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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.
Hannah Njoki joins Howden Re as Director – Reinsurance Broker East Africa
5th September 2024
Experienced reinsurance executive Hannah Njoki has joined Howden Re as Director - Reinsurance Broker East Africa. Njoki will reportedly be based in Dubai and work with Howden Re's existing team to support clients across the East Africa region. Attilio Tornetta, Managing Director and Head of Reinsurance for Africa at Howden Re commented, ... Read the full article
BMS Re welcomes Aon’s Brad Melvin as President and CEO, US
5th September 2024
BMS Re, the reinsurance division of global broker BMS Group, has appointed Brad Melvin as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BMS Re, US, effective from November, subject to regulatory approval. In the meantime, Group CEO Nick Cook and Andrew Wheeler, President and Co-CEO of BMS Group, will continue to ... Read the full article
Asta welcomes three new senior hires to its management team
5th September 2024
Asta, a third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, has strengthened its senior management team with the addition of David Hopkins as deputy chief underwriting officer, Alex Poracchia as transformation director, and Julie Flello as head of client management. Bringing 27 years of experience in the financial sector, Hopkins joined the company last ... Read the full article
Ashley Mehyo named VP of Claims for Fine Art and Collectibles at Distinguished Programs
5th September 2024
Distinguished Programs, a national insurance programmes manager, has appointed Ashley Mehyo as Vice President of Claims for its Fine Art and Collectibles programme. With over seven years of industry experience, Mehyo has specialised in Fine Art & Collectibles throughout her career. Her expertise will be crucial in advancing Distinguished's commitment to offering ... Read the full article
Chubb hires QBE’s Greg Giardiello as Global Controller
4th September 2024
Chubb has announced the appointment of Greg Giardiello as Global Controller, succeeding Mong-Diep "Dee" Le, who was recently named Chubb's Chief Auditor. Based in Chubb's Philadelphia office, Giardiello will be reporting to George Ohsiek, Vice President, Chubb Group and Chief Accounting Officer. "Adding outside skills and perspectives to the deep knowledge and ... Read the full article
MNK Re appoints Mark Ritson as Director of Energy
4th September 2024
MNK Re, an independent broker of specialist risks into Lloyd’s, has announced the appointment of Mark Ritson as Director of Energy. In this role, Ritson will focus on expanding MNK Re’s energy portfolio, leading efforts to develop and secure more business for the firm’s energy team. Manoj Kumar, CEO of MNK Group, ... Read the full article
Allianz UK grows personal lines with Wright appointment as MD of home insurance
4th September 2024
Allianz UK has announced the addition of Graham Wright to its growing personal lines business, appointing him Managing Director of Home Insurance. Reporting to Serge Raffard, he will join the UK personal lines leadership team in December, and will work alongside Henry Topham, Managing Director, Retail and Nicola George, Managing Director, ... Read the full article
CFC promotes Philippa Berry to Head of Portfolio Partnerships
4th September 2024
CFC, an insurance provider specialising in emerging risks and cyber coverage, has announced the promotion of Philippa Berry to the newly created role of Head of Portfolio Partnerships. In this role, Berry will manage reinsurance for CFC’s cyber business and oversee relationships with key stakeholders, including capacity providers. Additionally, she will ... Read the full article
Beazley appoints Swiss Re’s Chris Merl as Country Manager, DACH
4th September 2024
Specialist insurer Beazley has announced the appointment of Christopher (Chris) Merl as Country Manager for the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland). In addition to this role, Merl will also serve as Head Partner Engagement, DACH. Based in Munich, he will focus on driving Beazley’s European strategy, with a strong emphasis ... Read the full article
Tobias Sonndorfer appointed CEO of VIG Re
4th September 2024
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Prague headquartered Vienna Insurance Group, has announced that Tobias Sonndorfer will take over from Johannes Martin Hartmann as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Board, effective January 1st, 2025. Sonndorfer joined VIG Re from Munich Re on January 1st, 2023, as a ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re strengthens international division with new leadership appointments
4th September 2024
Acrisure Re, the re/insurance division of Acrisure, has made leadership changes within its international reinsurance division, appointing David Sowrey as Managing Director and Nigel Dane as Chairman of Acrisure Re’s International Treaty business. Both leaders are based in London and will continue to report directly to CEO, Simon Hedley, who commented, ... Read the full article
Jonathan Stephenson to lead Brit in Bermuda as Head of Office
4th September 2024
Brit Ltd has appointed Jonathan Stephenson as Head of Office, Bermuda, subject to approval by the BMA and the Department of Immigration. As Head of Office in Bermuda, Stephenson will drive the planned expansion of Brit Re across property, casualty and specialty reinsurance. He joins from Guy Carpenter, where he was a ... Read the full article
Markel appoints Rhys O’Neill as Senior Underwriter, Marine & Energy Liability, Intl. Specialty
4th September 2024
Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group, has appointed Rhys O’Neill as Senior Underwriter, Marine & Energy Liability, International Specialty, with immediate effect. He will be based in London and report to Grant Smith, Director of Marine & Energy Liability, International Specialty. As a Senior Underwriter, O’Neill will be responsible ... Read the full article
Stephan Geis appointed Managing Director for Germany, HDI Global
4th September 2024
Industrial insurer HDI Global SE, part of the Talanx Group, has announced the appointment of Stephan Geis as the new Managing Director for Germany, effective November 1, 2024. In the role, he will report to Dr Barbara Klimaszewski-Blettner, member of the HDI Global Executive Board and Chief Claims Officer who will retain ... Read the full article
Resilience names Jones SVP of Engineering and Gittler Global Head of Claims
3rd September 2024
Cyber risk solutions company Resilience, has announced the appointment of Rebecca Jones as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Jeremy Gittler as Global Head of Claims. “As we continue to invest in our business, we are thrilled to bring senior leaders of Jeremy’s and Rebecca’s caliber on board. They both bring ... Read the full article
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