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News on insurance and reinsurance industry hiring, appointments and people moves. News and announcements covering key hires and people moves across the global reinsurance, commercial and specialty insurance markets.
AXA XL names Alonso Tello Senior Underwriter, Structured Risk Solutions, Americas
14th July 2022
AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of global insurer AXA, has appointed Alonso Tello as Senior Underwriter for its Structured Risk Solutions (SRS) business for the Americas. In his new position, Tello will focus on developing structured re/insurance for AXA XL's captives and large corporate clients, as ... Read the full article
Don Matz appointed President & CEO of Resolute partner PNC
14th July 2022
Producer's National Corporation (PNC), an insurance holding company that develops insurance solutions for US customers, has announced the appointment of Donald Matz as its President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 15, 2022. Matz served most recently as President of Tower Hill Insurance Group, one of Florida's largest property insurers. PNC is ... Read the full article
Risk Strategies names Patrick Roth SVP, Growth Leader
14th July 2022
Specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, Risk Strategies, has appointed Patrick Roth as Senior Vice President, Growth Leader for the Central and West regions. Roth brings more than 17 years of experience in creating effective growth plans and top-performing teams. He will be responsible for developing a strong sales culture, managing ... Read the full article
Mosaic makes senior promotions within transactional liability team
14th July 2022
Mosaic Insurance has announced the promotions of Stavan Desai to Head of Americas and Katherine Spenner to Global Chief Legal Officer, both within its transactional liability division. Currently, Mosaic has 17 transactional liability professionals in the US, including Global Head of Tax Jon (JT) Hutchens, and eight specialists in London. And this ... Read the full article
Fitch appoints Hidalgo as Global Head of Insurance Industry Sales
14th July 2022
Fitch Ratings has appointed Augusto Hidalgo as Global Head of Insurance Industry Sales, where he will be based in London. Hidalgo made the announcement earlier this week on LinkedIn. With over 30 years of experience working within the industry, Hidalgo brings a strong level of expertise towards his new role. He joins from ... Read the full article
Allianz (AGCS) targets multinationals with new team & investments
14th July 2022
Allianz is aiming to expand its business from the global insurance program sector to serve more large multinational customers, and to this end has set up a new team within its international corporate insurance carrier, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). The move, which also includes dedicated investments in data and ... Read the full article
Covéa CEO Thierry Derez named new Chairman of PartnerRe
14th July 2022
Following the acquisition of Bermuda-based PartnerRe by French mutual insurer Covéa, which completed yesterday, the reinsurer has announced a number of changes to its Board of Directors. This includes the appointment of Thierry Derez, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Covéa, as Chairman of the Board, replacing Brian Dowd, who will ... Read the full article
Aon makes three appointments for UK M&A and Transaction Solutions team
14th July 2022
Leading global professional services firm, Aon plc has made three appointments for its M&A and Transaction Solutions team in the UK. Sam Bridges joins the firm’s Corporate M&A Coverage team as Director and brings more than 20 years of experience as an investment banking professional at J. P. Morgan. At the same ... Read the full article
UIB names David Waller as Divisional Director – Marine
13th July 2022
International re/insurance broker UIB has announced the appointment of David Waller as Divisional Director within its Marine Division. Waller has over 15 years of experience as a Marine insurance broker working with complex and difficult risks in cargo and stock throughput from a global portfolio, with skills in managing key market ... Read the full article
GCube promotes Josh Shimali and hires Olly Litterick
13th July 2022
GCube has appointed two people to senior positions within the organisation as part of its move to strengthen the company’s strategy. Josh Shimali, who has been with the business for over a decade, has been promoted to Head of Onshore Underwriting. He will take responsibility for planning and delivering on GCube’s overall ... Read the full article
At-Bay adds two to Board of Directors
13th July 2022
Cyber insurance provider At-Bay has appointed two insurance industry veterans to its Board of Directors. Joining the Board are Scott Carmilani and David Lockton. With nearly six decades of experience between them, both Carmilani and Lockton bring a strong track record of innovation and insurance expertise to At-Bay’s board. Carmilani currently serves as ... Read the full article
Mosaic opening new office in Toronto
13th July 2022
Mosaic Insurance has announced that it is opening an office in Toronto, Ontario, and has appointed Ian Fraser – an underwriting specialist, to spearhead the company’s expansion into the Canadian specialty insurance market. Fraser joins as President of Mosaic Insurance Services Canada Inc (Mosaic Canada), where he will be responsible for ... Read the full article
Corvus promotes James Berry to Chief Claims Officer
13th July 2022
Specialty insurance MGA Corvus Insurance has announced the promotion of James Berry to Chief Claims Officer. Berry, who previously served as Corvus London Markets’ Claims Team Lead, will now manage the in-house Claims teams at Corvus on a global scale. The new role is also a first of its kind for Corvus, ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Head of Intl. Casualty, Insurance, UK & Lloyd’s
13th July 2022
AXA XL’s insurance business has announced the promotion of Olivia Shing to Head of International Casualty, UK & Lloyd’s, effective immediately. In her new role, Shing will be responsible for leading the International Casualty team in the UK, while developing the regional underwriting strategy and ensuring continued profitability. She will also work ... Read the full article
Buckle names Scott Stephenson Chairman of the Board
13th July 2022
Buckle, a digital financial services company for the gig economy has announced that Scott Stephenson has joined the company as Chairman of the Board of Directors. As Verisk’s former chairman, president, and chief executive officer, Stephenson helped the data analytics and risk assessment firm become part of the S&P 500 Index. While ... Read the full article
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