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People moves
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.
AXIS names Paul Boulos and Rob Ryan as Heads of Ocean Marine
11th June 2024
Global specialty underwriter and provider of re/insurance, AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has made senior leadership appointments with the addition of Paul Boulos and Rob Ryan as Heads of Ocean Marine, effective immediately. The duo will report to Michael McKenna, Head of North America. McKenna, commented on the appointments, "Paul and Rob join ... Read the full article
Hiscox names Mary Boyd USA CEO
11th June 2024
International specialist insurer Hiscox has announced the appointment of Mary Boyd as Chief Executive Officer of its USA business unit. Joining the company on June 24, 2024, Boyd will be replacing existing USA CEO Kevin Kerridge, who is stepping down after almost 30 years in the business. Boyd joins Hiscox from Plymouth ... Read the full article
Nick Selby to lead Evertas European Underwriting team
11th June 2024
Crypto insurance company Evertas has announced the appointment of Nick Selby, an accomplished information and physical security professional, as its new Head of European Underwriting. Selby brings to Evertas 20 years of expertise in public and private sector information security, physical security, and complex incident handling, as well as seven years ... Read the full article
McGill and Partners promotes Rebecca Mason to Partner in Crisis Management
11th June 2024
Insurance and reinsurance broker McGill and Partners has announced the appointment of Rebecca Mason as Partner in its Crisis Management team. Bringing over eight years of experience in the Crisis Management sector to her new role, Mason has a wealth of expertise ranging from kidnap and ransom to terrorism insurance. She ... Read the full article
Artex announces key Chairman and CEO appointments
11th June 2024
Artex Risk Solutions has announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-founder, Peter Mullen, will be appointed Chairman, and Gallagher’s Regional Executive Vice President, Zeb Holt, will be named Artex’s new CEO, both effective January 1, 2025. Mullen has 38 years of industry experience. He has been the CEO of ... Read the full article
Euclid unveils Euclid Mortgage MGU, Monaghan & Hissong to lead
11th June 2024
Euclid Program Managers, a family of insurance program managers, has launched Euclid Mortgage, LLC, a managing general underwriter (MGU) led by industry veterans Joe Monaghan and Joe Hissong, which underwrites mortgage credit risk on behalf of insurers and reinsurers. Monaghan will serve as the organisation's Managing Principal and Chief ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Ismaeel Adams joins QBE Re as Regional Head of Africa
11th June 2024
Ismaeel Adams has joined QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of QBE Insurance Group, as Regional Head of Africa. Based in Dubai, Adams is joining QBE Re after eight years with global reinsurer Swiss Re, where he most recently served as Vice President - Regional Manager Southern Africa. Through his tenure at Swiss ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance appoints Buonpane as SVP Casualty Specialty Lines & Industry Practices
11th June 2024
Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Bermuda-based re/insurer Everest Group, Ltd., has announced the appointment of Stephen Buonpane as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Casualty Specialty Lines and Industry Practices. In this newly created role, Buonpane will report to Bill Hazelton, Head of Retail Casualty and Industry Practices at Everest Insurance ... Read the full article
Skyward Specialty expands media liability team
11th June 2024
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., an insurance company in the property and casualty (P&C) sector, recently announced the recruitment of three accomplished media liability experts. This move signifies the ongoing expansion of the company's Media Liability team, bolstering its position in the market following its successful entry as a primary carrier ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints Aon’s Louise Tyler International COO
10th June 2024
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has announced the appointment of Louise Tyler as International Chief Operating Officer (COO). With over two decades of industry experience, Tayler joins Gallagher Re from Aon, where she most recently served as Strategy and Execution Lead for Global Broking – International. She started her career in the ... Read the full article
Deutsche Rückversicherung Switzerland names Sonja Hoffmann as Director Underwriting
10th June 2024
Sonja Hoffmann is set to take over from Frank Versluis as Director Underwriting at Deutsche Rückversicherung Switzerland Ltd (DR Swiss) on July 1st, 2024. In her new role, Hoffmann will be based in Zurich and will report to Achim Bosch, Managing Director of DR Swiss and Executive Board member of Deutsche ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter launches Capital & Advisory group
10th June 2024
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh McLennan (MMC), has announced the launch of the Capital & Advisory group as part of its Global Capital Solutions unit. Alexander Schnieders has been named the Global Head of Capital & Advisory, reporting directly to Laurent Rousseau, CEO of Europe, IMEA, and Global ... Read the full article
Mike Hall joins Fiducia to support UK & European marine cargo, freight and fine art facilities
10th June 2024
Fiducia, a specialty insurance managing general agent (MGA) has announced the appointment of a new senior development underwriter, Mike Hall, to its marine cargo, freight liability and fine art and specie facilities to support UK and European brokers. Joining from Zurich Insurance, Hall brings to his new role 26 years of ... Read the full article
Miller expands into Japanese market with senior appointment
10th June 2024
Miller, an independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed industry veteran Tokinori Kono as Head of Non-Marine Broking for its Japanese business, Lead Insurance Services Limited (Lead). This appointment follows Miller’s acquisition of Lead in 2022 and highlights the company’s commitment to expanding its presence in the Japanese market through ... Read the full article
Industry veteran Steve Hearn joins AUL board as Non-Exec Director
10th June 2024
Atrium, a specialist insurer at Lloyd's of London, has announced the appointment of Steve Hearn as Non-Executive Director to the Atrium Underwriters Limited board (AUL), subject to regulatory approval. He will be taking over the position from Stephen Riley, who will retire from the board after nine years of valuable service. A ... Read the full article






