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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.
PartnerRe names William Strasser Head of Aviation succeeding Benjamin Weber
4th January 2024
Bermuda-headquartered reinsurance firm PartnerRe has said that William Strasser has been appointed as its new Head of Aviation. Strasser succeeds Benjamin Weber who is retiring in early 2024 after a 25 year career with PartnerRe. "William has held multiple senior positions since joining PartnerRe in 2003 and has consistently demonstrated strong initiative ... Read the full article
MS Amlin launches Financial Lines cover in Middle East
3rd January 2024
MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global re/insurer, has confirmed this is in response to an increase in M&A and IPO activity across the region. MS Amlin, through the new offering, will enable businesses to access six new core services including Director & Officers insurance, Commercial Crime & Bankers Blanket Bond, Financial Institutions Professional ... Read the full article
Jamie Bowes becomes GM, Aviation at HDI Global Specialty’s Scandinavian branch
3rd January 2024
HDI Global Specialty, a specialty lines insurer, has named Jamie Bowes as the new General Manager for Aviation of its Scandinavian Branch. His role came into effect on January 1, 2024. Bowes previously served as Head of General Aviation, making him highly experienced within this space. In his new role, he will hold ... Read the full article
Alliant’s SES Risk Solutions promotes Shenouda to President
3rd January 2024
Property and casualty (P&C) insurer SES Risk Solutions (SES), has promoted Shaun Shenouda to the role of President. In the role, Shenouda is expected to guide the continued growth and expansion of SES’ product portfolio and technological footprint. SES is part of Alliant Underwriting Solutions, the program administrator group of Alliant Insurance Services. Prior ... Read the full article
Optio Group expands MENA operations with appointment of Wael Mohsen as MD for Optio Re
3rd January 2024
Optio Group, the specialty Managing General Agent (MGA), continues to fortify its presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with the recent appointment of Wael Mohsen as the Managing Director of Broking and General Lines for Optio Re MENA Ltd. Based in Dubai, Mohsen's appointment is effective immediately. ... Read the full article
Stonybrook appoints Bailey as CEO of International & Group Managing Director
3rd January 2024
Investment banking specialist, Stonybrook Capital & Risk Management (Stonybrook), has hired Darren Bailey as CEO of International and Group Managing Director, where he will be based in London. The role will see him lead efforts to grow Stonybrook's platform internationally, as well as support US domestic business. Overall, Bailey brings over two ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re hires Hamilton Re’s Sammons as Head of Aerospace UK
3rd January 2024
Reinsurance brokerage Gallagher Re has hired Hamilton Re's Richard Sammons as Head of Aerospace for the UK division. A well-known figure across the specialty reinsurance landscape, Sammons brings 25 years of broking and underwriting experience towards his new role. For the last 10 years, Sammons has served as Head of Specialty at ... Read the full article
Ryan Armijo appointed to lead Amwins Underwriting
2nd January 2024
Amwins, a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has hired Ryan Armijo to lead Amwins Underwriting. According to the announcement, Armijo is replacing Bob Petrilli who is retiring after serving as president since August 2018. However, Amwins has confirmed that Petrilli will be staying on with the firm ... Read the full article
R&Q confirms retirement of co-founder Alan Quilter
2nd January 2024
Non-life specialty insurance firm R&Q Insurance Holdings has confirmed that co-founder Alan Quilter retired and stood down from its Board of Directors on 31 December 2023. Back in March of 2023, R&Q revealed that Quilter, then Group Head of Program Management, would retire from R&Q and the Board of Directors ... Read the full article
Miller expands Fac team with Guy Carpenter’s Ollie Spells
2nd January 2024
Miller, a specialist re/insurance broker, has appointed Guy Carpenter's Ollie Spells as Head of London Property Facultative within the company's Global Facultative team. Spells, who joins the firm this month, specialises in providing complex facultative reinsurance coverages for UK and global property business. In his most recent role at global risk and ... Read the full article
Everest Re names Stephane Bleton as Head of Strategic Reinsurance & Partnerships
29th December 2023
Everest Reinsurance has announced the appointment of Stephane Bleton as the new Head of Strategic Reinsurance and Partnerships. In this role, Bleton will collaborate with clients and brokers to create exciting bespoke solutions to address the ever-changing market environments, the company said. Prior to this role, Bleton worked at New Reinsurance Company ... Read the full article
Rokstone names Amrose head of its new NA Excess Facultative Property team
27th December 2023
Rokstone, the Aventum Group’s international re/insurance MGA, has appointed Paul Amrose as head of its new North American Excess Facultative Property team, based in Connecticut. Amrose is set to join Rokstone on the 2nd of January after serving his notice with Accredited USA, where he was most recently Chief Underwriting Officer. Rokstone ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl. bolsters European presence by naming Talegón Head of Marine, Iberia
27th December 2023
Sompo International, a global provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, has appointed Elena Talegón as Head of Marine Insurance for Iberia. According to the announcement, she will be based in Madrid, where she will report to Jamie Cañellas, Country Manager, Insurance for Iberia. She joins Sompo International from global ... Read the full article
McGriff realigns its regional organisation, appoints four company execs to new roles
22nd December 2023
McGriff, a retail insurance broker across the US, has realigned the business's organisation into three distinct geographic regions, as well as appointing four company executives to new leadership roles. According to the broker, the new structure reaffirms the company's commitment to implementing a client-first, people-centric focus that “never settles for less.” Effective ... Read the full article
Wilfred Chin named Chief Actuary at Hamilton Global Specialty
22nd December 2023
Bermuda insurer and reinsurer, Hamilton Insurance Group, has appointed Wilfred Chin as Chief Actuary at Hamilton Global Specialty, its underwriting platform written by Syndicate 4000 at Lloyd’s and Hamilton Insurance DAC. Chin joins Hamilton from Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) where he served in a range of roles for nearly 15 years. He ... Read the full article