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News on insurance and reinsurance industry hiring, appointments and people move news and announcements. Covering key hires and people moves across the global reinsurance, commercial and specialty insurance markets.
MS AUL appoints Head of Sustainability & ESG
1st December 2021
MS Amlin Underwriting Limited (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s global specialty re/insurer, has announced the appointment of Amir Sethu as Head of Sustainability & ESG, a newly created role. Sethu takes up the role later this month and reports directly to Martyn Rodden, Director of Strategy & Transformation. As Head of Sustainability & ... Read the full article
WTW appoints Anthony Monaghan to Industry Transportation Leader role
1st December 2021
Global re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has named Anthony Monaghan as GB Industry Transportation Leader for its Risk & Broking Division in GB. Monaghan joins from Marsh, where he most recently led their Manufacturing & Automotive Industry. Prior to MMC’s acquisition of JLT, he was Marsh’s Transportation Leader for the UK and ... Read the full article
Charles Lee to lead AXA XL’s US South West Global Risk Management business
30th November 2021
AXA XL has appointed Charles Lee to lead its Global Risk Management business in the South West Region of the US. Lee joins AXA XL from Chubb where he was Senior Vice President, Global Client Executive and led the Global Casualty Pacific South Region in Los Angeles. He has also been ... Read the full article
Alliant appoints O’Malley to senior cyber position
30th November 2021
Alliant Insurance Services has announced the appointment of Meghan O’Malley as First Vice President. She will lead the Western region, providing cyber solutions for Alliant clients located west of the Mississippi River. Prior to joining Alliant, O’Malley served as Divisional Director for Cyber and Technology Solutions at Howden Specialty in London where ... Read the full article
Amwins Global Risks adds Tom Graham to lead casualty division
30th November 2021
Amwins Global Risks, the international arm of global specialty insurance broker Amwins, has added Tom Graham to serve as director of its casualty division. Graham joins from Apollo Syndicate Management having most recently held the position of US casualty underwriter. He will now focus on business emanating from the US, Canada and ... Read the full article
Lockton New Zealand names Peter Lowe as CEO
30th November 2021
Independent insurance broker Lockton New Zealand has appointed Peter Lowe as Chief Executive Officer. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Lowe has a background in alternative risk financing and reinsurance design, and has managed large global insurance programmes, including the design and placement of risk financing programmes. Previously the CEO, Director and Senior Vice President ... Read the full article
MS Amlin names PartnerRe’s Jörg Bruniecki CUO, EMEA
30th November 2021
Global reinsurer MS Amlin AG has appointed Jörg Bruniecki as Chief Underwriting Officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), a Zurich-based role. Effective 2022 Bruniecki will report to Charles Goldie, CUO of the wider MS Amlin AG group With over 24 years’ experience across a range of executive leadership positions, ... Read the full article
DARAG Germany adds Dr. Christoph Wetzel to supervisory board
30th November 2021
Legacy acquirer DARAG Group has announced the addition of Dr. Christoph Wetzel to the supervisory board of its German insurance entity, DARAG Deutschland AG. Dr. Wetzel is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of fpb AG, a member of the ON Service Group. He has worked in the German insurance market for ... Read the full article
QBE adds Ben Hunter from Liberty Mutual as Director of Canada
30th November 2021
Ben Hunter, currently of Liberty Mutual Canada, is set to join QBE in January 2022 as Director of Canada, reporting to Peter Burton, Executive Director, International Markets, QBE European Operations. Hunter takes over from Jamie Thompson who was named Director of Financial Lines, QBE European Operations in May. He brings a wealth ... Read the full article
RRB expands in APAC with Taiwan subsidiary
30th November 2021
Richmond Reinsurance Brokers (RRB) has established a subsidiary in Taiwan, obtaining the licence to provide reinsurance broking and risk consulting services for the Taiwan market. The new subsidiary will be led by CEO, Sung-Kook Cho who brings 30 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industries. He holds experience in providing ... Read the full article
Hiscox names Steven Pearsall as D&O Line Underwriter
29th November 2021
Specialist global insurer Hiscox has appointed Steven Pearsall as D&O Line Underwriter within its London Market business. Pearsall brings over 20 years’ experience in the insurance market including underwriting roles for AIG and, most recently, The Hartford where he was Head of Financial Lines within their London Market division. As such, he ... Read the full article
AIG hires Donna Pearlman to lead Reinsurance Operations
29th November 2021
Global insurer and reinsurer, American International Group, Inc. (AIG), has added Donna Pearlman to the newly created role of Reinsurance Operations Lead. In her new role, Pearlman takes on responsibility for reinsurance at AIG, reporting to Gerald Yeung, Global Head of Ceded Re Placement Operations. She joins the re/insurer after running her ... Read the full article
Ardonagh adds to Geo Underwriting & Bravo Networks leadership
29th November 2021
The Ardonagh Group has announced the addition of Jaime Swindle to the leadership team of its platform, Geo Underwriting, and the appointment of Scott Bennett as Managing Director of Bravo Networks. Swindle will support the development of Geo Underwriting’s UK commercial MGA proposition from 1 December. She will join Derek Coles’ executive ... Read the full article
Allianz makes senior appointments within Global Commercial division
29th November 2021
Elizabeth Cabrera and Joana Moniz have been appointed to the newly established Allianz Global Commercial Group Center as Head of Underwriting Strategy & Planning and Global Head of Long Tail Lines, respectively. Cabrera joins the Chief Underwriting Office with effect from November 1st and Moniz from December 1st, with both ... Read the full article
WTW adds MacCarthy to CRB business as Head of Asia Casualty
29th November 2021
Global re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has added Ben MacCarthy to its Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) business as Head of Casualty Asia, effective December 1. MacCarthy will be based in Hong Kong and reports to Paul Ward, Head of Global Markets P&C in Asia at WTW. He brings over 15 years' experience ... Read the full article