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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.
Addresscloud appoints Boulton as independent consultant
1st July 2022
Cloud-based location intelligence platform, Addresscloud has hired flood modelling specialist Jill Boulton as an independent consultant. The announcement of Boulton’s appointment takes place as the business accelerates its product development strategy, and looks ahead to future innovation in predictive and real-time peril modelling. Within her new role at Addresscloud, Boulton will be ... Read the full article
Markel forms complex construction team
1st July 2022
Markel has announced the formation of a new Complex Construction team that will provide coordinated service to major accounts in this industry. The new Complex Construction team brings together dedicated underwriters and other specialists in areas such as claims and loss control, who are all well positioned to ... Read the full article
Paul Brand takes over as CEO of Convex
30th June 2022
Paul Brand, who founded specialty insurer and reinsurer Convex Group Limited in 2019 with Stephen Catlin, has been named Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, effective July 1st, 2022. Since the firm was created Brand has served as Deputy CEO, with Catlin serving as both Group CEO and Executive ... Read the full article
Toa Re America recruits Chief Agent of Canada from PartnerRe
30th June 2022
Toa Re America (TRA), the North America arm of Japanese group Toa Reinsurance Company, has announced the appointment of Jing Gong as Senior Vice President, Chief Agent of Canada. Gong joins TRA from PartnerRe where he held the position of VP, Treaty Underwriting. Prior to PartnerRe, he was a senior Market ... Read the full article
Vesttoo names Dan Dijak as Vice President of Insurance Markets in the US
30th June 2022
Leading digital insurance risk transfer and investment platform, Vesttoo, has appointed insurance business executive Dan Dijak as its new Vice President of Insurance Markets in the United States. Within this role he will be in charge of new business development, as he will be working with new clients to help them ... Read the full article
Ledgebrook names Steve Mills as new President, E&S
30th June 2022
Ledgebrook, a tech-enabled E&S MGA, has appointed E&S veteran Steve Mills as the company’s President, E&S. He will be responsible for delivering wholesale brokers a best-in-class experience across Ledgebrook's E&S product lines. Prior to joining Ledgebrook, Mills served as President, E&S at The Hanover Insurance Group. Mills brings with him 30+ years of ... Read the full article
BMS builds out casualty capabilities with new hires
30th June 2022
BMS, the independent insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of seven industry hires to its growing casualty division. Andrew Park, Charles Waddington, Sean Cahill, and Natasha Anne Mitchell González all join BMS as Directors, effective October 2022. Based in London, the team will report to Chris Ritchie, Managing Director of ... Read the full article
WTW appoints new Global Head of ICT business
30th June 2022
Advisory and broking solutions company WTW, has appointed Frank Schepers to lead its Insurance Consulting & Technology (ICT) business. He replaces Alice Underwood, who is retiring this year after 16 years of dedicated service to WTW, which includes five years as head of ICT, leading the company through a period of ... Read the full article
Munich Re names new CEO in Singapore
30th June 2022
Global reinsurer Munich Re has appointed Tobias Frenz as the new CEO of its Singapore office. According to the firm, Frenz will be responsible for overseeing Munich Re’s Non-Life and Life & Health Branch in its Singapore regional centre as well as its Life & Health Digital Solutions business in the ... Read the full article
WTW names Sudhir Modhvadia as Head of Structured Risk in GB
30th June 2022
Re/insurance broker WTW, has appointed Sudhir Modhvadia as Head of Structured Risk, GB, where he will report to Alex Shepherd, Head of Facultative, WTW. Within this role, he will also be based in London. As Head of Structured Risk, Modhvadia will be responsible for all multiple risk transactions within Facultative as the ... Read the full article
Lockton appoints new Director of Compliance Services
29th June 2022
Lockton Companies, the world's largest independent insurance brokerage firm, has appointed Beth Latchana as Director of Compliance Services. Within this role, she will lead Lockton’s expert team of attorneys who assist clients in navigating the increasingly complex benefits compliance landscape. Latchana is a seasoned expert in all areas of employee benefits compliance ... Read the full article
BMS appoints Ian Gormley as new UK CEO
29th June 2022
Insurance and reinsurance broker firm BMS has appointed Ian Gormley as its new UK CEO. Beginning immediately in his role, Gormley will report to Nick Cook, chief executive of BMS Group. He will be responsible for the continued growth and expansion of the company’s capabilities in London and Bermuda across all ... Read the full article
CatIQ promotes Laura Twidle to President & CEO
29th June 2022
Catastrophe Indices & Quantification Inc. (CatIQ), Canada’s loss and exposure indices provider, has announced several key leadership changes. Laura Twidle will assume the role of President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and at the same time Caroline Floyd, currently Assistant Director of Catastrophic Loss Analysis, will become Director. Both appointments are effective ... Read the full article
Aon names Saudi Arabian CEO of Commercial Risk Solutions
29th June 2022
Re/insurance broker Aon has announced the appointment of Samer AlFayez as CEO of Aon Saudi Arabia for the Commercial Risk Solutions in the Kingdom. Prior to joining Aon, AlFayez was Chief Executive Officer of Elite Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers. He also served as Deputy President of the General Committee of Saudi Insurance ... Read the full article
China Taiping Insurance Singapore appoints Zhang Zhongyi as Chief Executive
29th June 2022
China Taiping Insurance (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. have appointed Zhang Zhongyi as the Chief Executive of its Singapore business, where it operates as a composite insurer. Zhongyi has a strong amount of experience within the industry, spanning nearly three decades across various multinational financial and insurance companies, with 21 years of service ... Read the full article
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