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News on insurance and reinsurance industry hiring, appointments and people move news and announcements. Covering key hires and people moves across the global reinsurance, commercial and specialty insurance markets.
SCOR makes strategic appointments to its Executive Committee
27th September 2023
SCOR has announced strategic appointments in senior positions. SCOR has announced the appointment of Claudia Dill as the Group’s Chief Operating Officer. Simultaneously, Redmond Murphy has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Life & Health. Both will serve as members of the Executive Committee. Thierry Léger, Chief ... Read the full article
Pacific Life Re names Ranbir Dehal VP Corporate Actuarial, Europe
26th September 2023
Pacific Life Re has appointed Ranbir Dehal as its new Vice President Corporate Actuarial in the Europe business unit. Dehal joins Pacific Life Re Europe from Wesleyan Assurance Society, where he served as Head of Actuarial covering SII reporting, data and analytics, economic capital modelling, and capital management. Collectively, he holds over ... Read the full article
Arch Insurance (Bermuda) appoints Matthew Smith as Managing Director
26th September 2023
Specialty insurer and part of Arch Capital Group, Arch Insurance (Bermuda), has announced the appointment of Matthew Smith as Managing Director, following the retirement of Tony Hay at the end of this year. Effective January 1st, 2024, Smith will report to Mike Lay, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for Long Tail ... Read the full article
Hillman appointed AEGIS CEO as Cullen retires
26th September 2023
Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Limited (AEGIS), has announced the retirement of William P. Cullen as President and Chief Executive Officer after a 26-year career at the company. According to the announcement, he will be succeeded by William L. Hillman, currently EVP and Chief Underwriting Officer of AEGIS. The transition ... Read the full article
PIB Group names Charles Burgess as CEO for Underwriting & Schemes
26th September 2023
PIB Group Ltd, a prominent player in the insurance industry, has announced the appointment of Charles Burgess as the CEO for Underwriting & Schemes. This strategic move is part of PIB's ongoing efforts to strengthen its executive team and pursue ambitious international goals of establishing a leading specialist and diversified pan-European ... Read the full article
Jake Nichols joins Aon as Global Reinsurance Clients Leader in Bermuda
25th September 2023
Global professional services firm Aon, has announced the appointment of Jake Nichols as Senior Managing Director, Global Clients Leader, Bermuda, within Reinsurance Solutions. As part of Aon’s Risk Capital capability, Nichols will develop innovative risk transfer solutions that optimise clients’ capital strategies, matching risk with capital to create growth opportunities for ... Read the full article
Howden Tiger Capital Markets & Advisory hires Kenworthy as Managing Director
25th September 2023
Howden Tiger Capital Markets & Advisory (HTCMA) has strengthened its team with the appointment of Cate Kenworthy as Managing Director. According to Howden Tiger, Kenworthy holds a wealth of experience and will be a valuable asset to a company, focusing on educating and developing investor relationships. Commenting on her new role, Kenworthy ... Read the full article
Insurtech Quility appoints new CFO & CIO
25th September 2023
Insurtech firm Quility has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of Jennifer Yaross as Chief Financial Officer, as well as the promotion of Danielle Conklin to the role of Chief Information Officer. Yaross joins the company after a 15-year tenure at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, where she held ... Read the full article
AIG appoints Edward Dandridge as EVP and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
22nd September 2023
Global insurer American International Group (AIG) has announced the appointment of Edward L. Dandridge as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, effective October 16th, 2023. In his new role, Dandridge he will report to Peter Zaffino, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and serve on AIG’s Executive ... Read the full article
Sompo Intl. hires Chubb’s Jérôme Gossé as Head of Cyber Insurance, Continental Europe
22nd September 2023
Sompo International, a global property & casualty reinsurer, has appointed Jérôme Gossé as Head of Cyber Insurance, Continental Europe. In the role, he will report to Mathieu Borneuf, Head of Professional Lines, Insurance, Continental Europe. Gossé joins the company after a nearly six year tenure at Chubb European Group, ... Read the full article
Aon names Nicola Fraccalvieri as Reinsurance Solutions Leader of EMEA Fac
22nd September 2023
Aon plc, a globally renowned professional services firm, has announced the appointment of Nicola Fraccalvieri as the leader of the EMEA Facultative team within its Reinsurance Solutions division. Based in London, Fraccalvieri will report directly to Alfonso Valera and Tomas Novotny, who serve as the EMEA co-CEOs of Aon's Reinsurance Solutions, ... Read the full article
Andrew Symons joins DWF London Global Risks team as insurance partner
22nd September 2023
DWF, a global provider of integrated legal and business services, has announced the addition of Andrew Symons to the London Global Risks team as insurance partner. Well established in the re/insurance markets, Symons has over 30 years' experience advising clients on cutting edge disputes and case law in dispute resolution, litigation ... Read the full article
Fiducia MGA names Rachel Lilliott as senior development underwriter
22nd September 2023
Fiducia MGA has appointed Rachel Lilliott as senior development underwriter to grow its engineering team to meet rising broker and client demand. Fiducia specialises in marine cargo, freight liability, engineering insurance and inspection and terrorism covers. The Leeds-based firm boasts that it is 100% backed by leading Lloyd’s syndicates and key ... Read the full article
Canopius strengthens APAC team with strategic senior appointments
21st September 2023
Global specialty re/insurer Canopius Group has announced the appointment of Lucy Lumb as Underwriter, Property Coverholder and Delegated Authority, and Trisha Urquhart as Underwriter, Accident & Health. The new additions bolster the firm's local underwriting capability, as the team looks to expand its presence in Australia. Lumb brings over 19 years of ... Read the full article
AEGIS London appoints Viren Patel as Head of Risk
21st September 2023
Lloyd’s insurer AEGIS London has announced the appointment of Viren Patel as Head of Risk, reporting to Graeme Tennyson, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at AEGIS London. Patel's is tasked with leading AEGIS London’s risk team and focusing on areas like Internal Model Validation, Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA), and ... Read the full article