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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.
Ed adds Marsh broker Raza Hassan to downstream energy
14th June 2021
Re/insurance broker Ed has appointed Raza Hassan to its Downstream Energy team in an effort to bring further focus to Power and Renewables. Hassan joins from rival broker Marsh after more than three years’ with the firm. He most recently served as a Client Executive within Marsh’s Energy Practice and, before that, ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty adds François Barriol as senior terrorism underwriter
14th June 2021
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of François Barriol as Senior Underwriter Terrorism and Political Violence for France. Prior to joining Liberty, Barriol launched the political violence and terrorism underwriting lines for Hiscox in France and French-speaking Africa before joining the Crisis Management ... Read the full article
Ascot bolsters Ethos Specialty exec team with EVP Jeff Canfield
14th June 2021
Bermuda-domiciled specialty re/insurer Ascot has added Jeffrey Canfield as Executive Vice President, Casualty & Product Innovation for its MGU subsidiary Ethos Specialty. Canfield will lead an expansion of Ethos Specialty’s range of solutions as well as underwrite a broad suite of casualty-based products. This includes furthering the underwriting and digital capabilities of ... Read the full article
PartnerRe names Shanahan as CEO of NA Life business
11th June 2021
Bermuda domiciled reinsurer PartnerRe has announced the appointment of Chris Shanahan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its North American Life business. Shanahan, currently President of US Life, will succeed outgoing CEO Alan Ryder, who is set to retire at the end of August this year. Having joined PartnerRe in May 2018, ... Read the full article
Clyde & Co names Carolena Gordon as Senior Partner
11th June 2021
Global law firm Clyde & Co has appointed Carolena Gordon as its new Senior Partner. Gordon joined Clyde & Co as a partner in 2011 and is an experienced litigator focused on all aspects of dispute resolution and risk management for a range of commercial and insurance clients. She's been the Chair ... Read the full article
Oneglobal Broking hires Mark Jenner as Chairman of Energy
11th June 2021
Oneglobal Broking, the commercial re/insurance brokerage owned by investor JC Flowers, has appointed Mark Jenner as Chairman of Energy to strengthen its energy expertise. Jenner brings over 30 years in the energy insurance sector, joining from Howden where he was Executive Director of the Energy Division. Prior to this he had a ... Read the full article
Aston Lark hires Robert Beere as Director of Incepta
10th June 2021
Aston Lark, the chartered insurance broker backed by Goldman Sachs, has announced the appointment of Robert Beere as Director of its Lloyd’s business, Incepta. Beere joins Aston Lark from JLT/Marsh, where he has spent the past 15 years of his career, most recently as Regional Director for London Market Risks. In total, ... Read the full article
Miller hires Erik Manning as Head of ILS
10th June 2021
Specialist re/insurance broker Miller has appointed Erik Manning as Head of ILS. Manning brings significant industry experience to the role and will concentrate on developing Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) and other insurance risk to-capital solutions to benefit Miller’s clients. He will report to Charlie Simpson, who was appointed Head of Bermuda earlier ... Read the full article
SCOR hires Lea Müller as Head of Global Lines Cat Pricing
10th June 2021
Global reinsurance firm SCOR has appointed Lea Müller as Head of Global Lines Cat Pricing. Müller brings 10 years experience in re/insurance, natural catastrophe modelling and agricultural products. Previously, she was Head of Consulting at CelsiusPro, where together with her team she consulted clients from the public and private sectors on climate, ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance Intl. promotes Kirsten Valder & Jason Kittinger
10th June 2021
Arch Insurance International, which includes Arch's insurance operations in Europe, Bermuda and Australia, has promoted Kirsten Valder to Chief Administrative Officer and Jason Kittinger to Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective June 30th, 2021. The promotions of both Valder and Kittinger form part of the company's long-term succession planning. Dennis Brand, current ... Read the full article
Nicholas Garside named CUO at LSM Bermuda
9th June 2021
Liberty Specialty Markets Bermuda (LSM Bermuda), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has appointed Nicholas Garside to the position of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). In this newly created role, he will report to LSM Bermuda President Steve Horton. Garside – who previously led LSM Bermuda’s property unit – will provide strategic direction and ... Read the full article
State Street appoints Knight to lead global insurance
9th June 2021
State Street Corporation has appointed Jason Knight to lead its insurance business as global head. Knight will be responsible for creating and executing the segment’s worldwide strategy and will work closely with senior leadership in sales, product, as well as State Street’s other business lines. He joins from BNY Mellon, where he ... Read the full article
Safety National hires Tim O’Grady as VP, Underwriting
9th June 2021
Safety National, a multi-line specialty re/insurer and member of the Tokio Marine Group, has appointed Tim O’Grady as Vice President, Underwriting for its casualty division. O’Grady brings just under 30 years of industry experience, with a large account underwriting background. He has previously served in various underwriting leadership positions managing regional underwriting ... Read the full article
Lockton Re hires Ollie Jones as Broker, Marine & Energy
9th June 2021
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of global brokerage Lockton, has appointed Ollie Jones as a Broker, and will be based in the London office as part of the Marine & Energy Division. Jones will join from Guy Carpenter where he was most recently Vice President in the Global Marine & Energy ... Read the full article
Quentin McMillan joins AIG as Head of Investor Relations
9th June 2021
American International Group, Inc. has announced the appointment of Quentin McMillan, who will join the company as Vice President, Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations, effective June 7, 2021. McMillan joins AIG from Marsh McLennan where he served as Senior Director, Investor Relations. Prior to Marsh McLennan, he worked for Keefe, ... Read the full article