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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.
Greenlight Re appoints David Sigmon as General Counsel
27th April 2023
Greenlight Re, a provider of property and casualty re/insurance, has announced the appointment of David E. Sigmon as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer. In his new role, subject to regulatory and immigration approvals, Sigmon will be responsible for managing the company’s legal, regulatory, governance and compliance functions. Commenting on ... Read the full article
Berkshire (BHSI) promotes James Byrnes to Head of Construction Professional, NA
27th April 2023
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has promoted James Byrnes to Head of Construction Professional, North America. Previously, Byrnes held the role of Vice President, Construction, for BHSI’s US Eastern Region. Overall, Byrnes has nearly 20 years of experience within the industry. Before he joined BHSI, he spent more than a decade on ... Read the full article
RSA hires AXA XL’s Skipper as Senior Specialist Underwriter, A&H
27th April 2023
RSA Insurance has announced that Danielle Skipper will join its UK Speciality Lines business as Senior Specialist Underwriter - Accident & Health (A&H). The company states that in her new role, Skipper will be responsible for contributing to the delivery of RSA’s growth strategy for A&H, by working with the firm’s ... Read the full article
WTW appoints Anthony Grosso to NA Client Experience role
27th April 2023
WTW, a global advisory, broking and solutions company, has announced the appointment of Anthony Grosso as its new Deputy Client Experience Officer, Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) for North America. Grosso will be reporting directly to Rick Hawkinberry, the Chief Client Experience Officer. Grosso in his new role will assist with ... Read the full article
Bay Harbor Re names Chris O’Connor as COO/CFO
27th April 2023
Recently launched Cayman Islands-domiciled reinsurer Bay Harbor Re has appointed Chris O'Connor as Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer. O'Connor is a seasoned executive who holds over thirty years of industry experience. He most recently served as Area Senior Vice President at global re/insurance firm Arthur J Gallagher. Before this, O'Connor spent ... Read the full article
AXA XL welcomes Molly Hunter to Client Relationship Management team in the Americas
27th April 2023
AXA XL Insurance has announced the appointment of Molly Hunter as Client Relationship Leader for the West Zone in the Americas. She is taking over the role from Steve Sanford, who is retiring. In her new role, Hunter will be a key contact and access point for AXA XL's clients throughout ... Read the full article
John Darin named Catalina General’s CEO
27th April 2023
Catalina Re, provider of capital management and risk transfer solutions to the global insurance industry, has appointed John Darin as Chief Executive Officer of its wholly owned Bermuda-domiciled reinsurance company, Catalina General. Darin brings almost two decades of industry experience to his new role. He joined Catalina Re from PwC in ... Read the full article
Sergio Ermotti to step down as Swiss Re Chairman on April 30th
27th April 2023
After completing the agreed handover period, Sergio Ermotti will step down as Chairman of reinsurance giant Swiss Re on April 30th, 2023, in order to fully focus on his role as CEO of UBS. In was revealed in late March that Ermotti had been named as Group CEO and President of ... Read the full article
NewRe welcomes Paul Norton to its Board of Directors
27th April 2023
Swiss reinsurer and Munich Re subsidiary NewRe, has announced Paul Norton has been voted onto the company’s Board of Directors. Subject to FINMA approval, Norton is to replace René Schnieper, who has stepped down from the function after six years on the Board. “Bidding farewell to René Schnieper is no easy feat ... Read the full article
USQRisk appoints Tony Harrington-Jones & Chris Giuffre to new roles
27th April 2023
USQRisk, an international MGA specialising in alternative risk transfer solutions, has promoted Tony Harrington-Jones and Chris Giuffre to the newly-created positions of director of group operations and chief strategy officer, respectively. Giuffre and Harrington-Jones previously served as chief operating officers for the US and UK. Anibal Moreno, CEO of USQRisk, commented, ... Read the full article
Starr Insurances adds AIG’s Catherine Wong to its Casualty team
27th April 2023
Starr Insurance Companies, a provider of commercial property and casualty insurance, has appointed Catherine Wong as Chief Underwriting Officer, Casualty for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. She is joining Starr following almost two decades with AIG, where she specialised in Casualty underwriting. Her most recent role at the insurer was as Head ... Read the full article
ShoreOne hires Territory Manager for Massachusetts
26th April 2023
ShoreOne Insurance Managers, Inc., has appointed Peter Hutchinson as Territory Manager for its Massachusetts headquarters. An experienced veteran within the industry, Hutchinson brings over three decades of expertise towards his new role. As Territory Manager he will play a key role in driving sales growth and developing strong relationships with ShoreOne’s clients ... Read the full article
Markel hires new MD, Global Head of Cat and Exposure Management
26th April 2023
Markel Corporation has announced the hire of Amandeep Dhillon as its new Managing Director, and Global Head of Catastrophe and Exposure Management. Dhillon will be based in Markel's Glen Allen, Virginia office and will report to Kryszon. Dhillon’s remit in this role includes leading Markel's approach to catastrophe and exposure management across ... Read the full article
AXA XL names Matthew Duke Head of Pricing, U.S. Middle Market Analytics
26th April 2023
AXA XL Insurance has further expanded its U.S. Mid-Market team with the addition of Matthew Duke as Head of Pricing, U.S. Middle Market Analytics. Duke joins AXA XL from Xceedance, where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary, Head of Global Actuarial Services. Before this, he served as Head of ... Read the full article
WTW names SCOR’s Thinnes as Head of Energy & Construction Property
26th April 2023
Global brokerage WTW has appointed Matthew Thinnes as Head of Energy & Construction Property on its Direct and Facultative team, based in North America. Based in New York, Thinnes joins the firm with over 20 years of industry experience. In his most recent role he served as Vice President – North America Construction Manager, at ... Read the full article
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