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News on insurance and reinsurance industry hiring, appointments and people move news and announcements. Covering key hires and people moves across the global reinsurance, commercial and specialty insurance markets.
Marsh adds Tom Colraine to Board as Non-Exec Director
24th September 2018
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh has appointed Tom Colraine as a Non-Executive independent member of its Board of Directors. Colraine has held many senior positions in the re/insurance sector throughout his career, including as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of AIG Europe from 2009-2014. He also served ... Read the full article
Tamesis appoints Hiscox Re’s Ben Love to lead Underwriting
24th September 2018
Tamesis DUAL, part of the underwriting arm of the Hyperion Insurance Group, has appointed Ben Love Director of Underwriting; a London-based role which will see him report to Tony Lovett, Managing Director and Founder of the company. “We are very excited that Ben is joining the Tamesis team,” said Lovett . “He ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints UK CEO for Catlin Underwriting and Insurance
24th September 2018
AXA XL has appointed Paul Greensmith as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its legal entities, Catlin Underwriting Agencies Ltd and XL Catlin Insurance Company UK Limited. Greensmith will take over from Paul Jardine, who is due to leave XL Catlin later this year. He will be tasked with developing the strategy ... Read the full article
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions hires Berger from Allianz for CEO as Galvagni steps down
24th September 2018
A new CEO has been hired for reinsurance firm Swiss Re's Corporate Solutions division, as current Chief Executive Agostino Galvagni has decided to step down from the position at the end of 2018. Galvagni is set to leave Swiss Re and the company is replacing him with Andreas Berger, who it ... Read the full article
HFW appoints Carol-Ann Burton as Partner
21st September 2018
HFW, an international, sector-based law firm, has bolstered its re/insurance practice with the appointment of Carol-Ann Burton, who joins the firm as a partner in London. Burton previously worked as a consultant to the firm in London and the Middle East. She has broad experience in financial services regulation, transactions and ... Read the full article
Generali launches disruptive asset manager, led by Peter Kraus
21st September 2018
Generali has announced the launch of Aperture Investors, a new asset management company that relies on a disruptive revenue model, to be led by Peter Kraus, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AllianceBernstein and Global Co-Head of Goldman Sachs’ Investment Management Division. The Italian insurance giant will contribute up ... Read the full article
AXIS Re hires Bennett from MS Amlin to lead Lloyd’s property reinsurance underwriting
21st September 2018
AXIS Reinsurance, the reinsurance focused unit of Bermuda-headquartered global re/insurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has hired William Bennett from MS Amlin to become its Senior Underwriter for Property Reinsurance business at Lloyd’s. Bennett will join AXIS Re in March 2019 and be based in London, reporting to Jonathan Gray, Head of ... Read the full article
RSA appoints Zurich’s Adrian Sweeney as CUO
20th September 2018
Leading commercial insurer RSA has announced the appointment of Adrian Sweeney as Chief Underwriting Officer for UK and International business, effective October 1. Sweeney joins from Zurich after 25 years serving across various international businesses in senior underwriting and operations roles; he became CUO for the company’s commercial businesses globally in ... Read the full article
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance bolsters Dubai leadership
20th September 2018
The insurance arm of Warren Buffett's global insurance and reinsurance company, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI), continues to expand its leadership team in Dubai with the announcement of numerous executive appointments. The company announced earlier this year that it had received its license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority ... Read the full article
Marsh appoints Alistair Fraser as CEO for UK Corporate
20th September 2018
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh has appointed Alistair Fraser as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its UK Corporate division, replacing Joe Grogan who has been named as Chairman of Marsh Ireland. Fraser, who currently serves as CEO & President Director of Marsh Indonesia, will assume overall responsibility for Marsh’s Corporate ... Read the full article
Beach appoints Marsh’s Jonathan Tritton to London Wholesale Practice as SVP
19th September 2018
Reinsurance brokerage Beach & Associates has announced that Jonathan Tritton is to join its recently-formed London Wholesale Practice as a Senior Vice President in December. Tritton joins from Marsh, where he led the initiative to secure new products and coverage for Marsh & McLennan Agency, Marsh’s middle market retail network, as ... Read the full article
Willis Re reorganises Specialty broking business
19th September 2018
Willis Re Speciality has appointed Jonathan Marsh as Chairman and Printhan Sothinathan as Chief Strategy Officer as part of a restructure designed to provide better career development opportunities and improved clarity of roles and accountability. Graeme Moore will still lead the Willis Re Speciality business as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), while ... Read the full article
AXIS appoints Helen O’Sullivan to lead Ireland subsidiaries
18th September 2018
Bermudian re/insurance group AXIS Capital Holdings has announced the appointment of Helen O’Sullivan as Chief Executive Officer of AXIS Specialty Europe SE and AXIS Re SE. O’Sullivan, who steps into the role having most recently served as Deputy Global Tax Director at AXIS, will oversee the company’s subsidiaries and its branches ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine Kiln hires former Novae CFO Reeken Patel
18th September 2018
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has appointed Reeken Patel, formerly of AXIS Capital Holdings and Novae Group plc, as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1 October. Patel was group CFO at Novae from 2016, where he was responsible for overseeing the finance, risk, actuarial and investment teams, and played a ... Read the full article
Chubb names Jeremiah Konz as Reinsurance Officer for overseas insurance
18th September 2018
Global property and casualty insurer Chubb has appointed Jeremiah Konz as Executive Vice President, Reinsurance Officer for Chubb Overseas General, the company’s international general insurance business in over 50 countries and territories. Konz currently serves as Senior Vice President, Ceded Reinsurance for Chubb’s North American operation, having joined Chubb in 2012, ... Read the full article