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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.
Pen Underwriting adds Sarah Breslin as CFO
26th October 2020
Multi-territory managing general agent Pen Underwriting has added Sarah Breslin as Chief Financial Officer. She succeeds Praveen Panicker, who is set to join Gallagher’s corporate finance team. Breslin joins from Gallagher after eight years with the firm, most recently serving as Finance Director of Corporate Services. She began her career at PwC in ... Read the full article
Markel hires Adriana Belli as Managing Director
26th October 2020
Financial holding company Markel Corporation has announced the appointment of Adriana Belli as Managing Director, Property, Marine and Select Risk (PMSR) Claims Division. In this role, she will oversee all aspects of the PMSR Claims Division, managing a team of more than 80 claims professionals throughout the United States. Belli has more ... Read the full article
John Alfieri to succeed outgoing Chubb Canada president Ellen Moore
23rd October 2020
John Alfieri, Chubb's executive vice president for North America major accounts field operations, is set to succeed Ellen Moore as president of Chubb Canada. Moore will now transition to chair of operations for Chubb Canada and will work through the remainder of the year in an advisory capacity to Alfieri and ... Read the full article
QBE appoints Richard Pryce interim CEO as search continues
23rd October 2020
Australian re/insurer QBE has appointed Richard Pryce to the role of Interim group Chief Executive Officer while the company searches for a permanent replacement. Former CEO Pat Regan departed following an external review of his workplace communications. Mike Wilkins, who had stepped in to the CEO role on a temporary basis ... Read the full article
TMK adds Elisabeth Ibeson as Chief People Officer
23rd October 2020
Tokio Marine Kiln, part of global insurance group Tokio Marine, has added Elisabeth Ibeson as Chief People Officer. Ibeson joins with over 30 years’ experience in HR roles across the UK and internationally. Before this latest role she led the HR function at Gallagher for eight years, developing team and people practices ... Read the full article
Pioneer agrees terms for Russell Coward acquisition
23rd October 2020
Pioneer Underwriting Holdings has signed terms for a deal that will see Pioneer and its subsidiaries acquired by Russell Coward, currently Pioneer’s Head of Risk & Compliance and Company Secretary. This transaction follows an agreement with K2 to transfer the 4 ongoing underwriting units and the separate transaction to divest ... Read the full article
Transamerica Life Bermuda CEO to retire, successors named
23rd October 2020
High net worth life insurer Transamerica Life (Bermuda) has announced the retirement of Chief Executive and president Marc Lieberman, effective at year end. Moving forward, TLB intends to split Lieberman's role into two jointly accountable and strategically aligned positions. Chirag Rathod, TLB's current Chief Financial Officer, will take on the role of CEO, while ... Read the full article
Sompo International appoints Mike Connelly as CFO, Global Reinsurance
23rd October 2020
Bermuda-based specialty property and casualty re/insurance firm Sompo International has announced that Mike Connelly will join the Sompo International Reinsurance team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Global Reinsurance. Connelly previously served as CFO, Specialty Commercial at The Hartford, a role he held since 2017. Prior to this he spent six years as ... Read the full article
GCube adds three to offshore wind team
22nd October 2020
GCube, a provider of insurance services for renewable energy projects, has announced the addition of three new underwriters to its offshore wind team. The hires include Joshua Cantwell, Zoe Massie and Georgia Ward. Prior to joining GCube, Cantwell held the position of Class Underwriter and then Interim Head of Energy for Talbot ... Read the full article
PartnerRe selects Andrew Hughes as CEO of third party capital
22nd October 2020
Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe has announced the appointment of Andrew Hughes as its new Chief Executive Officer of Third Party Capital. Hughes joins from Hiscox ILS having most recently served as managing principal since July 2019. Before his time at Hiscox ILS Hughes was senior counsel for diversified alternatives asset manager QIC in ... Read the full article
Marsh JLT Specialty hires Rob Hale as London Market Leader
22nd October 2020
Insurance broker Marsh has announced the appointment of Rob Hale as London Market Leader, Power & Renewable Energy Practice for Marsh JLT Specialty. Hale is expected to join the business in the first quarter of 2021. He will be based in London and report to Andrew Herring, CEO, UK & Ireland, ... Read the full article
RSG appoints Miles Wuller EVP of Underwriting Managers division
22nd October 2020
Ryan Specialty Group has appointed Miles Wuller as executive vice president of RSG Underwriting Managers. The division provides centralised governance, shared services, executive leadership and oversight to its specialty underwriting businesses. Wuller joined RSG in 2010 as global treasurer and most recently served as senior vice president of RSG Underwriting Managers. “Miles’ promotion ... Read the full article
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
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