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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.
Liberty Mutual Insurance expands leadership team
29th April 2022
Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Global Risk Solutions (GRS) President, Neeti Bhalla Johnson recently announced the appointments of two newly created global executive leadership positions. Matthew Moore has been appointed President of Underwriting, and Susanne Figueredo Cook has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer. Phil Hobbs was also appointed as President of Liberty Specialty ... Read the full article
Philippe Donnet to remain as Generali CEO
29th April 2022
Shareholders of Italian insurance giant Generali voted today in favour of keeping current Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Philippe Donnet, in his role with a margin of ~56% of voting capital in favour. At the insurer's AGM today, held remotely owing to COVID-19 concerns, Donnet's term was renewed despite a challenge from ... Read the full article
AXA reconfigures its board of directors
29th April 2022
AXA has appointed Antoine Gosset-Grainville and Thomas Buberl as the respective chairman and CEO of the insurer’s board of directors. The firm announced, in a statement, that the appointments follow the approval of the board of directors’ resolutions at its Annual General Meeting. Gosset-Grainville will replace Denis Duverne as chairman of ... Read the full article
AXA XL names Enrique López Torrents as Country Manager, Iberia
29th April 2022
AXA XL, the property and casualty (P&C) and specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Enrique López Torrents as Country Manager, Iberia, effective May 9, subject to regulatory approval. Within this role, Enrique will succeed José Ramón Morales, who will be leaving AXA XL to pursue opportunities outside ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty adds Brian Tyluki to renewable MGU
29th April 2022
Ryan Specialty has announced that Brian Tyluki has joined PERse (Power.Energy.Risk), the firm’s renewable energy managing general underwriter, as an Executive Vice President. Tyluki joins PERse with 18 years of energy insurance experience and specializes in underwriting large complex risks for onshore wind and solar clients. “Brian is an experienced property and ... Read the full article
Mosaic hires Elissa Doroff as head of claims in America
28th April 2022
Mosaic has hired Elissa Doroff to be its new head of claims in America. The firm said that Doroff will over time expand her remit to serve both the US and Canada. She started her insurance career as claims counsel with AIG, and later was cyber and technology product manager at ... Read the full article
Miller makes infrastructure and renewables appointments
28th April 2022
Specialist re/insurance broker, Miller has announced the appointments of Hayley Malin as Head of Infrastructure in its Construction team, and Laura Gil Ramirez as Account Executive in its Renewable Energy and Environmental Technology team (REET). Within their new roles, Hayley will report to Pauline Goreham, Head of Construction, and Laura will ... Read the full article
Allianz adds two non-exec directors to its management board
27th April 2022
Global insurer Allianz has announced the appointments of Teresa Robson-Capps and José Vazquez, who will join the company’s management board as independent non-executive directors (NED). The appointments, which are both subject to regulatory approval, are part of a planned transition strategy, as current board member Rosanne Murison is due to reach ... Read the full article
TWIA General Manager John Polak to retire at the end of 2022
27th April 2022
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has announced that its General Manager, John Polak will retire at the end of 2022 after 11 years of leading the wind and hail insurer of last resort for the Texas coast. TWIA’s Board of Directors will immediately begin a candidate search to find a ... Read the full article
Resilience names Sarah Thompson SVP of Underwriting
27th April 2022
Insurance and security solutions specialist, Resilience, has announced the appointment of Sarah Thompson as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Underwriting. Thompson joining Resilience reflects the strong market momentum toward the company’s Insure and Secure model. Within her new role, Thompson will be based in Resilience’s New York office, and she will report ... Read the full article
Canopius names Claire Wallace Head of Marine Treaty
27th April 2022
Global specialty insurer and reinsurer Canopius Group has announced the appointment of Claire Wallace to Head of Marine Treaty, effective immediately. Based in London and reporting to Canopius’s Head of Specialty Reinsurance, Chris Gray, within her new role Wallace will be responsible for leading a team of global underwriters writing marine ... Read the full article
Everest Re makes appointments for Reinsurance Canada
26th April 2022
Everest Reinsurance, the reinsurance division of Everest Re Group Ltd. has announced the promotion of Scott Paddington to Chief Agent and Chief Underwriting Officer of Everest Reinsurance Canada, as well as the appointment of Russ Lewis to Chairman of the same branch. Within their new roles, both Paddington and Lewis will ... Read the full article
WTW hires Giovanni Smyth as Regional Leader for ICT North & LatAm
26th April 2022
Leading advisory, broking and solutions company – WTW, has announced the appointment of Giovanni Smyth as the Regional Leader for North and Latin America for its Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) business. Smyth’s work has spanned across the insurance value chain, understanding and deepening connections between insurers’ technical and operational capabilities. His ... Read the full article
Inigo appoints Jane Bennett to lead entry into financial institutions
26th April 2022
Specialty re/insurer Inigo Limited has hired Jane Bennett to lead its newly established Financial Institutions team, which sits under the firm's Casualty and Financial Line. For more than two decades, Bennett has held similar roles at ACE (later acquired by Chubb) and Faraday, bringing a wealth of experience as an underwriter. In ... Read the full article
Falvey Insurance Group names Roxanne Nelson Chief People Officer
26th April 2022
Falvey Insurance Group has announced that effective immediately, Roxanne Nelson has been appointed to Chief People Officer, making her the first female member of the C-Suite in this brand new role within the organisation. Within her new role, Nelson will join the existing executive team at Falvey, which includes, Jack Falvey, ... Read the full article
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