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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.
SCOR gains shareholder approval for CEO changeover
30th June 2021
SCOR received shareholder approval for all resolutions submitted at its General Meeting today, including for the separation of the roles of Chairman and CEO as Denis Kessler hands over his executive role to Laurent Rousseau. The renewal of the director mandates of Denis Kessler, Bruno Pfister et Claude Tendil were ... Read the full article
Argenta announces two board appointments
30th June 2021
Argenta Private Capital Limited (APCL) has appointed two board members in newly created roles after David Monksfield announced he will be stepping down from his role as executive chairman as well as his other associated directorships. Monksfield will remain within the group as a senior consultant, holding a career which spans ... Read the full article
AXA XL names David Hughes head of hull, UK & Lloyd’s market
30th June 2021
AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has promoted David Hughes to Head of Hull, UK & Lloyd’s market, effective as of 1 July 2021. In his new role, Hughes will be responsible for leading AXA XL’s hull business for the UK & Lloyd’s region and driving ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter strengthens Non-Marine Specialty practice
30th June 2021
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh McLennan, has announced the additions of James Johns as Managing Director and Joshua O’Donoghue as Senior Vice President (SVP) within its Non-Marine Specialty unit. Johns, who takes on his new role from August 12th, will operate as a leading broker and account executive ... Read the full article
Mosaic launches FI division
29th June 2021
Newly established specialty insurer Mosaic has launched its financial institutions division, set to underwrite risks globally through its London office. Coverage will be aimed at protecting a broad range of financial institutions from exposures caused by crime, damages payable to third parties and legal defense costs. Its D&O coverage is also designed ... Read the full article
Acrisure names Grahame Millwater Head of Global Insurance
29th June 2021
In an effort to expand and transform itself into a broader fintech financial services company, insurance broker Acrisure has appointed Grahame Millwater its new Head of Global Insurance. Acrisure plans to align its core insurance broker business around Millwater’s leadership and further diversify its portfolio in 2021 and beyond. Millwater most recently ... Read the full article
QBE Re eyes LatAm expansion with new Colombia office
29th June 2021
QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of the Australian insurer, has announced the opening of a new office in Colombia, as well as a key regional appointment. Located in Bogotá, Colombia the new office will write life reinsurance business and be led by Christian Hofmann, who has been appointed Client Manager (Latam ... Read the full article
Simon Wilson to succeed Stovin as Markel Intl. President
29th June 2021
Financial holding company Markel Corporation has appointed Simon Wilson as president of Markel International. He will succeed William Stovin, who has led the subsidiary since 2008. The transition is part of a planned succession that will fully take effect no later than January 1, 2022. Stovin joined Markel as part of the ... Read the full article
MS Amlin Underwriting adds Richard Little to Marine Energy team
29th June 2021
Lloyd’s global specialty re/insurer MS Amlin Underwriting has announced the appointment of Richard Little as a Senior Underwriter within its Marine Energy Liability team. Little will take up the role later this year and report directly to Kevin Massey, Marine Liability Product Group Leader. He brings close to 20 years of industry ... Read the full article
Aon expands Business Intelligence unit with analyst hires
29th June 2021
Re/insurance broker Aon plc has expanded its Business Intelligence unit within Reinsurance Solutions, with the hiring of three experienced analysts. Paris Hadjiantonis has been named as a Senior Analyst, and will report to Mike Van Slooten, Head of Business Intelligence. In addition, Oliver Troop and Ludovico van Wijk have been named as ... Read the full article
Chubb makes series of key EMEA appointments
29th June 2021
Global insurer Chubb has announced a series of senior leadership appointments in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Sara Mitchell is appointed Division President of Continental Europe, Middle East and North Africa. She will be responsible for Chubb's property and casualty, accident and health and consumer lines operations across 26 ... Read the full article
TigerRisk welcomes Aon’s Denbigh to retro practice
29th June 2021
Global insurance and reinsurance broker TigerRisk Partners has added Oliver Denbigh to its London retro practice as partner. Denbigh’s appointment, first announced last year, sees him join the London-based retro team and report to the unit’s head Alex Bridges. He joins from Aon, where he was a senior broker with the non-marine ... Read the full article
L&G America names Thomas Olunloyo as Deputy CEO
29th June 2021
Thomas Olunloyo has been announced as the new Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Legal & General America (LGA), reporting to Mark Holweger, President and CEO. Effective July 1st, 2021, Olunloyo takes on responsibility for leading and coordinating all aspects of the company's business associated with digital transformation and business ... Read the full article
Aspen strengthens global reinsurance leadership team
28th June 2021
Aspen Re, the reinsurance arm of Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, has announced a number of appointments designed to further strengthen its global leadership team. Firstly, Beatrice Morley, currently Global Head of Casualty, will take on the additional responsibilities as Aspen Re's Head of Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Morley will report ... Read the full article
Oneglobal hires Alistair Fox to lead new Special Risks team
28th June 2021
Client-centric broker Oneglobal has launched its Special Risks team which will be led by Alistair Fox. Fox brings brings military expertise to his new role, and will report to Mike Reynolds, Group CEO. He was previously Head of Security Risks at Price Forbes and prior to this as Deputy Chief Executive, Credit, ... Read the full article