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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.
Coverys launches international business in Dublin
6th May 2022
Leading medical professional liability insurance provider, Coverys, has announced the launch of Coverys International Insurance Company (Coverys International), based in Dublin, Ireland. The company will write a portfolio of European speciality liability business primarily distributed through the group’s pan-European network of MGA companies, that includes Bridge Insurance Brokers in Italy, AEC ... Read the full article
Newfront appoints PJ Jacquelin to growing P&C Marine team
6th May 2022
San Francisco-headquartered Tech-enabled broker, Newfront has announced the appointment of PJ Jacquelin as a property and casualty (P&C) Producer and Vice President of the Marine team. Within this new role, Jacquelin brings nearly 20 years of Ocean Marine experience, through time spent as a commercial mariner, USCG marine inspector, and marine ... Read the full article
Zurich NA adds Christopher Lewis to lead E&S unit
5th May 2022
Zurich North America has announced that Christopher M. Lewis will join the organization, effective May 16, 2022, as Executive Vice President and Head of a new, standalone business unit dedicated to the Excess & Surplus (E&S) Lines market. Lewis most recently served as President and CEO of the International Financial Group ... Read the full article
Zurich NA adds sustainability roles to its Construction & Energy teams
5th May 2022
Insurance and risk services provider, Zurich North America has announced that it has created three roles to support Zurich Construction and Energy customers in their evolving sustainability objectives. Alicia Pavelko has returned to Zurich to serve as Head of Construction Innovation and Sustainability, where she will report to Kelly Kinzer, Head ... Read the full article
AXIS launches portfolio underwriting arm, names leader
5th May 2022
Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings (AXIS Capital), has announced that it has launched a portfolio underwriting unit that targets multi-class portfolio business that is placed in the London specialty insurance market. Christine Cook will be leading the unit, who joins AXIS in the newly created role of Head of Portfolio Underwriting in ... Read the full article
QBE Re re-organises structure, changes senior execs
5th May 2022
QBE Re, the reinsurance arm of global insurer QBE Insurance Group, has announced significant changes to its organisational structure as part of a strategy to further align and unify the business under Managing Director, Steve Postlewhite. QBE Re will now coordinate the underwriting of all of its products, Property, Casualty, Accident ... Read the full article
Markel’s Co-CEO Richard Whitt to retire by March next year
5th May 2022
After 31 years with re/insurer Markel and six years as Co-Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Richard R. Whitt III plans to retire by the end of March next year. Whitt first joined Markel in 1991 and has held numerous senior leadership roles, including as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) from ... Read the full article
WTW grows Relations team with three senior appointments
5th May 2022
Leading advisory and broking solutions company, WTW has announced three major appointments for its broker relations team in North America. Joseph LaRocco has been appointed Head of Industry – Broking, North America, to lead the recently established industry broking segment, Krista Cinotti has been appointed Head of Middle Market Broking, North ... Read the full article
RAA appoints new chair, vice-chair, and secretary-treasurer
4th May 2022
The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) has named Brian Young of Odyssey Group as chair following its annual general meeting at the end of last month. Young, president and CEO of Odyssey, was elected alongside Justin O’Keefe as vice chair and Jim Williamson as secretary-treasurer. O’Keefe is SVP and chief underwriting officer ... Read the full article
Safety National Re bolsters treaty reinsurance team
4th May 2022
Specialty insurance and reinsurance provider and part of Tokio Marine Group, Safety National Re, has added both Jacqueline Lazowski and John Fitzsimmons as Vice Presidents within its Treaty Reinsurance division. Lazowski, who will be based in Connecticut and brings over 18 years of industry experience to the role, joins the firm ... Read the full article
OdysseyRe names Michael Finnegan SVP & Head of US General Casualty
4th May 2022
OdysseyRe has announced that Michael Finnegan has re-joined the company as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Head of US General Casualty treaty. The firm has said that Finnegan will succeed Steve Van de Graaf, who is retiring after 27 years of service. Within his new role Finnegan brings more than 30 years ... Read the full article
Howden appoints Jenny Lim as CEO of Singapore offshoot
4th May 2022
Howden has appointed Jenny Lim to be the new CEO of its Singapore offshoot. The firm said Lim had begun in her new role at the beginning of the month. She joined Howden in 2015 as executive director, head of financial lines, and as a member of the Howden Singapore Executive ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Lubomir Varbanov as Head Public Sector Solutions APAC
4th May 2022
Reinsurance giant Swiss Re has appointed Lubomir Varbanov as Head Public Sector Solutions APAC. Within his new role, Lubomir will be based in Singapore and will manage a team across multiple locations, including Australia, China, India, Japan and Singapore. Together with his team, Lubomir will engage with governments, development banks, multilateral organisations ... Read the full article
Coface names Hugh Burke CEO of Asia-Pacific region
4th May 2022
Credit insurer, Coface has announced the appointment of Hugh Burke as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Coface Asia-Pacific region. Within this new role, Burke joins the Group executive committee and will report to Coface CEO – Xavier Durand. In a press release, it says that Burke takes over the role from Bhupesh ... Read the full article
Charles Taylor appoints Cullen Sophy as new US CEO
3rd May 2022
Claims solutions firm Charles Taylor has promoted Cullen Sophy to be its US CEO. Cullen will succeed Vince Cole and has served for the last four years as executive vice president of property at Charles Taylor. He began his new role on 1 May. Damian Ely, CEO of Charles Taylor Adjusting, said: ... Read the full article
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