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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.
AFL hires Pilar Villanueva as Head of LatAm desk
22nd April 2020
Independent Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd (AFL) has announced the appointment of Pilar Villanueva as Head of LatAm desk. Based in London, she will work with AFL’s product line experts to ensure international capabilities are delivered to the region as AFL continues to build out its expertise in Latin America. Villanueva ... Read the full article
IRB Brasil Re Board members resign amid “serious impacts” of COVID-19 crisis
22nd April 2020
Rio de Janeiro headquartered reinsurer IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (IRB Brasil Re) has announced that certain members of its Board of Directors have resigned amid the impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. On April 20th, 2020 the reinsurer received the resignations of Vinicius Jose Almeida Albernaz and Alexsandro Broedel Lopes from ... Read the full article
Paul Jardine takes Non-Exec Chairman role at Chaucer
22nd April 2020
Specialty international re/insurance group Chaucer has announced the appointment of Paul Jardine as Non-Executive Chairman. Jardine was formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Experience Officer at XL Catlin and has extensive experience in the Lloyds and London markets. He previously served as Director & Chief Actuary at Equitas, prior to which he ... Read the full article
Coverys adds Robert Forster as Director of Underwriting
21st April 2020
Coverys Managing Agency has announced the appointment of Robert Forster as director of underwriting. Forster’s appointment is effective June and he succeeds Phil Sloan, who is due to retire from the position. He brings over three decades of specialist underwriting experience to Coverys and most recently served as Chief Underwriting Officer and ... Read the full article
AXA XL announces new leadership team, operating model
21st April 2020
AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced a new leadership team and proposed changes to the operating model of its insurance business. Following a strategic review, a proposal has been put forward which would see the creation of a single global insurance underwriting function ... Read the full article
Obsidian Insurance adds Dan Larkin as CUO
21st April 2020
Obsidian Insurance Holdings has added Dan Larkin to its senior management team as Chief Underwriting Officer. Obsidian was recently formed in partnership with industry executives and Genstar Capital. Larkin joins with over 25 years' experience in the insurance industry and most recently served with Allianz as Northeast Zone Midcorp Program Director. Prior to ... Read the full article
Ralph van Helden joins Everest Insurance from Lloyd’s
21st April 2020
Everest Insurance, a division of Bermuda-based Everest Re Group, Ltd., has appointed Ralph van Helden as the Business Development Director for Everest Global Markets, which includes Everest Insurance (Ireland), DAC (EIID), and Lloyd's of London Syndicate 2786. He takes responsibility for developing and deepening regional relationships with Everest Insurance's broker partners, ... Read the full article
Charles Taylor announces Board & leadership changes, CEO Marock to depart
21st April 2020
Charles Taylor, a provider of services and technology solutions to the insurance sector, has announced numerous changes to its Board and Executive Committee, including the departure of Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), David Marock. At the same time, Edward Creasy has been appointed Executive Chairman for the Group from his previous ... Read the full article
Swiss Re CorSo appoints Matthias Grass as CFO
21st April 2020
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (Swiss Re CorSo), the commercial insurance arm of reinsurance giant Swiss Re, has revealed that Matthias Grass is to succeed Martin Mueller as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective July 1st, 2020. In his new role, Grass takes responsibility for the oversight of Swiss Re CorSo's Finance function, ... Read the full article
Piiq Risk adds WTW’s Neil Maynard as Senior Partner
20th April 2020
Piiq Risk Partners, the recently branded global aerospace brokerage of BGC Insurance Group, has appointed Neil Maynard as Senior Partner. Maynard will join the business next year and will be based in London, reporting to Marcel Chad, President. He brings extensive broking expertise, having spent more than 25 years at Willis Towers ... Read the full article
Brit Global Specialty adds Shana Stodolski as Assistant VP, Cyber
20th April 2020
Specialty re/insurer Brit has announced the appointment of Shana Stodolski as Assistant Vice President, Cyber, for Brit Global Specialty USA (BGSU). Stodolski will be based in Glastonbury, CT and reports to Jeff Norton, Senior Vice President, Cyber Liability. She will be responsible for supporting the continued growth and underwriting of Cyber for ... Read the full article
Pacific Life names Chief Marketing Officer of Retirement Solutions Division
17th April 2020
US life insurer Pacific Life has announced the appointment of Kevin Kennedy as Senior Vice President, Sales and Chief Marketing Officer of the company’s Retirement Solutions Division. Kennedy joins Pacific Life from AXA Equitable Holdings (EQH), where he served as Managing Director and head of the company's largest business unit, individual ... Read the full article
Chris Flint named President of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company
17th April 2020
US primary insurer Farmers Insurance has announced the appointment of Chris Flint as President of Farmers New World Life Insurance Company. Flint will join the company and take up his new position on April 20, 2020. He will report directly to Steve McAnena, President of Distribution, Life and Financial Services, and will ... Read the full article
Argo Group announces new board members
17th April 2020
Specialty reinsurer Argo Group has announced the election of three new board members at its Annual General Meeting. Appointments include Bernard C. Bailey, Fred R. Donner and Argo Group Chief Executive Officer Kevin J. Rehnberg. Five former directors are retiring from the board, including former Board Chairman Gary V. Woods, F. Sedgwick ... Read the full article
AXIS Capital appoints McCormick CEO of Irish reinsurance legal entity
17th April 2020
Bermudian re/insurer AXIS Capital has appointed Mark McCormick as Chief Executive Officer of AXIS Re SE (ARe). ARe is AXIS Capital’s reinsurance legal entity domiciled in Ireland and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, with a Zurich branch. McCormick will be responsible for ARe and the legal entity aspects of its ... Read the full article
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