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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.
Pool Re hires Katy Huang as head of digital transformation
3rd March 2021
UK government-backed terrorism reinsurer Pool Re has appointed Katy Huang as head of digital transformation. In this newly created role, Huang will be responsible for the design and implementation of the company’s digital strategy, managing both the in house IT team and Pool Re’s outsourced partners. Her appointment will take place effective ... Read the full article
Optio CEO Kevin Hastings to step down
3rd March 2021
Specialty managing general agent Optio Group has announced the departure of Chief Executive Officer Kevin Hastings after a decade with the firm. Hastings will take a non-executive role on the Optio group board and his executive duties and responsibilities will be assumed by executive chairman Matthew Fosh, as well as other ... Read the full article
Beazley CEO Horton to depart, move to QBE Insurance as Group CEO
3rd March 2021
Beazley plc, the specialty insurance and reinsurance company, has announced this morning that its CEO Andrew Horton has revealed his intention to step down and depart the firm, for a move to become Group CEO of QBE Insurance Group Limited in Australia. Horton will remain in his post with Beazley until ... Read the full article
AIG adds Jasco CEO James Cole to Board
2nd March 2021
Global insurer and reinsurer AIG has announced the addition of James Cole to its Board of Directors, effective March 15th. Cole is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CE) of The Jasco Group, a New York City-based investment management firm. Previously, he spent approximately 15 years with the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen ... Read the full article
Howden adds Chris Davies to co-lead financial, risk advisers division
2nd March 2021
Insurance broker Howden has appointed Chris Davies to co-lead its financial and risk advisers division alongside executive director, Iain Middle. It’s hoped Davies’ appointment as executive director will strengthen the team’s leadership while adding specialist expertise and extensive first-hand experience of the issues clients are facing in the financial advisory market. He ... Read the full article
Acrisure Re adds Ben Canagaretna to MD role
2nd March 2021
Acrisure Re has announced the appointment of Ben Canagaretna as managing director of the London corporate advisory and solutions business. Canagaretna will be based in London and will report to Acrisure Re Chief Executive Officer, Jason Howard. In his new role, Canagaretna will build upon Acrisure Re’s existing capabilities to provide corporate ... Read the full article
Aeolus appoints Dr. Peter Dailey to head of research role
2nd March 2021
Asset management firm Aeolus has named Dr. Peter Dailey head of research at Aeolus Services Corp., the US subsidiary of the ACM Group. Dailey will be based in the US and reports to Frank Fischer, partner and Chief Analytics Officer. He brings over 20 years industry experience to the role and joins ... Read the full article
Thomas Parcell joins Lockton Re in Bermuda
2nd March 2021
Global reinsurance broker Lockton Re has announced the appointment of Thomas Parcell to its new Bermuda platform as Chief Broking Officer. Parcell started his career at Aon in London with experience in Financial Services, and Accident, Life & Health before moving to Aon Benfield in 2013 as a Non Marine Retrocession ... Read the full article
HDI Global SE reshuffles leadership team
1st March 2021
Primary commercial specialist HDI Global SE (HDI) has announced plans to streamline its leadership in the UK and Ireland, bringing the two branches under the same direction whilst renewing its commitment to the Irish market. The insurer has announced that Claire McDonald has been appointed as the authorised representative for HDI ... Read the full article
Burns & Wilcox names John Tiernan as Underwriting Director
1st March 2021
Wholesale specialty insurance company and managing general agent Burns & Wilcox Limited, part of insurer H.W. Kaufman Group, has announced the appointment of John Tiernan as Underwriting Director, based out of the firm's London office. Tiernan brings more than three decades of experience in both the Lloyd's of London and Company ... Read the full article
BHSI hires Andy Barberis as SVP Claims
1st March 2021
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), the insurance arm of Warren Buffett's global insurance and reinsurance company, has appointed Andy Barberis as Senior Vice President, Claims. He will be working with the BHSI claims leadership team across the globe on the most catastrophic and complex casualty and healthcare claims. Barberis has over 35 ... Read the full article
SCOR adds Claire Le Gall-Robinson to Executive Committee
1st March 2021
Global re/insurer SCOR has announced that its General Secretary, Claire Le Gall-Robinson, has been appointed to the company's Group Executive Committee, effective immediately. In addition to her General Secretary role, which she has held since 2016, Le Gall-Robinson is now in charge of governance, the compliance function and the legal function. She ... Read the full article
Ian Thompson takes Bermuda CEO role at Ascot
26th February 2021
Global specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriter Ascot has announced the appointment of Ian Thompson as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Bermuda. In this role, Thompson will assume responsibility for Ascot’s business on the island, which includes specialty insurance, reinsurance and alternative capital capabilities. Thompson joined Ascot in 2017 as Head of Casualty ... Read the full article
Insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint launches with $3bn+ in capital
26th February 2021
Bermuda-based SiriusPoint Ltd., the new insurer and reinsurer incepted via the combination of Third Point Re and Sirius Group, has officially launched with more than $3 billion in initial capital. Led by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman Sid Sankaran, SiriusPoint launches as one of the first substantial players of the ... Read the full article
BMS adds David Cameron as exec VP, property treaty
26th February 2021
Specialist re/insurance broker BMS has appointed David Cameron as executive vice president, property treaty, effective March 1. Cameron will join BMS’s Minnesota office and report to Pete Chandler, President and Chief Executive Officer of BMS Re. He will work with Jeff Irvan, Chief Property Officer, and Kirk Conrad, Chief Analytics Officer, to ... Read the full article
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