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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.
AXA XL announces two senior promotions in North America
9th September 2021
AXA XL's North America Construction business has promoted Ray Allen and Jim Richert to lead its Construction Professional and Subcontractor Default Insurance business lines respectively. In his new role as head of AXA XL's SDI Profit Center, Richert will assume underwriting management oversight of AXA XL's SDI business, offering general contractors ... Read the full article
AXIS Insurance hires Abiy Dad as VP, US Excess Casualty
9th September 2021
AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings, has appointed Abiy Dadi as Vice President of the U.S. Excess Casualty team. Dadi will be responsible for cultivating and strengthening relationships with wholesale distribution partners, enhancing new and existing business opportunities, and executing underwriting strategy. He will be based in ... Read the full article
Parsyl hires Gavin Spencer as Head of Insurance
9th September 2021
Parsyl has appointed Gavin Spencer as Head of Insurance where he will lead all aspects of its data-driven insurance division. Spencer brings 21 years of maritime and transportation expertise, and as a member of Parsyl’s executive leadership team will focus on product and business development of Parsyl’s cargo and supply chain ... Read the full article
Insurance Partners Europe recruits ILS specialist from SCOR
9th September 2021
Risk advisory firm Insurance Partners Europe (IPE) has recruited insurance-linked securities (ILS) specialist Pierre Mouilhade in an effort to expand its services for the alternative capital sector. Mouilhade, who is a former ILS portfolio manager at SCOR Investment Partners, will help IPE to assist investors in accessing returns from the reinsurance ... Read the full article
BHSI France names new Head of Customer & Broker Engagement
9th September 2021
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has named Camille Luciani as Head of Customer & Broker Engagement in France. Luciani brings just under 25 years of experience spanning both the insurer and brokerage sides of the business. She was most recently Customer & Distribution Manager, Corporate Solutions, at Swiss Re where she stayed ... Read the full article
Oneglobal names Matthew Warren CEO, Middle East
9th September 2021
Oneglobal Broking has appointed Matthew Warren to lead its efforts in the Middle East as Chief Executive Officer, reporting directly to group CEO Mike Reynolds. Warren's appointment is expected to help Oneglobal build out its operations across the region; another step towards its long term expansion plans. He brings over 35 years' ... Read the full article
AIG names Zaffino as Chairman of the board
8th September 2021
American International Group has appointed Peter Zaffino, current President & Chief Executive Officer, as Chairman of its Board of Directors. As previously announced, Brian Duperreault, currently Executive Chairman, will retire from the Board of Directors at the end of the year. Doug Steenland, Lead Independent Director commented: “The AIG Board of Directors ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty exec Tom Clark to step down
8th September 2021
Ryan Specialty Group has announced the resignation of Tom Clark, who currently serves as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RSG Underwriting Managers. Clark will step down from his position as CEO of Ryan Specialty’s underwriting management business from September 30th, 2021. The company confirmed that Clark is leaving for personal reasons, and ... Read the full article
Midwest hires Georgette Nicholas as President and CFO
8th September 2021
Technology-enabled, services-oriented life and annuity Midwest Holding has appointed Georgette Nicholas as President and Chief Financial Officer. Nicholas brings over 30 years of experience in the global financial services industry including insurance, reinsurance and capital markets. She has previously held the position of CEO and Managing Director for Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia, ... Read the full article
BMS adds Stephan Simon to Private Equity, M&A and Tax unit
8th September 2021
BMS, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, has appointed Stephan Simon as a director and head of warranty and indemnity insurance in the Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Tax Insurance division. He will report to Tan Pawar, managing director and head of Private Equity, M&A and Tax for BMS in ... Read the full article
Munich Re’s HSB adds Mathew Prentice as Cyber Product Lead
8th September 2021
Munich Re-owned specialist engineering and technology insurer HSB has added Mathew Prentice to support its computer and cyber product range offering. Prentice will be responsible for the development and implementation of HSB’s underwriting strategy for the computer and cyber account in the UK and Ireland. Based in Birmingham and reporting to Andy ... Read the full article
IGI Labaun names new Asia Pacific Financial and Professional Lines Underwriter
8th September 2021
International General Insurance Holdings (IGI) has appointed Manpreet Kaur Gill as Asia Pacific Financial and Professional Lines Underwriter of IGI Labuan. Kaur Gill will be based in the company’s Kuala Lumpur office, bringing 24 years’ industry experience in managing and driving a broad range of financial and professional lines and casualty ... Read the full article
Prudential’s Michael Koller joins MS Amlin as Chief Risk Officer
7th September 2021
Global reinsurer MS Amlin has appointed Michael Koller to succeed Catherine Farnworth as the firm’s Chief Risk Officer on September 20. Farnworth is due to leave after over eight years of service but will remain until 24 September to ensure a smooth handover. Koller will be based in Zurich and joins from ... Read the full article
Palomar expands underwriting & reinsurance teams
7th September 2021
Specialty property insurer Palomar has expanded its underwriting and reinsurance teams with the addition of three additional personnel, including Ty Robben’s arrival from Great American as a Senior Vice President, Casualty Underwriting. A 14 year veteran, Robben reports to Chief Underwriting Officer Jon Christianson and will spearhead the firm’s Casualty business. Meanwhile, ... Read the full article
Generali promotes Pedro Ruano to lead global claims
7th September 2021
Generali has named former Head of GC&C Iberia & LatAm Pedro Ruano as Head of Claims, a role that sees him take over the direction of the firm’s claims processes at a global level. Ruano directly reports to Hayden Seach, within the newly created Insurance function, formerly Underwriting function. The new Insurance ... Read the full article