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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.
Pacific Life announces changes to leadership roles
26th August 2021
Pacific Life Insurance Company has appointed Darryl Button as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and president of Pacific Life. He will succeed current Chairman, President and CEO Jim Morris, in April 2022 upon Morris’ retirement. Button joined Pacific Life in 2017, bringing with him significant experience overseeing corporate and financial strategies, and he ... Read the full article
Zurich hires Peter Kasahara as Chief Data Officer
26th August 2021
Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has appointed Peter Kasahara to the new role of Chief Data Officer (CDO). Kasahara will oversee all aspects of data management and to help drive the group’s digital transformation. Leading global data management and governance, he will help develop new data analytics capabilities and products, whilst expanding Zurich’s ... Read the full article
Howden hires Caroline Birch as Disaster Relief Executive
26th August 2021
International broker Howden has appointed Caroline Birch, to its new Climate Risk and Resilience division as Disaster Relief Executive. Birch has spent just under 20 years working in the field with the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations, and the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid ... Read the full article
Joyn Insurance recruits Chief Distribution Officer from Lloyd’s
25th August 2021
Insurtech firm Joyn Insurance has announced the addition of Uwe Schoberth as Chief Distribution Officer, effective September 1, 2021. Schoberth most recently served as Global Head of Distribution at re/insurance marketplace Lloyd's of London. His previous roles also include distribution positions at Blackboard Insurance, QBE Group, XL Group, Winterthur International Insurance Company, ... Read the full article
Toa Re America announces senior leadership hires
25th August 2021
Toa Re America (TRA) has appointed Brian Sabia as Executive Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer and Julie Halper as Executive Vice President and Chief Actuary. Sabia joins TRA from PartnerRe where he held the position of Executive Vice President and Head of Professional Liability. Prior to Partner Re, he held a ... Read the full article
Zurich Middle East names Reena Vivek interim CEO
25th August 2021
Global insurance giant Zurich's Middle East life unit has named a new interim Chief Executive Officer, as long-time Zurich executive Reena Vivek steps into the role. Zurich International Life in the Middle East said in June that its CEO Walter Jopp would step down from the role as chief executive officer ... Read the full article
McGill hires WTW’s Neelan as Partner & Head of US Operations
25th August 2021
Specialist re/insurance broker McGill and Partners has hired Tresa Neelan as a Partner and its Head of US Operations from rival Willis Towers Watson. Neelan joined McGill this month and is tasked with providing strategic leadership to its organisational work in the United States, also focusing on delivering sustainable growth and ... Read the full article
Former Catlin exec Gerety takes top insurance role at COGITANDA
25th August 2021
COGITANDA Dataprotect AG, a German provider of cyber risk management and insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Ronan Gerety as Chief Insurance Officer (CIO), effective September 1st. Gerety, who will also join COGITANDA’s Executive Board, was one of the founding directors of specialty insurer Catlin. At Catlin, he was responsible for ... Read the full article
Chubb makes senior hires within NA Property and Wholesale Excess & Surplus business
25th August 2021
Chubb has announced leadership appointments within its North America Property business unit and in its wholesale excess and surplus lines division. Matt Booker has been appointed Executive Vice President, Westchester Property and Inland Marine. In his new role, he will have responsibility for leading new business development, strategic direction, and implementation of ... Read the full article
Supercede hires Willis Re’s Betez as CPO
24th August 2021
Reinsurance tech firm Supercede has appointed Aydin Betez to lead the development of its cloud-based digital ecosystem as Chief Product Officer (CPO). Prior to this appointment, Betez was Chief Technology Officer at Willis Re, where he was responsible for leading the firm’s global technology, engineering, dev-ops, delivery, and data strategy. Before this, ... Read the full article
AXIS Re adds Alexander Riveros to Credit & Surety LatAm team
24th August 2021
AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has announced the appointment of Alexander Riveros as Senior Underwriter, Credit & Surety. In this role, Riveros will be responsible for covering the Latin American market, helping to drive portfolio goals for credit & surety, and to foster partnerships with ... Read the full article
Howden hires Jeroen Everling as CEO, Netherlands
24th August 2021
Insurance broker Howden has appointed Jeroen Everling as Chief Executive Officer in the Netherlands, with a focus on building a specialist team for mid and large domestic and international clients. Howden already has a leading specialist marine operation with a corporate portfolio in Rotterdam, which is led by Jan Oosterom. Everling will ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s iptiQ hires Darren Coomer as CTOO
24th August 2021
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has appointed Darren Coomer as Chief Technology and Operations Officer (CTOO) at iptiQ, its digital Life & Health and Property & Casualty insurance platform as well as its B2B2C provider of bespoke insurance solutions. He joins iptiQ from the S&A Group, a UK based technology and business ... Read the full article
Nexus names Tan Chai Foo as Head of Treaty Reinsurance, Asia
23rd August 2021
Independent specialty Managing General Agent Nexus Group has announced the appointment of Tan Chai Foo as Head of Treaty Reinsurance, Asia. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Chai Foo will help to expand the existing structured reinsurance activities of Labuan-based Nexus Structured Solutions into more traditional treaty reinsurance business In this capacity, he ... Read the full article
Aon announces global leadership appointments within Reinsurance Solutions
23rd August 2021
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced it has made new global leadership appointments within its Reinsurance Solutions division. Joe Monaghan has been appointed as Global Growth Leader and will have full responsibility for overall growth strategy, whilst continuing as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Aon’s Public Sector Partnership. His new ... Read the full article