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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.
Relation appoints CFO and Head of M&A, adds Jeff Greenberg to Board
2nd May 2019
Independent U.S brokerage Relation Insurance Services has announced the appointment of Chris McKechnie as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Tim Hall as Executive Vice President and Head of M&A. Additionally, following the announcement of its acquisition by Aquiline Capital Partners LLC in February 2019, Relation has added Jeff Greenberg, Chairman ... Read the full article
Aon adds JLT’s Dave Barratt to its UK Risk Settlement team
2nd May 2019
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has appointed JLT's Dave Barratt as a Senior Consultant within its UK Risk Settlement team. Barratt joins after spending 13 years with rival broker JLT, where he was an experienced defined benefits settlement consultant within JLT Employee Benefits. Throughout his career, Barratt has advised numerous trustees and ... Read the full article
Miller adds Richard Griffiths as Political Risk Insurance Specialist
1st May 2019
Global re/insurance broker Miller has added Richard Griffiths as Credit and Political Risk Insurance Specialist, a position that will see him develop the use of non-payment Insurance for banks looking to manage risk and capital effectively. Griffiths started out in 1983 at Barclays Bank, working in the company’s London, and Hong Kong ... Read the full article
Langhorne Re appoints Chief Actuary for Bermuda
1st May 2019
Langhorne Re, a global reinsurer targeting large in-force life and annuity blocks, has announced the appointment of Timothy Gasaatura as Chief Actuary of Langhorne Re Bermuda, its Bermuda domiciled underwriting platform Gasaatura joins Langhorne Re from AIG Bermuda/Fortitude Re, where he most recently served as Chief Risk Officer. In this role, he ... Read the full article
BMS hires Nick Moss as CFO from JLT Re
1st May 2019
BMS Group, the independent specialist re/insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Nick Moss as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Moss joins BMS from JLT Re, where he served as Global and UK Finance Director. He has more than 30 years’ experience in finance and previously held senior finance roles at Novae and ... Read the full article
THB Group appoints new Strategic Binding Authority Director
1st May 2019
Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, THB Group, has announced the appointment of Steve Ford as Strategic Binding Authority Director. Ford joins from Pen Underwriting, where he was global managing director. THB's binding authority team transacts over $700 million of premium annually. Commented on the appointment, THB Worldwide Specialty Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ... Read the full article
Stephen Catlin, Paul Brand announce launch of specialty re/insurer, Convex
30th April 2019
The launch of Convex Group Limited, an international specialty insurer and reinsurer with $1.8 billion of initial committed capital, has been announced by Stephen Catlin and Paul Brand. The awaited start-up has now launched, and has also received its all-important A- ratings from A.M. Best for its subsidiaries. Unveiled by re/insurance industry experts ... Read the full article
RMS adds Andy Woodhouse as MD for Asia, Japan
30th April 2019
Andy Woodhouse has been appointed as RMS’ Managing Director for Asia and Japan. He joins RMS, a catastrophe risk modelling and analytics firm, from banking software company Temenos, where he served as Regional Services Director. Prior to that he was Head of Product and Business Development at Bloomberg, and Managing Director at ... Read the full article
Faraday CEO Andrew D’Arcy named as Head of Gen Re International P&C
30th April 2019
Gen Re, the global reinsurance subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has appointed Andrew D’Arcy, current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Faraday Syndicate 435, as Head of Gen Re International Property & Casualty. Following the appointment, which is effective May 1, 2019, D’Arcy will relinquish the role of Faraday CEO and will join ... Read the full article
Canopius appoints Claudio Saita to lead new Sydney office
29th April 2019
Global specialty insurer and reinsurer, Canopius has announced that it will launch a new office in Sydney, Australia, as it targets expansion in the Asia Pacific region. Subject to regulatory approval, the new, local entity is expected to open in time to underwrite business for the June 30th renewal season. Providing a ... Read the full article
B3i’s Markus Tradt joins Board of Corda Network
29th April 2019
Markus Tradt, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative (B3i), has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Corda Network Foundation, an open source distributed ledger platform created by tech firm R3. B3i switched over from Hyperledger Fabric to the Corda platform in June 2018 following a ... Read the full article
WTW adds asset management experts to FINEX Financial Institutions practice
29th April 2019
Willis Towers Watson (WTW), the global insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed a number of asset management experts to its FINEX Financial Institutions practice as part of its strategy to build out the business globally. Henry Keville, among others, will provide bespoke management liability product solutions and programmes for the asset ... Read the full article
WTW adds Christophe Meurier as Global Head of Financial Solutions
29th April 2019
Global re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has appointed Christophe Meurier as Global Head of Financial Solutions, effective July 1. Meurier succeeds Paul Davidson in the role, who is to continue as Chairman of Financial Solutions. He joins from BNP Paribas where he spent 25 years, most recently as the Head of ... Read the full article
Argo Group hires Tony Cicio as head of HR
29th April 2019
Specialty re/insurer Argo Group International Holdings has announced the appointment of Tony Cicio as Chief Human Resources Officer. Cicio has 33 years of experience and most recently served as Vice President, Human Resources at Samsung Electronics. He has also filled several senior human resources role at Danone, and has worked as Chief ... Read the full article
Law firm Schiff Hardin adds Thomas Zurek to re/insurance practice in Chicago
26th April 2019
U.S law firm Schiff Hardin LLP has announced the addition of Thomas M. Zurek as a counsel in its Insurance and Reinsurance and Litigation and Dispute Resolutions Practice Groups in Chicago. Most recently, Zurek served as Senior Chief Legal Counsel, Executive Vice President and Secretary of OneAmerica Financial Group. In this role, ... Read the full article
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