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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.
MNK Re adds Bragg, Zarate to international property team
17th December 2020
Specialty Lloyd’s broker MNK Re has added Adam Bragg and Andrea Zarate to its international property team. Bragg will serve as managing director of its international facultative property division and joins from Gallagher Specialty, where he was the head of their Latin American property team. Zarate joins from Lucy A. Raymond and will ... Read the full article
International Re adds Nate Reznicek as head of US distribution
17th December 2020
Specialist captive insurance and reinsurance MGU International Re has appointed Nate Reznicek as head of US distribution. Reznicek most recently served as Director of Operations at CIC Services, where he led the captive practice and serves on a number of industry boards and committees. Commenting on his appointment, Reznicek said, “I was immediately ... Read the full article
AXIS Insurance bolsters US E&S property team with four senior hires
17th December 2020
Specialty insurer AXIS Insurance has named four senior underwriters within its US Excess and Surplus Property team. Carey Prewitt, Quinn McAleenan, and Bryan Paterson have all joined AXIS as Vice Presidents, and Naomi Wiggins has joined as Assistant Vice President. They will be tasked with broadening relationships with distribution partners, expanding general ... Read the full article
Applied Underwriters forms new European FL enterprise
17th December 2020
Applied Underwriters has announced the formation of Applied Financial Lines, a new enterprise that will operate out of Paris and Cologne. It will underwrite for several specialty lines in the European Union and in the Middle East, including professional indemnity and Directors & Officers. Applied Financial Lines will work with a wholesale ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Rodrigues as Country Manager for Canada
16th December 2020
AXA XL has announced the appointment of Renato Rodrigues as Country Manager for Canada, taking over from interim Country Manager, Glen Hopkinson. Rodrigues takes on this new role following seven years of serving as Country Manager for AXA XL Brazil and most recently, as the company's regional leader for insurance in ... Read the full article
BHSI promotes Jill Salmon to Head of US Professional Lines
16th December 2020
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has promoted Jill Salmon to Head of Professional Lines for the US. In her new role, she will oversee the company’s Lawyers, Architects & Engineers, Miscellaneous E&O and Cyber Liability insurance portfolios. With nearly 25 years of industry experience, primary focusing in professional lines, Salmon joined BHSI ... Read the full article
Aviva hires new CEO of UK & Ireland Life Insurance
16th December 2020
Aviva has appointed Doug Brown as CEO of UK & Ireland Life Insurance, where he is expected to join in April. Brown is currently serving as CEO of Canada Life in the UK and will join Aviva’s Group Executive Committee, reporting to Aviva Group CEO, Amanda Blanc. He has substantial, senior management ... Read the full article
QBE North America makes four senior hires
16th December 2020
QBE North America has made four senior leadership hires within its Financial Lines business. Danielle Librizzi has been appointed as Head of Professional Liability, with Thomas Kocaj as Head of Management Liability. In addition, Michael McGuinness will serve as Senior Vice President, Public D&O, followed by Adam Fleischner as Senior Vice President, ... Read the full article
Steve Watson to lead RSA’s London Market business
16th December 2020
RSA UK and International has named Steve Watson as Managing Director of its London Market business, part of RSA Commercial Lines. Watson has been leading the London Market business on an interim basis since August 2020, following the retirement of former head, Gary Long. Having joined RSA in May 2019 as Group ... Read the full article
Naresh Dade to lead Howden construction practice
16th December 2020
International insurance broker Howden has announced that Naresh Dade has been appointed to lead its construction practice. Dade, formerly Senior Vice President, Construction, Marsh JLT Specialty, New York will join as Managing Director, Howden Global Construction practice. Howden expects the appointment to help drive the growth of its global construction capability. “Our aspiration ... Read the full article
Carbon Underwriting bolsters data analytics team
16th December 2020
Specialist independent managing general underwriter Carbon Underwriting has appointed two data professionals in a bid to expand its data analytics capabilities. Investment banking and technology expert Mark Oldroyd joins the Carbon team as head of data engineering. He previously worked as senior data engineer at global hedge fund Bluecrest Capital Management. Alexander Scott, ... Read the full article
Everest names Connie Germano President of Specialty Casualty
15th December 2020
Everest Insurance has announced the appointment of Connie Germano as President of Specialty Casualty. Based in the company’s New York City office, she will report to Mike Karmilowicz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Everest Insurance. Germano joined Everest Insurance five years ago, and currently leads the Specialty Casualty group, which includes ... Read the full article
Generali (GC&C) names Head of Financial Lines Underwriting in Asia
15th December 2020
Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C), a subsidiary of the Italian insurance giant, has announced the appointment of Zaid Alami as Head of Financial Lines Underwriting Asia. Based in the regional hub in Hong Kong, he will be responsible for leading the financial lines business across the region. Alami has nearly a ... Read the full article
QBE hires Fiona Larnach as Group Chief Risk Officer
15th December 2020
Australian re/insurer QBE has appointed Fiona Larnach to the role of Group Chief Risk Officer. Larnach has nearly 30 years of experience working across risk management, finance and treasury. She has held a number of senior executive roles at numerous Australian and UK financial service companies, and was most recently the Chief ... Read the full article
Hiscox names Tom Shewry as CFO for UK business
15th December 2020
Specialist global insurer Hiscox has announced the appointment of Tom Shewry as Chief Financial Officer for its UK business and Hiscox Insurance Company Limited. Reporting to Hiscox UK’s CEO, Bob Thaker, Shewry has spent over 20 years in general insurance working in a variety of commercial roles. He joined Hiscox in 2018 ... Read the full article
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