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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.
Lockton positions for growth with new international leadership structure
25th April 2022
Insurance and reinsurance broker Lockton has made some changes to its international leadership, including the appointment of EJ Hentenaar as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Europe as Chris Brown takes on the role of President of Lockton International. Hentenaar currently serves as Head of Global Financial Risks at Lockton and assumes ... Read the full article
Probitas 1492 hires Richard Taylor as Head of Cyber & Technology
25th April 2022
Probitas 1492, an underwriting Syndicate at Lloyd’s of London has appointed former Munich Re Syndicate Limited, Senior Cyber Underwriter - Richard Taylor, to Head of Cyber & Technology. Within his new role at Probitas 1492, Taylor brings over 13 years of experience within the industry. During his time at Munich Re Syndicate ... Read the full article
McGill and Partners appoints Andy Hill as partner in its structured solutions team
25th April 2022
McGill and Partners has appointed Andy Hill to be a partner in its structured solutions team. The firm said it was hiring Hill from DARAG Group, where he has been serving as group COO. Hill’s focus in his new role will be on retrospective solutions, helping clients to achieve capital and operational ... Read the full article
Clyde & Co. promotes fourteen into partners
22nd April 2022
Clyde & Co. has made fourteen promotions in its insurance sector as part of a sweep of making employees into equity partners. The firms said it had made twenty-three promotions into equity partners, the majority being in its insurance sector. It has also made five promotions in projects and construction; three ... Read the full article
QBE makes Anna Bennett as director of underwriting for UK casualty
22nd April 2022
QBE has appointed Anna Bennett as director of underwriting for casualty for the UK. Anna will report to Chris Wallace, executive director of UK insurance and is based in London. Wallace, meanwhile, was appointed into his role in October last year. She has acted as interim director of underwriting for casualty ... Read the full article
Miller appoints Adam Power and Rebecca Harvey as account executives
21st April 2022
Broker firm Miller has appointed Adam Power and Rebecca Harvey as account executives in the International Professional Risks and North American Professional Risks teams. According to the firm, Power will report to Ed Pickard, head of international professional and financial risks, while Harvey will report into Andy Brett, joint head of ... Read the full article
SCOR makes Nicolas Berg US CEO for P&C
21st April 2022
SCOR has named Nicolas Berg as US Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for property and casualty (P&C), where he will oversee all US-based P&C activities across both specialty insurance and reinsurance. The announcement was made in a LinkedIn post that said Berg would begin in his role on 25 April. Alongside oversight of ... Read the full article
BMA appoints former Chief Operations Officer to new permanent post of DCEO
21st April 2022
The Bermuda Monetary Authority’s (BMA) Board of Directors has announced that Shanna Lespere has been appointed to the new permanent Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) post of the Authority, effective immediately. Within this new role Lespere will be taking on several responsibilities. This includes providing executive leadership and strategic direction concerning ... Read the full article
Ascot names Tara Quigley as EVP, Head of Surety
21st April 2022
Ascot has appointed Tara Quigley as Executive Vice President, Head of Surety, where she will be responsible for developing and managing Ascot’s Surety portfolio across the U.S. Quigley’s appointment marks the final stage of Ascot’s entry into the U.S. Surety market where she’ll act as the product lead, writing on behalf ... Read the full article
Chaucer appoints Ben Sheppard as Class Underwriter
21st April 2022
Specialty re/insurance group Chaucer has appointed Ben Sheppard as Class Underwriter to join their recently created Renewable Power team, led by Lyndsey Picton. Sheppard’s appointment supports Chaucer’s commitment to the Renewable Energy sector, by providing dedicated resource to help build their offshore energy proposition supporting insureds to successfully deliver sustainable power ... Read the full article
AmericanAg appoints Michael Conlon as General Counsel
20th April 2022
Global reinsurer AmericanAg has announced the appointment of Michael A. Conlon, JD, who joins the company as General Counsel. Within this role, Michael will be replacing Andrew Boris, who recently transitioned to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, after the recent retirement of Janet Katz. Michael joins ... Read the full article
Arch Intl. names Patrizia Barattini as Senior Professional Liability Underwriter
20th April 2022
Arch Insurance International has appointed Patrizia Barattini as Senior Professional Liability Underwriter, where she will be responsible for delivering insurance solutions across a broad range of clients and territories. She joins a well-established professional liability team providing global coverage for exposures ranging from large complex risks to smaller accounts. Based in London, ... Read the full article
RMS names Michael Steel as General Manager
20th April 2022
RMS, a risk modelling and solutions company, has appointed Michael Steel to the role of General Manager, succeeding Karen White, who has recently stepped down following the completion of the Moody’s acquisition. Steel holds over 30 years of experience in the risk and capital management industry, having most recently served as ... Read the full article
IDF names Michel Liès as Steering Committee Chair
20th April 2022
The Insurance Development Forum (IDF) has the appointed Michel Liès as its next Steering Committee Chair, bringing with him extensive experience of the insurance sector, having spent over 40 years with Swiss Re, including as Group CEO from 2012 until his retirement from the company in 2016. Liès, who is Chairman ... Read the full article
DeSanto assumes position as New York Life CEO
19th April 2022
US domiciled mutual life insurer, New York Life has announced that Craig DeSanto has taken over as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). DeSanto was named CEO-elect in November 2021, after serving as a member of New York Life’s Board of Directors since February 2021, and as New York Life’s ... Read the full article
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