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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.
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
TransRe hires Stephanie Russell to lead Canadian branch
23rd April 2020
Transatlantic Reinsurance Company (TransRe), the wholly owned reinsurance subsidiary of Alleghany Corporation, has announced that Stephanie Russell has been appointed Chief Agent for its Canadian operations, effective April 13, 2020. Russell joined TransRe Toronto from Aviva Canada in 2015 to lead the local actuarial department, and was promoted to Appointed Actuary ... Read the full article
WTW announces leadership changes in Singapore & South Asia
23rd April 2020
Global re/insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has appointed Leng Leng Ng as Country Leader for Singapore as Vivek Nath transitions to lead the company's Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) operation in South and Southeast Asia. Ng takes on the responsibilities in addition to her role as Head of CRB in ... Read the full article
Liberty Mutual names Pete D’Orsi Chief Data & Analytics Officer, GRS
23rd April 2020
The commercial and specialty insurance and reinsurance division of Liberty Mutual Insurance, Global Risk Solutions (GRS), has appointed Pete D'Orsi to the newly created position of Chief Data and Analytics Officer. In his new role, D'Orsi will report to GRS Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), James Slaughter. He will partner with primary, ... Read the full article
Willis Towers Watson names Cyrille de Montgolfier as Head of France
23rd April 2020
Re/insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has announced the appointment of Cyrille de Montgolfier as the new leader of its French business, Gras Savoye Willis Towers Watson. De Montgolfier takes up the position of Head of France on 27 April and will be based in Paris. He has over three decades of insurance ... Read the full article
AFL hires Pilar Villanueva as Head of LatAm desk
22nd April 2020
Independent Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd (AFL) has announced the appointment of Pilar Villanueva as Head of LatAm desk. Based in London, she will work with AFL’s product line experts to ensure international capabilities are delivered to the region as AFL continues to build out its expertise in Latin America. Villanueva ... Read the full article
IRB Brasil Re Board members resign amid “serious impacts” of COVID-19 crisis
22nd April 2020
Rio de Janeiro headquartered reinsurer IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (IRB Brasil Re) has announced that certain members of its Board of Directors have resigned amid the impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. On April 20th, 2020 the reinsurer received the resignations of Vinicius Jose Almeida Albernaz and Alexsandro Broedel Lopes from ... Read the full article
Paul Jardine takes Non-Exec Chairman role at Chaucer
22nd April 2020
Specialty international re/insurance group Chaucer has announced the appointment of Paul Jardine as Non-Executive Chairman. Jardine was formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Experience Officer at XL Catlin and has extensive experience in the Lloyds and London markets. He previously served as Director & Chief Actuary at Equitas, prior to which he ... Read the full article
Coverys adds Robert Forster as Director of Underwriting
21st April 2020
Coverys Managing Agency has announced the appointment of Robert Forster as director of underwriting. Forster’s appointment is effective June and he succeeds Phil Sloan, who is due to retire from the position. He brings over three decades of specialist underwriting experience to Coverys and most recently served as Chief Underwriting Officer and ... Read the full article
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