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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.
Rideshare insurtech Buckle makes two senior appointments
7th October 2020
Rideshare insurance company Buckle has announced two new additions to its senior leadership team. Andrew Rear has been appointed Chairman of Buckle’s Board. He will continue working as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Digital Partners, a Munich Re company. Rear joined Munich Re in 2010, leading the Asia, Africa, and UK life ... Read the full article
HIIG hires Jason Rollins as Director of Underwriting, Property
7th October 2020
Houston International Insurance Group, Ltd. has announced the addition of Jason Rollins to its Commercial Property Group as Director of Underwriting. Most recently, Rollins served as the Head of Energy and Mining at GuideOne National Insurance Company. He has 20 years of experience building property books and was previously the Head Property ... Read the full article
SCOR Reinsurance APAC adds Hitesh Shah to board
7th October 2020
SCOR Reinsurance Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd (SRAP), a division of global re/insurer SCOR, has announced the appointment of Hitesh Shah as an Independent Non-Executive Director, effective August 20th, 2020. Shah joins the company's board alongside existing independent non-executive directors, Eric Raynaud and Andre Chieng, and will be tasked with Chairing the Audit ... Read the full article
EMC Re names Linda Rivera as AVP, Business Intelligence
7th October 2020
EMC Reinsurance Company (EMC Re), part of EMC Insurance Companies, has announced the appointment of Linda Rivera as Assistant Vice President (AVP) - Business Intelligence, based in New York. Rivera, a seasoned reinsurance professional, brings more than 35 years of experience in underwriting, risk management, and operational efficiency to the role. She ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter adds Hartshorn as Chief Human Resources Officer
6th October 2020
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has announced the appointment of Melissa Hartshorn as Chief Human Resources Officer. Hartshorn most recently served as interim Chief Human Resources Officer at Guy Carpenter, and prior to this was HR Leader for the company’s Global Operations and Global Strategic Advisory divisions. She joined parent company MMC in ... Read the full article
Manchester Underwriting acquires Pinpoint portfolio
6th October 2020
Manchester Underwriting Management Limited (MUM) has acquired the portfolio renewal rights of Pinpoint Underwriting. Pinpoint is led by Scott Ruff, who has worked in the industry for over 35 years, previously with Aviva before establishing Pinpoint. Joining Ruff at MUM will be both Roger Wallace and Brian Kerrigan, effective immediately. Charles Manchester, Chief ... Read the full article
Ascot adds Nick Greggains as CEO of Ethos Specialty
6th October 2020
Ascot Group has announced the addition of Nick Greggains, formerly of Pioneer Underwriters, as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its wholly owned Managing General Underwriter (MGU), Ethos Specialty. Following its launch in 2017, Ethos has developed eight niche programs across Property, Casualty, and Transaction Liability Insurance. In his new ... Read the full article
Hyperion’s DUAL adds underwriter Paul Collinson to private client team
5th October 2020
DUAL, the underwriting arm of Hyperion Insurance Group, has added Paul Collinson as Senior Portfolio Underwriter within its Aurum private client team. Collinson brings 13 years of insurance experience in underwriting roles across the industry. His most recent role was at Chubb as Senior Development underwriter. “I am delighted that Paul will be joining ... Read the full article
The Rt Hon. David Johnston rejoins Fairfax as a Director
5th October 2020
Canadian property and casualty insurer and reinsurer, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, has announced that The Right Honourable David Johnston has rejoined the firm as a Director. Previously, Johnston served as a Director of Fairfax but was required to step down from that role following his appointment as the 28th Governor General ... Read the full article
Oneglobal adds Duncan Urquhart as Exec Director
5th October 2020
Insurance broker Oneglobal has announced the appointment of Duncan Urquhart as Executive Director. Urquhart will join the group executive committee and reports to Oneglobal Chief Executive Officer Mike Reynolds. He brings over 30 years’ experience and joins from RFIB Group Limited, where he served as head of Property, Casualty, Energy and Construction. Before that, ... Read the full article
Optio appoints Matthew Fosh as Executive Chairman
5th October 2020
Insurance group, Optio Group has announced the appointment of Matthew Fosh as Executive Chairman, subject to regulatory approval. Fosh will be returning to insurance in an executive capacity after stepping down from his executive role at Axis in December 2019. His appointment signals the ambition of Optio’s senior management team and follows ... Read the full article
CLARA analytics adds Andrew Pinkes, Dave Hollander to board
5th October 2020
CLARA analytics, a provider of artificial intelligence technology in the commercial insurance industry, has appointed Andrew Pinkes and Dave Hollander to its board of directors. The company says the additions are in response to accelerated demand for its products over the past year. Pinkes brings over 29 years of experience in the ... Read the full article
Korean Re adds three to Swiss division
5th October 2020
Korean Re Switzerland, the Zurich-based subsidiary of Asian reinsurer Korean Re, has announced the appointments of three new members who started last month. Alessio Davoli has been appointed as Underwriter for the Southern Europe division. He previously worked for GenRe and was based in Milan as a P&C Treaty Writer for ... Read the full article
SCOR Global P&C reveals organisational changes and promotions
5th October 2020
SCOR Global P&C has announced a number of changes and promotions as it looks to deepen its client relationships and become more agile to faster adapt to the evolutions of markets. In a message to clients last week, SCOR Global P&C Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jean-Paul Conoscente, announced a number of ... Read the full article
Hampden Agencies Limited makes key board changes
5th October 2020
Lloyd’s Members’ agency Hampden Agencies Limited has announced a series of changes to its board, including Sarah Wilton as chair, and Elizabeth Fullerton-Rome as independent non-executive director and chair of the audit and risk committee. Effective immediately, the appointments coincide with HAL’s undertaking of a significant increase in demand for capital ... Read the full article