as interim head of US Treaty
11th April 2022
QBE Re has appointed Tim Barber to be its interim head of US Treaty. The firm said that Barber would be replacing Chris Larson, who was stepping down for personal reasons. In his new role, Barber will be reporting to Steve Postlewhite, global managing director of QBE Re. Postlewhite said in a ... Read the full article
Compre’s Chief Development Officer steps down
11th April 2022
International specialist legacy group, Compre has announced that Eleni Iacovides will be stepping down from her role as Chief Development Officer, with immediate effect. However, despite stepping down from her role as Chief Development Officer, Compre have said that Iacovides will remain involved specifically in relation to certain clients to ensure ... Read the full article
Fidelis promotes Mark Herget to Deputy Group Head of D&F Property
11th April 2022
Fidelis Insurance has promoted Mark Herget to the position of Deputy Group Head of Direct & Facultative (D&F) Property, where he will continue to work alongside Co-Deputy FUL CUO and Group Head of D&F Property, Michael Davern. Herget joined Fidelis in April 2020 as an underwriter in its London office, transferring ... Read the full article
IAP names Bhaven Pathak as partner and head of UK & Europe
11th April 2022
Insurance Advisory Partners has appointed Bhaven Pathak as partner and head of UK & Europe, where he will be responsible for leading and developing Insurance Advisory Partners’ operations in London. The appointment follows the company’s launch in New York last August by banking, insurance and insurtech veterans Tony Ursano and David ... Read the full article