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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.
Thomas Miller Americas hires Argentieri as Senior Claims Executive
9th March 2021
Global insurance provider Thomas Miller has appointed Meaghan Argentieri as Senior Claims Executive to its New Jersey office. With just under 20 years of experience, Argentieri joins from a Jones Act Ocean Carrier, where she held both operational and risk management positions. She was responsible for handling a broad range of, often ... Read the full article
GRS bolsters global Complex Claims Solutions team
9th March 2021
Claims adjusting firm Global Risk Solutions has added 13 specialist adjusters and technicians to its London team. The new team, led by Adam Humphrey and George Pooley, will provide additional expertise and capabilities across the business in an effort to enhance GRS' Complex Claims Solutions (CCS) operation. Humphrey and Pooley bring extensive ... Read the full article
Africa Specialty Risks adds new business development executive
9th March 2021
Pan-African focused reinsurance group Africa Specialty Risks Group (ASR) has announced the appointment of Constança Sampaio Soares as a Business Development Executive. Soares will be responsible for growing relationships with private equity funds, development finance institutions, and banks, as well as corporates and other potential partners. She brings extensive experience to the ... Read the full article
Swiss Re promotes Dua to Chief InfoTech & Data Officer, Reinsurance
9th March 2021
Reinsurance giant Swiss Re has added Samrat Dua to the newly created role of Chief InfoTech and Data Officer for Reinsurance and as a member of the Reinsurance Management Team, effective April 12th, 2021. In his new role, Dua and his team will be tasked with advancing the tech and data ... Read the full article
Howden TMEA hires Serge Calfa as Regional head
9th March 2021
Howden TMEA, part of the Hyperion Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Serge Calfa as Regional head of treaty for accident/life and health reinsurance treaty business. Calfa’s appointment complements the expansion of its regional reinsurance TMEA team. He has over 20 years of experience as an insurance and reinsurance professional in ... Read the full article
Liberty Mutual appoints Wesley Hyatt as Chief Client Officer
8th March 2021
Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Wesley Hyatt as Chief Client Officer of its Global Risk Solutions (GRS) division. Hyatt will be responsible for the leadership of the Client Executive team whilst also overseeing the US Client Service team, which provides day-to-day service support for large domestic policyholders and their brokers. Hyatt has ... Read the full article
Applied Underwriters announces four leadership promotions
8th March 2021
Risk services firm Applied Underwriters has announced the promotions of four members of the company's actuarial leadership in a bid to develop actuarial resources to accommodate its growth. Justin Smith has been named Chief Underwriting Officer. He joined Applied Underwriters in 2006, having held several roles for over twenty years in ... Read the full article
The Hanover adds to board of directors
8th March 2021
The Hanover Insurance Group has strengthened its board of directors with the addition of J. Paul Condrin last month. Condrin has served in various executive leadership roles at Liberty Mutual for just under 30 years, where he most recently served as executive vice president and president of commercial insurance, from 2012 ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re adds Rothseid as Partner, Head of Legacy
8th March 2021
Gallagher Re has added Andrew Rothseid to the newly created role of Partner, Head of Legacy. Rothseid will continue to be US-based and reports into Matt FitzGerald, Managing Partner of Specialty at Gallagher Re. He brings over 25 years’ experience in the global insurance and reinsurance industries and spent the last decade ... Read the full article
Aon bolsters Offshore Wind team
8th March 2021
Insurance and reinsurance brokerage Aon has added both Ray Spreadbury and Sarah Burston to the Offshore Wind team within its Global Broking Centre (GBC), based in London. Spreadbury joins the team as Executive Director and Burston as Director, both reporting into the Power team, led by James MacNeal. Spreadbury joins from ... Read the full article
Munich Re names Scott Hawkins as Managing Director, Australasia
8th March 2021
Global reinsurer Munich Re has announced the appointment of Scott Hawkins to succeed Ralph Ronnenberg as Managing Director of Australasia, effective April 1st, 2021. In his new role, Hawkins takes on responsibility for overseeing the leadership and strategic steering of the firm's operations in Australia and New Zealand, as well as ... Read the full article
RLI Corp. makes several leadership appointments
5th March 2021
US property and casualty insurer RLI Corp. has made several leadership appointments as part of the company's growth plan. Eric Raudins, Vice President, Personal Lines, has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Transactional Insurance Solutions, and will oversee RLI’s Personal Lines and Commercial Transactional Insurance Solutions products. With 37 years of industry ... Read the full article
Risk Strategies adds Eric Levy as COO
5th March 2021
National specialty insurance brokerage Risk Strategies has appointed Eric Levy to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Levy brings 20-year’s experience and assumes the COO position from Sharon Edwards, who has transitioned into the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). “Eric is joining at a pivotal time for our company,” said ... Read the full article
Lockton Re announces addition of Simon Moore as a Senior Broker
5th March 2021
Reinsurance brokerage Lockton Re has announced that Simon Moore, former Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of Markel CATCO's Investment Management in Bermuda, will be joining the firm in October 2021 as a Senior Broker. Moore is set to join the company as a Senior Broker within its Non-Marine Retrocession & Property Specialty ... Read the full article
Scott Egan to remain as RSA UK&I CEO following Intact acquisition
5th March 2021
RSA UK & International, a division of RSA Insurance Group plc, will continue to be led by Scott Egan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following the completion of the insurer's proposed acquisition by Intact Financial Corporation and Scandinavian insurer Tryg. After finalising a $3.2 billion capital raise ahead of its ... Read the full article