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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.
LSM promotes Ronald Bolaños to president of US, LatAm
22nd October 2020
Liberty Specialty Markets has announced the promotion of Ronald Bolaños to President, US & Latin America. The role encompasses specialty insurance and facultative reinsurance and will see Bolaños overseeing the growth of LSM’s footprint across the region. He has 20 years’ experience in the re/insurance industry, having joined Liberty in 2012. Previously, he ... Read the full article
BMS adds Miller, Howard as VPs within US fac division
21st October 2020
Independent specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has added Denny Miller and Jessica Howard as Vice Presidents in within its US facultative division. Miller and Howard will be developing the team’s technological and analytical capabilities while helping grow a division that is in the process of building a new facultative platform. Miller joins ... Read the full article
Chubb adds Alex Forman as casualty manager for UK & Ireland
21st October 2020
Global re/insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Alex Forman as Casualty Manager for the United Kingdom and Ireland (UK&I). Forman will oversee the profitability and growth of Chubb's UK&I Casualty portfolio as well as have product line oversight of all casualty business written throughout the region. He reports to Mark Roberts, ... Read the full article
Peak Re adds Swiss Re’s Clarence Wong as Chief Economist
21st October 2020
Hong Kong domiciled reinsurer Peak Re has announced the appointment of Clarence Wong as its new Chief Economist, effective November 16th, 2020. In his new role, Wong will report directly to Peak Re's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Franz Josef Hahn. He takes on responsibility for delivering strategic insights on economic, insurance ... Read the full article
Heather Clarkson joins LIIBA board
21st October 2020
Heather Clarkson, Director and Divisional CEO, Specialty at Ed has joined the LIIBA board, taking up her seat with immediate effect and replacing Andrew Draycott, CEO of Ed London. Clarkson joined Ed Broking as MD of its Marine Division in 2018, was appointed CEO of Ed’s Specialty Division and a Director ... Read the full article
CRC Group makes senior leadership changes
21st October 2020
Specialty insurer, CRC Group has announced changes to the company’s senior leadership team which will come into effect from January 1, 2021. Ron Helveston who is the current CEO of Commercial Solutions will retire, and be succeeded by Mike Brennan currently President, Commercial Solutions. In addition, Neil Kessler currently Chief Operating Officer, ... Read the full article
Whitespace announces new Advisory Board
21st October 2020
Whitespace, the digital e-trading platform for brokers and re/insurers, has announced the establishment of its new Advisory Board. The company's new board brings together Andrew Brooks, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ascot; Stephen Catlin, Chairman and CEO of Convex; Jason Keen, President of Chubb Global Markets; Craig Kingaby, CEO of Meridian ... Read the full article
Hiscox Re & ILS names Kathleen Reardon as CEO
21st October 2020
Specialist insurer and reinsurer Hiscox has announced that Kathleen Reardon is to succeed Mike Krefta as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hiscox Re & ILS, subject to regulatory approval. Reardon most recently served as the CEO of Hamilton Re, the reinsurance arm of Bermuda-based Hamilton Insurance Group. She spent her early ... Read the full article
Gallagher recruits Market Management Director from Zurich
21st October 2020
International re/insurance broker Gallagher has announced the appointment of Nick Price as Market Management Director. Price joins Gallagher from Zurich, where he most recently served as Global Broker Relationship Leader. He has 20 years’ experience in insurance having additionally held roles at leading insurers AIG, RSA and AXA. In his new role, Price ... Read the full article
LSM adds Mandy Macqueen as Chief Digital Transformation Officer
20th October 2020
Liberty Specialty Markets has appointed Mandy Macqueen to the newly created role of Chief Digital Transformation Officer. Mandy brings many years’ experience in major IT and change roles, both in-house and as a consultant. These include managing large IT departments in financial services, including legal and compliance and retail and corporate banking. Macqueen joins ... Read the full article
Apollo adds Richard Panter as head of specie, cargo at Syndicate 1969
20th October 2020
Independent specialist re/insurer Apollo Syndicate Management has added Richard Panter as head of specie and cargo at Apollo Syndicate 1969. Panter brings over 37 years’ experience in the insurance market and reports to Paul Letherbarrow, head of aviation and member of the executive committee. Before joining Apollo, he had been head of fine art ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Graeme Rayner to lead new Alternative Distribution platform
20th October 2020
Global insurance and reinsurance broker, Aon, has launched a new London-based platform that matches underwriting expertise with capacity provision through fronting, MGA / MGU and captive solutions, called Alternative Distribution. The new platform will work with fronting structures and will access capabilities from across the company to make a broad range ... Read the full article
Hippo adds former Marsh CFO to Board
20th October 2020
Hippo, a California-based insurtech focused on US home insurance, has announced the addition of Sandra Wijnberg to its Board of Directors. Wijnberg was previously the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Marsh & McLennan Companies, and also worked as a Partner, Chief Administrative Officer and member of the Board of Aquiline Holdings. At ... Read the full article
HDI Global hires Alexander Wiebe from AXA
19th October 2020
Specialty insurer, HDI Global Specialty SE has announced the appointment of Alexander Wiebe from AXA, as the insurer intends to enter the German Fine Art and high net worth insurance market. Weibe joins the insurer as Head of Fine Art & Lifestyle Continental Europe and Managing Director of HDI Global Specialty ... Read the full article
Echo Re adds Tim Griffiths as Head of Marine & Energy
19th October 2020
Zurich-based Echo Reinsurance Limited has announced the appointment of Tim Griffiths as its new Head of Marine & Energy, effective October 5th, 2020. Griffiths brings more than three decades of experience in marine, energy and aviation lines of business to the company. During his career, he has spent time at the Lloyd’s ... Read the full article
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