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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.
Chubb appoints new SVP, Chief Communications Officer
6th June 2022
Global insurer, Chubb has announced that Cheryl Krauss has been appointed Senior Vice President, Chubb Group and Chief Communications Officer. Within this new role, she will be responsible for Chubb’s corporate communications and marketing functions globally. She will also report to Evan G. Greenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. In addition, the investor relations function ... Read the full article
Beazley appoints Oliver Wheeler to replace retiring Catherina MacCabe
6th June 2022
Beazley has appointed Oliver Wheeler as focus group leader, effective from the beginning of July. The company said that Wheeler was replacing Catherina MacCabe, who was retiring. It also said that it was promoting Emma Pereira to be product leader on the same team. Gerard Bloom, Head of International, Specialty Risks said: ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re makes six hires in Asia-Pacific region
6th June 2022
Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has hired six senior executives to augment its businesses in the Asia-Pacific region. The firm said that it had hired Yuan Tian as its new strategic and financial analytics lead for the region; Roshan Perera as executive director of the regional development team; and Cliff Downing as ... Read the full article
Verisk names new President of Claims Solutions
6th June 2022
Insurance and analytics provider, Verisk has appointed Maroun Mourad as President of Claims Solutions. He will succeed Rich Della Rocca, who is set to retire from Verisk after 27 years at the company, effective July 1, 2022. Mourad joined Verisk in 2015 as Senior Vice President, Commercial Lines. He then quickly advanced ... Read the full article
DUAL makes two key leadership appointments for DUAL Europe
6th June 2022
DUAL has announced two key appointments for its recently created DUAL Europe region. Effective immediately, Olaf Jonda, currently Managing Director, DUAL Deutschland, will take on the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), DUAL Europe, reporting to Richard Clapham, CEO, DUAL Group. At the same time, Daniela Rubes, currently Chief Financial Officer (CFO), ... Read the full article
Centre for Disaster Protection bolsters specialists team
1st June 2022
The Centre for Disaster Protection has announced the appointments of four new specialists. Joining the company will be Theodore Talbot, Cristina Stefan, Omaira Choudhry and Jessica Texter, who all bring years of experience across a diverse range of sectors. Talbot joins the senior leadership team as Chief Economist & Associate Director for ... Read the full article
RGA adds Tran to board of directors
1st June 2022
Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) has appointed Khanh T. Tran to its board of directors, beginning on 1 July. Tran was previously president and CEO of Aviation Capital Group, and has also held various executive positions during his 25 years with Pacific Life, a top 10 life insurance and annuities company ... Read the full article
Openly recruits Head of Reinsurance from Everest Re
31st May 2022
Homeowners insurance provider Openly has announced the appointment of Anthony Landi as Head of Reinsurance and Capital Management. He will lead Openly's reinsurance division and scale up its internal catastrophe management program, reporting to Adriel Nunes, CFO of Openly. Landi previously spent 10 years at Everest Re, where he most recently established and ... Read the full article
QBE hires Bannocks as Group Chief Data Officer
31st May 2022
QBE Insurance Group has appointed Christopher Bannocks to the new position of Group Chief Data Officer (GCDO). As GCDO, Bannocks will lead QBE’s enterprise data capabilities, with responsibility for defining and implementing the company’s data strategy and agenda. This new role will also allow him to work closely with central and regional ... Read the full article
Lockton Re appoints Leader of Capital Markets
31st May 2022
Global insurance broker Lockton's dedicated reinsurance division, Lockton Re, has announced that Zach Breslin has joined the company as the Leader of Lockton Re Capital Markets. Within this role he will support the build out of the practice working closely with Robert Bisset - Chairman Global Retrocession & Property Specialty, Bermuda ... Read the full article
Zurbuchen joins Board of Peak Re Bermuda unit
31st May 2022
Barry Zurbuchen has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of Directors of Peak Capital Ltd., the wholly-owned Bermuda subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based global reinsurer, Peak Re. He joins the Board of Peak Capital after a 35-year career specializing in risk management, actuarial analyses and capital modelling. Zurbuchen was ... Read the full article
LIIBA appoints three new deputy chairs
30th May 2022
The London & International Insurance Brokers Association (LIIBA) has appointed three new deputy chairs. The company has announced that Ed Broking’s Heather Clarkson, Aon’s James Baum, and Marsh Specialty UK’s Dominic Samengo-Turner, have all been named as deputy chairs of LIIBA. They join BMS’s Nick Cook, who was also elected deputy chair in ... Read the full article
Canopius reorganises global underwriting operations
30th May 2022
Leading global specialty re/insurer, Canopius Group has announced the reorganisation of its global underwriting operations. The operations have been split into four key areas: specialty, short tail, reinsurance, and casualty. Canopius states that the reorganisation has been done to enhance the focus on specialist underwriting capabilities, and to enable its three business ... Read the full article
Beazley names Westhoff Head of North America, Commercial Property
27th May 2022
Leading global specialist, Beazley has announced that Matthew Westhoff has been appointed Head of North America, Commercial Property, a new role that brings together the company’s US property teams under his leadership. With over 19 years of experience underwriting US property risks, Westhoff joined Beazley in 2019 as Focus Group Leader ... Read the full article
AXA XL promotes Brooks to CUO, Programs & Delegated Arrangement, Americas
27th May 2022
AXA XL has announced the appointment of David Brooks to the new role of Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), Programs and Delegated Arrangement for the Americas, where he will report to Donna Nadeau, AXA XL's Chief Underwriting Officer for the Americas. The new role has been made in support of AXA XL's ... Read the full article
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