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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.
Swiss Re’s Susan Burke joins Liberty Mutual Re
13th January 2020
Liberty Mutual Re, the reinsurance arm of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Susan Burke to the role of vice president and director of assumed reinsurance within its casualty treaty department. Based in Stamford, Connecticut she will report to Thomas Greene, head of US casualty for LM Re. Burke will be responsible ... Read the full article
Ken Randall to depart R&Q, William Spiegel named successor
13th January 2020
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. (R&Q) has announced that William Spiegel will assume the position of Executive Group Chairman when the firm's co-founder, Ken Randall, steps down in roughly 12 months. Effective immediately, Spiegel has been appointed as Executive Director and Deputy Group Chairman, which forms part of R&Q's management ... Read the full article
Sarah Stephens named Head of Cyber, International at Marsh JLT Specialty
10th January 2020
Global re/insurance brokerage Marsh has announced the appointment of Sarah Stephens as Head of Cyber, International, within Marsh JLT Specialty, effective immediately. Stephens will serve in this newly created role in addition to her current position as Cyber, Media & Technology Leader within the UK FINPRO Practice. She will take responsibility for ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets promotes Meghan Walker to Head of Aviation
10th January 2020
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Meghan Walker as Head of Aviation for the London Market Specialty division. In this role, Walker will be responsible for delivering LSM’s global Aviation strategy, and for leading and developing aviation underwriting team. Meanwhile, Bill Halligan, ... Read the full article
New Dawn Risk recruits Head of Management Liability & Financial Institutions
10th January 2020
New Dawn Risk Group Limited, an independent specialist intermediary for non-marine liability and specialty insurance and reinsurance, has announced the appointment of Nicky Stokes as Head of Management Liability and Financial Institutions. Stokes joins the company from Liberty Specialty Markets in Dubai, where she was AVP, Professional Indemnity. In this role, she ... Read the full article
Dale launches accident & health underwriting offering
10th January 2020
Dale Underwriting Partners has launched its new accident and health (A&H) offering with the appointments of Steve Lawson and Lauren Meredith. Lawson and Meredith, who both join Dale from HDI Specialty, will comprise the new A&H underwriting team. Together, the two new hires bring 45 years of experience in underwriting A&H business. The ... Read the full article
Charles Taylor Adjusting names P&C Asia CEO
10th January 2020
Charles Taylor Adjusting (CTA), a division of insurance-related services provider Charles Taylor, has named Wee Loon Yong as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Asia, Property & Casualty, based in Singapore. The firm states that the appointment of Yong underlines the significant growth opportunities in Asia and the company's commitment to serve its ... Read the full article
Willis Re names Simon Buxton MD of International Customised Reinsurance
9th January 2020
Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of global insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson (WTW), has announced the appointment of Simon Buxton as Managing Director of its International Customised Reinsurance practice, based in London. Willis Re's International Customised Reinsurance practice has a focus on non-traditional reinsurance, and in his new role, Buxton will ... Read the full article
AXIS Insurance adds two renewable energy underwriters
9th January 2020
The insurance business arm of Bermudian re/insurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, AXIS Insurance, has expanded its renewable energy underwriting expertise with two new hires. Specifically, Sam Walsh has joined the insurer as senior underwriter and Mat Pifer as an underwriter in AXIS Insurance's renewables division. In their new roles, both Walsh and ... Read the full article
QBE North America recruits Specialty & Commercial President from Aon
9th January 2020
The North American unit of global primary insurance group QBE has announced the appointment of Tom Fitzgerald as President, Specialty & Commercial. Fitzgerald joins the company from Aon Risk Solutions, where he most recently served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its global broking operations. As a member of the executive leadership ... Read the full article
Markel hires QBE’s Anirudh Singh as CUO for India
9th January 2020
Specialist insurer Markel International has announced the appointment of Anirudh Singh as India Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective from December 24, 2019. Singh has 16 years’ re/insurance industry experience, and joins Markel from QBE General Insurance, where he most recently served as Chief Risk Officer. In this role, he was also responsible ... Read the full article
RenRe’s Mishambi & Hamilton’s Carreiro assume ABIR leadership roles
9th January 2020
Two new leadership appointments have been announced by the Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers (ABIR), including the addition of RenaissanceRe's (RenRe) Edward Mishambi as Chair of the association's Policy Committee. The Policy Committee reviews insurance regulation in both Bermuda and abroad, international regulatory standards, public policy in Bermuda, U.S. natural ... Read the full article
Sompo International hires Head of Commercial Management Liability & Financial Institutions
9th January 2020
Sompo International, the Bermuda-based P&C re/insurer, has announced the appointment of Ray Santiago as Executive Vice President and leader of the company’s US Commercial Management Liability (CML) and Financial Institutions (FI) teams. In this role, Santiago will have management oversight for Sompo International’s US CML and FI teams. These teams will continue ... Read the full article
David Carter appointed CUO & EVP, Sompo GRS
8th January 2020
Bermudian insurer and reinsurer, Sompo International Holdings Ltd. has announced the appointment of David Carter as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) and Executive Vice President (EVP) of Sompo Global Risk Solutions (GRS). In his new role, Carter will report to Michael Chang, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sompo GRS, and will become ... Read the full article
Starr Insurance names Canadian Territory Manager for Aviation
8th January 2020
Starr Insurance Companies has announced the appointment of Paul O’Ryan as Canadian Territory Manager for General Aviation. Based in Toronto, O’Ryan will report to Kyle Sparks, Senior Vice President, Chief Underwriting Officer GA/CR at Starr Insurance. He joins the company from Swiss Re, where he has spent the last 21 years, most ... Read the full article