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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.
Berkshire (BHSI) promotes Courtney Turnage Walker
16th November 2023
Property and Casualty insurer Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has promoted Courtney Turnage Walker to the newly created role of U.S. Head of Contract Surety. Walker previously served as the Senior Vice President of Surety Underwriting. Geoff Delisio, Head of Surety, BHSI, commented on the appointment, "BHSI’s surety book has grown steadily ... Read the full article
Falcon Risk Services strengthens leadership with two new roles
16th November 2023
Managing general agency, Falcon Risk Services, has welcomed both Ted Stefas and Gopika Shah to the newly create roles of Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Technology Officer, respectively. Most recently, Stefas served as Chief Underwriting Counsel and Assistant General Counsel at Argo Group. Stefas will report to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Craig ... Read the full article
Orion180 makes strategic senior appointments
16th November 2023
Provider of insurance solutions, Orion180, has announced the addition of Mohammad Javanbarg, Malcolm Tsung, Scott Crozier, and Yiguang Qiu. Javanbarg has been appointed as the Senior Vice President of specialty risk, and Tsung will serve as the Vice president of product management, commercial lines. Subsequently, Crozier is now the Vice President of product management, ... Read the full article
RSA bolsters Global Network team with two appointments
15th November 2023
RSA Insurance has made two appointments in its Global Network team, naming Melissa Rayner and Christian Garcia as Global Network Relationship Managers. RSA explained that Rayner will manage the company's relationships with Global Network Partners in Africa and Middle East, while Garcia will manage relationships with its Global Network Partners in ... Read the full article
Mosaic marks two years of its global tax liability business
15th November 2023
Mosaic Insurance, a specialty insurance firm has signified the two-year anniversary of its global transactional tax liability team with the hire of another tax-risk specialist. During the quarter, the company welcomed Greg Branagan, who joined the company’s London office as Tax Underwriter, Transactional Liability. In the role, he provides support to the ... Read the full article
QBE North America names John Livatino as SVP and Head of Healthcare Liability
15th November 2023
QBE North America has announced the appointment of John Livatino as Senior Vice President and Head of Healthcare Liability. Livatino brings 25 years of underwriting experience in specialty insurance to his new role. Before joining QBE, Livatino held several leadership roles at Beazley and Markel Corporation, the company noted. Reporting directly to Dan ... Read the full article
Verisk SBS welcomes two new hires as it strengthens its Solutions-based approach
15th November 2023
Verisk SBS, a re/insurance software specialist operating in the London and US markets, has announced appointments of Gordon Bathurst as Director of Solutions, Broking, and Chris Spencer as Director of Solutions, Underwriting, effective immediately. Both will be based in London and report to Chief Product Officer Rich Smith. They join Nick ... Read the full article
Lockton appoints Øyvind Larsen to lead its People Solutions business in Norway
15th November 2023
Independent insurance broker Lockton has announced the arrival of Øyvind Larsen to lead its People Solutions business in Norway. Based in Oslo, Larsen will also be joined by further senior hires, initiating a competitive new proposition for existing and prospective clients in the region. Overall, Larsen brings more than 25 years of ... Read the full article
Aegon to nominate Albert Benchimol as non-exec Board member
15th November 2023
Life insurer and asset manager Aegon, is planning to nominate Albert Benchimol to be appointed as a non-executive member of the Board of Directors, a proposal to be made to its 2024 Annual General Meeting. Once elected, Benchimol’s appointment would be effective as of the end of the meeting and for ... Read the full article
Alex Hardy named Director of Sales & Distribution for SiriusPoint’s international business
14th November 2023
Global specialty re/insurer, SiriusPoint Ltd., has appointed Alex Hardy as Director of Sales & Distribution for its International business. SiriusPoint confirmed that Hardy will join the firm on December 4, 2023. He will be based in London, and will report to Rob Gibbs, President & CEO, SiriusPoint International. Overall, Hardy brings over two ... Read the full article
Mark Newman becomes Canopius Group UK CEO
14th November 2023
Specialty re/insurer, Canopius Group, has announced the appointment of Mark Newman as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the UK, with interim UK CEO Kate Roy to step down from the position on December 31st, 2023, and retain her role as Group Chief Operating Officer (COO). Newman is to take up his ... Read the full article
Hans Døhlen to spearhead Pro MGA Global Solution’s European expansion
14th November 2023
Independent managing general agent, Pro MGA Global Solutions, has appointed Hans Martin Døhlen as Managing Director of the company’s European platform, Pro MGA Solutions Europe GmbH, and Director of Underwriting. In his new role, Hans will be responsible for the growth of Pro MGA’s business in Europe, which includes MGA incubator ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s coverholder Kita names James Brown Technical Underwriting Advisor
14th November 2023
Kita, a carbon insurance specialist and Lloyd’s of London coverholder, has announced the appointment of James Brown, former Head of Natural Resources at Chaucer, as its new Technical Underwriting Advisor. In his new role, Brown will act as lead consultant for JBAdvice Ltd, with his decades of technical underwriting experience he ... Read the full article
Christopher H. Balch named President of Berkley Technology Underwriters
14th November 2023
W. R. Berkley Corporation has appointed Christopher H. Balch as president of Berkley Technology Underwriters, succeeding Matthew A. Mueller, who has been named chairman of the business. Balch joins Berkley Technology Underwriters with almost two decades of experience in the property and casualty insurance industry. Berkley noted that his prior experience ... Read the full article
Accelerant appoints Gabriella Engstrand as Head of Distribution – Europe
14th November 2023
Data-driven risk exchange Accelerant has appointed Gabriella Engstrand as Head of Distribution - Europe. The firm describes Engstrand as a business development executive with 17 years of experience in insurance. She most recently served as the European Head of Broker Distribution for Lloyd’s of London, where she led the implementation of the ... Read the full article