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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.
QBE Asia hires Head of Agency for Hong Kong
1st October 2020
Re/insurance provider, QBE Asia has announced the appointment of Alex Chan as the Head of Agency for Hong Kong. Chan has over 25 years of experience across distribution, sales and relationship management. Prior to joining QBE Hong Kong, Chan held a number of senior positions in global insurance organisations. His previous positions include ... Read the full article
2021 Insurance Institute of London officers announced
30th September 2020
The Insurance Institute of London (IIL) has announced Anthony Baldwin, Julian Enoizi and Christopher Lay as new officers for 2020-21. Baldwin has officed as the new President of the Insurance Institute of London (IIL) for 2020-21 at the AGM on Mon 28 Sept. He succeeds Charles Berry. He is joined by new ... Read the full article
Everest Re appoints SCOR’s Kociancic as CFO; Chubb’s Williamson as COO
30th September 2020
Mark Kociancic, previously Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at SCOR, has been appointed as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Group CFO of Bermuda-based reinsurer Everest Re Group, Ltd., as Jim Williamson takes on the role of EVP and Group Chief Operating Officer (COO). Both Kociancic and Williamson will serve on the Everest ... Read the full article
SCOR promotes Kelly to CFO as Kociancic departs
30th September 2020
Global insurer and reinsurer SCOR has named Ian Kelly, currently Head of Investor Relations, as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 2nd, 2020. Kelly replaces Mark Kociancic, who has decided to pursue a new direction in his career, having served as SCOR's CFO since 2013, following successively senior roles ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine HCC makes senior appointments
30th September 2020
Property & casualty insurer, Tokio Marine HCC has announced the appointments of Scott McEwen, Iain Farries, James Harper and Jamie Tamsett as part of its senior team. McEwen was named as Deputy Head of Delegated Property and brings over twenty years of property insurance experience to this new role as prior ... Read the full article
Ed adds Aon’s Robert Sharp as head of casualty treaty
30th September 2020
Reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker Ed has announced the appointment of Robert Sharp as head of casualty treaty, divisional director. Sharp will be based in London and assumes the role with immediate effect. He reports to Heather Clarkson, divisional Chief Executive Officer, specialty. Sharp brings 13 years of experience as a reinsurance broker, ... Read the full article
AIG’s David Junius appointed COO of Third Point Re
30th September 2020
Bermudian reinsurer Third Point Re has announced the appointment of David Junius as Chief Operating Officer. Junius will transition to Chief Financial Officer once Third Point Re completes its merger with international multi-line re/insurer Sirius Group, becoming SiriusPoint. He brings over 23 years of experience, having most recently served as CFO for ... Read the full article
Lockton Pacific hires risk management consultant
30th September 2020
Lockton Pacific has announced recently appointed Jason Del Grande as the new risk management and employee benefits consultant. He has joined the company in a bid to grow and accelerate its benefits and commercial insurance presence in the San Francisco Bay Area. His position took place on 18th September. Del Grande will ... Read the full article
Starr Insurance hires new head of global aviation
29th September 2020
Starr Insurance Companies has announced the appointment of Andy Trundle as head of global aviation. Trundle will be responsible for supporting the division's growth across all aspects of Starr’s aviation portfolio, including airlines, general aviation, light aviation and aerospace. Trundle has worked for Starr for over three years, having previously served as ... Read the full article
Chubb promotes Jeffrey Updyke to VP role
29th September 2020
Global re/insurer Chubb has named Jeffrey Updyke Vice President, Chubb Group and Division President, Chubb Small Business. Updyke will have executive operating responsibility for Chubb's retail insurance business that serves small commercial clients in the US and Canada. He will oversee all facets of the business including strategy, product and business development, ... Read the full article
MMC appoints new Chief Information & Human Resources Officers
29th September 2020
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) has announced the appointments of Paul Beswick as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Information Officer and Carmen Fernandez as SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer. Taking up their new positions on January 1st, Beswick and Fernandez will report to MMC President and CEO Dan ... Read the full article
Hyperion X adds Guy Carpenter’s Julian Alovisi as Head of Research
29th September 2020
Hyperion X Analytics, the analytics and advisory specialist unit of the Hyperion Insurance Group, has appointed Julian Alovisi to the newly created role of Head of Research. In this role, Alovisi is set to lead the firm's differentiated research and thought leadership function at a time of great change across the ... Read the full article
Pen Underwriting announces key leadership changes
29th September 2020
Multi-territory managing general agent Pen Underwriting has announced a series of newly created roles and leadership appointments. Stewart Gardiner, previously underwriting director of Pen’s Risk Managed Commercial business, has been appointed Technical Underwriting Director. Reporting to Chief Underwriting Officer Jennifer Martin, his role will span all lines of business and all divisions. In ... Read the full article
Chubb appoints Robert Poliseno to COO role
29th September 2020
Global re/insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Robert Poliseno as Chief Operating Officer, North America Field Operations. Poliseno succeeds Jeffrey Updyke, who has been named head of Chubb's North America Small Business segment. He will oversee delivery of Chubb's full portfolio of personal and commercial insurance products and services to agent ... Read the full article
Howden acquires professional indemnity broker St Giles
29th September 2020
Howden Broking Group, an independent insurance and reinsurance broker, has reached an agreement to acquire St Giles Legal & Professional Risks. St Giles is a professional indemnity insurance broker specialising in the UK solicitor space, a market in which Howden is currently a leading provider. The acquisition of St Giles further cements ... Read the full article