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News on insurance and reinsurance industry hiring, appointments and people moves. News and announcements covering key hires and people moves across the global reinsurance, commercial and specialty insurance markets.
Howden Tiger Fac appoints Sandy Warne to lead Terrorism & Political Violence division
5th May 2023
Howden Tiger Fac, a broking division of Howden Tiger, has appointed Sandy Warne as the head of its Terrorism & Political Violence division. With more than 20 years of experience in the industry, Warne has previously held various roles specializing in Terrorism & Political Violence with companies such as Munich Re ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine HCC restructures London Market teams to facilitate growth
5th May 2023
Tokio Marine HCC International (TMHCCI) has announced its London Market Marine, Energy and Renewables businesses will be brought under one operating structure which will be headed up by the recently appointed Ben Kinder. According to TMHCCI, this move will "facilitate future growth and drive greater efficiencies." Kinder, who joined TMHCCI from Zurich, ... Read the full article
Swiss Re Asia names Deanna Ong as new Chair
5th May 2023
Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Deanna Ong as Chairperson of the Board of Directors for its Asian business, Swiss Re Asia Pte. Ltd. (SRAL). Ong, who serves as a Director of both SRAL and Swiss Re, will succeed outgoing Chair Lim Siong Guan as of May 1st, 2023. Lim Siong ... Read the full article
West P&I Club hands Tony Paulson Head of Asia role
5th May 2023
West P&I Club, an insurance provider to the global maritime and offshore industries, has appointed Tony Paulson as Head of Asia, where he will relocate to Singapore in mid-summer 2023. In his new role, Paulson will provide strategic support to the Singapore and Hong Kong offices. At the same time, he ... Read the full article
Hobson and D’Aliesio join the Burns & Wilcox team in the UK
5th May 2023
Burns & Wilcox, an independent insurance wholesale broker and managing underwriter, has announced its further expansion in the UK with the addition of two new hires, Jeffrey Hobson and Martino D’Aliesio. Based in Manchester, Hobson joins as Northern Regional Director. He has over 30 years of industry experience in underwriting and ... Read the full article
Kuwait Re appoints Afdzal Rasdi Treaty Senior Underwriter
5th May 2023
Kuwait Reinsurance Company K.S.C.P., a global provider of reinsurance services, has announced the appointment of Afdzal Rasdi as Senior Underwriter, Treaty. Rasdi has over ten years of experience in the re/insurance industry, and joins the company from Malaysian Re, where he most recently served as Assistant Vice President Underwriter, a role ... Read the full article
Morwenna Howell appointed MD of Howden Multinational Client Practice
5th May 2023
International insurance broker, Howden has announced the appointment of Morwenna Howell as Managing Director and Global Practice Leader, Howden Multinational Client Practice. Howell will be joining Howden from Marsh, where she has worked for the past 22 years, and currently holds the position of Managing Director and Global Service Leader in ... Read the full article
Gen Re Singapore hires its new Chief Executive Officer
5th May 2023
Gen Re Singapore has hired Cindy Sng as its new Chief Executive Officer. She has spent over nine years at the company. In her new position, she will be responsible for serving as the Principal Officer of the Gen Re Singapore Branch. Prior to this, Sng served as the Regional CFO of Asia. ... Read the full article
BMS Re promotes Andrew Wheeler to President
4th May 2023
BMS Re, the reinsurance arm of global broking group BMS, has promoted Andrew Wheeler to President, effective immediately, where he will report to Pete Chandler, CEO of BMS Re. A well known veteran within BMS, Wheeler assumes the role with more than 20 years of experience within the organisation. His expertise covers ... Read the full article
Tizzio named President and CEO of AXIS in planned leadership transition
4th May 2023
AXIS Capital, a global specialty underwriter and provider of re/insurance solutions, has announced a planned leadership transition, with Vincent C. Tizzio taking over as the company's new President and CEO. The move, which was first announced in December 2022, was timed to coincide with the company's Annual General Meeting held ... Read the full article
Berkshire (BHSI) makes two key underwriting leadership promotions
4th May 2023
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced two key underwriting leadership promotions. The company has confirmed that Hilary Browne has been promoted to the role of Deputy Global Chief Underwriting Officer, and Cameron Holmes has also been named Global Underwriting Officer, Property for Energy and Construction. Browne brings nearly 25 years of ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints three new hires to Energy team
4th May 2023
AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of three new members to its Energy team, further bolstering its offering in the UK & Lloyd’s Business Unit. Josephine Stroud has been hired to take on the role of Senior Underwriter, Energy Liability, UK ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance Intl. names new Heads of Onshore & Offshore Energy
4th May 2023
Arch Insurance International, part of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has appointed new Heads of Onshore and Offshore Energy. Effective immediately, Hannah Hutton has been promoted to Head of Onshore Energy, and Michael Poulteney has been promoted to Head of Offshore Energy. They have both been promoted from their previous roles as Underwriting ... Read the full article
SiriusPoint hires Bronek Masojada to the Company’s Board of Directors
4th May 2023
SiriusPoint Ltd., a global specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Bronek Masojada to the Company’s Board of Directors. His new role will be effective from May 2, 2023. Masojada is a market veteran with nearly 30 years of public company executive leadership experience. Sharon Ludlow, the Interim Chair of ... Read the full article
Aon names Andy Marcell CEO of Risk Capital under new structure
4th May 2023
Global professional services firm Aon has announced the appointment of Andy Marcell to the expanded role of CEO of Risk Capital, covering Commercial Risk and Reinsurance, as part of a push for more integration under its Aon United strategy. The strategy aims to align Aon’s content and creation capabilities around two ... Read the full article
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