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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.
AXA UK, Ireland names Roland Moquet CFO
20th March 2020
AXA UK and Ireland has announced the appointment of Roland Moquet as Chief Financial Officer. Moquet succeeds Amelie Breitburd and joins from AXA Italy, having served as CFO. Since joining AXA from the French Treasury in 2005, he has held various positions, including CFO of AXA Tianping in Shanghai. Additionally, Amber Wilkinson, currently ... Read the full article
Marsh appoints Fiona Park to multinational practice leader role
20th March 2020
Global insurance broker Marsh has appointed Fiona Park as its multinational practice leader for Scotland within its UK corporate division. Based in Glasgow, Park will lead a team which brings together expertise across Marsh’s Corporate offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, and the business’s global network. She reports to Allan McPherson, regional ... Read the full article
Beazley bolsters global claims team with internal appointments
20th March 2020
Specialist insurer Beazley has bolstered its global claims team with a series of internal appointments. Beth Diamond has been promoted to group head of claims while Steven Chang has assumed the role of global head of complex claims. Chang was previously global claims team leader for healthcare and joined Beazley in 2006. He ... Read the full article
Swiss Re Board nominates three new members for election
20th March 2020
Swiss Re’s Board of Directors has nominated Sergio P. Ermotti, Joachim Oechslin and Deanna Ong for election as new members of the Board at its April 2020 annual general meeting (AGM). Ermotti has been Group Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Group Executive Board of UBS Group since 2011. Before ... Read the full article
BMS Re US adds Jonah Pfeffer as Chief Casualty Officer
19th March 2020
Specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has appointed Jonah Pfeffer as Chief Casualty Officer at BMS Re US. Effective immediately, Pfeffer will report to Pete Chandler, president and Chief Executive of BMS Re US, and focus on the strategic direction of BMS’ casualty offering. He joins with 23 years’ experience and most recently ... Read the full article
Kinsale Capital promotes trio within executive team
19th March 2020
Kinsale Capital Group has announced the promotions of Brian Haney to Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Operating Officer, Bryan Petrucelli to EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Ann Marie Marson to EVP and Chief Claims Officer. Haney has served as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Operating Officer March ... Read the full article
TigerRisk names Brian O’Neill partner, client exec in Florida
19th March 2020
Bermuda-based reinsurance broker TigerRisk Partners has named Brian O’Neill partner and client executive, Florida business. O’Neill was most recently managing director and head of Guy Carpenter’s Tampa office. Prior to that he spent several years at JLT Re where he was the Head of the Natural Catastrophe Practice. Based in Tampa, O’Neill will ... Read the full article
Swiss Re adds three to Asia Pacific leadership team
18th March 2020
Global reinsurer Swiss Re has bolstered its leadership team in Asia Pacific across its Life & Health and Property & Casualty business lines. Jolene Loh has been appointed director, head of L&H client markets, South East Asia. She joins with more than 25 years’ experience and will lead Swiss Re’s L&H in-market ... Read the full article
Alliant appoints Sean White to employee benefits team
17th March 2020
US specialty insurance broker Alliant has announced the appointment of Sean White to its employee benefits team. As first vice president, White will provide a range of strategic benefits solutions to Alliant’s client base throughout the Northwest. Prior to joining Alliant, White was principal with a national insurance and employee benefits consulting ... Read the full article
Kemper adds Erich Sternberg as president of L&H division
17th March 2020
Specialist insurer Kemper has appointed Erich Sternberg as president of its life and health division. Sternberg was most recently president and Chief executive officer of Starmount Life Insurance Company and Starmount Managed Dental of California, subsidiaries of Unum Group. He will be based in Chicago and report to Joseph P. Lacher, Jr., ... Read the full article
WTW appoints Finbow global head of FINEX Financial Institutions
17th March 2020
Global re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Susan Finbow as global head of FINEX (Financial, Executive and Professional Risks) Financial Institutions. Finbow most recently served at Marsh Canada, where she spent nearly 24 years in total and held the role of Financial Institutions Industry Practice Leader for the last 13 ... Read the full article
Kevin Chidwick to succeed Scott Kirk as Aspen CFO
17th March 2020
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, has appointed Kevin Chidwick, previously of Openwork Limited and Admiral Group, as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective May 1st, 2020. Chidwick succeeds Scott Kirk who is set to leave the company at the end of April 2020 to pursue opportunities outside of ... Read the full article
CLARA analytics adds three to executive team
17th March 2020
CLARA analytics, a provider of artificial intelligence technology in the commercial insurance space, has announced the addition of Dustin Oxborrow, Brian Sullivan, and Chris Koverman to its executive team. Oxborrow has been named as Senior Vice President of Sales, joining the company from Cloud Academy (acquired by QA Limited), where he ... Read the full article
RMS names Michael Steel as Head of Business Development
17th March 2020
Catastrophe risk modeller RMS has announced the appointment of Michael Steel as Global Head of Business Development, joining the RMS Executive Committee. Steel first joined RMS in 2016 and had been serving in a strategic advisory role at RMS prior to his appointment. He has 30 years’ experience in risk and capital ... Read the full article
IRB Brasil Re names incoming Chairman interim CEO
16th March 2020
Brazilian reinsurer IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (IRB Brasil Re) has revealed that its Board of Directors unanimously resolved to elect the reinsurer's Chairman, Antonio Cassio dos Santos, as interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company. Earlier this month, Antonio Cassio dos Santos was appointed Chairman of the company's Board by ... Read the full article