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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.
Lillelund to takeover as CEO of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty in early 2025
16th September 2024
Allianz has revealed that Thomas Lillelund will be joining Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) as CEO in early 2025. He will also reportedly assume leadership of Allianz Commercial, Allianz Group’s integrated global model for serving the Commercial Property & Casualty insurance segment (Mid Corporate, Large Corporate and Specialty customers). Lillelund ... Read the full article
Liberty Mutual Re hires Manja Kollmann from Generali Germany as COO
16th September 2024
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), the reinsurance arm of Boston headquartered Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has hired Manja Kollmann from Generali Germany as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), based in London. In her new role, Kollmann has a dual reporting line to Sue Figueredo Cook, COO, Global Risk Solutions (GRS), ... Read the full article
AXA XL names Caponigro Head of Reinsurance Capital Management
16th September 2024
AXA XL, the property & casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the appointment of Chris Caponigro as Head of Reinsurance Capital Management. For over a decade, AXA XL has been an active participant in the alternative capital market, leveraging its expertise in alternative reinsurance capital ... Read the full article
Maria Borrego named CUO of DUAL Europe as regional expansion continues
16th September 2024
DUAL Europe has appointed Maria Borrego as Chief Underwriting Officer, reporting to Olaf Jonda, CEO of DUAL Europe. Based in Spain, Borrego will reportedly play a pivotal role in driving underwriting excellence for DUAL’s European clients. According to the firm, this appointment reinforces its commitment to delivering top-tier underwriting standards as it ... Read the full article
Resolution Life names former Swiss Re exec Moses Ojeisekhoba as President
16th September 2024
Global life insurance group Resolution Life has appointed former Swiss Re executive Moses Ojeisekhoba as its new President, and he is also expected to take over from Sir Clive Cowdery as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company in 2026. Ojeisekhoba worked at Swiss Re, one of the world's largest reinsurers, ... Read the full article
Berkley’s Admiral Insurance names Ben Rosenthal as Vice President of Excess Casualty
16th September 2024
Admiral Insurance Group, a Berkley subsidiary, has appointed Ben Rosenthal as Vice President of Excess Casualty, following the establishment of Admiral's Excess Casualty Department, led by Brian Lineberger, a year ago. Rosenthal's addition will enable Admiral to continue meeting the growing demand for excess casualty by connecting with wholesale brokers in ... Read the full article
TIH appoints Jim Odell as General Counsel
16th September 2024
US insurance brokerage TIH has appointed Jim Odell as General Counsel, based at the firm's headquarters in Charlotte, effective immediately. Odell brings over three decades of proven financial leadership experience in both general counsel roles and private practice. Most recently, he served as General Counsel and interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for ... Read the full article
SCOR appoints Robert MacKenzie as Head of L&H Canada
13th September 2024
French reinsurer SCOR has announced the appointment of Robert MacKenzie as Head of Life and Health (L&H) Canada, succeeding François Bernard, who is leaving to pursue other opportunities. MacKenzie is well-prepared for the role, bringing strong technical expertise and deep knowledge of the Canadian L&H market. He has been with SCOR for ... Read the full article
Venbrook establishes new West Coast office, appoints Christina Oakes as EVP
13th September 2024
Venbrook Group, LLC, an independent insurance distribution and services firms in the US, has expanded its Private Risk Practice with the opening of a new West Coast office, and has appointed Christina Oakes as Executive Vice President of the division, based in Los Angeles. In her new role, Oakes is responsible for ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty appoints Tom Daniels as MD of LifeScienceRisk International
13th September 2024
Ryan Specialty, an international specialty insurance firm, has announced the appointment of Tom Daniels as Managing Director of LifeScienceRisk International, based in London. LifeScienceRisk, part of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, focuses on delivering tailored insurance solutions for the life sciences sector. With 18 years of global insurance experience, including the last nine ... Read the full article
Zurich North America promotes Sivasubramaniam as Head of ZRS, NA
13th September 2024
Zurich North America, the commercial property and casualty insurer, has promoted Arooran "Aroo" Sivasubramaniam to Head of Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS) for North America, effective immediately. In his new role, Sivasubramaniam will lead the growth of risk management services for ZRS and report to Dirk De Nil, Global Head of Zurich ... Read the full article
Aegon names Bareggi Chief Strategy, Transformation and Growth Officer
13th September 2024
Life insurer and asset manager Aegon has appointed Michele Bareggi as Chief Strategy, Transformation and Growth Officer, and member of Aegon’s Executive Committee, starting November 1, 2024. The executive is succeeding Duncan Russell, who took on the role of Group CFO in September 2024. Bareggi, who has over 25 years of financial services ... Read the full article
Miller expands Marine team with Andrew Gordon appointment
13th September 2024
Miller, an independent specialist reinsurance and insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Andrew Gordon to its Marine team. Gordon's arrival marks another key step in expanding Miller’s Marine capabilities, following several senior hires last year, including Andreas Bisbas, Nick Lockyer, Lee Bright, and Craig Dennis. Nick Summers, Head of Direct Marine ... Read the full article
Haris Khan named Head of Solutions and Markets at Pro MGA Global Solutions
13th September 2024
Pro MGA Global Solutions, the independent managing general agent (MGA) incubation arm of Pro Global, an advisor in the specialist insurance industry, has hired Haris Khan as its new Head of Solutions and Markets, effective November 1, 2024. Haris brings extensive experience in the delegated authority sector, having previously held the ... Read the full article
Ripe names ex-Simply Business leader Alan Thomas as CEO
13th September 2024
UK-domiciled, digital managing general agent (MGA) Ripe has appointed Alan Thomas as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to usher in the company's next growth phase, subject to regulatory approval. Thomas succeeds Paul Williams, who, after almost eight years as CEO, is moving to a Non-Executive Director (NED) role. Williams will serve as ... Read the full article
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