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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.
MGA Spring Insure announces key underwriting promotions
8th March 2023
Specialist financial and professional lines MGA Spring Insure has announced the promotions of Jamie Boyd and Tom Hodgson to Senior Underwriters at the firm's Guernsey office, while Jacob Gunn progresses to Assistant Underwriter at the London office. Jamie Boyd is an experienced insurance professional with over 15 years of industry expertise. In ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets promotes Lukehurst to Head of Private Equity
8th March 2023
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), has announced the promotion of Rachael Lukehurst to the newly created role of Head of Private Equity, effective immediately. In the role, she will be based in London, and will report to Mark Stephenson, Head of Business Development and market relationships, LSM, and Amy Gross, global private ... Read the full article
Conduit Re names Mario Binetti as Head of Casualty
7th March 2023
Bermuda-based pure-play reinsurance company, Conduit Re, has hired Mario Binetti from reinsurance broker BMS Re to the new role of Head of Casualty. Binetti currently serves as Head of Casualty Treaty and Actuarial at BMS Re, having previously held senior underwriting roles at various reinsurers, including JRG Re, QBE Re, XL ... Read the full article
Greenlight Re names Faramarz Romer CFO
7th March 2023
Greenlight Re has announced that Faramarz Romer, the firm's current Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, will be appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective as of April 1, 2023, succeeding Neil Greenspan, who is leaving the company on March 31, 2023. Romer has served as Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of Greenlight Re ... Read the full article
Sompo International names Nicolas Burnet new CFO
7th March 2023
Sompo International has appointed Nicolas Burnet as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing company veteran Michael McGuire, who has decided to step down. Burnet joins Sompo International from Partner Re, where he most recently served as CFO. Before this, ... Read the full article
David Porter joins Miller’s Bermuda office as Account Executive
7th March 2023
Specialist re/insurance broker, Miller Insurance Services LLP, has appointed David Porter as Account Executive within its Bermuda office. Based in Bermuda, Porter brings nearly 20 years of industry experience towards his new role, having held multiple leadership roles across various companies. He began his career in 2005 working at Everest Reinsurance Company, ... Read the full article
AXIS Capital hires Christopher Gray as Global Head of Marine Reinsurance
7th March 2023
AXIS Capital, a global specialty underwriter and provider of re/insurance solutions, has appointed Christopher Gray as Global Head of Marine Reinsurance. Based in London, Gray is a very well respected leader within the marine protection and indemnity (P&I) market. He joins AXIS from Canopius Group, where he most recently served as the ... Read the full article
Serge Taleb appointed MS Reinsurance Chief of Staff
7th March 2023
MS Reinsurance, part of insurance group MS&AD and domiciled in Switzerland, has appointed Serge Taleb to the role of Chief of Staff. Prior to his new position, Taleb held the role of EMEA Property Product Lead at MS Amlin for almost four years. Before that he spent almost a year at ... Read the full article
Ascot hires Jeff Canfield to lead unified casualty business structure
6th March 2023
Ascot US has announced a new structure for its Casualty business, which will be led under the strategic direction of Jeff Canfield, EVP, Head of Casualty. The specialty re/insurer has confirmed that its E&S Casualty, Excess Casualty, and Environmental businesses will now be under one unified structure. Based in New York, Canfield is ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Nolwandle Mgoqi as CEO for South Africa
6th March 2023
Global professional services firm Aon has announced the appointment of Nolwandle Mgoqi as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for South Africa, effective today. Before joining Aon, Mgoqi held various executive roles in the financial services sector, including most recently as Chief Executive of Standard Insurance Limited and as Head of Insurance for ... Read the full article
Enstar appoints Gregory as President as O’Shea retires
6th March 2023
Enstar has appointed Orla Gregory as president following the retirement of Paul O’Shea, which came into effect on March 1, 2023. The company announced his planned retirement in the summer of 2022, and has since provided a smooth transition of leadership of the company's M&A activities to chief strategy officer, ... Read the full article
BMS bolsters energy lines team with senior hires
6th March 2023
Independent specialist re/insurance broker BMS has strengthened its service offering across its energy lines, naming Alex Collier and Josh Saggers as directors and Andrew Vertigan as a senior account handler. Based in London, the trio will assume their roles in May and will report to James Chicken, the Managing Director of ... Read the full article
Chubb names head of Management Liability for NA Financial Lines
3rd March 2023
P&C insurer Chubb has appointed industry veteran Steven M. Hill to the role of Executive Vice President, leading Management Liability for the company's North America Financial Lines division. Hill currently serves as Senior Vice President for the division, where he's responsible for public company management liability in the western U.S. The firm ... Read the full article
ABIR appoints Bill O’Farrell to its Board, names Premia Holdings as new member
3rd March 2023
The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has welcomed Premia Holdings Ltd, a global acquirer and reinsurer of run-off portfolios as a new member. At the same time, Bill O’Farrell, Chief Executive Officer of Premia, has been appointed to the ABIR Board. ABIR, which this year marks 30 years of representing the ... Read the full article
HDI Global opens Representative office in Bangkok, Thailand
3rd March 2023
HDI Global has announced the opening of a Representative office in Bangkok, Thailand, following regulatory approval from the Ministry of Commerce. The new office will be run by newly appointed Marketing Director, Somchai Trongwisalpattana, who will report to Graham Silton, Managing Director of HDI Global Singapore. An experienced industry veteran, Trongwisalpattana brings ... Read the full article
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