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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.
AIG names Sabra Purtill EVP & Chief Investment Officer for Life & Retirement
12th April 2022
Global insurer and reinsurer, American International Group (AIG) has appointed Sabra Purtill to Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for its Life & Retirement business, effective immediately. Within her new role, Purtill will report to Executive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer of Life & Retirement, Kevin Hogan. In addition to her ... Read the full article
Swiss Re promotes Claudia Cordioli to Group Finance Director
12th April 2022
Reinsurance giant Swiss Re has appointed Claudia Cordioli as the new Group Finance Director, reporting to Group CFO John Dacey. In her new role, Cordioli will oversee the Group Reporting, Group Tax, Accounting & Reporting and Finance Corporate Functions as well as the implementation of the IFRS framework across Finance. Cordioli holds ... Read the full article
Paula Ferreira takes over as CEO of LatAm, Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions
12th April 2022
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has announced the appointment of Paula Ferreira as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Latin America in Reinsurance Solutions, taking over from Pablo Muñoz. Previously, Ferreira served as Aon's Reinsurance Solutions Growth Leader and President for Latin America, with 13 years at the broker and 26 ... Read the full article
Compre appoints new North America CEO
11th April 2022
Compre has appointed David Presley to be its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for North America. Presley, said the legacy specialist, will join the firm at the end of April and will report to Will Bridger, group CEO. Bridger said in a statement: “I am delighted to welcome David to Compre, whose ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl. names Kenneth Reilly as EVP of new Tokyo office
11th April 2022
Sompo International has appointed Kenneth Reilly as Executive Vice President, General Manager, Global Business Department, Sompo Holdings and Executive Vice President, Head of the new Sompo International Tokyo office. He will report to both Mikio Okumura, Chief Operating Officer, Sompo Holdings and James Shea, Chairman and CEO, Sompo International. Reilly holds over ... Read the full article
QBE Re appoints Tim Barber as interim head of US Treaty
11th April 2022
QBE Re has appointed Tim Barber to be its interim head of US Treaty. The firm said that Barber would be replacing Chris Larson, who was stepping down for personal reasons. In his new role, Barber will be reporting to Steve Postlewhite, global managing director of QBE Re. Postlewhite said in a ... Read the full article
Compre’s Chief Development Officer steps down
11th April 2022
International specialist legacy group, Compre has announced that Eleni Iacovides will be stepping down from her role as Chief Development Officer, with immediate effect. However, despite stepping down from her role as Chief Development Officer, Compre have said that Iacovides will remain involved specifically in relation to certain clients to ensure ... Read the full article
Fidelis promotes Mark Herget to Deputy Group Head of D&F Property
11th April 2022
Fidelis Insurance has promoted Mark Herget to the position of Deputy Group Head of Direct & Facultative (D&F) Property, where he will continue to work alongside Co-Deputy FUL CUO and Group Head of D&F Property, Michael Davern. Herget joined Fidelis in April 2020 as an underwriter in its London office, transferring ... Read the full article
IAP names Bhaven Pathak as partner and head of UK & Europe
11th April 2022
Insurance Advisory Partners has appointed Bhaven Pathak as partner and head of UK & Europe, where he will be responsible for leading and developing Insurance Advisory Partners’ operations in London. The appointment follows the company’s launch in New York last August by banking, insurance and insurtech veterans Tony Ursano and David ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints former Marsh SVP as Senior Underwriter
11th April 2022
AXA XL’s Political Risk, Credit & Bond (PRCB) business has appointed Gabriel Okolski as Senior Underwriter, Americas, based in Washington D.C. where he will report to Underwriting Manager, Special Risks, PRCB, Jeff Abramson. Within his new role, Okolski will be responsible for new business production, underwriting and client and broker relationships. The ... Read the full article
QBE makes several underwriting appointments
8th April 2022
QBE has announced that Paul Perry will be joining as a Senior Underwriter, joining from Starr where he was part of the management liability team since 2017. Perry holds over 20 years’ experience, having also worked at Zurich and JLT. Tom Hunt has also joined the team as Senior Underwriter, having moved from ... Read the full article
RenRe promotes Shannon Lowry Bender to Governance Committee
8th April 2022
Global reinsurer RenaissanceRe (RenRe) has announced that Group General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Shannon Lowry Bender has been appointed to the company’s Governance Committee. The Governance Committee is the most senior management team at RenRe, and it is responsible for governance and strategy of the company. Shannon joined RenRe in January ... Read the full article
Vesttoo appoints Sanjiv Sobti to advisory board
8th April 2022
Alternative reinsurance and investment platform, Vesttoo has appointed corporate finance expert Dr. Sanjiv Sobti to its advisory board. Sobti has over 35 years of experience in his career on Wall Street, and is known for serving as a key advisor to managements and boards on strategic business combinations, and critical capital ... Read the full article
Marsh Specialty promotes Craig Schioppo to Global Head of Transactional Risk
7th April 2022
Insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh has appointed Craig Schioppo, who is currently Transactional Risk Practice Leader, US and Canada, as the new Global Head of Transactional Risk, Marsh Specialty. In this newly created position, Schioppo will oversee a global team of specialists responsible for the delivery of transactional risk insurance solutions, ... Read the full article
Andrew Doran takes Chief Underwriter role at Pacific Life Re
7th April 2022
Pacific Life Re has announced the appointment of Andrew Doran as Chief Underwriter, taking over from Warren Copp who will be retiring at the end of 2022. Doran has almost 20 years of experience in the life and health insurance industry across the UK and Asia markets. He joined Pacific Life Re ... Read the full article
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