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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.
Andy Haste appointed new Group Chairman of Canopius following record-breaking year
23rd May 2024
Specialty re/insurer Canopius has appointed Andy Haste as its new Group Chairman, effective July 1, 2024, bringing extensive executive and non-executive experience to the role. He will chair the Group Board as Canopius aims to achieve its future goals following its record-breaking results in 2023. Haste has had a notable ... Read the full article
Neptune Flood promotes Matt Duffy to MD and Chief Risk Officer
23rd May 2024
US-based private flood insurance company, Neptune Flood, has promoted Matt Duffy to the role of Managing Director (MD) and Chief Risk Officer. Duffy has been with the company for three years, serving as the Chief Risk Officer. Previously, he served as the Executive Vice President of Enterprise Technology Solutions at Bank ... Read the full article
Wen Chen named Head of Agriculture for Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions APAC
23rd May 2024
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group, Aon, has named Wen Chen as the Head of Agriculture for the firm’s Reinsurance Solutions Asia Pacific (APAC) region, effective June 1st, 2024. Chen will be based in Singapore and will have a dual reporting line to Robert De Souza, President of Reinsurance Solutions in ... Read the full article
Consilium launches marine division to expand speciality offerings
23rd May 2024
Consilium, the global speciality re/insurance broking arm of the Aventum Group, has introduced its new Marine division and appointed Thomas Noakes as Senior Partner. The division will grant comprehensive access to top-rated carriers in the Lloyd’s of London market and specialised marine markets across Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and ... Read the full article
Fidelis names Aoife Woulfe Head of Underwriting, Ireland
23rd May 2024
Global re/insurance company Fidelis Insurance Group has announced the appointment of Aoife Woulfe to the role of Head of Underwriting, Ireland. She will be based in Dublin and report to Group Chief Underwriting Officer, Ian Houston. Woulfe joins Fidelis after ten years at Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), where she most recently served ... Read the full article
WTW names Alex Rosati as Head of Claims Asia, CRB
23rd May 2024
Global re/insurance broker WTW has appointed Alex Rosati as the Head of Claims Asia for its Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) business, effective August 1st, 2024. Rosati will succeed Neil Thomas who retired earlier this year. Rosati will be based in Singapore, and report directly to Luke Ware, Head of CRB ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re bolsters Japan operation with new CEO and Chairman
23rd May 2024
Gallagher Re Japan has revealed significant senior leadership changes, naming George Sherriff as the new CEO, while Tsuyoshi “Travis” Noguchi has been appointed Chairman. Currently leading the Global Client proposition across Asia Pacific from Singapore, Sherriff will reportedly continue to provide oversight to this offering after transitioning into the role of ... Read the full article
Nascent adds Francis and Ranasinghe to senior leadership team
23rd May 2024
Bermuda-domiciled, tech-driven insurance management and reinsurance transform organisation, Nascent Group, has added two industry veterans, Yulanda Francis and Shehan Ranasinghe, to its senior leadership team. These strategic hires are aligned with the firm's commitment to bolstering its servicing capabilities. Founded in early 2023, Nascent Group leverages innovative technology to bring transparency and ... Read the full article
Gordon Browne to rejoin AIG as Global Head of Specialty
23rd May 2024
Gordon Browne has been appointed Global Head of Specialty at American International Group (AIG), effective June 11, 2024, reporting to Jon Hancock, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, International Insurance. He will also serve on the International Insurance leadership team. Browne rejoins AIG from Allianz, where he served as Global Head ... Read the full article
Arturo names Juan Pujadas to Board of Directors
23rd May 2024
Juan Pujadas, an advisor at Blumberg Capital where he supports fintech portfolio companies such as EarnUp and Field Materials, has joined the Board of Arturo, the property intelligence company that delivers portfolio-wide underwriting, risk, claims and catastrophe-driven event insights. “I am honoured to serve on Arturo’s Board of Directors,” stated Pujadas. ... Read the full article
Allianz UK makes two key senior leadership changes appointing Kam as CRO
22nd May 2024
Allianz UK has announced the promotion of Jason Howes to Chief Transformation Officer and the appointment of Hanna Kam to the role of Chief Risk Officer, taking over the role from John Berry, who has decided to step down. According to the announcement, these senior moves reflect the company’s ongoing strategic ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Robert Riha as Chief Client & Distribution Officer, APAC & Europe
22nd May 2024
AXA XL, the property & casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has announced the appointment of Robert Riha as Chief Client & Distribution Officer for APAC & Europe. Riha will now report to Xavier Veyry, the Chief Executive Officer for APAC & Europe, and Manuel Meier, the ... Read the full article
Beazley appoints Barbara Plucnar Jensen to its Board as CFO
22nd May 2024
Specialty insurer Beazley has announced the appointment of Barbara Plucnar Jensen to its Board as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Adrian Cox, Beazley's CEO, previously mentioned this during the firm's full-year results, stating, “I am pleased that Barbara Plucnar Jensen will become our CFO on 1 May 2024, the depth and ... Read the full article
Aon names Marsh McLennan’s Ryan Barber as Global Head of Property, Commercial Risk
22nd May 2024
Global re/insurance broker Aon has appointed Ryan Barber as the Global Head of Property for Commercial Risk, effective June 24th, 2024, to further advance the firm’s Risk Capital strategy. In this new role, Barber's remit will include leading Aon’s global property practice, he will report to Cynthia Beveridge, Global Chief Broking ... Read the full article
Bayview appoints Craig Schorr as Managing Director of Insurance Asset Management
22nd May 2024
Bayview Asset Management (Bayview), a global investment management firm, has announced the appointment of Craig T. Schorr as Managing Director in its newly formed Insurance Asset Management division. This division was established to offer management services to the insurance and reinsurance industries. Nancy Mueller Handal, Head of Bayview’s Insurance Asset Management ... Read the full article
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