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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.
BHSI hires Idie Si as head of A&H insurance, Asia
12th April 2021
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), the insurance arm of Warren Buffett's global insurance and reinsurance company, has appointed Idie Si as Head of Accident & Health (A&H) Insurance for the Asia region. Idie comes to BHSI with over 10 years of experience focused on A&H insurance in the Asia and London ... Read the full article
Optio Group hires Hywel Jones to lead A&H
12th April 2021
Specialty MGA Optio Group has appointed Hywel Jones to lead Optio’s accident and health division (A&H) alongside Darren Delande, effective immediately. He brings over 30 years of industry experience and joins Optio from AmTrust Europe where he held the role of general manager, A&H, since 2013. While at AmTrust, he played a ... Read the full article
Jef Van In appointed AXA Next CEO and Group Chief Innovation Officer
12th April 2021
Global insurer AXA has announced the appointment of Jef Van In as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AXA Next Group and Group Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), effective July 1st, 2021. In his new role, Van In will report to Antimo Perretta, CEO of AXA Europe and a Member of the company's ... Read the full article
Burns & Wilcox adds two to Canadian teams
9th April 2021
Wholesale specialty insurance company and managing general agent Burns & Wilcox has appointed two associates to its Vancouver and Calgary teams. Cheryl Fortier joins as Western Canada Manager and Murray Houck joins as Senior Underwriter. Fortier will be based in Vancouver and focus on expanding the company’s capacity and product offerings throughout ... Read the full article
Munich Re America hires Alleyne as CLO
9th April 2021
The U.S branch of global reinsurer Munich Re has appointed Richard Alleyne to the position of Chief Legal Officer, Munich Re US P&C Companies. He will be based in Hartford and report to Adrienne Mageras, Chief Operating Officer for Munich Re America Services. Alleyne brings over 20 years of industry experience across ... Read the full article
Carbon adds Giovanni Schiattarella to underwriting team
9th April 2021
Carbon Underwriting Limited (Carbon), the specialist, independent managing general underwriter (MGU), has announced the addition of Giovanni Schiattarella to its underwriting team. Schiattarella will focus on expanding Carbon’s existing General Liability and Property books of business as well as new business development across Europe. Prior to joining Carbon, he was a broker ... Read the full article
Robert Dietrich named CEO of Hiscox Europe
9th April 2021
Specialist global insurer Hiscox has announced the appointment of Robert Dietrich as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its European arm, Hiscox Europe. Dietrich will take up the role immediately, succeeding Stephane Flaquet who was appointed to the new role of Chief Transformation Officer earlier this year. Dietrich has been with ... Read the full article
Tewes-Kampelmann to succeed Ahmed as CEO of Allianz Re
9th April 2021
Allianz SE Reinsurance (Allianz Re), the reinsurance arm of the global insurance carrier, has announced that Holger Tewes-Kampelmann will succeed Amer Ahmed as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective May 1st, 2021. Ahmed, who is leaving the role to pursue new responsibilities outside of the Group, joined Allianz Global Corporate and ... Read the full article
QBE expands US FINPRO, adds Swiss Re’s Salvatore Samà to lead
9th April 2021
QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of Australian insurer QBE, has expanded its US Casualty treaty hub and appointed Salvatore Samà as Senior Vice President, Treaty Underwriting - FINPRO. Based in New York, Samà will take charge of driving the development and advancement of QBE Re’s US Financial and Professional Lines treaty ... Read the full article
Jupiter hires new Head of Business Development and Partnerships
9th April 2021
Jupiter, a provider of predictive data and analytics for climate risk and resilience, has appointed Marc Lehmann as Head of Business Development and Partnerships, UK & Europe. In his new role, Lehmann will lead Jupiter’s ongoing expansion in UK & European markets. Prior to joining Jupiter, he served as Director within the ... Read the full article
ASR hires Zouheb Azam as Head of Political Violence & Terrorism
9th April 2021
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the Pan-African focused reinsurance group, has appointed Zouheb Azam as Head of Political Violence & Terrorism Underwriting. His appointment comes after the recent arrival of the group’s first actuarial hire, Peter Way, who joined earlier this month. Azam brings just under 12 years’ experience across Political Violence and ... Read the full article
Gallagher adds WTW’s Alex Ross as public sector account director
8th April 2021
International insurance broker Gallagher has announced the appointment of Alex Ross as account director in the firm’s public sector team. Ross will report to Mark Whittingham, who leads the public sector team in Gallagher’s Southampton office, as part of a team supporting a portfolio of clients which includes blue-light organisations, local ... Read the full article
Tremor adds former PartnerRe CEO Clarke to Board of Directors
8th April 2021
Programmatic re/insurance risk transfer marketplace, Tremor Technologies, has announced the addition of former PartnerRe President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Emmanuel Clark, to its Board of Directors. Clarke has had a long and successful career in the reinsurance sector, having spent more than 25 years with Bermuda-based PartnerRe before leaving ... Read the full article
Starr, Liberty Mutual raise $100m for Bitcoin-focused NYDIG as TransRe’s Sapnar joins
8th April 2021
Starr Insurance and Liberty Mutual are among a number of leading property and casualty (P&C) insurers that have helped NYDIG, provider of technology and investment solutions for Bitcoin, raise $100 million in additional growth capital. These companies join existing investors such as New York Life and MassMutual. Concurrently, NYDIG has announced the ... Read the full article
Great American Risk Solutions promotes DeSoto to Divisional President
8th April 2021
Great American Insurance Group has promoted Brian DeSoto to Divisional President of its Great American Risk Solutions Division. DeSoto began his career in law, specialising in bankruptcy and commercial litigation, and has been at Great American Group for over 12 years, joining in 2008 as Divisional Assistant Vice President, Corporate Claims. In ... Read the full article