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PartnerRe adds Gareth Stanley to lead US Casualty
20th May 2020
Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe has announced the appointment of Gareth Stanley as Head of US Casualty. Effective May 18, Stanley is to lead the company's strategic efforts towards growing and developing its US Casualty business. He will be primarily focused on offering clients relevant and impactful casualty reinsurance solutions. Stanley will be based in ... Read the full article
Allianz names Catharina Richter as Head of Cyber Center of Competence
20th May 2020
Allianz Group has announced the appointment of Catharina Richter as Global Head of its Cyber Center of Competence (CoC), effective June 1st. Established in 2018, the Allianz Cyber CoC is embedded into Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) and focuses on coordination and alignment of cyber exposures and insurance in the ... Read the full article
Ascent Underwriting adds Moir as senior underwriter within W&I
20th May 2020
Cyber and specialty lines MGA Ascent Underwriting has announced the appointment of Richard Moir as senior underwriter, warranty and indemnity (W&I), effective immediately. Reporting to Alex Smith, head of W&I, Moir will support the development of the specialist niche line. He joins from CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, where he served ... Read the full article
Lockton Re names Martin Stephenson Chairman of Marine & Energy
20th May 2020
Global reinsurance broker Lockton Re has announced the appointment of Martin Stephenson as Chairman of Marine & Energy, effective July 2020. In his new role, Stephenson will report to Keith Harrison, International Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Lockton Re, and will work closely with Jerry Ridge, Head of Marine & Energy ... Read the full article
Chubb names CUO for North America small & middle market division
19th May 2020
Global insurer Chubb has appointed Michelle McLaughlin as Chief Underwriting Officer of its North America retail commercial property and casualty insurance division that serves middle market and small businesses. In this capacity, she will guide the business lines' underwriting strategies and authority, as well as general underwriting management. McLaughlin previously served as ... Read the full article
Aon appoints General Manager for Data & Analytics Services
19th May 2020
Re/insurance broker Aon has promoted Steve Petrevski to the position of Senior Vice President (SVP) and General Manager of Data & Analytic Services. In this role, Petrevski will be responsible for developing Aon’s Data & Analytic Services platform, reporting to John Bruno, CEO of Data & Analytic Services and COO of ... Read the full article
Aviva names George Culmer as Chairman
19th May 2020
UK insurer Aviva has announced the appointment of George Culmer as Non-Executive Chairman with effect from May 27, 2020, following the Aviva annual general meeting. He will succeed Adrian Montague, who is set to retire from the Board on May 31. Culmer is currently Aviva’s Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, having assumed this ... Read the full article
Dominic Addesso named Non-Exec Chairman of BMS Intermediaries
18th May 2020
Specialist insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group has announced the appointments of Dominic Addesso as Non-Executive Chairman and LoriAnn Lowery-Biggers as an independent Non-Executive Director of BMS Intermediaries Inc., the Group's US reinsurance intermediary unit. At the same time, both Addesso and Lowery-Biggers also join as independent Non-Executive Directors of the ... Read the full article
MS Amlin adds Johan Slabbert and Martin Hudson as non-exec directors
18th May 2020
Lloyd's of London insurer and reinsurer, MS Amlin Underwriting Limited (MS AUL), has announced the addition of Johan Slabbert and Martin Hudson as Non-Executive Directors. Subject to regulatory approvals, Slabbert will also take on the role of Chairman of the MS AUL Board, succeeding Gilles Bonvarlet, who is set to transition ... Read the full article
Great American bolsters ocean marine division leadership team
15th May 2020
Great American Insurance Group has announced the addition of both David Fowler and Gordon Lewis as divisional vice presidents within its ocean marine division. Fowler joins with over 30 years’ experience in the marine insurance industry and most recently served at Zurich as senior vice president of the Pacific region. He will ... Read the full article
Eamonn Flanagan joins R&Q board as independent non-exec director
15th May 2020
Non-life legacy insurance investor Randall & Quilter has announced the appointment of Eamonn Flanagan to its board as an independent non-executive director. Flanagan’s appointment is effective June 1 and he joins with over 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry. He recently co-founded Shore Capital Markets, an independent securities business, where he ... Read the full article
CorRisk adds Christine DeFelice to managing general underwriter role
15th May 2020
Ryan Specialty Group subsidiary CorRisk Solutions has appointed Christine DeFelice as managing general underwriter to lead the company’s Architects and Engineers professional liability team. DeFelice will be based in CorRisk’s New York City office and joins with over 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry, primarily on the insurance carrier side. Her ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Philippe Brahin to lead Americas Region, Public Sector Solutions
14th May 2020
Global reinsurance firm Swiss Re has appointed its current Head of Investor Relations Philippe Brahin to a new role as Americas Region leader of the Public Sector Solutions division. Philippe Brahin has worked at Swiss Re since 2011 in roles of increasing responsibility. He joined the reinsurance firm within its Group Finance ... Read the full article
Peter Slot joins Nexus Underwriting as MD, A&H
14th May 2020
Acquisitive insurance intermediary Nexus Group has appointed Peter Slot as Managing Director of Accident & Health within Nexus Underwriting Limited. Slot joins from Aspen Insurance Group where he was Global Head of A&H, responsible for an $80 million GWP book of business. Before that he held a number of senior positions within ... Read the full article
Lockton Re adds Aon’s Keith Thurman to Workers’ Comp practice
14th May 2020
Lockton Re, the reinsurance division of broker Lockton, has announced that Keith Thurman has joined the Lockton Re Atlanta office to lead the buildout of its’ Workers’ Compensation practice in the US. Thurman joins the firm from Aon, where he has worked for the past 22 years, most recently as a ... Read the full article
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