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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.
Piiq Risk Partners approved to launch French operation
20th July 2020
Piiq Risk Partners, a global aerospace insurance and reinsurance brokerage, has received regulatory approval to operate in France, enabling the firm to provide continuity to clients following the UK's vote to leave the European Union (EU). The re/insurance broker's French operation, Piiq Risk Partners SAS, will serve as a base for ... Read the full article
David Turner joins Fidelis as Head of Claims
20th July 2020
Specialty insurance and reinsurance firm, Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited, has announced the addition of David Turner as Head of Claims, effective immediately. Turner will be based in London and joins Fidelis from Amlin Group where he served for more than three decades, most recently as the Global Claims Director responsible for ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Carlo Bewersdorf as CEO of iptiQ
20th July 2020
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Carlo Bewersdorf to the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of iptiQ, the reinsurer's digital insurance platform. Bewersdorf is set to take on the new role from October 1st, 2020 and will report to Swiss Re CEO, Christian Mumenthaler. ... Read the full article
Beach adds James Wells to transportation team
20th July 2020
Re/insurance broker Beach & Associates has added James Wells to its wholesale division to help develop its new transportation portfolio. Wells is based in Beach’s London office and reports to John Sutton, Chief Executive Officer of wholesale. Wells was previously a producing broker for Chesterfield Insurance Brokers, where his primary focus was ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine Kiln appoints Tobin Ryan as Head of Claims
17th July 2020
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), part of global insurance group Tokio Marine, has announced the appointment of Tobin Ryan as Head of Claims, following the retirement of Nick Sinfield. Ryan was previously Head of Property and Special Lines Claims at TMK, having joined the firm in 2012. In his new role, he will ... Read the full article
PwC bolsters UK insurance leadership
17th July 2020
PwC has announced the appointment of Alex Bertolotti to lead its UK insurance practice, replacing Jim Bichard in the role. Bichard will take on the role of global insurance leader. Bertolotti, who is also PwC’s global lead on IFRS 17, has experience that covers a wide range of clients and projects, including ... Read the full article
Howden appoints new Chair ahead of RKH merger
17th July 2020
Independent broker Howden Broking Group has announced the appointment of Barnaby Rugge-Price as its new Chair. The move comes ahead of Howden's planned merger with RKH, which was announced by Hyperion in September 2019 and is set for completion this coming October. This consolidated platform and unified management team will be ... Read the full article
Assurant names Chief Administrative & Legal Officers
17th July 2020
US specialty insurance group Assurant, Inc. has announced the appointments of Francesca Luthi as Chief Administrative Officer and Jay Rosenblum as Chief Legal Officer. Luthi will assume responsibility for Human Resources, Real Estate, Facilities and Procurement while retaining leadership for Assurant’s global Marketing and Insights, Communications, Investor Relations and Corporate Social ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance adds DeBlasi to retail property group as VP
17th July 2020
Everest Insurance has announced the appointment of Dean DeBlasi to its retail property group as Vice President, East Region Manager. DeBlasi will be oversee the retail property portfolio while developing and maintaining trading partner relationships across the east region. Based out of New York, he was previously a Regional Vice President at ... Read the full article
Marco Morelli to take over as Chairman of AXA Investment Managers
16th July 2020
AXA has announced that Marco Morelli is set to take over as Executive Chairman of AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) and become a member of AXA’s Management Committee. The ex-CEO of Monte dei Paschi di Siena will replace Gérald Harlin, who is set to retire from the role after 30 years ... Read the full article
McGill & Partners recruits Dan Bailey from Steadfast Re
16th July 2020
Specialty risk solutions business McGill & Partners has confirmed that Dan Bailey is set to join the company from reinsurance broker Steadfast Re. He will take up his new position after just 9 months with Steadfast Re, having joined the firm in October 2019. Bailey is an experienced London and international broker ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter launches new Fac unit; appoints WTW’s Upton as lead
16th July 2020
Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance arm of global brokerage Marsh, has announced the launch of Hybrid Solutions UK, a new facultative operation that will be led by Laurence Upton. The new Hybrid Solutions UK team becomes part of GC Fac, and will focus on developing semi-automatic facultative solutions that sit between traditional ... Read the full article
Chubb names General Counsel for Government & Industry Affairs
16th July 2020
Global insurer and reinsurer Chubb has announced the appointment of John Fielding as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Global Government and Industry Affairs. In this role, Fielding will provide legal, regulatory and policy guidance and advice to Chubb's state, federal and international government affairs team. He will coordinate advocacy throughout Chubb’s government ... Read the full article
LSM promotes Rainer Rieger to Head of Casualty, Germany
16th July 2020
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has promoted Rainer Rieger to the role of Head of Casualty Germany. Rieger has worked with the company since 2015 and is replacing Detlef Offenhau, who recently retired from the role. Commenting on the appointment, Ronan Gerety, General Manager of LSM Germany ... Read the full article
Coverys adds underwriter Xiaohan Fang to Syndicate 1975
15th July 2020
Coverys Managing Agency Limited, the Lloyd’s managing agent of Syndicates 1975 and 1991, has announced the appointment Xiaohan Fang as an underwriter for Syndicate 1975. Fang brings over a decade of actuarial and pricing experience to the role and will primarily focus on underwriting North American medical professional liability business. Prior to ... Read the full article
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