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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.
Arch Insurance adds Craig Cafferty to Property team in London
11th February 2021
Arch Insurance International, part of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has announced the appointment of Craig Cafferty as a Senior Underwriter, Property, effective immediately. In his new role, Cafferty will work with existing clients across the portfolio as well as exploring new opportunities, adding further drive to the firm's strong growth in ... Read the full article
Deutsche Rück hires Kummer to lead LatAm expansion
11th February 2021
German reinsurer Deutsche Rückversicherung AG (Deutsche Rück) has announced plans to start writing business in Latin America, with a focus on traditional property and casualty business. As part of this expansion, the Düsseldorf-based firm has appointed Florian Kummer as Head of Latin American Markets, effective from 1 December 2020. Kummer has 25 ... Read the full article
Canopius names AXA XL’s Neil Robertson as Deputy CEO
11th February 2021
Specialty insurer and reinsurer Canopius Group has announced the appointment of Neil Robertson as Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective May 4th, 2021. In his new role, Robertson will report to Michael Watson, Group Chairman and CEO, who is expected to continue to serve as Chairman after a suitable transition ... Read the full article
Arch acquires majority stake in Coface
11th February 2021
Arch Capital Group's share purchase agreement with Natixis for a majority stake in France-based trade-credit insurance firm, Coface, has received all necessary approvals for its closing, triggering the appointment of Bernardo Sanchez Incera as Chairman of the Board of Directors. It was announced in February of last year that Bermuda headquartered ... Read the full article
Marsh & McLennan makes two senior hires
11th February 2021
Marsh's marketing agency subsidiary, Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA), has appointed Steven Handmaker as its first Chief Marketing Officer and Trindl Reeves as its first Chief Sales Officer. Both appointments will report to Bill Jeatran, President of Marsh & McLennan Agency. Handmaker has led Marketing and Communications for Assurance, MMA’s Midwest region ... Read the full article
SRS expands to Guernsey, hires Peter child as Managing Director
11th February 2021
Strategic Risk Solutions, a provider of insurance management and consulting services, has expanded to Guernsey, with the appointment of Peter Child as its Managing Director. He will take up his post in July, assuming responsibility for the development and oversight of SRS’s business. Child began his insurance career nearly 30 years ago, ... Read the full article
Orchid announces Kathy Cody as president
10th February 2021
Orchid Underwriters Agency, a specialty underwriter of catastrophe-exposed property insurance, has announced the appointment of Kathy Cody as President. Cody holds over 30 years’ experience and previously led personal lines underwriting, finance, analytics, operations, and strategy execution teams, and served as Chief Financial Officer for the life business. She joined the company ... Read the full article
Chubb promotes Parmar & Crosby to senior reinsurance roles
10th February 2021
Chubb has announced the appointments of Sunil Parmar and Alexander to leadership positions within the Reinsurance team at Chubb Overseas General, its international general insurance business. Parmar and Crosby, who have been jointly promoted to the role of Senior Reinsurance Officer, Chubb Overseas General (COG), will now co-lead Chubb’s Ceded Reinsurance ... Read the full article
Amynta hires Brad Isaacson as SVP, Program Development
10th February 2021
Amynta Group has appointed Brad Isaacson as Senior Vice President of Program Development. He brings over 30 years of experience and will be responsible for driving new program development opportunities and helping manage carrier relations and reinsurance alliances across the organisation. Isaacson joins from The Hanover Insurance Group, where he served as ... Read the full article
Lockton Re hires Tom Berry as Senior Broker
10th February 2021
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of global brokerage Lockton, has appointed Tom Berry as Senior Broker for its Marine & Energy division in London. Berry started his career at JLT Re in the Marine & Energy division, where he worked for over eight years. He then took up various underwriting positions in ... Read the full article
Chubb creates new energy team for Global Markets
10th February 2021
Global re/insurer Chubb has created a new energy team in Chubb Global Markets (CGM), which will underwrite large corporate energy customers in EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America. CGM comprises Chubb's London market wholesale and specialty business including the company's Lloyd's platform. Middle market energy customers' risks will continue to be underwritten ... Read the full article
Sally Bridgeland joins PIC Board
9th February 2021
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension funds, has announced the addition of Sally Bridgeland to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk Committee. Bridgeland replaces Steve Sarjant as Chairman of the Risk Committee following his retirement as an Independent Non-Executive Director. At ... Read the full article
Chubb promotes Leigh Anne Sherman to Division President of ESIS
9th February 2021
Global re/insurer Chubb has appointed Leigh Anne Sherman as Division President of ESIS, based in New York and reporting to Matt Merna, Senior Vice President, Chubb Group and Division President, Chubb North America Major Accounts. Sherman will take over ... Read the full article
BHSI promotes Tomas Blas to Head of Property, Spain
9th February 2021
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI), the insurance arm of Warren Buffett's global insurance and reinsurance company, has promoted Tomas Blas to Head of Property, Spain. Blas has 17 years of industry experience, joining BHSI in 2019 as Head of Technical Lines in Spain. In his new role Blas will be responsible ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty hires new Head of Financial and Professional Lines
9th February 2021
Liberty Specialty Markets, a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Terry FitzGerald to the newly created role of Divisional Head of Financial and Professional Lines. Fitzgerald will report to Chief Underwriting Officer, Melanie O’Neill who has recently been promoted. He has strategic oversight of the London business which covers financial ... Read the full article