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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.
Jonathan Levy to succeed Rathgeber as Watford CEO
28th February 2020
Bermuda domiciled insurance and reinsurance company Watford Holdings Ltd. has announced that Jonathan Levy will succeed John Rathgeber as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following Rathgeber’s retirement on March 31, 2020. Going forward, Rathgeber will remain a member of Watford’s board of directors and serve as a senior advisor to the ... Read the full article
CNA adds Al Miralles as EVP, CFO
28th February 2020
US commercial property and casualty insurer CNA has appointed Al Miralles as executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer. Miralles succeeds James Anderson, who announced his resignation from the company to pursue other opportunities. "I want to thank James for his contributions to CNA and his efforts in helping to build shareholder ... Read the full article
Ed adds Chloë Cox, Alex Atkinson as divisional directors
28th February 2020
Global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty lines broker Ed has announced the appointments of Chloë Cox and Alex Atkinson as divisional directors for its professional and executive risk team in London. Effective immediately, Cox and Atkinson will primarily be responsible for developing and expanding the North American and Australian/New Zealand wholesale book. They ... Read the full article
AXA XL Insurance bolsters underwriting team in France
28th February 2020
AXA XL Insurance, a division of global insurer AXA, has named Stéphane Vauterin as Underwriting Manager, International Financial Lines for France, based in Paris. He joins the company from Zurich Insurance where he held numerous senior financial lines underwriting roles, and brings more than two decades of industry experience to AXA ... Read the full article
The Hanover names Cynthia Egan vice chair amid board reshuffle
28th February 2020
Massachusetts-based property and casualty insurer The Hanover Insurance Group has named Cynthia Egan vice chair of its board of directors. Egan has served The Hanover’s board since 2015 and has been elected to eventually succeed Kevin Condron, who is due to retire in 2021. She was president of retirement plan services for ... Read the full article
Hamilton adds Langhorne Re’s Pestcoe to Board of Directors
28th February 2020
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Hamilton Insurance Group, has announced the addition of Marvin Pestcoe of Langhorne Re to its Board of Directors. Langhorne Re is the joint-venture, third-party capital-backed life and annuity reinsurer that was launched by reinsurer RenaissanceRe and life reinsurer, Reinsurance Group of America. At Langhorne Re, Pestcoe ... Read the full article
AIG names Jon Hancock of Lloyd’s as CEO, International General Insurance
27th February 2020
Jon Hancock, who since 2016 served as Director of Performance Management at Lloyd's of London, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of International General Insurance at AIG, effective spring 2020. The specialist Lloyd's of London insurance and reinsurance marketplace announced in January that Hancock was to step ... Read the full article
UIB adds Miles Taffs to Aviation & Space team
27th February 2020
International re/insurance broker UIB has announced the appointment of Miles Taffs as Deputy Managing Director of its Aviation & Space team. He joins on March 16 and will report directly Craig Fisher, UIB’s Managing Director of Aviation and a Board Director of UIBL. Taffs has more than 30 years of experience in ... Read the full article
Chubb promotes Dawn Miller to country president, Switzerland
27th February 2020
Global insurer Chubb has announced the promotion of Dawn Miller to the role of country president, Switzerland. Effective March 1, Miller will be responsible for establishing and growing Chubb’s insurance business in Switzerland. She will be based in Zurich and succeeds Florian Eisele following his appointment as senior vice president director of ... Read the full article
Enstar’s Sandra Boss to depart board of directors
27th February 2020
Bermuda-based re/insurance, run-off and legacy transaction specialist Enstar Group Limited has announced the departure of Sandra Boss from its board of directors. Effective April 1, Boss will vacate her position to pursue a full-time executive role with another company. Boss has been a director of Enstar since 2015, serves as chair of ... Read the full article
Thomas Miller Americas CEO Mike Jarrett retires
27th February 2020
Global insurance provider Thomas Miller has announced the retirement of Mike Jarrett, president and Chief Executive officer of Thomas Miller Americas. Jarrett had been with the company for 40 years and has been succeeded by Leo Kirchner. Kirchner has spent 25 years with the firm and most recently served as regional director ... Read the full article
Gen Re names new L&H International leaders as Heinen retires
27th February 2020
Gen Re, the global reinsurance subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has announced that Winfried Heinen, its long-standing Head of Life and Health International business, has decided to retire on July 31, 2020. Heinen joined the company in 1988 and currently serves as Chairman of the Executive Board of General Reinsurance AG, Gen ... Read the full article
Talcott announces leadership reshuffle
27th February 2020
Life and annuity insurer Talcott Resolution Life has announced a series of leadership appointments aimed at driving growth. Peter Manley will join the company as head of Corporate Development and Strategy and will be responsible for overseeing the development and execution of the company’s growth strategy. He brings over 20 years’ experience ... Read the full article
AEGIS London recruits Head of HR from CNA Hardy
27th February 2020
Lloyd’s of London managing agency AEGIS London has announced the appointment of Claire Parkinson as Head of HR. Parkinson was formerly Director and HR Business Partner at CNA Hardy, where she has worked since May 2017. Prior to that, she worked in a number of HR roles across the UK and internationally ... Read the full article
AXIS Co-Founder & Chairman Michael Butt to step down, successor named
26th February 2020
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has announced that co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Michael Butt, OBE, is to retire from the company and be succeeded by Henry B. Smith, effective September 16th, 2020. Butt is a recognised industry leader who played an important role in ... Read the full article