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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.
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
TigerRisk hires Tim Edwards as EMEA Cat Analytics Lead
23rd August 2021
Global insurance and reinsurance broker, TigerRisk Partners, has appointed Tim Edwards as part of its growing London-based property and casualty (P&C) team serving clients in the UK, Europe, and wider international region. Edwards, who is currently a Senior Manager in the Portfolio Risk Management team at Lloyd’s, will take up his ... Read the full article
Ki names Richard Hodgson as its first Chief Technology Officer
23rd August 2021
Ki, the fully digital and algorithmically-driven Lloyd’s syndicate launched by Brit and Google Cloud, has hired Richard Hodgson as its first Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective August 23rd, 2021. The appointment sees Hodgson sit on the Ki Executive Committee, reporting to James Birch, Development Director. In the newly created role of CTO, ... Read the full article
Suncorp CEO among ICA board arrivals
20th August 2021
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has appointed Steve Johnston, group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Suncorp Group, to its board. Tim Plant, meanwhile, has stepped down from the board and as ICA Deputy President following his recent resignation from Zurich Financial Services Australia. The casual board vacancy is expected ... Read the full article
WTW promotes Kate Mead as Head of Canadian Property & Casualty Broking
20th August 2021
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Kate Mead as its new Head of its Canadian Property & Casualty Broking Team. Previously the company's Practice Leader for the Midwest, Northeast US & Canadian Environmental business, Mead’s focus will be on strengthening both client and insurer relationships in Canada. She will also be expected to ... Read the full article