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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.
Sergio Ermotti to succeed Walter Kielholz as Swiss Re Chairman
3rd March 2020
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has revealed that its Board of Directors is to nominate Sergio P. Ermotti for election as a non-executive and independent member of the company's Board at the upcoming AGM on April 17th, 2020. The Swiss Re Board will nominate Ermotti to serve for a one-year term ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints Global Head of Equine, Livestock & Aquaculture
2nd March 2020
AXA XL insurance, a division of AXA Group, has named Chris Williams as the company's Global Head of Equine, Livestock & Aquaculture, based in London and effective immediately. In his new role, he takes responsibility for the development of the firm's Equine, Livestock & Aquaculture portfolio, and will tasked with devising ... Read the full article
Miller bolsters cargo and stock throughput team
2nd March 2020
Specialist re/insurance broker Miller has added Daniel Leveridge, Rebecca Eagles and George Saunders to work on cargo and stock throughput business emanating from North America. Leveridge will work with Miller’s brokers on insurance programmes for complex supply chain risks. He brings an extensive technical knowledge of modern supply chains and a deep ... Read the full article
The Hanover appoints Sarah Medina president of professional liability
2nd March 2020
Massachusetts-based property and casualty insurer The Hanover Insurance Group has appointed Sarah Medina president of professional liability. Medina will work closely with The Hanover’s specialty leadership to help enhance the company’s portfolio of professional liability products. She brings more than 20 years’ experience to the role and has been with The Hanover ... Read the full article
Michael Davern joins Fidelis Underwriting as a Senior Underwriter
2nd March 2020
Bermuda domiciled insurance and reinsurance firm, Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited, has announced the appointment of Michael Davern as a Senior Underwriter for Fidelis Underwriting Limited. In his new role, Davern will lead the growth of the company's direct and facultative writings based in the London office, while at the same time ... Read the full article
MS Amlin promotes Stuart Wood to Head of Casualty for Specialty unit
2nd March 2020
Global insurer and reinsurer MS Amlin has announced the promotion of Stuart Wood to Head of Casualty, reporting to Mark Clements and Andrew Wright, co-Chief Underwriting Officers (CUOs) of MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. Wood brings more than two decades of experience to the role and has been with MS Amlin for ... Read the full article
Jonathan Levy to succeed Rathgeber as Watford CEO
28th February 2020
Bermuda domiciled insurance and reinsurance company Watford Holdings Ltd. has announced that Jonathan Levy will succeed John Rathgeber as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following Rathgeber’s retirement on March 31, 2020. Going forward, Rathgeber will remain a member of Watford’s board of directors and serve as a senior advisor to the ... Read the full article
CNA adds Al Miralles as EVP, CFO
28th February 2020
US commercial property and casualty insurer CNA has appointed Al Miralles as executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer. Miralles succeeds James Anderson, who announced his resignation from the company to pursue other opportunities. "I want to thank James for his contributions to CNA and his efforts in helping to build shareholder ... Read the full article
Ed adds Chloë Cox, Alex Atkinson as divisional directors
28th February 2020
Global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty lines broker Ed has announced the appointments of Chloë Cox and Alex Atkinson as divisional directors for its professional and executive risk team in London. Effective immediately, Cox and Atkinson will primarily be responsible for developing and expanding the North American and Australian/New Zealand wholesale book. They ... Read the full article
AXA XL Insurance bolsters underwriting team in France
28th February 2020
AXA XL Insurance, a division of global insurer AXA, has named Stéphane Vauterin as Underwriting Manager, International Financial Lines for France, based in Paris. He joins the company from Zurich Insurance where he held numerous senior financial lines underwriting roles, and brings more than two decades of industry experience to AXA ... Read the full article
The Hanover names Cynthia Egan vice chair amid board reshuffle
28th February 2020
Massachusetts-based property and casualty insurer The Hanover Insurance Group has named Cynthia Egan vice chair of its board of directors. Egan has served The Hanover’s board since 2015 and has been elected to eventually succeed Kevin Condron, who is due to retire in 2021. She was president of retirement plan services for ... Read the full article
Hamilton adds Langhorne Re’s Pestcoe to Board of Directors
28th February 2020
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Hamilton Insurance Group, has announced the addition of Marvin Pestcoe of Langhorne Re to its Board of Directors. Langhorne Re is the joint-venture, third-party capital-backed life and annuity reinsurer that was launched by reinsurer RenaissanceRe and life reinsurer, Reinsurance Group of America. At Langhorne Re, Pestcoe ... Read the full article
AIG names Jon Hancock of Lloyd’s as CEO, International General Insurance
27th February 2020
Jon Hancock, who since 2016 served as Director of Performance Management at Lloyd's of London, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of International General Insurance at AIG, effective spring 2020. The specialist Lloyd's of London insurance and reinsurance marketplace announced in January that Hancock was to step ... Read the full article
UIB adds Miles Taffs to Aviation & Space team
27th February 2020
International re/insurance broker UIB has announced the appointment of Miles Taffs as Deputy Managing Director of its Aviation & Space team. He joins on March 16 and will report directly Craig Fisher, UIB’s Managing Director of Aviation and a Board Director of UIBL. Taffs has more than 30 years of experience in ... Read the full article
Chubb promotes Dawn Miller to country president, Switzerland
27th February 2020
Global insurer Chubb has announced the promotion of Dawn Miller to the role of country president, Switzerland. Effective March 1, Miller will be responsible for establishing and growing Chubb’s insurance business in Switzerland. She will be based in Zurich and succeeds Florian Eisele following his appointment as senior vice president director of ... Read the full article
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