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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.
Lockton Re adds WTW’s Kazimierz Layton to Specialty unit
7th July 2021
Lockton Re, the global reinsurance broking arm of Lockton, has announced that later this year, Kazimierz Layton will be joining its Specialty Division. For more than 15 years, Layton has been working in the Political Risk and Credit Insurance broking sector. Most recently, he served as an Executive Director at insurance broker ... Read the full article
One Concern announces two senior hires
7th July 2021
One Concern has appointed Dr. Jeffrey Bohn as Chief Strategy Officer and Craig Fugate as Chief Resilience Officer. Both appointments will work closely with One Concern’s expert Advisory Board including Alice Hill, a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Steve Howard, Chief Sustainability Officer, Temasek International. Bohn served as ... Read the full article
Ian Kershaw takes Head of Motor Claims role at Allianz Insurance
6th July 2021
Allianz Insurance has announced the appointment of Ian Kershaw as Head of Motor Claims, effective July 5th. A qualified solicitor, Ian Kershaw spent 15 years with Parabis Group, managing its defendant outsource services and heading its claimant law firm division. After leading transformation at Parabis as a partner and operations director, Ian ... Read the full article
iprism promotes Aaron Woodhams to Head of Underwriting
6th July 2021
Specialist commercial, property and high net worth MGA iprism has promoted Aaron Woodhams to the newly created role of Head of Underwriting. Woodhams joined in December 2019 from Arch’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 2012, and was previously Underwriting Manager at the MGA. In his new role, he will have overall responsibility for the management, ... Read the full article
QBE hires John Trotter as Asia Head, Digital Partnership Distribution
6th July 2021
The Asian division of global insurer QBE has appointed John Trotter as Asia Head, Digital Partnership Distribution. Trotter brings extensive experience in end-to-end partnership development, infrastructure creation, partnership sourcing, strategy development and commercial negotiation. For the past year he has worked as an independent adviser, working with early stage ventures across Asia ... Read the full article
Aston Lark announces key ES Risks acquisition
6th July 2021
Chartered insurance broker Aston Lark has acquired ES Risks, a company offering bespoke and niche wholesale re/insurance facilities to industry clients. Covering all classes of business, ES Risks strives to demonstrate a dedication to delivering profitable growth, a strong brand and top tier service to all parties. “The ES Risks team brings ... Read the full article
Markel adds Kristin Towse as speciality underwriting officer
6th July 2021
Markel Corporation has announced today that Kristin Towse has joined as Executive Underwriting Officer for its Specialty division. Towse will be responsible for leading the Products and Regulatory Services and Risk Solution Services teams. She will also be responsible for further building out Markel Specialty multiline capabilities, focusing on industry verticals. "Kristin's proven ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Marine Ress casualty CUO for Europe
5th July 2021
AXA XL Insurance has appointed Marine Ress as Chief Underwriting Officer, Casualty, APAC & Europe, a Paris based role. Ress’ appointment is effective October 1 and will see her oversee the management of AXA XL’s casualty portfolio. She’ll work closely with local underwriting teams and be responsible for the underwriting strategy for ... Read the full article
Player’s Health hires Naveen Anand as President of Insurance
5th July 2021
Insurtech start-up, Player’s Health has appointed Naveen Anand as its new President of Insurance. Anand brings over 30 years’ experience in the North American property and casualty insurance market, previously holding leadership roles at Chubb, CNA, Torus, and Hallmark Financial Services. He will be in charge of insurance strategy and growth for ... Read the full article
BMS hires Andrew McKenzie as Northern Region manager, Australia
5th July 2021
Independent broker BMS has appointed Andrew McKenzie as Northern Region manager of financial lines in Australia. Based in Brisbane, McKenzie will report to Stuart Davies, head of financial lines at BMS Australia. He joins BMS in Australia from his most recent role as Director of Specialties at Aon, where he also led ... Read the full article
MS Amlin (MS AUL) hires Kattan as Outwards Reinsurance Advisor
5th July 2021
Lloyd's of London insurer and reinsurer, MS Amlin Underwriting Limited (MS AUL), has announced the appointment of Habib Kattan as Outwards Reinsurance Advisor. Kattan takes up the role with immediate effect and reports directly to Tjabo Kuyf, Head of Outwards Reinsurance. In this role, he will be supporting the implementation of MS ... Read the full article
L&G Re names Amy Ellison as new CEO
5th July 2021
The global reinsurance arm of Legal & General Group, L&G Re, has announced the appointment of Amy Ellison as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Thomas Olunloyo. Ellison moves to L&G Re from within the L&G Group, having joined in the UK in 2016. Most recently, she served as Finance ... Read the full article
Lockton Re hires Showvanik Dasgupta as Senior Broker, P&C
2nd July 2021
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the global brokerage, has appointed Showvanik Dasgupta as Senior Broker in its International P&C division in London. Showvanik is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries with experience across the insurance market having spent time at Beach Re, Tokio Millennium Re and Aspen Re where ... Read the full article
McGill and Partners appoints Peter Chesman as Partner
2nd July 2021
Specialist re/insurance broker McGill and Partners has appointed Peter Chesman as Partner within its UK-based Structured Solutions team. Chesman brings 17 years’ experience to the role, with 15 of those spent at Aon. He’s expected to help focus on alternative risk financing and support risk transfer strategies for large complex clients. “Peter brings years of ... Read the full article
ABI announces changes to Board of Directors
2nd July 2021
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has announced changes to its Board of Directors to strengthen its focus on improving trust. The association will be recruiting a new independent Chair and an independent non-executive director (NED). The ABI will also create a new Board-level Reputation and Customers Committee in order provide more ... Read the full article