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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.
Catalina Holdings adds Derrick Irby as CFO
28th April 2020
Legacy space specialist Catalina Holdings has announced the appointment of Derrick Irby to the position of group Chief Financial Officer. Irby will be based in Bermuda and starts his new position on May 1. He has 22 years of experience advising and leading the finance activities of re/insurers, including managing finance operations, ... Read the full article
Hamilton Re’s Kathleen Reardon appointed Chair of RAA’s Board
28th April 2020
The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) has announced the election of new officers for 2020-2021, including Kathleen Reardon, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hamilton Re, Ltd., as Chair of the organisation's Board of Directors. Reardon, who was appointed CEO of Hamilton Re in 2014, takes over as Chair of the Board ... Read the full article
Chubb names Guney Celik as Regional Head of Marine, Eurasia & Africa
28th April 2020
Global insurer and reinsurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Guney Celik as Regional Head of Marine for Eurasia & Africa, effective immediately. Guney, who previously led Chubb's Marine portfolio in Turkey since 2017, takes responsibility for the ongoing expansion of the company's marine presence in the Eurasia & Africa region, ... Read the full article
Marsh expands renewable energy capabilities with key hires
28th April 2020
Global insurance broker Marsh has announced a series of key leadership appointments within Marsh JLT Specialty's Renewable Energy team. Oliver Holme joins as UK and US Offshore Wind Leader, a newly-created role, and reports to Hamish Roberts, Power Leader and Amy Barnes, Energy & Power Leader, US and Canada. Holme most recently ... Read the full article
Crawford & Company details CEO, President transition plan
28th April 2020
Crawford & Company, an independent provider of claims management and outsourcing solutions to carriers, brokers and corporates, has announced a Chief Executive Officer and President transition plan. After serving as Crawford & Company’s CEO & President for the last five years, Harsha V. Agadi, will be returning back to the board ... Read the full article
Arch promotes Croome and Biggas at Syndicate 12
28th April 2020
Arch Insurance International, a division of Arch Capital Group Ltd., has announced the promotion of both James Croome and Marie Biggas at Arch Syndicate 2012. Croome has been promoted to Active Underwriter and Biggas to Deputy Active Underwriter and, both new roles are in addition to their existing underwriting management roles ... Read the full article
Ascot names Everest’s Jonathan Zaffino as Group President
28th April 2020
Ascot Group, a global provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Everest Insurance's Jonathan Zaffino as Group President. Zaffino will be based in the company's New York office and joins the firm after completing his contractual obligations with Everest Re. It was announced yesterday that Zaffino, ... Read the full article
Berkshire (BHSI) expands Global Property Underwriting Officer team
27th April 2020
The insurance arm of Warren Buffett's global insurance and reinsurance company, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI), has expanded its Global Property Underwriting Officer team with the addition of Alessandro Cerase. Cerase will focus on General Property, Energy and Construction within the team. At the same time, he will also retain his ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance President & CEO Zaffino resigns
27th April 2020
Everest Re Group has announced the resignation of Jonathan Zaffino, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Everest Insurance Division. Zaffino departs to pursue another opportunity and will remain on garden leave until mid-June “Since joining Everest just over five years ago, Jon and the Insurance leadership team have built Everest Insurance® into ... Read the full article
Brit adds Tracy Wade as VP of BGSU unit
27th April 2020
Specialty re/insurer Brit has announced the appointment of Tracy Wade as Vice President, Programs, for Brit Global Specialty USA (BGSU). Wade will be based in Georgia and report to Tim Chesson, Senior Vice President, Programs. She will be responsible for developing BGSU’s Specialty Program offering and identifying future opportunities for growth, working ... Read the full article
Ian Carson re-appointed Chair of Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation
27th April 2020
The Morrison Government has announced the re-appointment of Ian Carson as Chair of the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) for a further three-year period, commencing July 1, 2020. Carson has served as Chair of the ARPC since July 2017 and has extensive board membership experience. He previously served on the boards of ... Read the full article
Pacific Life Re bolsters leadership team in Korea
24th April 2020
Life reinsurer Pacific Life Re has announced several new appointments to its operation in Korea. Phil Hay has joined Pacific Life Re as the new Head of Korea in Seoul reporting to Andrew Gill, the Managing Director, Asia and Australia. Hay, who has over 25 years’ experience in the life insurance industry, ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance makes changes to Commercial Casualty leadership team
24th April 2020
Everest Insurance, a division of Everest Re Group, Ltd., has announced a number of promotions within its Commercial Casualty leadership team, with four U.S. domiciled underwriters becoming regional leaders. Frank Engle, who joined Everest Insurance in 2018 in the Atlanta office, has been appointed Vice President & Regional Leader for the ... Read the full article
Chubb appoints Markwick-Day to CUO role within overseas general energy division
24th April 2020
Global re/insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Melanie Markwick-Day as upstream energy senior underwriting officer for its overseas general energy division. Markwick-Day previously worked for Lloyd’s syndicates Ascot and Neon as upstream energy class underwriter. She is based in London and reports to Andrew Brown, Chief Underwriting Officer, global energy. Her remit ... Read the full article
AXIS Insurance adds Head of Strategy and Innovation role for Cyber & Tech
24th April 2020
AXIS Insurance, a division of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has hired former Lockton Senior Vice President (SVP), Max Perkins, as Head of Strategy and Innovation for the firm's Global Cyber and Technology unit, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Perkins will be based in the U.S. and reports to ... Read the full article
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