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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.

SPG names Jennifer Spindler Chief Product Officer for the US market

17th April 2024

Specialty Program Group LLC (SPG), an operator of specialty insurance brokerage, underwriting and consulting facilities, has appointed Jennifer Spindler as Chief Product Officer in the US. In her new role, based in New Jersey, Spindler will be in charge of leading the design and construction of new insurance products and capabilities ... Read the full article

Berkshire (BHSI) appoints Louis du Ché as Country Manager, France

17th April 2024

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has recently appointed Louis du Ché to the additional role of Country Manager for France, alongside his current position as Country Manager, Belgium. Alessandro Cerase, Head of Europe at BHSI, remarks, “Louis has been instrumental in establishing our stellar team and growing our presence in Belgium.” Cerase ... Read the full article

Beckham to lead Amwins Program Underwriters, Francavilla to retire

17th April 2024

Amwins, the global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has hired Jon Beckham to lead Amwins Program Underwriters (APU), succeeding Ben Francavilla who has served as president of APU since 2009, and recently announced his retirement scheduled for later this year. APU is a managing general agent (MGA) ... Read the full article

Raphael Borrel named Chief Risk Officer of PoloWorks

16th April 2024

PoloWorks, a Lloyd’s and London Market insurance services business, has announced the appointment of Raphael Borrel to the role of Chief Risk Officer (CRO). In his new position, Borrel will be responsible for leading the risk and compliance functions, providing oversight across Polo Management Agency and PoloWorks’ business advisory and outsourced ... Read the full article

BHSI expands US marine business, hires new Head of Marine & Head of Marine Claims

16th April 2024

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), the property & casualty insurer, is expanding its global marine capabilities in the US by launching Ocean Marine Insurance. The firm has also appointed Ben Wyatt as Head of Marine, and Chris Frick as Head of Marine Claims, in the US. As well as this, BHSI has ... Read the full article

Adrian Saunders joins iprism board as Non-Exec Director

16th April 2024

MGA iprism, a specialist in Construction, Property, Commercial and High Net Worth, has announced the appointment of Adrian Saunders to its board as Non-Executive Director. Saunders brings a wealth of experience to iprism, boasting over 24 years of expertise across various roles. He was most recently Commercial Director at Ecclesiastical Insurance ... Read the full article

Patricia Puerta appointed Head of GC&C Mediterranean & Latin America

16th April 2024

Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C), subsidiary of the Italian insurance giant, has hired Patricia Puerta as the firm's new GC&C Head of Mediterranean & Latin America, effective May 2, 2024. She joins the company with over 20 years of experience from working across the insurance sector. Puerta began her career by ... Read the full article

Beat to launch new credit insurance business with Stephen Pike as CEO

16th April 2024

Beat Capital Partners, a long duration investor specialising in the insurance industry, has announced its plans to launch a specialty and tech enabled credit non-payment insurance underwriter, Convergence. With an initial focus on Europe and North America, the business is expected to underwrite through a Lloyd’s consortium, led by Beat Syndicate ... Read the full article

Chaucer names Wright CFO, Joubert becomes CRO

16th April 2024

Chaucer, the global specialty re/insurance firm has bolstered it's leadership team, with the appointments of James Wright, the company's current Chief Risk Officer (CRO), who has been named the firm's new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Werner Joubert, who has been promoted to the role of CRO. Both these appointments follow ... Read the full article

Andy Hottinger joins MS Reinsurance as Head of EMEA P&C

16th April 2024

MS Reinsurance has named Andy Hottinger to lead the growth of its European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) property and casualty (P&C) business. Hottinger holds 20 years of experience in reinsurance underwriting, having previously held leadership positions responsible for both EMEA and Latin American business, as well as senior underwriting roles ... Read the full article

Craig Buck appointed CEO of Converge US

16th April 2024

Lightstone and Converge RE II have announced the appointment of Craig Buck as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Converge US, effective May 1, 2024.  A renowned figure across the industry, Buck has held a number of different roles throughout his career. He previously served as the Managing Principal of the ... Read the full article

WTW appoints Neil Harrison as new Global Head of Claims

15th April 2024

WTW, a global insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Neil Harrison as the new Global Head of Claims. In his new role, Harrison will report directly to Adam Garrard, WTW's Global Head of Risk & Broking. He will oversee all aspects of WTW’s claims operations, including aligning claims ... Read the full article

Miller strengthens APAC Cargo offering with Alberto Ferriolo appointment

15th April 2024

Independent specialist re/insurance broker Miller has announced the appointment of Alberto Ferriolo to its Asia Pacific Cargo team, based in Singapore. Ferriolo will be supporting Miller’s clients and partners across the APAC region while working closely with Jamie Kearney, Miller’s Global Head of Cargo, and the team in London. Matthew Hooker, Head ... Read the full article

Milne & Lyman join McGill and Partners’ US Property Team

15th April 2024

Global specialty re/insurance broker, McGill and Partners, has expanded its global presence by hiring Duncan Milne and Cabot Lyman as Partners to its US Property Team. Milne joins the firm as Partner, Head of US Property, bringing more than 16 years of expertise. In his most recent role, he served as Greater ... Read the full article

Shailendra Sapra named CEO of Aon Reinsurance Solutions in India

15th April 2024

Global insurance and reinsurance brokerage Aon has announced the appointment of Shailendra Sapra as CEO of the firm’s Reinsurance Solutions in India and a member of the APAC region’s Reinsurance Executive Committee. In his new role, based in Mumbai, Sapra will seek to identify and develop growth opportunities for insurers and ... Read the full article