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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.
Everen elects new Board of Directors to serve until March 2025
11th April 2024
Bermuda-headquartered energy insurer Everen Limited’s shareholders, at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), elected a new Board of Directors who will serve until March 2025. The newly elected Board convened and appointed John Weisner as the Chair of the Board and Brian Mullen as the Deputy Chair for 2024, as Gwenola Jan, ... Read the full article
Robson to retire as AXIS Global Markets Head of Underwriting
10th April 2024
AXIS Capital has announced that Alistair Robson, Head of Underwriting for AXIS Global Markets, and Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of AXIS Managing Agency, has decided to retire. The company has confirmed that he will leave AXIS at the end of June 2024 after 13 years of service with the firm, ... Read the full article
Direct Line Group hires Aviva’s Poole as Group CFO
10th April 2024
Direct Line Group has hired Aviva's Jane Poole as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), subject to regulatory approval. In an announcement made by the company, it was revealed that Poole will join the Board in October 2024, succeeding Neil Manser who has been in post since January 2021. Currently, Poole serves as ... Read the full article
Howden Re bolsters International team with three hires
10th April 2024
Howden Re (formerly Howden Tiger), the reinsurance broking arm of Howden Group Holdings, has announced the addition of Terrence McDowell, Melodie Vanderpuye, and Hannah Ferriday Lanner to its International team. The rebranding to Howden Re was announced last week, and the trio of hires comes as the reinsurance broker continues ... Read the full article
Harrison appointed White Mountains EVP, Caffrey named President
10th April 2024
White Mountains Insurance Group, has appointed Giles Harrison as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, and named Liam Caffrey President of White Mountains. Harrison, who will take over his new role on June 10, 2024, is joining White Mountains from Zurich’s subsidiary Farmers Group, Inc., where he most recently served ... Read the full article
Tractable AI’s Aleksander Surowiak joins Previsico as Head of Sales
10th April 2024
Live flood forecasting Insurtech Previsico has hired Tractable AI's Aleksander Surowiak as Head of Sales to bolster Previsico’s growth and nurture pivotal partnerships across the insurance industry. Surowiak brings a vast degree of startup scaling experience towards the role, having previously spearheaded sales in Northern and Central Europe at Tractable AI. Previously, ... Read the full article
Newline Europe starts cyber business led by Johannes Beckers
10th April 2024
Newline Europe, a subsidiary of Newline Insurance Company Limited, has announced the appointment of Johannes Beckers as Head of Cyber for the Europe-wide expansion of its cyber insurance business. In his new role, based in Cologne, Beckers has been tasked to drive growth and the development of Newline Europe's cyber insurance ... Read the full article
Howden’s Sarah Hughes added to Board of London Market Group
10th April 2024
The London Market Group has announced that Sarah Hughes, CEO of Howden Specialty, has been added to its board as a representative of London & International Insurance Brokers Association (LIIBA). An experienced veteran across the sector, Hughes was appointed CEO of Howden Specialty in October, after joining as the firm's ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance International names Sebastian Terry Head of A&H
10th April 2024
Arch Insurance International has promoted Sebastian Terry to Head of Accident & Health (A&H) and Georgina Raeburn to Senior A&H Underwriter, both effective immediately. Terry holds around 20 years of A&H underwriting experience, having joined Arch in 2004. His appointment as Head of A&H follows the retirement of Dennis Matthews, who has ... Read the full article
Miller appoints Nick Rnjak to build global power offering
10th April 2024
Miller, the independent specialist insurance and reinsurance brokerage, has appointed Nick Rnjak as the Client Advocate for its Onshore energy team, based in London. Rnjak will report to Martin Henderson, Head of Energy & Construction. His remit will include being responsible for scoping and developing a dedicated global power offering. Additionally, he ... Read the full article
Upfort names former At-Bay & Hiscox exec Brett Sadoff as Advisor
10th April 2024
Upfort, a cutting-edge cyber security and insurance platform, has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of cyber security and insurance expert Brett Sadoff to its advisory board. In this role, Sadoff is responsible for helping to steer the company’s strategic vision and advancing its mission to accelerate the world’s journey ... Read the full article
WTW adds Mary J. Bahna-Nolan to its Life Insurance Consulting & Technology team
9th April 2024
WTW, the global re/insurance broker has announced that Mary J. Bahna-Nolan has joined the firm as a Senior Director on the North American Insurance Consulting & Technology (ICT) team, where she will be based in Chicago. In the role, she will report to Kim Steiner, Division Leader for the Life Insurance ... Read the full article
Latin Re appoints Diogo Costa as Head of Oil & Gas and Construction
9th April 2024
Latin Re, the Brazilian independent reinsurance brokerage, has appointed Diogo Costa as the Head of Oil & Gas and Construction. This appointment aims to strengthen the broker’s market position in the Latin American market, consolidating its relevance in countries such as Mexico, Guatemala, and Ecuador. Marjorye Hoejenbos, Managing Director, Infrastructure & ... Read the full article
Pantheon appoints Howard Green to its Board following B.P. Marsh investment
9th April 2024
Pantheon Specialty Limited has appointed Howard Green, former Chairman of Besso Insurance Group Limited, to its Board, subject to regulatory approval. If you recall, B.P. Marsh invested in Pantheon in June of 2023, alongside its Founder and CEO Robert Dowman, subscribing for a 25% shareholding. Since the investment, B.P. Marsh has ... Read the full article
Underwriting veteran Ashleigh Sears joins USQRisk as Head of Casualty
9th April 2024
USQRisk, an international managing general agent (MGA) specialising in alternative risk transfer and unique risk solutions, has announced the appointment of Ashleigh Sears as Head of Casualty. Having joined the USQRisk team on April 2, Sears will be tasked with expanding and deepening USQRisk's distribution networks, particularly in the retail and ... Read the full article