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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.

Kuwait Re promotes Kumar and Faizan to Senior Underwriters

28th April 2023

Kuwait Reinsurance Company K.S.C.P. (Kuwait Re) has announced the promotion of Abhijeet Kumar and Siddiqui Ahmad Faizan to the position of Senior Underwriters in the Energy department. Kuwait Re has praised Kumar’s and Faizan’s skills and experience, stating that their exceptional performance and in-depth knowledge will continue to contribute significantly to ... Read the full article

Ryan Specialty names CEO, President and CUO of PERse’s North American operations

27th April 2023

Global specialty insurer Ryan Specialty Holdings appointed Katie Davies as CEO and Jeff Smith as President and Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of Power Energy Risk's (PERse) North American operations, effective immediately. Davies takes over from Mike Bernay, who will serve as a senior advisor to the business till he retires. Bernay founded ... Read the full article

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