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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.
Robus Guernsey hires Justin Upson as Director
19th January 2021
Insurance management, fiduciary and financial advisory group Robus has appointed Justin Upson as Director of the Guernsey office. Upson will lead Robus’ Protected Cell Company (PCC) providing innovative solutions to Robus clients, as well as being the client lead for Robus’ PCC. He will also have operational responsibilities for a number of ... Read the full article
Everest Re appoints Mariza Costa as VP, Investor & Rating Agency Relations
18th January 2021
Bermuda-based reinsurer Everest Re Group has appointed Mariza Costa as Vice President (VP) of Investor and Rating Agency Relations, based in the company’s US Headquarters in Warren, New Jersey. Read the full article
Simon Behagg takes over as Gallagher Re CEO
18th January 2021
Gallagher has announced the appointment of Simon Behagg as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its global reinsurance business, Gallagher Re. From February 2021, Behagg will take over the role from current CEO Rupert Swallow, who has headed Gallagher Re for the past seven years and was a founding partner of the ... Read the full article
Aon adds Jennifer Law to Asia Pacific Capital Advisory Unit
18th January 2021
Re/insurance broker Aon has added Jennifer Law to its Asia Pacific Capital Advisory unit, within Reinsurance Solutions. Law reports to Rupert Moore, Chief Executive Officer of Japan for Reinsurance Solutions. She will work with insurance clients across Asia Pacific on strategies designed to improve their capital through the utilisation of Aon’s products ... Read the full article
Palomar hires Mark Brose as CTO
15th January 2021
California-based insurance holding company Palomar Holdings has appointed Mark Brose as Chief Technology Officer. Brose will report directly to Britt Morries, Palomar’s Chief Operating Officer, who assumed the role in September last year. He most recently served as Vice President of Engineering at Agosto, a cloud services and development company. Prior to this ... Read the full article
Chubb names HSBC’s Enns as CFO as Bancroft announces retirement
15th January 2021
The Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Chubb Group, Philip Bancroft, is to retire from the company after 19 years of service and will be succeeded by HSBC's Peter Enns. Bancroft will retire from Chubb on July 1st, 2021 and is expected to remain with the re/insurer ... Read the full article
Concirrus bolsters executive team with two hires
15th January 2021
Insurtech firm Concirrus has added Mike Davies and Oliver Miloschewsky to its executive team as part of the expansion of its commercial offering in Asia. Both hires have more than 40 years of combined experience working in the global marine insurance market and have extensive experience the marine market. Previously holding senior ... Read the full article
Markel hires Tom Williams as Environmental Product Line Leader
15th January 2021
Financial holding company Markel Corporation has appointed Tom Williams as Environmental Product Line Leader, where he will lead the environmental team for the Markel Specialty division. Williams previously worked at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, where he was the environmental practice group leader for five years. Prior to this, he worked for ... Read the full article
AXA XL names Pamela Rosado general counsel
15th January 2021
AXA XL has announced the appointment of Pamela Rosado as General Counsel, effective February 8. Rosado reports to AXA XL Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Scott Gunter and will be based in New York. She takes on the role from Anthony Recine, who served as interim General Counsel and who will now return ... Read the full article
Howden to launch Australian broking operation
14th January 2021
International insurance broker Howden is entering a strategic partnership with insurance intermediary network Steadfast that will see the creation of an Australian broking operation. The partnership will also look to support Steadfast’s London Market broking requirements. Meanwhile, Howden in Australia will join Steadfast’s network - the country's largest general insurance platform - in ... Read the full article
MS Amlin SE names Sandra van der Wielen head of HR
14th January 2021
MS Amlin Insurance SE has announced the appointment of Sandra van der Wielen as head of Human Resources. Wielen brings over two decade's experience in HR management and for the last 10 years served as Head of HR at Merck for Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg, extended to the Nordic countries two years ... Read the full article
Liberty (LSM) names Lesley Harding as Global Head of Energy
14th January 2021
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has unveiled Lesley Harding as its new Global Head of Energy, effective immediately. Based in the company's London office, Harding reports to Michael Gosselin, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), Specialty. In her new role, she takes on responsibility for the firm's global ... Read the full article
Chaucer promotes Wyatt to Head of Political Risk and Credit
14th January 2021
Specialty re/insurance group Chaucer has promoted Deborah Wyatt to Head of Political Risk and Credit, as current head Nick Kilhams retires after 22 years of dedicated service. Under Nick’s leadership Chaucer has become a centre of excellence for political risk and credit underwriting, building a team focussed on delivering solutions for ... Read the full article
Conduit Re’s GWP in line with plan at 1/1; Lancashire’s Whelan joins as CFO
14th January 2021
Newly-launched property and casualty reinsurer Conduit Re has reported that it wrote gross premiums of $160 million at the January 1st, 2021 reinsurance renewals as pricing and terms and conditions fell in line with expectations. Highlights of the firm's 1/1 renewals includes GWP in line with plan and consisting of a ... Read the full article
Chubb names Michael Kessler division president of cyber risk insurance
14th January 2021
Global re/insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Michael Kessler as division president of its cyber risk insurance business. Currently serving as a vice president and chief reinsurance officer, Kessler will now oversee all facets of the business including strategy, product and business development, underwriting and service operations. He reports to Paul Krump, ... Read the full article
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