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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.
Amynta hires Brad Isaacson as SVP, Program Development
10th February 2021
Amynta Group has appointed Brad Isaacson as Senior Vice President of Program Development. He brings over 30 years of experience and will be responsible for driving new program development opportunities and helping manage carrier relations and reinsurance alliances across the organisation. Isaacson joins from The Hanover Insurance Group, where he served as ... Read the full article
Lockton Re hires Tom Berry as Senior Broker
10th February 2021
Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of global brokerage Lockton, has appointed Tom Berry as Senior Broker for its Marine & Energy division in London. Berry started his career at JLT Re in the Marine & Energy division, where he worked for over eight years. He then took up various underwriting positions in ... Read the full article
Chubb creates new energy team for Global Markets
10th February 2021
Global re/insurer Chubb has created a new energy team in Chubb Global Markets (CGM), which will underwrite large corporate energy customers in EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America. CGM comprises Chubb's London market wholesale and specialty business including the company's Lloyd's platform. Middle market energy customers' risks will continue to be underwritten ... Read the full article
Sally Bridgeland joins PIC Board
9th February 2021
Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension funds, has announced the addition of Sally Bridgeland to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk Committee. Bridgeland replaces Steve Sarjant as Chairman of the Risk Committee following his retirement as an Independent Non-Executive Director. At ... Read the full article
Chubb promotes Leigh Anne Sherman to Division President of ESIS
9th February 2021
Global re/insurer Chubb has appointed Leigh Anne Sherman as Division President of ESIS, based in New York and reporting to Matt Merna, Senior Vice President, Chubb Group and Division President, Chubb North America Major Accounts. Sherman will take over ... Read the full article
BHSI promotes Tomas Blas to Head of Property, Spain
9th February 2021
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI), the insurance arm of Warren Buffett's global insurance and reinsurance company, has promoted Tomas Blas to Head of Property, Spain. Blas has 17 years of industry experience, joining BHSI in 2019 as Head of Technical Lines in Spain. In his new role Blas will be responsible ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty hires new Head of Financial and Professional Lines
9th February 2021
Liberty Specialty Markets, a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Terry FitzGerald to the newly created role of Divisional Head of Financial and Professional Lines. Fitzgerald will report to Chief Underwriting Officer, Melanie O’Neill who has recently been promoted. He has strategic oversight of the London business which covers financial ... Read the full article
Third Point Re strengthens leadership ahead of Sirius merger
9th February 2021
Hedge fund backed reinsurer Third Point Re has made three senior hires to strengthen its existing leadership team ahead of its planned merger with Sirius Group. Due to close this quarter, the merger will form a combined entity called SiriusPoint. Tim Mardon will join the senior underwriting team at SiriusPoint as Global ... Read the full article
Argo names Aspen’s Scott Kirk as new CFO
9th February 2021
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. has announced that Scott Kirk has been appointed to succeed Jay Bullock as the firm's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective March 1st, 2021. Kirk joins the firm from Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, where he served as CFO from 2014 to April 2020. Argo Group announced in ... Read the full article
Dentons bolsters insurance capabilities with nine additions in Canada
8th February 2021
Global law firm Dentons has added nine to its legal team in its Toronto and Calgary offices in a bid to expand its insurance capabilities. The team joins from Cassels, Brock & Blackwell LLP and Read the full article
BDA appoints Susan Pateras as Deputy Chair
8th February 2021
The Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) has elected Susan Pateras as its new Deputy Chair, whilst reappointing Fiona Beck as Treasurer. Its Board members have also been assigned to the BDA’s standing committees focused on audit, compensation, and governance and nominations. Pateras joined the BDA board last year, bringing over 20 years ... Read the full article
Core Specialty recruits Fischer to lead Agriculture Reinsurance Division
8th February 2021
Specialty insurance carrier Core Specialty Insurance Holdings has announced the appointment of William R. Fischer to lead its newly formed Agriculture Reinsurance Division. Fischer joines from AIG Reinsurance, where he served as Senior Vice President of Agriculture. In total, he has 25 years of experience in the crop reinsurance business. "Bill has a ... Read the full article
Robert Mercier takes US Chief Operating Officer role at BMS
8th February 2021
BMS, the independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Robert Mercier as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of its US business. He joins from Willis Re, where he has spent 15 years across several senior positions, most recently as Operations Director. Prior to joining Willis Re, Mercier was the ... Read the full article
Coverys promotes Joseph Murphy to CEO
8th February 2021
Coverys has appointed Joseph Murphy to Chief Executive Officer and President, succeeding Gregg Hanson, Chief Executive who will retire next month. He joined Coverys as COO in 2015, overseeing the insurers underwriting, business development and distribution, business analytics and risk management. Prior to joining Coverys, he served as the Commissioner of Insurance ... Read the full article
Chubb Tempest Re promotes Sam Peters to Division President, Bermuda
8th February 2021
Chubb's global multi-line reinsurance unit, Chubb Tempest Re, has appointed Sam Peters as Division President of Chubb Tempest Re Bermuda. Peters currently serves as Chief Actuary for both this business and for Chubb Bermuda, which provides excess casualty, professional liability and property products. Peters will have management responsibility for Chubb Tempest Re ... Read the full article
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