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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.
Oscar makes two senior hires
26th January 2021
Direct-to-consumer health insurer Oscar has appointed Alessa Quane as its Executive Vice President and Chief Insurance Officer. She joins Oscar from AIG, where she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. In this role she oversaw the management of risk on an enterprise-wide basis and value-based performance metrics. In this ... Read the full article
Lockton adds Matt Heinz to Transaction Liability practice
26th January 2021
Global re/insurance broker Lockton has announced the appointment of Matt Heinz as a Partner in its Transaction Liability practice. He will co-lead the group with Partners Josh Halpern, Eric Ziff and Gaurav Sud, who joined Lockton last year as the firm sought to significantly bolster its transaction liability capabilities. Heinz most recently ... Read the full article
Prudential appoints Caroline Feeney to lead US role
26th January 2021
Prudential Financial has appointed Caroline Feeney as CEO of its US Insurance & Retirement Businesses. She assumes this newly created role effective immediately and will be responsible for driving growth across the consolidated portfolio of US businesses, while ensuring alignment with PGIM, the company’s asset management business. As part of her role, ... Read the full article
Skyward Specialty acquires Aegis Surety & sells XPro in agreements with K2
26th January 2021
Specialty property and casualty (P&C) insurer, Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc., has acquired Aegis Surety from K2 Insurance Services, which in turn has acquired the firm's XPro business. Trevor Hash, Aegis Surety Senior Vice President, will become the Head of Contract Surety, reporting to Skyward Specialty’s Head of Surety, Matthew Semeraro. "Combining ... Read the full article
Great American names Kenneth Bearley divisional president
26th January 2021
Great American Insurance Group has announced the promotion of Kenneth R. Bearley to Divisional President within its Property & Casualty Group’s Bond Division. Bearley has over 26 years of experience working for Great American, first joining in 1994 as an underwriter in the Bond Division’s Pittsburgh office. He became a Bond Manager ... Read the full article
Marco appoints Zsolt Szalkai to lead M&A efforts
25th January 2021
European property and casualty specialist Marco Capital has named Zsolt Szalkai managing director, head of mergers and acquisitions. Szalkai joins from Premia, where he most recently served as president of its European operations. He will also become a member of Marco's executive management team. Prior to Premia, Szalkai spent eight years at DARAG working as ... Read the full article
Re/insurance broker Oneglobal launches Bermuda office
25th January 2021
Oneglobal Broking, the commercial re/insurance brokerage owned by investor JC Flowers, has continued the build out of its international operations with the launch of its Bermuda office. Concurrently, the broker has announced the appointment of Craig Douglas as Executive Director, Oneglobal Bermuda, and Kilian Whelan as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of ... Read the full article
Universal names Chubb Tempest Re’s Burns as President of Blue Atlantic
25th January 2021
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. has announced the hiring of Jason Burns as President of its fully-licensed reinsurance intermediary, Blue Atlantic, effective immediately. Burns joins the firm from Chubb Tempest Re, where he most recently managed the US Pro Rata and Risk portfolio for the company out of its Stamford, Connecticut office. He ... Read the full article
Stonybrook hires William Eyre as strategic advisor
25th January 2021
Investment banking and reinsurance broking firm Stonybrook Capital & Risk Management has appointed William Eyre as a strategic advisor. In his new role, Eyre will focus on elevating Stonybrook’s investment banking and alternatives businesses. Eyre was previously Managing Director at Guy Carpenter, Vice Chairman of JLT North America, and before that, Managing ... Read the full article
AXA XL names Ashok Krishna Chief Data, Analytics Officer
25th January 2021
AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has named Ashok Krishnan as Chief Data and Analytics Officer. Krishnan will report to Matthieu Caillat, Chief Operating Officer, AXA XL and will be based in London. He joins from AXA Hong Kong, where he held the position of Chief ... Read the full article
Allianz (AGCS) appoints Chief Information Officer
25th January 2021
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Allianz’s specialist carrier for corporate insurance business, has announced the appointment of Olav Spiegel as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO). Spiegel joins from Allianz SE where he was responsible for developing workplace strategy for Allianz, ensuring modern IT equipment, performance both in the office ... Read the full article
Catalina Holdings adds two to UK board
25th January 2021
Legacy specialist Catalina Holdings has appointed Anthony Mason as Chair, and Penny Shaw as Non-Executive Director of its UK Board. These appointments follow the planned departure of current long term Chair, Tim Cox, and Independent Non-Executive Director, David O’Connor. Mason is a qualified actuary and brings a mix of experience across investments, ... Read the full article
Beazley appoints Christine LaSala as Chair
22nd January 2021
Specialist insurer Beazley has announced that Sir Andrew Likierman will be succeeded by Christine LaSala as Chair of the Beazley Remuneration committee. This is at the conclusion of the company's AGM on 26 March, 2021 following the completion of his second three-year term, in line with standard succession requirements. In addition to ... Read the full article
Amynta Group names John Matesic as Vice President of Surety
22nd January 2021
Amynta Group announced the appointment of John Matesic as Vice President of Amynta Surety Solutions, its commercial surety division. Matesic will be responsible for underwriting commercial surety opportunities, focused on supporting Amynta's New England, New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia producer partners. He joins Amynta from Nationwide, where he managed the commercial ... Read the full article
Everest makes three leadership changes
22nd January 2021
Bermuda-based reinsurer Everest Re has made three new appointments within its Distribution, Specialty Casualty and Everest Specialty Underwriters units. Marcus Cooper has been appointed Head of Distribution for Everest North America. He will be based in Chicago and will report to Mike Karmilowicz, President of Everest. He joins from Liberty Mutual where he ... Read the full article
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