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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.
Hannover Re’s Vogel to retire; HDI’s Jungsthöfel appointed new CFO
7th August 2020
Roland Vogel, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of German reinsurance giant Hannover Re, is retiring from the company on September 30th, 2020 after more than three decades of service to the firm, and will be succeeded by Clemens Jungsthöfel, the current CFO of HDI Global SE. During his long and distinguished ... Read the full article
Nexus hires Yeo from Aspen to lead Accident & Health in Asia
7th August 2020
Acquisitive insurance intermediary, Nexus has announced the appointment of Justin Yeo as Head of Nexus Accident & Health, Asia to further boost its ambitions in the region. Yeo will be based in Singapore when joining the new Nexus Accident & Health division that has been created to build a diverse global ... Read the full article
Oneglobal hires JLT’s Langridge for Asian expansion
7th August 2020
Oneglobal Hong Kong have made the appointment of Anthony Langridge as chairman of the company, whilst also announcing the expansion of the Asian division, Oneglobal Group Asia. Langridge will report to Jonathan Palmer Brown, chairman of Oneglobal and Oneglobal Group Asia. Oneglobal Broking Hong Kong Ltd. has received regulatory approval from the ... Read the full article
AmWINS appoints new Board Director
6th August 2020
Global distributor of insurance products, AmWINS has announced the appointment of Valerie G. Brown to its board of directors. Most recently, Brown has been serving as executive chairman for Advisor Group. During her time with the company, she had strengthened its management which resulted in assets growing from $160 billion to $270 ... Read the full article
AXIS Re names Osterrieder as Head of Casualty for North America
6th August 2020
AXIS Re, the reinsurance arm of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has promoted Dan Osterrieder to Head of AXIS Re Casualty North America. Effective August 17th, Osterrieder will be responsible for leading AXIS Re’s casualty unit in North America. The role will span areas such as General Liability, Auto, Umbrella & Excess, ... Read the full article
Global Risk Solutions adds Chris Heywood as Chief Systems Architect
6th August 2020
International loss adjuster Global Risk Solutions has appointed Chris Heywood as Chief Systems Architect. The appointment follows the recent Kramer & Associates acquisition and the launch of the London based Complex Claims Unit, headed up by Mike Reeve. Heywood has more than two decades of experience in system architecture, software, and technology services ... Read the full article
Orchid’s CrossCover MGU adds to leadership team
6th August 2020
Newly launched managing general underwriter, CrossCover, has announced an expansion to its leadership team. The new MGU was established earlier this year in partnership with Orchid Underwriters Agency. The company has made the appointments of Brett Dupre, director of Specialty and Underwriting; Sam McBirney, director of General Property; and Mason Rudloff, ... Read the full article
Peter Askew named President & CEO of Guy Carpenter in Canada
5th August 2020
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has named Peter Askew as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Canadian business, effective immediately. Askew succeeds Donald Callahan, who has stepped down from the role in Canada after two decades, and will continue to support Askew. Callahan will remain with the reinsurance broker in ... Read the full article
Gallagher announces new senior energy hire from THB Group
5th August 2020
International re/insurance broker, Gallagher, has announced the new appointment of Gavin Tidman to its global energy practice. Tidman will be based in London in Gallagher’s Speciality division where he will join the senior management team as Executive partner. His main focus will be on the business development within the global energy ... Read the full article
Sompo International hires two in Global Risk Solutions
5th August 2020
Re/insurer Sompo International Holdings has announced two appointments to its Global Risk Solutions (GRS) team. Hiral N. Shah has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Environmental Leader for Sompo GRS and succeeds Mr. Pillion who has been appointed to the role of Head of GRS Global Distribution Management. Shah will ... Read the full article
Artex Bermuda adds Wood as Director, Captive & Commercial
5th August 2020
Artex Risk Solutions, the Gallagher-owned provider of re/insurance and alternative risk management solutions, has added William Wood as Director, Captive and Commercial for its Bermudian operations. In this newly created role, Wood joins the office’s senior management team and is responsible for leading the Bermuda captive and commercial re/insurance management operations. This includes ... Read the full article
Chubb adjusts Asia Life and General Insurance management
5th August 2020
Insurer and reinsurer, Chubb, has announced management changes to its Life and General Insurance Operations in Asia. As the largest shareholder, Chubb currently owns 46.2% of Huatai Group and has also agreed to the purchase of an additional 7.1% of the company which would ultimately give Chubb majority ownership. The holding company ... Read the full article
Agritask appoints Daniel Stander of RMS as senior advisor
5th August 2020
Holistic ag-operations platform, Agritask, has announced the appointment of Daniel Stander as senior advisor to its leadership team. Stander, a global pioneer in decision science and resilience finance, began advising Agritask earlier this year. He was hired in the effort to drive the innovation required to address the productivity challenges facing ... Read the full article
Beazley targets CyEx unit growth with addition of four new underwriters
4th August 2020
Specialty insurer Beazley has announced the addition of four new underwriters within its cyber & executive risk (CyEx) unit as it looks to grow the Chicago-based operation. Beazley's CyEx division was formed 18 months ago via the combination of the company's cyber & tech team and executive risk team, including D&O, ... Read the full article
Ed Broking adds Assad Ulhaq as senior broker, producer
4th August 2020
Global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker Ed has announceed the appointment of Assad Ulhaq as senior broker and producer with immediate effect. In this role Assad will focus on international property facultative reinsurance, primarily in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Assad joins Ed with 10 years of industry experience, having most ... Read the full article
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