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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.
Aon’s Adam Salama to join Capsicum Re following rebrand to Gallagher Re
4th September 2020
Specialist reinsurance broker Capsicum Re has announced the appointment of Adam Salama as partner, effective March 2021. Salama will be joining the company after the completion of its previously-announced rebrand to Gallagher Re in October 2020. Capsicum Re announced its rebranding decision this week, as part of an effort to align ... Read the full article
Stephan Ruoff takes over as head of ILS specialist Schroder Secquaero
4th September 2020
Schroders has announced that Stephan Ruoff has succeeded Dirk Lohmann as Head of Schroder Secquaero, an insurance-linked securities (ILS) business within Schroder Investment Management Switzerland) AG. Ruoff was appointed Deputy Head of Schroder Secquaero as Lohmann’s designated successor in November 2019 and has now assumed the new role, as planned. He ... Read the full article
Chaucer adds McLaughlin as head of Latin America treaty reinsurance in Miami
4th September 2020
International specialty re/insurance group Chaucer has added April McLaughlin as head of Latin America treaty reinsurance in Miami. McLaughlin will have responsibility for leading and growing a multi-line reinsurance offering within the region and holds over 20 years' experience in the industry. She joins from AXA XL, where she was head of Latin ... Read the full article
Markel adds Kelly Castriotta as Senior Director, Global Cyber Underwriting
4th September 2020
Markel Corporation has announced the appointment of Kelly Castriotta as Senior Director, Global Cyber Underwriting. Castriotta reports to Kara Owens, Managing Director, Global Cyber Underwriting Executive, and is based out of Markel's Chicago office. She joins from Allianz where she served as head of cyber underwriting and product development for financial lines. In ... Read the full article
BMS Group hires new Branch Manager for San Francisco
4th September 2020
Reinsurance broker, BMS Group has announced the appointment of Conrad Lagasca as its new Branch Manager in the San Francisco office. His position will take place effective immediately. Lagasca will be reporting to Jonah Pfeffer, BMS’s Chief Casualty Officer within its US reinsurance sector. He will be supporting and managing BMS’s specialty ... Read the full article
Fergus Re hires two senior roles: report
4th September 2020
Bermuda-based reinsurer, Fergus Reinsurance Limited, has announced the appointment of two reinsurance professionals to its underwriting and management team, reports The Royal Gazette. Chris Powell has joined the company as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) whilst Elspeth Gray has been made Director of Business Development in a move to increase the growth ... Read the full article
Stephan Knipper takes Non-Exec Director role at MS Amlin AG
4th September 2020
MS Amlin AG (MS AAG), MS Amlin’s reinsurance company operations, has announced that Stephan Knipper has joined the MS AAG Supervisory Board as a Non-Executive Director. Taking up his new position on September 1st, Knipper will be based in Switzerland. He brings more than 30 years of industry experience to MS Amlin. Knipper ... Read the full article
Ed appoints Michael Lock to senior role
3rd September 2020
Re/insurance broker, Ed has announced the appointment of Michael Lock as the divisional director of its risk team. His position will take place effective immediately. Lock is a chartered accountant and has over 10 years of transactions experience. He has spent the past five years investing either directly for private equity ... Read the full article
CoreLogic adds Pat Dodd as Chief Operating & Growth Officer
3rd September 2020
Catastrophe risk modeller CoreLogic has announced the appointment of Pat Dodd to the newly-created position of Chief Operating and Growth Officer. Dodd will oversee the firm's enterprise sales, marketing and customer experience operations and will also lead the development and implementation of CoreLogic’s commercial and go-to-market strategies. Dodd brings over 30 years' experience and ... Read the full article
The Hanover Insurance adds Theodore Bunting to board
3rd September 2020
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has strengthened its board of directors with the addition of Theodore H. Bunting, Jr., effective September 1st, 2020. Most recently, Bunting served as Group President of the Utility operations at Entergy Corporation, an integrated energy firm engaged in electric power production and retail distribution, from 2012 ... Read the full article
Bermuda Monetary Authority appoints new Director within insurance unit
3rd September 2020
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has announced the appointment of Gerald Gakundi to the position of Director Supervision within the insurance unit. Gakundi has over 15 years of experience in the insurance industry and has extensive knowledge of Bermuda’s insurance regulatory environment. In 2010, he joined the BMA as Assistant Director, Supervision ... Read the full article
Skuld appoints Naaman Jensen SVP, Head of NY operations
3rd September 2020
Leading marine insurer Skuld has appointed Åse Naaman Jensen to the role of senior vice president, head of Skuld New York. Naaman Jensen succeeds the retiring Charles Anderson and, to ensure a smooth transition, will work in parallel with him until she taking over full responsibility on 21 February 2021. Naaman Jensen ... Read the full article
Zurich UK names Tim Bailey as new CEO
3rd September 2020
The UK arm of global insurer Zurich has announced the appointment of Tim Bailey as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Tulsi Naidu as she transitions to CEO of APAC for the Group. Bailey currently serves as Zurich's Chief Operating Officer (COO) for EMEA, and his appointment as UK CEO remains subject ... Read the full article
QBE Re combines Casualty Treaty teams to support growth
3rd September 2020
QBE Re, the reinsurance division of global insurer QBE, has announced the combination of its US and International Casualty Treaty reinsurance teams into one business unit. QBE Re London states that the establishment of a single Casualty Treaty reinsurance team is designed to enable a "unified market proposition" as the company ... Read the full article
WCL bolsters London team with two new appointments
3rd September 2020
WCL, a provider of business solutions targeting electronic placement of risks, accounting and settlement and claims for the commercial re/insurance industry, has bolstered its client offering with two new additions to its team in London. Nick Waghorn has been appointed to the newly-created role of account manager and brings over 20 ... Read the full article
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