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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.
Shelby Weldon joins BILTIR as Exec Director
23rd March 2021
Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and Reinsurers (BILTIR) has announced the appointment of veteran financial services professional Shelby Weldon as Executive Director. Weldon previously spent 15 years at the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), where he served as Director of Compliance and Director of Licensing and Authorisations. He has also worked as Inspector ... Read the full article
SRG adds team of 16 from AFL Insurance Brokers
23rd March 2021
Specialist Risk Group have added a team of 16 from AFL Insurance Brokers, led by Jonathan Bines, aimed at further expanding its specialist re/insurance broking activities. Bines previously held leadership positions at JLT and Integro and has been Chief Executive Officer at AFL since 2019. The incoming team includes Chris Cavani, David ... Read the full article
Rising Edge adds Kelly Lyles to board
23rd March 2021
Rising Edge, a London-based Managing General Agent (MGA) writing directors’ and officers’ (D&O) insurance, has appointed Kelly Lyles as Non-Executive Chair to its board of directors. Lyles’ career started in the late 1980s as one of the first people to market and underwrite D&O liability for European companies. Most recently she ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s JV Movinx hires Carolin Gabo as CEO
22nd March 2021
Insurance intermediary and service provider Movinx has appointed Carolin Gabor as its new Chief Executive Officer. Gabor will be leading the company along with Sebastiaan Bongers in the role of Chief Product Officer and Andreas Roth as Chief Financial Officer. She will be responsible for the acceleration of Movinx’ expansion plans by ... Read the full article
AXIS Insurance adds two to Global Cyber and Technology team
22nd March 2021
AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has appointed Alex White and Jeff Bayer to its Global Cyber and Technology team. White has been appointed as a Senior Underwriter, Global Cyber and Technology, and will focus on Cyber and Technology Errors and Omissions (E&O) risks in ... Read the full article
MS Amlin (MS AUL) names Ariel Re’s Wilken as Head of Reinsurance Division
22nd March 2021
Lloyd's of London insurer and reinsurer, MS Amlin Underwriting Limited (MS AUL), has added Matthew Wilken to the newly created role of Head of Reinsurance Division, based in London. In his new role, Wilken will report to Andrew Carrier, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of MS AUL, effective in early May, subject ... Read the full article
Kovrr adds Hetul Patel to advisory board
22nd March 2021
Cyber risk modeller Kovrr has announced that Hetul Patel has joined its advisory board. Hetul is currently Director for non-life consulting at Actuaries OnTap. He has extensive knowledge of the reinsurance industry gained through his 20 years’ experience working as an actuary and executive in the global reinsurance industry. His experience includes ... Read the full article
Direct Insurance Group adds Matt Field to board
22nd March 2021
Global speciality insurance business Direct Insurance Group has appointed Matt Field to its board as Group Sales & Marketing Director. Field has been with Direct Insurance Group since 2016 when he joined as Business Development Manager for the North for its UK wholesale broking business DILM (Direct Insurance London Market). In 2017 ... Read the full article
Chord Re bumps CUO Tom Meyer up to CEO role
19th March 2021
Newly launched generation specialty reinsurer Chord Re has announced the promotion of Chief Underwriting Officer Tom Meyer to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Meyer is set to replace Stefan Long, who will transition to Executive Director ahead of stepping down from the company in 2022. “We are thrilled to announce Tom’s ... Read the full article
Argenta hires Fidelis exec Ian Burford
19th March 2021
Ian Burford has been appointed as Active Underwriter of Argenta Syndicate Management Limited's (ASML) Syndicate 2121 and SPA 6134, and will also join the Board of ASML as its Underwriting Director. In his new roles, Burford will report to Andrew Annandale, Managing Director of ASML and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ... Read the full article
Tom Clark named CEO of RSG Underwriting Managers
18th March 2021
International specialty insurer, Ryan Specialty Group, has appointed Tom Clark as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RSG Underwriting Managers. His appointment comes after RSG hired Clark as executive vice president in January. Clark has over 33 years’ of industry experience, having recently served as president of Nationwide E&S / Specialty. RSG is ... Read the full article
Constellation appoints Crawford as President and CEO
18th March 2021
New York-based insurance consolidator platform, Constellation has appointed Ryan Crawford as president and chief executive officer. Crawford currently serves as Constellation’s senior vice president of insurance operations, and will succeed Bill McDonough when his position comes into place in June. Crawford has also been elected to Constellation’s board of director. McDonough commented: “I ... Read the full article
Buckle hires Everest Re’s Camerino as Head of Strategic Partnerships
18th March 2021
Insurtech company for the ride-share industry, Buckle has appointed James Camerino as Head of Strategic Partnerships. He joins from Everest Re where he most recently served as Chief Operating Officer. Previously, he was Senior Vice President at Munich Reinsurance America where he held claim, legal, and underwriting leadership positions. Prior to his COO ... Read the full article
LMG appoints Caroline Wagstaff interim CEO
18th March 2021
London Market Group has announced the appointment of Caroline Wagstaff as interim Chief Executive Officer. LMG says Wagstaff will be seconded on a part time basis from 1 April till the end of 2021, replacing outgoing CEO Clare Lebecq. Matthew Moore, Chairman of the LMG commented, “We are delighted that Caroline is ... Read the full article
Concirrus adds Paul Jardine to new advisory panel
18th March 2021
London-based marine and automotive insurtech firm, Concirrus, has established a new advisory panel comprised of global insurance and technology market experts with decades of industry experience. Over the last 24 months, Concirrus has expanded its client base of respected market leaders with the likes of Hiscox, Marsh, Willis ... Read the full article