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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.
Lloyd’s appoints country managers for Benelux regions
9th April 2020
Lloyd’s Insurance Company S.A. has announced several senior appointments to countries in the Benelux regions, including the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Firstly, Iwan Ropcke has been appointed as the interim LIC Country Manager for the Netherlands and Belgium, with effect from 1 January 2020. Most recently, Ropcke served as Business Strategy & ... Read the full article
Swiss Re names Ian Haycock as Chief Data Officer
9th April 2020
Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Ian Haycock to the newly created role of Chief Data Officer, effective May 1, 2020. Together with Youngran Kim, who started as the Group Chief Technology Officer this month, Ian will help to further develop Swiss Re's digital strategy. Haycock has more than 32 years' ... Read the full article
Protecdiv adds Jose Montemayor to its board
9th April 2020
US reinsurance broker Protecdiv has announced the appointment of Jose Montemayor to its board. Montemayor has more than twenty-five years’ experience in all aspects of insurance regulation, operations, and mergers and acquisitions. He spent six years as the Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Texas and currently sits on a number ... Read the full article
West of England P&I Club adds senior underwriter to London team
9th April 2020
The West of England P&I Club has announced the appointment of Sumit Madhu to the Club’s London Underwriting Team as a Senior Underwriter, effective April 14, 2020. Madhu previously served as a Captain on LNG vessels with a major Japanese shipowner, and later joined the claims department of another International Group ... Read the full article
Gallagher appoints Simon Collings as MD within UK retail division
9th April 2020
International insurance broker Gallagher has appointed Simon Collings as managing director of its national broking and placement team within its UK retail division. Collings has over 30 years’ industry experience and joined Gallagher in 2017 as market management director for UK retail. Prior to joining Gallagher, he held several senior positions at ... Read the full article
Pen Underwriting promotes Hinken to Head of Claims Operations
9th April 2020
Multi-territory managing general agent Pen Underwriting has enhanced its core claims capabilities with the promotion of Billy Hinken to Head of Claims Operations. In this newly created position, Hinken will take responsibility for the delivery of several projects that form part of Pen’s claims transformation program and the establishment of its ... Read the full article
IAG CEO Harmer announces retirement, Nick Hawkins named Deputy CEO
8th April 2020
IAG Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Peter Harmer has announced his decision to retire by the end of 2020. A search process is underway, supported by the Board’s ongoing succession planning, that will look to identify a suitable successor. He will remain responsible for the overall strategic direction and performance of ... Read the full article
Brokerslink adds Pedro Moura Ferreira as Business, Placement Director
8th April 2020
Global broking business Brokerslink has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of Pedro Moura Ferreira as Business & Placement Director. Ferreira will work closely with the organisation’s global Partners & Affiliates to strengthen the network and support multinational business opportunities. He has an insurance career spanning over 25 years and has ... Read the full article
W. R. Berkley makes senior exec appointments
8th April 2020
W. R. Berkley Corporation has announced the appointment of Robert Standen as Executive Vice President with oversight responsibility for certain operating units. At the same time, the company said that Scott Holbrook will succeed Standen as President of Key Risk Insurance, a Berkley Company. Standen joined Key Risk Insurance in 2003 as ... Read the full article
McGriff, Seibels & Williams expands, renames exec risk insurance group
8th April 2020
Insurance broker McGriff, Seibels & Williams has renamed and expanded its executive risk insurance group. Executive Risk Advisors, formally named McGriff Financial Services Division, represents more than 50 Fortune 1000 companies and 125 public companies across a wide range of industries. The name change comes at a time of expansion for the ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter adds Vijaya Singh as global marketing, comms head
8th April 2020
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has announced the appointment of Vijaya Singh as global head of marketing and communications. Singh joins from global executive search and leadership advisory firm Russell Reynolds Associates, having served as global head of external marketing and public relations. Prior to her ... Read the full article
Victor appoints Matteo Bonfà as Country Leader of Victor Italia
8th April 2020
Managing general underwriter (MGU) Victor Insurance Holdings has announced the appointment of Matteo Bonfà as Country Manager, Victor Italia, effective immediately. With a 20-year career in the insurance industry, Bonfà has extensive underwriting expertise, particularly in the medical malpractice sector. This includes positions first as an underwriter at Lloyd's of London, then ... Read the full article
Michael Carr to lead AXIS Insurance’s U.S. E&S Property unit
7th April 2020
AXIS Insurance, a division of Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has appointed Michael Carr as Head of U.S. Excess & Surplus (E&S) Property, based in the firm's Alpharetta, Georgia, office. In his new role, Carr takes responsibility for the development and execution of the company's E&S Property underwriting ... Read the full article
BMS Group adds Larry Broadnax as SVP, property fac leader
7th April 2020
Specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has appointed Larry Broadnax as senior vice president, property facultative leader. Effective April 15, Broadnax will be based in Atlanta and report to Pete Chandler, president & Chief Executive Officer of BMS’s US reinsurance arm. He joins with over 40 years’ insurance experience, specializing in property facultative ... Read the full article
SCOR names Emmanuel Joffre as Chief Human Resources Officer
7th April 2020
SCOR has announced the appointment of Emmanuel Joffre as Chief Human Resources Officer with immediate effect, reporting to Group Chief Operating Officer, Romain Launay. Based in Paris after a transition period in New York, he will be responsible for all aspects of the Group’s human resources. Joffre previously served as SCOR’s Head ... Read the full article