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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.
Pacific Life Re appoints Mikey Anthony as AVP of Sustainability
9th October 2023
Life and health reinsurer, Pacific Life Re, has appointed Mikey Anthony to the newly created role of Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Sustainability. Vincent Lepez, Executive Vice President of Europe and Head of Pacific Life Re’s ESG task force commented, “We’re delighted that Mikey decided to move back to the UK ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re appoints leader for newly created Global Credit & Political Risk team
9th October 2023
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has appointed Jonathan Allard as Managing Director and Head of its newly created Global Credit & Political Risk team, based in London. According to the broker, Allard will bring together the experienced, specialist London market and international teams and be responsible for leading and developing the ... Read the full article
Marsh Asia names Brent Clawson as Insurer Consulting Group Leader
9th October 2023
Insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh appointed Brent Clawson as Insurer Consulting Group Leader for Marsh Asia. Clawson took on the new role in September. Prior Marsh, he has over eight years of experience working at Aon. Most recently, he served as Chief Broking Officer of Asia at Aon. Clawson served as ... Read the full article
Lockton appoints Philip Hewer as Risk Engineer
6th October 2023
Independent insurance broker, Lockton, has appointed Philip Hewer as Risk Engineer, a move which further enhances the company's level of technical risk understanding and direct industry experience. Blake Roseveare, Energy Partner, commented on the hire, "I am delighted to welcome Philip to the Lockton Global Energy team. The risks which energy ... Read the full article
Legal & General announces a number of key leadership appointments
6th October 2023
Legal & General has announced a number of key leadership appointments, including Carl Moxley's as Group Climate Director, who will be taking over the role from Simon Gadd. According to the announcement, Gadd is moving into an advisory role to provide support and counsel across the Group. Nimol Rajkumar will replace ... Read the full article
HSCM has announced a number of key appointments
6th October 2023
Hudson Structured Capital Management (HSCM), an asset manager specialising in the re/insurance and transportation sectors, has announced a number of promotions, including Jeff Sangster’s, the firm’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Head of Strategy. Matt Berdoff has been named Deputy COO, and Bernard Opoku was appointed Managing Director and Chief ... Read the full article
QBE appoints new Independent Non-Exec Director
6th October 2023
Global insurer QBE Insurance Group Limited has appointed Steve Ferguson as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the QBE Group Board. Ferguson’s appointment will be effective from 1 November 2023, subject to satisfactory completion of relevant regulatory approvals. Mike Wilkins, Chairman of the QBE Group Board, commented, “It is my pleasure to welcome ... Read the full article
wefox appoints Wismer as Group CFO, Wesemann becomes new CIO
6th October 2023
Insurtech wefox has appointed Jonathan Wismer as its new Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), while Co-founder and current CFO, Fabian Wesemann, has been named the new Chief Investment Officer (CIO). Wismer joins the company’s executive team, and he will also report to Julian Teicke, founder and CEO of the company. Wismer, an ... Read the full article
Adam Berger named Joyn Insurance CUO
6th October 2023
Insurtech Joyn Insurance has announced the appointment of Adam Berger to Chief Underwriting Officer, effective immediately. “Adam joined our team earlier this year and immediately made an incredible impact, working hand-in-hand with our underwriters and distribution team,” said Seraina Macia, CEO of Joyn Insurance. He continued: “We’re delighted to elevate Adam to ... Read the full article
mea platform hires Graeme Asquith as UK Managing Director
6th October 2023
mea, the AI powered processing platform for the global insurance industry, has appointed Graeme Asquith to the role of UK Managing Director. According to the announcement, this is a brand new role which heavily reflects mea’s rapid global growth, as well as the substantial opportunity that intelligent process automation represents for ... Read the full article
Markel names Brook Styles head of cargo
6th October 2023
Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., has appointed Brook Styles as head of cargo, with immediate effect. He takes on the new role from Richard Burnett, who will transition to head of cargo underwriting. Styles first joined Markel in 2006, during which time the firm said he acquired valuable underwriting ... Read the full article
Ascend appoints Newfront Insurance’s Exec Chairman to advisory board
6th October 2023
Ascend, a leading financial operations automation platform, has announced that Newfront Insurance's Executive Chairman, Kurt de Grosz, will be joining Ascend's advisory board. Overall, he bring over 25 years of leadership experience and industry expertise towards the role. His expansive career includes founding BenefitPoint - acquired by Vertafore - and ABD Insurance ... Read the full article
WTW hires Lockton’s Scardino and Gould
6th October 2023
Broker WTW has announced the appointment of Frank Scardino as North America Strategic Sales Leader and Leader of the Dallas Market. Simultaneously the company has appointed Kenneth Gould as Strategic Client Engagement Leader within Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB), North America. Both Scardino and Gould align perfectly with the growth strategy ... Read the full article
Arch names Seamus Fearon as CEO, International Mortgage
5th October 2023
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Arch) has announced the appointment of Seamus Fearon as the new CEO of International Mortgage for the Global Mortgage Group. In his expanded role, Fearon will oversee Arch's Australian and European mortgage operations, as well as the Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) and Services ... Read the full article
Jensten appoints Matthew Gibson as Group M&A Director
5th October 2023
Jensten, a UK broking and underwriting businesses, has announced the appointment of Matthew Gibson as Group M&A Director. His appointment strengthens Jensten's senior team, the firm stated, and comes as the business prepares to announce further acquisition deals. Gibson brings to his new role two decades of experience in the broking sector ... Read the full article