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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.
Tokio Marine HCC Specialty launches product recall offering team
14th May 2024
Tokio Marine HCC Specialty Group, a member of the Tokio Marine HCC group of companies, has launched a new Product Recall offering in London, with two senior appointments to its Crisis Management team. Mark Hutton has been appointed to the newly created role of Head of Crisis Management, International, effective May ... Read the full article
IUA appoints industry veteran Luis Prato to its Board
13th May 2024
The International Underwriting Association (IUA) has strengthened its Board with the appointment of senior London market veteran Luis Prato, who will join at its next meeting in July. The board, which comprises of 20 senior member representatives, is responsible for governing and overseeing all the association’s work in seeking to secure ... Read the full article
Augment Risk hires legacy expert Paul Corver as Advisor
13th May 2024
Reinsurance broker Augment Risk has announced that Paul Corver, formerly of R&Q Insurance Holdings (R&Q), will join the firm as an Advisor. Corver brings deep experience and insights in the reinsurance industry to the broker as it looks to strengthen its legacy build-out. He retired from his position as Group Head of ... Read the full article
AXA XL Re appoints Alfredo Salcedo as Head of Latin America, Reinsurance
13th May 2024
AXA XL Reinsurance, the property and casualty and specialty risk unit of global insurer AXA, has appointed Alfredo Salcedo as the Head of Latin America, Reinsurance, effective June 1st, 2024. Subsequently, AXA XL has announced that Michael Yeats will be taking on a new opportunity at AXA XL to lead the ... Read the full article
Whiddett to head Arch’s expanded terrorism insurance solution for UK
13th May 2024
Arch Insurance's UK Regional Division has announced the launch of its enhanced standalone terrorism insurance product for businesses across the UK regions, to be led by Jason Whiddett. The expanded terrorism insurance solution includes a series of extensions and benefits available as standard, and key policy features such as prevention of ... Read the full article
Fusion Specialty strengthens London M&A team with two new hires
10th May 2024
Fusion Specialty, a managing general agent (MGA) platform within Pop Group Holdings (POP), is expanding its UK underwriting capabilities with the appointments of Alexander Mackay and Tom Hopkins to its Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) London team. Mackay is joining Fusion UK as a Partner following five years working in M&A insurance ... Read the full article
Cover Whale hires Khurana & Hart as Chief Product Officer & Chief Architect
10th May 2024
Insurtech, Cover Whale Insurance Solutions, Inc., has bolstered its senior leadership team with two new hires, as Barninder Khurana joins the firm as Chief Product Officer and Bill Hart assumes the role of Chief Architect. Khurana takes on the role with a deep degree of experience in product management, program delivery, ... Read the full article
CRC Group grows NA team with two new hires
10th May 2024
CRC Group, a North American wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has announced the appointment of two new underwriting team leaders, Lance Lee and Andrew Weinberg. Lee, who has almost a decade of industry experience, is joining the company’s Clearwater, FL office as a transportation specialist. Prior to joining CRC Group, he served as ... Read the full article
McGill and Partners names Kimber as Partner in Marine and Cargo team
9th May 2024
Insurance and reinsurance broker McGill and Partners has announced the appointment of Amy Kimber to Partner in the firm’s Marine and Cargo team. Kimber has been part of McGill and Partners since 2019, when she joined as an Associate. During this time, she worked closely with the firm’s clients and underwriters ... Read the full article
BMS Re adds six hires to MGA ProLink Solutions
9th May 2024
BMS Group's reinsurance broking arm, BMS Re, has added six new hires to ProLink Solutions, its dedicated MGA business which was founded within the company last year. Launched in mid-2023, ProLink has expanded to become a large broker in the programs sector, with almost $6 billion of premium across more than ... Read the full article
GBN Risk Solutions appoints Houssam Yehya as Director & Group Head of International
9th May 2024
GBN Worldwide Risk Solutions (GBNRS), a London-based independent broker and Managing General Agent (MGA), has strengthened its leadership team by appointing Houssam Yehya as Director and Group Head of International. In his new capacity, Yehya will directly report to Jamil Elbahou, chairman of Silverbrook Holdings, the parent company of GBN Worldwide ... Read the full article
MSIG USA bolsters executive team with new additions
9th May 2024
MSIG USA has announced it is strengthening its executive leadership team with new appointments aimed at reinforcing the company's dedication to the U.S. market, its expansion and innovation. Peter McKenna, CEO of MSIG USA, stated: "These appointments, coupled with the organizational changes we announced earlier this year, underscore MSIG USA's significant ... Read the full article
Front Street Re welcomes Edison Fong as new CEO
8th May 2024
Edison Fong has been named Chief Executive Officer of Front Street Re (FSR), an insurtech and reinsurance company focused on annuity, life, health, and general reinsurance solutions and is an operating subsidiary of Lexasure Financial Group Limited. Fong is joining the company from New York-based Converge Re, a reinsurance company focusing ... Read the full article
Will Allen named Executive MD of Capital Advisory, Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions
8th May 2024
Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Will Allen as Executive Managing Director of Capital Advisory within Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions. Allen has over two decades of capital management experience to his new role, having built longstanding relationships with global capital providers, and with a recent focus ... Read the full article
Industry veteran Jim Bryant joins DWF as Partner in Insurance Services
8th May 2024
DWF, a global provider of integrated legal and business services, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Jim Bryant as a Partner in its Insurance Services division. In his new role, Bryant will collaborate with DWF's London Markets team and its global locations. David Abbott, Partner of Insurance Services at DWF, expresses ... Read the full article
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