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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.
Brit names Mark Allan as CEO of Ki
10th September 2020
Global specialty re/insurer Brit has announced the appointment of Mark Allan as CEO of Ki, its fully digital and algorithmically-driven Lloyd’s of London syndicate, launched in collaboration with Google Cloud. Allan has served as Brit Group CFO and Brit Limited Group Executive Director since 2015, following roles as CRO and Director ... Read the full article
AIG appoints StarStone’s Chris Rash as CEO of Talbot
10th September 2020
Chris Rash, most recently the interim Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of StarStone Group, has been named as the new CEO of global re/insurer AIG's Talbot Underwriting Ltd, which operates in the Lloyd's marketplace through Syndicate 1183. At the same time, Rash has been appointed to the Talbot Underwriting Board and ... Read the full article
Greenlight Re announces key leadership changes
10th September 2020
Specialist property and casualty reinsurer Greenlight Capital Re has announced the appointment of Simon Burton to the role of Chief Underwriting Officer, which he will serve along his current responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, Neil Greenspan will serve as Chief Financial Officer while Faramarz Romer will take up the role of ... Read the full article
RGA adds Stephen O’Hearn & Ng Keng Hooi to Board of Directors
10th September 2020
Global life and health reinsurance company, Reinsurance Group of America (RGA), has increased its number of board directors to 12 with the additions of Stephen T. O'Hearn and Ng Keng Hooi. O'Hearn, who most recently served as the Global Leader of PwC's Insurance Practice from 2015 to 2020, will join on ... Read the full article
Lockton Re adds Dominic Riley to lead aviation, aerospace practice
10th September 2020
Lockton Re has announced the appointment of Dominic Riley to the company's London office to Lead its aviation & aerospace practice, effective early next year. Riley joins from Guy Carpenter where he most recently served within its aviation team. He joined as part of the MMC acquisition of JLT in 2019 and ... Read the full article
Nexus shuffles management following launch of Xenia Broking Group
9th September 2020
Independent specialty Managing General Agent Nexus Group has announced a reorganisation in its management team following the recent launch of Xenia Broking Group. Xenia is the independent broking arm of Nexus and was formally united under a single trading name and brand in August. Tim Coles will hands over his COO ... Read the full article
Megan Thomas named CEO of Hamilton Re
9th September 2020
Bermuda-based firm Hamilton Insurance Group has announced that Megan Thomas has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its reinsurance arm, Hamilton Re. She will take over from David Brown, who has served as interim CEO of Hamilton Re following the departure Kathleen Reardon last month. Thomas arrives ... Read the full article
W. R. Berkley makes two senior appointments
9th September 2020
Re/insurance holding company, W.R Berkley has announced the appointments of David R. Lockhart as president of Carolina Casualty, a Berkley Company, along with Jason R. Lewis, who is to be the new president of Gemini Transportation Underwriters, a Berkley Company. Lockhard will be succeeding David A. Dunn, who will continue to ... Read the full article
Zurich promotes Signorelli to group CUO, moves group claims to commercial insurance
9th September 2020
Global insurer Zurich has appointed Sierra Signorelli to an expanded role as group Chief Underwriting Officer, and is moving the Ian Thompson-led group claims team to commercial insurance. Effective October 1, Both Signorelli and Thompson will report to James Shea, CEO of Commercial Insurance. Signorelli will in her new role oversee the underwriting ... Read the full article
R&Q names Aon’s Rastiello as CEO of U.S. E&S program management business
9th September 2020
Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. (R&Q) has named Patrick J. Rastiello as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Accredited Specialty Insurance Company, its recently launched U.S. E&S Program Management operation. In mid-August, the legacy specialist announced plans for its accelerated, Q4 2020 entry into the U.S. E&S ... Read the full article
Willis Re’s Warren Berkstresser joins Beach Re as SVP
8th September 2020
Reinsurance broker Beach & Associates has hired Warren Berkstresser as senior vice president of its US reinsurance division, Beach Re. Berkstresser joins at the end of October and will report to Simon Hedley, CEO of Beach North America. He will focus on developing Beach’s US property treaty and specialty programs business while also ... Read the full article
Specialty MGA Fiducia adds trio to support underwriting
7th September 2020
Specialty managing general agent (MGA) Fiducia has announced the appointment of Scot Dowson as underwriter, while also adding Claire Kilbane and Ben Warburton to support its growing underwriting teams. Scot was previously Regional Manager at NMU. He joined the company in 2001 becoming a cargo underwriter before taking the Regional Manager ... Read the full article
CMS adds David McKie as a partner in re/insurance group
7th September 2020
International law firm CMS has appointed marine insurance and shipping lawyer David McKie as a partner in its insurance and reinsurance group. Based in the firm’s London office, McKie joins from Kennedys, where he was a partner. He brings nearly 25 years of experience handling UK and international property and liability insurance ... Read the full article
Marco Capital adds Alan Barlow as Chief Claims Officer
7th September 2020
Newly formed P&C Run-off group Marco Capital Holdings has announced the appointment of Alan Barlow as its Chief Claims Officer. Based in London and Malta, Barlow brings more than 35 years' experience to the role and joins from non-life run-off insurer DARAG. Barlow was previously global head of reinsurance claims & ... Read the full article
Hiscox combines crisis related expertise into new division
7th September 2020
Global insurer and reinsurer Hiscox has announced the launch of a new Crisis Management unit within its London Market business, a move designed to bring together the firm's crisis related expertise to meet the evolving needs of clients. The new Crisis Management division will include kidnap and ransom (K&R), Security Incident ... Read the full article
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