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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.
Swiss Re CorSo names Emmanuelle Huard-Auray as Head E&C, North America
9th December 2020
Reinsurance giant Swiss Re's commercial insurance arm, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (Swiss Re CorSo), has announced the appointment of Emmanuelle Huard-Auray as Head Engineering & Construction (E&C) North America. Based in Chicago and reporting to Michael LaRocca, Head Property & Specialty North America, Huard-Auray takes on responsibility for driving the ... Read the full article
GCube hires Landis Knorr as Senior Underwriter
9th December 2020
GCube, a provider of insurance services for renewable energy projects, has appointed Landis Knorr as a Senior Underwriter within its US team. This hire comes after the company announced plans to expand its new and existing business throughout North America in 2021. Knorr will be based in San Francisco, where he will ... Read the full article
Brit hires Group CFO Gavin Wilkinson from RSA
8th December 2020
Specialty re/insurer Brit has announced the appointment of Gavin Wilkinson as Group Chief Financial Officer. Wilkinson will start his new role in May 2021 and will also join the Executive Committee and Board of Brit. He joins the company from RSA where he has spent the last 10 years, most recently as ... Read the full article
Tony Matta takes regional President role at Lockton
8th December 2020
Insurance broker Lockton has appointed Tony Matta as President of its Caribbean & Central America Facultative team, which is based in Miami. Matta most recently served as CEO for Facultative business in the Caribbean and Central America at rival broker Willis Towers Watson, also in Miami. Prior to this he held a ... Read the full article
Ben Keslowitz to lead Guy Carpenter’s US Life Reinsurance business
8th December 2020
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh, has announced the appointment of Benjamin Keslowitz to the newly created role of US Life Leader, effective immediately. In his new role, Keslowitz will have a focus on delivering the full range of Guy Carpenter's risk and capital solutions to clients and prospects ... Read the full article
Marco Capital adds Sompo’s Phil Rooke as CFO
7th December 2020
Newly-launched European P&C run-off specialist Marco Capital has added Phil Rooke as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Rooke will be based in London and joins from Sompo International, where he served as CFO. He also spent time as an executive board member at Endurance Worldwide Insurance. Prior to joining Endurance, Rook was General Manager ... Read the full article
Aspen Re America names Head of Professional Lines
7th December 2020
Aspen Re, the reinsurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, has announced the appointment of Ana Cifuentes as Head of Professional Lines for Aspen Re America, effective December 9, 2020. As Head of Professional Lines, she will be responsible for building and growing product offerings for Aspen Re America. Cifuentes most recently ... Read the full article
Beazley adds Chris Hill to US marine team
7th December 2020
Specialist insurer Beazley has announced the appointment Chris Hill as an underwriter within its US marine team. Based in New York, Hill will underwrite a US-wide book of marine hull and liability risks. He joins Beazley from Berkley Offshore Underwriting Managers where he spent more than seven years, most recently as vice ... Read the full article
Sompo Int. hires Haney for two exec agri roles
7th December 2020
Sompo International has appointed Robert Haney as Executive Chairman of AgriSompo and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AgriSompo North America. Haney will be reporting to Christopher Sparro, CEO, US Insurance for Sompo International. His appointment illustrates Sompo International’s investment in and commitment to the crop insurance market in the US and around ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter names Pietro Toffanello as Head of Japan
7th December 2020
Guy Carpenter, the global reinsurance broking arm of Marsh, has announced the appointment of Pietro Toffanello, formerly of Gen Re, as Head of Japan, effective Q1 2021. In his new role, Toffanello takes on responsibility for managing the broker's business activities across Japan, reporting to Tony Gallagher, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ... Read the full article
Aviva appoints Winslow as CEO of International
4th December 2020
London-headquartered insurer Aviva has appointed Adam Winslow as CEO of International. In this newly-created role, Winslow will be reporting to Amanda Blanc and will also be joining the Group Executive Committee. Winslow will join Aviva in January and will be responsible for Aviva’s international businesses in continental Europe and Asia. He has two ... Read the full article
Victor names Richard Turner as International Head of Marine
4th December 2020
Managing general underwriter Victor Insurance has announced the appointment of Richard Turner as International Head of Marine, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Turner will be responsible for driving Victor’s international marine business with a specific focus on data and analytics driven insurance products and solutions. He currently serves as President ... Read the full article
RenRe announces Shannon Lowry Bender as new Group General Counsel
4th December 2020
Bermuda-based reinsurance company, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., has announced that from January 1st, 2021, Shannon Lowry Bender will assume the role of Senior Vice President (SVP), Group General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Bender takes over from Stephen Weinstein, Executive Vice President (EVP), Group General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer, who ... Read the full article
Lockton Re names Foreman as Head of Non-Marine Retro & Property Specialty
4th December 2020
Reinsurance brokerage Lockton Re has announced the addition of Matt Foreman as Head of its Non-Marine Retrocession and Property Specialty Division in London. He joins the company from the Global ReSpecialty unit of Aon's Reinsurance Solutions, where he served as Head of London Market, Non-Marine. Keith Harrison, International Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ... Read the full article
The Geneva Association makes two senior hires
4th December 2020
The Geneva Association has appointed two new senior staff members to focus on liability risks and its engagement with China. Darren Pain has been appointed as Director Evolving Liability, where he is to lead the Evolving Liability research programme. Previously, he led the research for the Swiss Re Institute and has held ... Read the full article