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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.
AGCS appoints Grant Maxwell to lead Alternative Risk Transfer
24th July 2020
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has appointed Grant Maxwell as Global Head of Alternative Risk Transfer. Maxwell reports reporting directly to AGCS SE Board Member and Chief Underwriting Officer Corporate Tony Buckle. He currently leads the global Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) team on an interim basis. AGCS’ ART line of business provides structured ... Read the full article
Legal & General America adds Dawn Boitnott as CUO
24th July 2020
Life insurer Legal & General America has appointed Dawn Boitnott as Chief Underwriter & Underwriting Transformation Officer. Boitnott will be leading LGA's strategic underwriting by managing its guidelines and policy, including managing the evaluation of emerging underwriting tools and data. She reports to Troy Thompson, senior vice president and chief actuary. Boitnott comes ... Read the full article
Lockton adds Nicholas King as President of Washington Office
23rd July 2020
Independent insurance and reinsurance brokerage, Lockton Companies, has announced the hiring of Nicholas King as President of Lockton Washington, based in Seattle. He joins the firm from Seattle based broker Parker, Smith & Feek where he led the company's Real Estate Practice, with a focus on institutional fund and multi-generation Real ... Read the full article
Arch promotes Krista Bonneau to SVP of Ceded Reinsurance
23rd July 2020
Arch Insurance International, part of Arch Capital Group, has announced the promotion of Krista Bonneau to the position of Senior Vice President of Ceded Reinsurance. In this role, effective immediately, Bonneau will be responsible for managing all reinsurance programmes across Arch Insurance International’s portfolio. Based in London, she will report to Amy ... Read the full article
Chubb reveals integration of North America A&H units
23rd July 2020
Chubb has appointed Chris Martin, current President of Chubb Workplace Benefits, as Division President of Chubb North America Accident and Health, effective immediately. The appointment of Martin comes as the insurer and reinsurer announces the integration of its North America Accident and Health Businesses to better serve the needs of today's ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Pranav Pasricha as Global Head P&C Solutions, Reinsurance
23rd July 2020
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has named Pranav Pasricha, current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Intellect SEEC, as Global Head P&C Solutions of the company's global Reinsurance arm, effective August 3rd, 2020. He takes over from Eric Schuh, who is leaving the reinsurer to take on an exciting new challenge outside ... Read the full article
Google-backed Lloyd’s syndicate Ki adds Dan Hearsum as MD
23rd July 2020
Ki, the first fully digital and algorithmically-driven Lloyd’s syndicate has announced the appointment of Dan Hearsum as Managing Director. Launched in collaboration with Brit Limited and Google Cloud, Ki was launched to reduce the amount of time taken for brokers to place their follow capacity. In his new role, Hearsum will report to ... Read the full article
Optio launches personal A&H division with Darren Delande hire
22nd July 2020
Optio Group has announced the launch of an accident and health (A&H) division, following the appointment of underwriter Darren Delande. Optio is comprised of MGAs Ascent Underwriting, Cove Programs, and brokerage Bay Risk Services. Delande reports to Chief Underwriting Officer Paul Western and brings over 15 years' experience as an accident and ... Read the full article
Holborn recruits CFO Timothy Amman from Goldman Sachs
22nd July 2020
U.S. domiciled reinsurance broker Holborn Corporation has announced the appointment of Timothy R. Amman as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. He joins Holborn from Goldman Sachs, where he was a Managing Director and held a number of roles within the firm's Controllers team since 2008. Most recently, Amman ... Read the full article
Chubb names Stapleton as EVP, Financial Lines, Overseas General Insurance
22nd July 2020
Global re/insurer Chubb has appointed Tim Stapleton, currently Senior Vice President, Cyber Insurance and Information Technology, Overseas General Insurance, as Executive Vice President, Financial Lines, Overseas General Insurance. Stapleton takes over from Steve Goldman, who has recently been named Vice President, Chubb Group and Division President, North America Financial Lines. In his ... Read the full article
Berkshire (BHSI) appoints UK product line leaders to new Manchester office
22nd July 2020
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI), the insurance arm of Warren Buffett's global re/insurance business, has announced the appointments of three national product line leaders to its newly established office in Manchester, UK. Irfan Esa has been appointed as UK National Property Manager, Gemma McKenzie as UK National Casualty Manager, and ... Read the full article
Markel promotes Wanshi Lin to hull and war underwriter role
22nd July 2020
Specialist insurer Markel International has promoted Wanshi Lin to hull and war underwriter within its marine division. Based out of Markel's Singapore office, Lin will take over from Gustaf Kristiansson, who is departing the company. She has been with the firm since 2018, when she joined as an assistant marine underwriter before being ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl adds Warren Diogo, Sam Bishop to Energy Business unit
21st July 2020
Specialty re/insurer Sompo International has bolstered its Energy Business Unit in London with the appointment of Warren Diogo as leader of the Renewable Energy team and Sam Bishop as Assistant Vice President, Renewable Energy Underwriter. Diogo has two decades of experience in the insurance industry as a risk manager, consultant and ... Read the full article
Kovrr adds Visesh Gosrani to Advisory Board
21st July 2020
Cyber risk modelling company Kovrr has expanded its Advisory Board with the addition of Visesh Gosrani, Chair of the Institute and Faculty of the Actuaries Cyber Risk Working Party. Gosrani has over 20 years of experience as an actuary and Chief Risk Officer in the insurance industry. He currently runs a consulting ... Read the full article
BHSI appoints Frank Amandi as head of Financial Institutions in Germany
21st July 2020
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance has named Dr. Frank Amandi as Head of Financial Institutions, for Executive and Professional Lines in Germany. Amandi has over 20 years' experience and was most recently Deputy Global Head of Financial Institutions at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE in Germany. Before that, he spent 10 years ... Read the full article
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