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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.
Acrisure hires Lowell Singer as CFO
15th September 2021
Insurance broker and fintech services provider Acrisure has appointed Lowell Singer as Chief Financial Officer. He joins Acrisure following 14 years with The Walt Disney Company, where he served as Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. Singer will assume responsibility for the planning, management and execution of the company’s finance activities, reporting ... Read the full article
BMS Australia names new claims and technical manager, financial lines
15th September 2021
Independent specialist re/insurance broker, BMS has appointed Guy Van Dugteren as national claims and technical manager, financial lines in Australia. BMS has also hired Andrew McKenzie as head of financial lines, Northern Region in Australia. McKenzie and Van Dugteren are based in Brisbane and report to Stuart Davies, head of financial lines ... Read the full article
Marsh Specialty adds leaders to UK Marine & Cargo Practice
15th September 2021
Insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh has announced the appointments of Sarah Dyer as Head of Logistics and Nick Adams as Business Development Leader within Marsh Specialty’s UK Marine & Cargo Practice. Based in London, Dyer will report to Louise Nevill, CEO, UK Marine & Cargo Practice, and Adams will report ... Read the full article
Markel Intl. hires Janita Leu as senior marine underwriter
14th September 2021
Markel International, a subsidiary of the Markel Corporation, has appointed Janita Leu as a senior marine underwriter focusing on Fine Art and Specie insurance. Based in Singapore, Leu will report to Markel Asia’s Director Colin Fordham and work closely with the marine team, both in Asia Pacific and across the wider ... Read the full article
AXA XL promotes Innes to Global Practice Leader, Products & Airports, Aerospace
14th September 2021
AXA XL has promoted Andrew Innes to Global Practice Leader, Products & Airports, Aerospace. Based out of London, Innes will be responsible for strategically developing AXA XL’s global portfolio of aerospace manufacturers, service providers and airports, while also driving global governance, underwriting guidelines and pricing. He brings over 20 years’ experience of ... Read the full article
Markel eyes French market SMEs with Paris office launch
14th September 2021
Specialist insurer Markel has opened a new branch office in Paris to help support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the French market. The move also helps further the firm's longstanding strategy to expand and scale its global footprint in key specialty insurance markets. As a result Markel will partner with a ... Read the full article
LMA adds six new board members
14th September 2021
The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has appointed six new board members, adding expertise in areas such as digital trading, underwriting leadership, strategy, corporate development, data analysis and syndicate management. The new board members include Hugh Brennan, CEO of RenaissanceRe Syndicate Management; Dominick Hoare, Group CUO of Munich Re Syndicate; and Kate ... Read the full article
Tysers set for Middle East expansion with Dubai hires
14th September 2021
Lloyd’s broker Tysers is expanding its presence in Dubai to meet the Middle East's growing demand for insurance expertise. The expansion forms part of Tysers’ wider strategy to drive growth opportunities in international markets, bringing local expertise and the support of an established global broker to what it considers an underserved ... Read the full article
Coface appoints Marcele Lemos to lead LatAm region
13th September 2021
Credit insurer Coface has announced the appointment of Marcele Lemos as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Latin America Region. She joins the Executive committee and will report to Xavier Durand, Group CEO. Lemos originally joined the Coface team in 1999 as a Risk Underwriter and was appointed Country Manager ... Read the full article
Cowbell Cyber appoints Chris Reese as head of insurance
13th September 2021
AI-powered cyber insurer Cowbell has appointed Chris Reese as the company's new head of insurance, a role that will see her support business strategy, operations and growth. Reporting to Trent Cooksley, COO, Reese joins from Lockton Companies having served as senior vice president and cyber & technology insurance practice lead. At Lockton, ... Read the full article
AXIS insurance makes three appointments
10th September 2021
AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings, has made three appointments within its US Renewables team. Becky Nace-Grover joins AXIS as a Senior Underwriter, Kamran Hameed joins as a Cross-Class Underwriter, and German Torres joins as an Underwriter. Their responsibilities will include strengthening new and existing broker and ... Read the full article
NMI promotes Pollitzer to president and CEO
10th September 2021
Mortgage insurance specialist NMI Holdings has appointed Adam Pollitzer, current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Pollitzer will also join the company’s Board of Directors upon assuming his new role. He succeeds Claudia Merkle, who will step down as CEO and as a ... Read the full article
Vouch locks in $90mn of new funding, announces WeWork partnership
10th September 2021
Startup insurance platform Vouch has secured $90 million of new funding and revealed their role as the preferred business insurance provider to Brex, Carta, and WeWork customers. The firm has also established its own authorised insurance carrier and expanded its line of products. After two rounds of financing Vouch has secured a ... Read the full article
Rising Edge hires Owen Dacey as Head of Claims
10th September 2021
Rising Edge, a London-based directors’ and officers’ (D&O) Managing General Agent (MGA), has appointed Owen Dacey as Head of Claims. Dacey brings over 10 years of experience managing high value complex D&O claims across the globe and will work as part of the senior management of Rising Edge with responsibility for ... Read the full article
Rokstone promotes Ian Anson to Managing Director
10th September 2021
Rokstone, the international speciality re/insurance MGA part of Aventum Group, has announced the appointment of Ian Anson to Managing Director. Anson joined the group last year as a Portfolio Manager, before which he spent six years at Alesco Risk Management Services. At Alesco, he was initially a placing broker for four years ... Read the full article