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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.
Allianz announces new Board additions
1st October 2021
Allianz SE has announced a number of changes to its Board of Management, including the additions of new members, Andreas Wimmer and Sirma Boshnakova. Wimmer, who currently serves as CEO of Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG, will succeed Jacqueline Hunt as head of the asset management division and Allianz Life in the US, effective ... Read the full article
Lockton grows Pittsburgh footprint with Jonathan Mycyk hire
1st October 2021
Insurance brokerage Lockton has expanded its footprint in Pittsburgh, PA with the appointment of Jonathan Mycyk as Senior Vice President. Mycyk joins with over 15 years at Aon, where he worked with business leaders at firms ranging from small to global in size, to deliver unparalleled value to their employees. In his ... Read the full article
TigerRisk hires reinsurance exec Tim Ronda from Aon
1st October 2021
Global insurance and reinsurance broker TigerRisk Partners has strengthened its reinsurance expertise with the addition of Tim Ronda as a Senior Executive. Ronda most recently served as Global Geographic Leader of Reinsurance Solutions at Aon, before which he was Aon’s President of Reinsurance Solutions for the US. He was also a member ... Read the full article
Mosaic adds AXA XL’s McGrath as SVP, Head of Intl War & Terrorism
1st October 2021
Mosaic Insurance has appointed senior war and terrorism specialist Adam McGrath to its business line’s international team in London. McGrath will serve as SVP, Head of International War & Terrorism, Political Violence, at the global specialty startup; responsible for building out the global book of business, while complementing work by the ... Read the full article
GRS expands Middle East operations with new Dubai office
1st October 2021
Global Risk Solutions a provider of a range of P&C claims adjusting, complex/large loss and environmental risk management solutions, has expanded its global footprint with the opening of an office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Leading the team is Jim Pittman, who joins GRS as Regional Director, Middle East. Pittman is an ... Read the full article
Eos expands Bill Keogh’s role with COO title
30th September 2021
Eos Venture Partners (Eos) has appointed Bill Keogh as Chief Operating Officer (COO), in addition to his existing role as Operating Partner. Keogh has been working with Eos since the start of this year as an Operating Partner and will start his new role next month. He started his career at ... Read the full article
Conduit adds Michelle Seymour Smith as non-exec director
30th September 2021
Bermuda-based reinsurer Conduit Re has announced the appointment of Michelle Seymour Smith as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Seymour Smith most recently served as the Chief Transformation Officer of Arch Capital Group, prior to which she was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Arch Reinsurance. At Arch, she ... Read the full article
Amwins launches underwriting portfolio mgmt team
30th September 2021
Amwins’ Global Risks broking arm has announced the launch of its John Andrews and Tom Wallace-led underwriting portfolio management unit. The pair’s focus will be on aggregating and creating exclusive capacity across the organisation. Andrews' career has seen him serve at firms such as Dale Underwriting, Arch Insurance Europe, Pioneer and Axis. Wallace joins ... Read the full article
Corvus adds Madhu Tadikonda as President
30th September 2021
Corvus Insurance, a provider of AI-powered commercial insurance, has welcomed Madhu Tadikonda as its first President. Tadikonda brings over a decade's worth of insurance industry experience to the role. He started his career at AIG, serving as both Chief Data Scientist in Commercial Insurance and then Global Chief Underwriting Officer. More recently, Tadikonda ... Read the full article
HDI Global SE names Raymond Ong as head of claims operations, ASEAN and Middle East
29th September 2021
HDI Global SE Singapore has appointed Raymond Ong to lead its claims operations for ASEAN and the Middle East. Ong brings over twenty years of experience in resolving complex and technical claims across the Asian region joins from the Singapore Claims Team at Willis Towers Watson. Prior to this, he worked at ... Read the full article
Lockton names Head of Intl. Property within Wholesale P&C division
29th September 2021
Insurance broker Lockton has has appointed Andrzej Danyluk as Head of International Property within its Wholesale Property & Casualty (P&C) division, effective immediately. In his new role in London, Danyluk will be responsible for developing and growing the international property portfolio of clients in collaboration with Lockton’s international offices and partners. Danyluk ... Read the full article
David Mocklow named CFO, Chief Claims Officer of MS Amlin Distribution
29th September 2021
MS Amlin Underwriting Limited (MS AUL) has announced the appointment of David Mocklow as Chief Financial Officer & Chief Claims Officer of a newly formed, US based sister company, MS Amlin Distribution Holdings (MS ADH). Mocklow takes up the roles with immediate effect, and will reports to Johan Slabbert CEO of ... Read the full article
Howden bolsters Construction division with 19 hires across EMEA
29th September 2021
International insurance broker Howden has added 19 new senior construction specialists in London and Dubai. Led by the recently appointed Global Head of Construction Naresh Dade and Howden’s Deputy Global Head of Construction Andrew Harrison Sleap, the expanded team will focus on developing bespoke retail and specialty solutions for Howden’s construction ... Read the full article
MS Amlin AG branches into agriculture reinsurance with PartnerRe hire
29th September 2021
MS Amlin AG (MS AAG), MS Amlin’s reinsurance company operations, has announced its entry into the agriculture reinsurance market with the hire of Rinat Bektleuov as Product Group Lead Underwriter. The agriculture reinsurance offering will be available globally and coverage includes five core products, namely crop insurance, livestock insurance, aquacultural insurance, ... Read the full article
Health reasons cited as Brit CEO Wilson takes indefinite leave of absence
28th September 2021
Matthew Wilson, the Group CEO of re/insurer Brit, has announced his decision to take an indefinite leave of absence due to health reasons. Martin Thompson, an incoming Executive Officer from Fairfax, will step into the role on an interim basis. He's described as a highly experienced leader in the insurance sector having ... Read the full article