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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.

AXA XL appoints Arti Rawal as Chief Underwriting Officer for Middle Market, Canada

6th September 2024

AXA XL, the re/insurance company, has named Arti Rawal as Chief Underwriting Officer for the Middle Market segment in Canada. Rawal will head the newly formed Middle Market team in Canada and will report to Matthew Waters, Head of Middle Market for the Americas. She will be based in Toronto. “Arti’s strong ... Read the full article

Aon expands Bermuda reinsurance platform to drive client growth opportunities

6th September 2024

Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has expanded its Bermuda reinsurance platform to enhance transactional and capital optimisation solutions and support profitable growth opportunities for clients. Aon has added five new members to its Bermuda reinsurance team: Jemma Henry and Lawrence Cheng, who will both serve as Managing Directors, along ... Read the full article

Guy Van Hecke named Head of Ceded Reinsurance at AXA

6th September 2024

Global insurer AXA has announced the appointment of Guy Van Hecke as the new Head of Ceded Reinsurance for AXA, succeeding Guillaume Lejeune. Van Hecke, who is currently Head of Ceded Reinsurance at AXA XL, a division of AXA, will continue in this role for an interim period, retaining a reporting ... Read the full article

Chaucer appoints industry veteran Angus Milgate as Head of Distribution

6th September 2024

Chaucer, the global specialty re/insurance firm, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Angus Milgate as Head of Distribution. Milgate will join the company in October and will report to Nicola Stacey, Chief Underwriting Officer at Chaucer. In his new role, Milgate will focus on expanding key relationships, facilitating access to senior ... Read the full article

McGill and Partners hires Nick Williams-Walker as Group Chief Operating Officer

6th September 2024

Insurance and reinsurance broker McGill and Partners has appointed Nick Williams-Walker as the Group Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective September 23rd, 2024. Williams-Walker succeeds Stephen Cross, who has been the firm’s acting Group COO since January 2022. Stephen Cross, one of the co-founders of McGill and Partners, will continue to serve in ... Read the full article

Euclid Transactional launches APAC division led by Alice Ho

6th September 2024

Euclid Transactional, a managing general agent (MGA) specialising in transactional insurance underwriting and claims handling, has launched its new Asia Pacific (APAC) division. Headquartered in Singapore, the APAC programme will be led by Alice Ho, Head of APAC, supported by Edward Chow, Assistant Vice President, and Sean Goh, Analyst at Euclid ... Read the full article

BHSI promotes Theresa Biedermann to SVP, E&P Lines Claims

6th September 2024

Property and casualty insurer, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), has announced the promotion of Theresa Biedermann to Senior Vice President (SVP), Head of Commercial Lines (Public) and Financial Institutions Claims for Executive & Professional (E&P) Lines Claims in the US. Robert Romeo, Head of Claims, North America at BHSI, commented, “All ... Read the full article

Texel Group welcomes new brokers Hélène Heas and Davis Ng to Singapore office

6th September 2024

Texel Group, a specialist in credit and political risk insurance, has announced that Hélène Heas and Davis Ng have joined its Singapore office as brokers, and will report to Angela Chang, Managing Director of Texel Asia. Heas and Ng will play key roles in expanding Texel's business across the Asia Pacific ... Read the full article

Industry veteran Farber joins Acrisure to drive Mid-Atlantic growth

5th September 2024

Global insurance broker Acrisure has announced the appointment of Bill Farber as Head of Growth for its Mid-Atlantic Region to drive regional growth and capitalise on emerging business opportunities. In his new role, Farber will oversee growth strategies that align with Acrisure’s vision of making an impact with tech-driven solutions across ... Read the full article

Newly appointed HDI Global UK&I CEO Stephanie Ogden announces new executive team

5th September 2024

Industrial insurer HDI Global’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the UK and Ireland (UK&I) segment, Stephanie Ogden, has established a new executive team effective September 2nd, 2024. Simon Hunt, Gemma McWilliam, and Oliver Davies have been appointed as Chief Finance Officer, UK & Ireland; Chief People Officer, UK ... Read the full article

Canada Life Re hires Maguire as P&C expansion continues

5th September 2024

Canada Life Reinsurance has announced the appointment of David Maguire as Underwriting Director P&C. Maguire’s appointment comes as Canada Life Re, known for its life and annuity reinsurance offering, is increasingly looking to add greater diversity to its portfolio with Property & Casualty lines of business. Gabriel Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, London ... Read the full article

Paretchan named Global Head of Distribution and Market Relations, Guy Carpenter

5th September 2024

Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking division of Marsh McLennan, has appointed Jennifer Paretchan as Global Head of Distribution and Market Relations, where she will be based in the firm's New York office. In the role, she will primarily focus on utilising market insights to deliver solutions for Guy Carpenter's clients, and ... Read the full article

MetLife names Srihiran Brown as Global Head of Reinsurance, Dill to succeed as Chief Auditor

5th September 2024

Life insurer MetLife Inc. has named Toby Srihiran Brown as the Global Head of Reinsurance, effective October 1st, 2024. He will report to John McCallion, Chief Financial Officer of MetLife, Inc., and Head of MetLife Investment Management. Brown's appointment will address the expanding scope of MetLife’s reinsurance activities. In this role, he will ... Read the full article

Markel adds Mullarkey as Global Executive Underwriting Officer, Property & First Party Lines

5th September 2024

Markel, the insurance arm of global re/insurer Markel Group Inc., has appointed Jamie Mullarkey to the role of Global Executive Underwriting Officer for Property and First Party Lines. In this global role, Mullarkey will lead the strategy for property and first-party lines, supporting multiple initiatives and cross-division opportunities. Additionally, he will be ... Read the full article

Bhavesh Mulji appointed as Head of Insurance for the UK at Delta Capita

5th September 2024

Delta Capita, a provider of financial services consulting, managed services, and technology solutions, has announced the appointment of Bhavesh Mulji as the UK Head of Insurance. Mulji, who will be based in London, will report directly to Sarah Carver, Delta Capita’s Head of Retail Banking, Wealth, and Insurance. He joins from Capco, ... Read the full article