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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.
Gallagher adds Daniel Launder to Chester office as branch director
10th November 2020
Insurance broker Gallagher has announced the appointment of Daniel Launder to its Chester office as branch director. Launder's role will see him support the growth of Gallagher's client base in the region. Launder will be responsible for heading up a team that looks after the insurance and risk management requirements for clients in ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Guido Benz as CEO of Global Renewables business
10th November 2020
Aon, the global insurance and reinsurance brokerage firm, has announced the appointment of Guido Benz as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Global Renewables, Commercial Risk Solutions, effective spring 2021. In his new role, Benz will be based in Zurich and will report to Lee Meyrick, Co-Lead, Global Specialties and CEO, Global Marine, ... Read the full article
Oneglobal expands to Singapore and makes senior hires
10th November 2020
Insurance broker Oneglobal has announced the establishment of Oneglobal Broking Singapore Pte Ltd, which has received regulatory in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The new business will be headed by Singaporean broking leaders David Lum, who is appointed Chairman and will report to Jonathan Palmer Brown Chairman, Oneglobal, and ... Read the full article
GRS adds insurance execs to Chair Advisory Board
10th November 2020
International loss adjuster Global Risk Solutions has established a Chair Advisory Board and named James Porcari and Allan Robinson as advisors. As initial members of the Chair Advisory Board, Porcari and Robinson will advise GRS’ senior leadership on strategic issues including the firm’s growth and expansion. Porcari is the founder and managing ... Read the full article
AXIS Insurance adds Bobbie Condell to lead underwriting role
10th November 2020
Specialty insurer AXIS has added Bobbie Condell as Underwriting Lead for Small Specialty Commercial, effective immediately. Condell will initially focus on underwriting analysis and portfolio management as part of the development of the recently launched AXIS Home Based Business product. She brings more than 23 years of underwriting and portfolio management experience across ... Read the full article
SCOR Global P&C adds AXA’s Moufakkir as Chief Business Transformation Officer
10th November 2020
French insurer and reinsurer, SCOR, has announced the appointment of Myriam Moufakkir as the new Chief Business Transformation Officer of SCOR Global P&C. In this newly created role, Moufakkir assumes responsibility for driving key operational aspects of the firm's P&C operation, with a focus on digital & data strategies, business process ... Read the full article
Hamilton announces three leadership promotions at its Lloyd’s operations
9th November 2020
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., has today announced three promotions within the leadership team at its Lloyd's of London operations, subject to regulatory approval. The promotions include the appointment of Adrian Daws, currently Active Underwriter of Lloyd's Syndicate 4000, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hamilton Managing Agency ... Read the full article
Apollo expands into contingency & legal indemnity markets with two hires
9th November 2020
Specialist re/insurer and Lloyd's syndicate, Apollo Syndicate Management, has announced the appointments of Amanda Lewis as Head of Specialty Disruption Insurance and Sophie Dunkerley as Specialty Disruption Insurance Underwriter at Syndicate 1969. The pair will lead the re/insurer's expansion into contingency, agri-contingency and legal indemnity markets. Lewis joins Apollo from White Oak ... Read the full article
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions adds property broker to UK&I Specialty Casualty team
9th November 2020
Global insurance and reinsurance brokerage firm, Aon, has appointed Sam Sylvester as a Senior Property Broker in the UK & Ireland and Specialty Casualty team, Reinsurance Solutions. Sylvester brings nearly two decades of experience in property reinsurance to the company, both in broking and underwriting. Most recently, he served as Head of ... Read the full article
AXIS Insurance adds lead underwriters to US Cyber & Tech unit
9th November 2020
AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has announced the addition of three lead underwriters to its US Cyber and Technology team. Ashley Sales, Southeast Regional Underwriting Manager, will be based in Alpharetta, Georgia, while Jonah Papesh, West Coast Regional Underwriting Manager, will be based in ... Read the full article
SCOR adds Adrien Couret to Board of Directors
9th November 2020
Global insurer and reinsurer SCOR has announced that Adrien Couret, Chief Executive Officer of the Macif group, has been made a Director. This decision was made by the current Board of Directors on 5th November and follows Jean-Marc Raby’s resignation from the SCOR Board to pursue other interests. Couret’s new position takes ... Read the full article
Swiss Re adds Matthias Meyenhofer to Reinsurance EMEA
6th November 2020
Matthias Meyenhofer has joined Swiss Re's Reinsurance EMEA division as Head of Large P&C Transactions Continental Europe, effective from November 1st. In his new role, Meyenhofer will be based in Zurich and will report to Nikhil da Victoria Lobo, Head Western & Southern Europe, and will also work closely with the ... Read the full article
Howden adds Jane Bennett to Financial Lines practice
6th November 2020
Independent insurance broker Howden has added Jane Bennett to its Financial Lines practice. Bennett brings over 30 years’ to the role and joins in November as a Senior Advisor. Howden’s Financial Lines practice provides insurance broking and risk management services across the Financial and Professional services sectors. The division has over 330 people ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Welton to key CUO role
5th November 2020
AXA XL has announced the appointment of Peter Welton as Chief Underwriting Officer, Marine, Energy & Aerospace, UK & Lloyd’s market. Welton will look to develop and execute the underwriting strategy for the UK marine, energy & aerospace books and optimising product offering and profitability. The new role will see him lead ... Read the full article
Marsh names Tony Ambrose as Deputy CEO for UK Aviation
5th November 2020
Re/insurance broker Marsh has announced the appointment of Tony Ambrose as Deputy CEO, Aviation, Marsh JLT Specialty, effective immediately. Currently a Managing Director within Marsh’s Aviation Practice in London, Ambrose will remain based in London and report to Andy Smith, UK Chairman and CEO, Aviation. In this newly created role, Ambrose will ... Read the full article