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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.
Berkshire Hathaway appoints SVP for Customer & Broker Engagement
30th October 2020
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced of appointment of Renee Yozzi as Senior Vice President of Customer & Broker Engagement for the Eastern U.S. Region. Yozzi brings nearly 20 years and an excellent duality of experience to BHSI. She most recently held the title of Director, Strategic and Enterprise Risk ... Read the full article
McGill and Partners makes Nicky Payne partner
30th October 2020
Insurance broker McGill and Partners has announced that Nicky Payne has been made partner. Payne, who joined on the 1st October has more than 30 years of experience in Reinsurance as both a broker and underwriter. Most recently, she was CUO and Active Underwriter of Arcus Syndicate 1856, backed by funds managed ... Read the full article
James River reshuffles senior positions
29th October 2020
James River Group has announced that Frank D’Orazio has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective from November 2nd. D’Orazio most recently served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff at Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd. He also had prior responsibilities at the same firm as President, Underwriting and Global Risk and ... Read the full article
Louise Marling named COO of Hiscox UK
29th October 2020
Global insurer and reinsurer, Hiscox, has announced the appointment of Louise Marling as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Hiscox UK. Marling initially joined Hiscox UK in December of 2019 as Interim Change Director, having previously served as COO at William Russell, a global health insurance provider. Since joining the firm, she has ... Read the full article
Sompo International names Head of Asian Risk Solutions in the US
29th October 2020
Bermuda-based specialty P&C re/insurer Sompo International has announced the appointment of Sara Gundersen as Executive Vice President, Asian Risk Solutions Segment Leader within its Sompo Global Risk Solutions (GRS) business unit. In this role, Gundersen will lead the strategy, underwriting, production, business and product development, expense control and profitability for the ... Read the full article
QBE North America appoints Steinsdoerfer, Prahl to key leadership roles
29th October 2020
The North American arm of re/insurer QBE has added Bobby Steinsdoerfer as Senior Vice President, Regional Underwriting Leader - Central Region. Additionally, Lucas Prahl has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Regional Underwriting Leader - Western Region. Steinsdoerfer joins from AIG's Blackboard Insurance and brings 12 years' experience to the role. Before Blackboard he served ... Read the full article
WR Berkley appoints Thomas Joyce as president of Nautilus
29th October 2020
Re/insurance holding company W. R. Berkley has announced the appointment of Thomas Joyce as president of Nautilus Insurance Group, a Berkley company. He succeeds Thomas Kuzma, who has been named chairman, in the new year. Joyce joined Nautilus as senior vice president of claims in 2015 before serving as Chief Underwriting Officer in ... Read the full article
ReAlign launches surplus lines insurer
29th October 2020
Insurance holding company ReAlign has announced the formation of a new Nebraska-domiciled surplus lines carrier. Summit Specialty Insurance Company recieved the necessary regulatory approvals to operate as a surplus lines insurer and expects to commence underwriting activity later this year. The new carrier is also seeking authorisation to begin underwriting activity in ... Read the full article
AGCS appoints Luke Baker regional head of liability for London, Nordics
29th October 2020
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, Allianz’s specialist carrier for corporate insurance business, has added Luke Baker as its new regional head of liability for regional unit London and Nordics. Baker will join AGCS in the new year to lead its liability business across the UK, Ireland, Nordics and the Middle East ... Read the full article
SCOR Specialty Insurance adds to Marine team
29th October 2020
SCOR Specialty Insurance, a division of global reinsurer SCOR, has announced the appointment of Richard Morris to complete its Marine Specialty product set. Operating alongside the existing Fine Art and Cargo books, Morris’ account will focus on Jewellers Block & Cash in Transit. He will be based in London and reports to ... Read the full article
RMS adds Patrick McCarthy as Exec VP of Sales, Client Development
28th October 2020
Catastrophe risk modelling company RMS has appointed Patrick McCarthy as Executive Vice President of Sales and Client Development. McCarthy joins from SAP, where most recently he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of SAP’s Ariba and Fieldglass businesses. Prior to SAP, he spent seven years at Oracle in various leadership ... Read the full article
CCR Re expands Underwriting and Services Division with two hires
28th October 2020
State-backed French reinsurer, CCR Re, has announced the additions of Yamilet Morote and Mehdi Tariq within its Underwriting and Services Division. Morote joins the company as Credit Underwriter Guarantor within the Specialties & Global Risks Department teams belonging to its Underwriting and Services Division. Since 2016, Morote has held the role of ... Read the full article
Johan Slabbert to succeed Tom Clementi as CEO of MS Amlin (MS AUL)
28th October 2020
Lloyd's of London insurer and reinsurer, MS Amlin Underwriting Limited (MS AUL), has announced that Johan Slabbert will succeed Tom Clementi as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective November 1st, 2020. Clementi has served as the company's CEO for the past four years, but is scheduled to leave his post ... Read the full article
Marsh promotes Klint to lead risk management in Continental Europe
27th October 2020
Insurance broker Marsh has announced the appointment of Carolina Klint as Risk Management Leader for Continental Europe. Based in Stockholm, Klint will report to Siegmund Fahrig, Chief Executive Officer of Marsh Continental Europe. She brings over 18 years of international and leadership experience to the role, having joined Marsh from AIG in ... Read the full article
Hiscox adds Yana O’Sullivan as head of investor relations
27th October 2020
Specialist re/insurer Hiscox has announced the appointment of Yana O’Sullivan as Head of Investor Relations. O’Sullivan is a senior investor relations and strategy leader, with over 15 years’ experience. She started her IR career at Standard Chartered Bank before leaving for the investor relations team at Friends Life Group, now part of ... Read the full article