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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.
Nicola George appointed Managing Director of Allianz personal lines broker business
3rd May 2024
Allianz has announced the appointment of Nicola George as the Managing Director (MD) of its personal lines broker business in the UK, which will undergo a rebranding from LV= Broker to Allianz on May 1st. George's appointment follows Mike Crane's decision to step down from his role as MD of LV= ... Read the full article
Inari appoints Amanda Strazdins as VP of Sales
3rd May 2024
Inari, a technology solution provider for global insurance and reinsurance companies, has appointed Amanda Strazdins as Vice President (VP) of Sales, based in London. Strazdins joined in April, and her remit includes leading all of the commercial operations strategy at inari. Founded in 2017, inari offers a core insurance policy administration, an ... Read the full article
Insight bolsters NA Distribution team with three senior hires
2nd May 2024
Specialist fixed income investment manager Insight Investment has made three senior hires within its North America Distribution team, naming Ryan McMurdie as Director, Insurance Solutions, Sarah Leffel as Associate Director, Institutional, and Anna Danik as Pensions Channel Lead. As Director, Insurance Solutions, McMurdie will have responsibility for defining and executing Insight’s ... Read the full article
MNK Re appoints Giles Ham as Associate Director, Surety
2nd May 2024
MNK Re, an independent broker of specialist risks into Lloyd’s, has appointed Giles Ham as Associate Director, Surety. The appointment will allow MNK Re to expand its international presence in the sector, facilitating coverage for difficult and hard-to-place risks worldwide. The broker stated as a well-known practitioner in the international market, having ... Read the full article
Allianz to extend market visibility with LV= Broker rebrand and new leadership appointment
2nd May 2024
Allianz has announced the rebrand of its personal lines broker business from LV= Broker to Allianz, the latest strategic advance for its brand in the UK. Nicola George, who joined the company recently, will lead this part of the Allianz business as managing director. With around 750,000 customers holding an LV= Broker ... Read the full article
AXA Mansard appoints Ayomide Xavier Iyanda as Head Reinsurance
2nd May 2024
AXA Mansard, a member of the AXA Group, has appointed Ayomide Xavier to the position of Head Reinsurance. With five years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, Iyanda brings a wealth of valuable skills to his new position. Before joining AXA Mansard, Iyanda served as a Reinsurance Analyst at Leadway ... Read the full article
World Insurance Associates appoints Ken Bond as Chief Corporate Development Officer
2nd May 2024
World Insurance Associates LLC (World) has announced the appointment of industry veteran Ken Bond as Chief Corporate Development Officer. In his new capacity, Bond will oversee corporate development for all three of World's businesses, which include retail insurance, retirement plan and wealth management services, and wholesale insurance. Rich Eknoian, Chief Executive Officer ... Read the full article
Ardonagh Netherlands welcomes new executive team
1st May 2024
Ardonagh Netherlands, the Dutch arm of independent broking groups, has announced the appointment of its in-country management team to lead the growth of local broking bands Léons Group, Klap Verzekeringsmakelaar and Classicus Private Insurance. The team includes the current CEO of Leons Group, Sunny Léons, who has been appointed Chief Executive ... Read the full article
Canopius Re hires DeCouto & Morgan as CUO & CFO in Bermuda
1st May 2024
Global specialty lines re/insurer Canopius has bolstered its senior leadership team in Bermuda by hiring Jesse DeCouto as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) and Tonia Morgan as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Canopius Reinsurance Limited (Canopius Re). According to the announcement, Morgan takes up her new role on July 1, succeeding Teresa ... Read the full article
Erin Osborne named Head of U.S. Excess Casualty, Ascot
1st May 2024
Ascot Group, the global specialty insurance firm, has appointed Erin Osborne to the role of Head of U.S. Excess Casualty, where she will assume full management and leadership responsibility for the business unit. The role will also see her lead the strategic planning for future growth across the market segment. In the ... Read the full article
Rob Wendin to lead BMS’ newly launched global healthcare division
1st May 2024
Independent specialist re/insurance broker BMS has launched its new global healthcare division, set to be led by industry veteran Rob Wendin serving as managing director. According to the announcement, the new division will provide solutions and guidance to healthcare providers and their insurers, as well as access to BMS’ range of ... Read the full article
Insurance experts Myers and Conti join RYZE Claim Solutions Board
1st May 2024
RYZE Claim Solutions, a provider of claims services to insurance carriers and managing general agents, has announced the appointment of Stuart Myers and Christopher Conti, to its Board of Directors. Together, both executives - who are highly regarded experts in the insurance and investment industries - bring decades of leadership experience, ... Read the full article
Plover Parametrics unveils specialty brokerage
1st May 2024
Plover, the tech-enabled commercial insurance broker, has launched a new specialty brokerage designed to help brokers secure climate and emerging risk solutions. The company, which was founded in 2022, has also secured over $5 million in venture capital funding that is to be used to expand its brokerage team, invest in ... Read the full article
Compre Group appoints Rebecca Love as new Reinsurance Director
1st May 2024
Compre, an international legacy group, has announced the appointment of Rebecca Love to the position of Reinsurance Director. With 25 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, Love brings a wealth of expertise to her new role. Her areas of specialisation include Management, Business Relationship Management, Business Process Improvement, Training, ... Read the full article
BPL appoints Lizzie Thomas as Director to strengthen global broking teams
1st May 2024
BPL has appointed industry veteran Lizzie Thomas as Director to strengthen its broking teams in Europe and the US. In her new role, Thomas will report to James Reynolds, Deputy CEO at BPL, and will collaborate with the company's major financial institution clients across Europe and the US, aligning with BPL's ... Read the full article
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