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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.
Labuan FSA appoints Datuk Oh Chong Peng as Chairman
25th October 2018
The Labuan Financial Services Authority has announced the appointment of Datuk Oh Chong Peng as its new Chairman, effective October 16 until February 15 2020. Peng has close to 50 years’ experience in financial and other business sectors. He is currently the Non-Executive Director of British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad, Malayan Flour ... Read the full article
AXIS Capital appoints Deutsche Bank’s Elly Hardwick to Board of Directors
24th October 2018
Bermudian re/insurance group AXIS Capital Holdings has announced the appointment of Elly Hardwick to the company’s Board of Directors, effective November 1. Hardwick has held senior leadership roles at Credit Benchmark, Thomson Reuters and, most recently, Deutsche Bank AG. “Elly brings experience driving innovation and strategy at world-class companies, coupled with the ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints new CEO of UK & Ireland
23rd October 2018
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Tavaziva Madzinga as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Swiss Re in the UK & Ireland, effective January 1st, 2019. Currently, Madzinga is Market Executive for the Middle East & Africa across both P&C and L&H, and based in London, he will ... Read the full article
Pickel to succeed Wallin as CEO of Hannover Re’s E+S Rück
23rd October 2018
Hannover Re has announced that Michael Pickel is to succeed Ulrich Wallin as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of E+S Rück, the subsidiary responsible for the Group’s business in Germany. Pickel has been a member of the Executive Board of Hannover Re since 2000 and is currently responsible for the Group’s property ... Read the full article
Canopius makes key appointments across Asia Pacific region
23rd October 2018
Global specialty lines re/insurer Canopius has expanded its presence across the Asia Pacific region with a recent series of key appointments to its office in Singapore. These include the appointments of Mathew Gundersen as Head of Operations AsiaPac & MENA and Paul Hackett as Head of Marine, Energy and Engineering, AsiaPac ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance appoints leader for Risk Management business unit
23rd October 2018
Everest Insurance, a division of global reinsurer Everest Re Group, has announced that Christopher McKeon, current Vice President and Head of Commercial Casualty, will also assume leadership for the company’s Risk Management business unit. Risk Management and Commercial Casualty will continue to join with the Workers’ Compensation, Multinational, Energy and Transportation ... Read the full article
AEGIS London hires James Hyett as Cargo Underwriter
23rd October 2018
Lloyd's managing agent AEGIS London has announced the appointment of James Hyett as Cargo Underwriter. Hyett joins AEGIS London from Sompo International, where he most recently served as a Marine Underwriter. His London market career spans 18 years and he has previously positions as a Placing Broker at a number of broking ... Read the full article
Kingstone appoints Dale Thatcher as new CEO
22nd October 2018
Property and casualty insurance holding firm Kingstone Companies has appointed Dale Thatcher as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 January 2019. Thatcher, who replaces Barry Goldstein after nearly 20 years in the role, will continue to serve on the Company's Board of Directors and will remain President of Kingstone Insurance ... Read the full article
RKH hires Dave Saxton amid alternative capital drive
22nd October 2018
RKH Reinsurance Brokers (RKH RB), part of the global Hyperion Insurance Group, has appointed Dave Saxton from Steadfast Re to its London operations, according to reports from our sister site, Artemis. The appointment will bring additional treaty, insurance-linked securities and collateralised broking expertise to RKH, and comes amid a wider ... Read the full article
AXIS appoints Kent Ziegler as Global Corporate Controller
19th October 2018
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has announced the appointment of Kent Ziegler to the newly created position of Global Corporate Controller. Ziegler joins AXIS from Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and was responsible for the management of the ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance adds Bill Pollert to Marketing & Distribution team
19th October 2018
Everest Insurance, a division of global reinsurer Everest Re Group, has appointed Bill Pollert as a Director in its New York based Marketing & Distribution team. Pollert joins Everest Insurance from Marsh USA where he has worked for the last 14 years, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager ... Read the full article
Protective names Jay Nichols as Interim CEO
19th October 2018
Protective Insurance Corporation (formerly Baldwin & Lyons, Inc.) has appointed Jay Nichols as Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following the resignation of the company's CEO, President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) W. Randall Birchfield. Nichols served as CEO of global property and casualty (P&C) reinsurer AXIS ... Read the full article
PIC appoints Head of Corporate Development and Strategy
18th October 2018
Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension funds, has announced the appointment of Simon Abel as Head of Corporate Development and Strategy. In this role, Abel will be responsible for developing, communicating, executing and sustaining PIC’s corporate initiatives, including corporate bond issues, and will report to ... Read the full article
TigerRisk adds Jonathan Hughes to London Retro team
18th October 2018
Reinsurance brokerage, risk and capital strategic advisory TigerRisk Partners LLC has announced the appointment of Jonathan Hughes as a Partner in its London-based Retro team. Hughes joins TigerRisk from Aon, where he most recently served as a Senior Broker specialising in retro and other protections for Lloyd’s Syndicates. Prior to that, he ... Read the full article
Willis Towers Watson establishes new claims resolutions team
17th October 2018
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson has established a new Resolutions team to support financial recovery efforts related to its clients’ most significant, complex and contested insurance claims. Willis Towers Watson said that the team will extend its traditional claim advocacy services into the dispute resolution arena to provide ... Read the full article