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People moves
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.
Amanda Blanc takes over from Maurice Tulloch as Aviva CEO
6th July 2020
Global insurer Aviva plc has announced the appointment of Amanda Blanc as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately, as Maurice Tulloch steps down from the role and his position on the company's Board for family health reasons. Currently, Blanc serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Aviva having Read the full article
Pacific Life Re makes senior appointments in Asia
6th July 2020
Life reinsurer Pacific Life Re has announced the appointments of Wil Chong as General Manager, Asia Markets, Joanne Yeo as General Manager, Business Services and Operations, and Ong Qian Hao as new Head of Pricing, Asia. All three appointments will report to Andrew Gill in his role of Managing Director, Asia ... Read the full article
LiquidX adds Todd Lynady to Managing Director role
3rd July 2020
Trade finance and trade credit insurance exchange LiquidX has added Todd Lynady as Managing Director and Global Head of Insurance Sales and Business Development. The newly created role will see Lynady lead the sales, origination and business development strategy for the company’s trade credit insurance digital marketplace globally. He brings over 20 ... Read the full article
IGI appoints Ian Noble as Head of Casualty and Professional Lines
3rd July 2020
International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI) has announced the appointment of Ian Noble as Head of Casualty and Professional Lines. Noble has 34 years’ broking and underwriting experience in Professional Lines in the Lloyd’s of London and company markets. Most recently he served as Senior Class Underwriter – Professional Indemnity at Chaucer ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s Brussels appoints Country Manager, General Rep. for Spain & Portugal
3rd July 2020
The specialist Lloyd's of London re/insurance marketplace has announced that its Brussels subsidiary, Lloyd's Insurance Company S.A., has named Jose Núñez as its new Country Manager for Spain and Portugal (effective July 1), and General Representative for Spain and Portugal (effective August 3rd). In his new role, Núñez will be based ... Read the full article
Gareth Matthews named Chief Underwriter at Hannover Re UK Life Branch
3rd July 2020
Global reinsurer Hannover Re has announced the appointment of Gareth Matthews as Chief Underwriter for the Hannover Re UK Life Branch, effective July 1st, 2020. Matthews takes over from Stuart Johnson who has retired following more than six years with Hannover Re and almost four decades in the industry. Since 2014, Matthews ... Read the full article
AXIS Insurance adds Anna Woolley as Senior Underwriter
2nd July 2020
AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings, has added Anna Woolley as a Senior Underwriter to its International Construction team. Effective immediately, Woolley will focus on writing new business and portfolio management on Erection All Risk (EAR), including industrial construction and petrochemical buildings. She is based in London and ... Read the full article
Lockton Re recruits Anthony Izzo from TransRe
2nd July 2020
Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of insurance broker Lockton, has announced the addition of Senior Broker Anthony Izzo to its New York office. Izzo arrives from TransRe, where he spent five years as a Senior Vice President of Casualty. Prior to TransRe, he held various senior roles at Willis, Guy Carpenter and ... Read the full article
IRB Brasil Re looks to expand Board; confirms new Reinsurance EVP
2nd July 2020
Brazilian reinsurer IRB-Brasil Resseguros S.A. (IRB Brasil Re), has announced Hugo Daniel Castillo as a candidate for the ninth member of the company's Board of Directors, and has also confirmed the appointment of Isabel Blázquez Solano as Reinsurance Executive Vice President. Castillo's appointment was confirmed recently by the company's management and ... Read the full article
Swiss Re welcomes Arthur Levry as Head of West Africa
2nd July 2020
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Arthur Levry as its new Head of West Africa, effective July 1st, 2020. In his new role, Levry will be tasked with managing the advancement and development of property and casualty (P&C) and Life and Health (L&H) products and solutions across ... Read the full article
TigerRisk hires Francis Paszylk to lead London casualty
2nd July 2020
Insurance and reinsurance brokerage TigerRisk Partners has announced the appointment of Francis Paszylk as partner and head of its London casualty practice. Paszylk has 30 years’ experience in the casualty treaty and retro markets handling a range of long-tailed products for the US and international markets. He joins TigerRisk from Aon, and ... Read the full article
Marsh JLT Specialty names Chairman of UK construction practice
2nd July 2020
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh has announced the appointment of Mike Johnson as Chairman of the UK Construction, Infrastructure & Surety Practice at Marsh JLT Specialty. In this role, Johnson will oversee the UK Construction, Infrastructure & Surety Practice, which advises many of the UK’s leading infrastructure, power and energy, ... Read the full article
Thomas Miller KK adds Fumihiko Shimizu as President
1st July 2020
Thomas Miller, a provider of insurance, professional and investment services and manager of the UK P&I Club, has appointed Fumihiko Shimizu as the new President of Thomas Miller KK in Japan. As President, Shimizu will concentrate on the operations of TMKK by building on and promoting the correspondency and service management ... Read the full article
Sompo GRS launches new European team
1st July 2020
Sompo Global Risk Solutions (GRS), a specialty property and casualty re/insurer and part of Sompo International, has formed a new London-based team designed to serve the European market through retail brokers. Sompo GRS Europe builds on Sompo International’s existing London Market and SIIE European platform business. The move is also intended to ... Read the full article
Oliver Denbigh joins TigerRisk’s London Retro practice
1st July 2020
TigerRisk Partners LLC, the global risk, capital and reinsurance brokerage and advisory, has announced the appointment of Oliver Denbigh as partner to its London Retro unit, reporting to Alex Bridges, Global Head of Retro. Denbigh joins TigerRisk from global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon, where he served as a Senior Broker ... Read the full article