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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.
The Hanover names Marohn President of Specialty P&C
21st November 2023
The Hanover Insurance Group has appointed veteran Stephen P. Marohn as President of Specialty Property and Casualty. Marohn brings to his new role more than 30 years of wide-ranging industry experience, along with an accomplished background in commercial and specialty property and casualty insurance. He will be responsible for leading the company's ... Read the full article
Liberty Mutual Re names Dionne Chisolm Senior Underwriting Executive
21st November 2023
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Dionne Chisolm as Senior Underwriting Executive, effective immediately. Collectively, Chisolm holds more than three decades of professional experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry. For 20 of those years, she was a treaty reinsurance underwriter where she produced, managed, and ... Read the full article
Patrick Hagerty becomes SVP & Head of US Retail Property, Everest Insurance
20th November 2023
Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Everest Group, Ltd., has appointed Patrick Hagerty as Senior Vice President and Head of US Retail Property. Based in New York, Hagerty will report to Mike Mulray, President, Everest Insurance North America. In his new role, Hagerty will hold responsibility for all aspects of Everest’s Retail, ... Read the full article
Liu Song becomes Treaty Director of Volante Global’s Singapore branch
20th November 2023
Liu Song has been appointed to the role of Treaty Director of Volante Global's Singapore unit, where he will have a focus on treaty reinsurance underwriting for the company. Song's appointment was announced by Amy Fu, the MD of the Volante Global Singapore office. Volante Singapore is a multi-class, multi-territory international MGA ... Read the full article
wefox appoints veteran Paul Onnen as CTO
20th November 2023
Insurtech wefox has announced the appointment of Paul Onnen as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective immediately, taking over the role from Sergi Banos who was promoted to Chief Platform Officer (CPO). In his new role, Onnen will lead the wefox platform business strategy, overseeing its implementation, development and operations. The company highlighted ... Read the full article
Allianz Trade names Peter Evola Commercial Director, UK & Ireland
20th November 2023
Peter Evola has been appointed Commercial Director for Allianz Trade in the UK & Ireland, effective December 1, 2023, and subject to regulatory process. In his new role, based in London, Evola will lead the team to drive profitable growth and offer a valuable contribution as a member of the UK ... Read the full article
Nicholas T. Moraites joins Great American Insurance Group
17th November 2023
Property and casualty insurer, Great American Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Nicholas T. Moraites as Divisional Assistant Vice President of Claims. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Moraites joins the insurer’s Fidelity/Crime Division from Travelers, a large commercial and personal property and casualty insurer, where he most recently served as Senior ... Read the full article
Kafesie heads VIG’s new “CO³” department aimed to strengthen collaboration
17th November 2023
Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) creates a new department, “CO³” - communication, collaboration & cooperation -, to strengthen collaboration within its Group companies. According to the announcement, the focus of this department is on boosting cross-border know-how sharing as well as on intensifying cooperation between VIG companies located in the same country, ... Read the full article
Howden Tiger names Martin Ford as Executive Director
17th November 2023
Howden Tiger, the reinsurance broking arm of the global insurance group Howden, announced the appointment of Martin Ford as Executive Director. Based in London, Ford will be reporting directly to Managing Director Paul Esterbrook. Ford brings with him a wealth of expertise, having spent the last 26 years at Gallagher Re, formerly ... Read the full article
Jessalynn Suda joins RT Binding Authority’s leadership team
17th November 2023
RT Specialty, the wholesale distribution division of Ryan Specialty, has appointed Jessalynn Suda to RT Binding Authority’s leadership team, where she will focus on product development, profitability studies, and quality assurance. RT Binding Authority is Ryan Specialty’s binding authority specialty that provides local knowledge and expertise with national authority and nationwide resources. Suda ... Read the full article
Oneglobal Broking names Joey Lim Head of P&C in Singapore
17th November 2023
Oneglobal Broking has appointed Joey Lim as the Head of Property and Casualty in Singapore, effective from the 17th of November. With knowledge amassed from more than two decades in the insurance sector, Oneglobal noted that Lim's appointment reinforces its continued drive to bring together experts to ensure solid expansion and ... Read the full article
Sedgwick appoints Neil Gibson CEO UK
17th November 2023
Sedgwick, a global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, has named Neil Gibson its CEO in the UK. According to Sedgwick, Gibson holds more than 18 years of insurance industry leadership experience and decades of operational claims management and colleague development expertise. He most recently served as COO of ... Read the full article
Pacific Life names Neeley as VP & Head of Institutional Retirement Solutions Group
16th November 2023
US life insurer Pacific Life has appointed Karen Neeley as Vice President and Head of the Institutional Retirement Solutions Group, where she will report to Executive Vice President and Head of Institutional Business Brian Woolfolk. Pacific Life has confirmed that Neeley’s team will have a particular focus on defined contribution lifetime ... Read the full article
AIG appoints Roshan Navagamuwa as its new EVP & CIO
16th November 2023
Global insurer, American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has appointed CVS Health's Roshan Navagamuwa as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective January 1st, 2024. Navagamuwa will report to Peter Zaffino, AIG Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will also be a part of AIG’s Executive Leadership Team. Navagamuwa's ... Read the full article
UIB announces passing of Co-founder & President Dr. Mounir Kabban
16th November 2023
International re/insurance broker United Insurance Brokers Limited (UIB) pays tribute to its Co-founder and President, Dr. Mounir Kabban, as they announce the news of his passing on November 13th, 2023. “Mounir was not just a leader within our organisation; he was a source of inspiration, guidance, and unwavering support for all ... Read the full article