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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.

McGriff, Seibels & Williams expands, renames exec risk insurance group

8th April 2020

Insurance broker McGriff, Seibels & Williams has renamed and expanded its executive risk insurance group. Executive Risk Advisors, formally named McGriff Financial Services Division, represents more than 50 Fortune 1000 companies and 125 public companies across a wide range of industries. The name change comes at a time of expansion for the ... Read the full article

Guy Carpenter adds Vijaya Singh as global marketing, comms head

8th April 2020

Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has announced the appointment of Vijaya Singh as global head of marketing and communications. Singh joins from global executive search and leadership advisory firm Russell Reynolds Associates, having served as global head of external marketing and public relations. Prior to her ... Read the full article

Victor appoints Matteo Bonfà as Country Leader of Victor Italia

8th April 2020

Managing general underwriter (MGU) Victor Insurance Holdings has announced the appointment of Matteo Bonfà as Country Manager, Victor Italia, effective immediately. With a 20-year career in the insurance industry, Bonfà has extensive underwriting expertise, particularly in the medical malpractice sector. This includes positions first as an underwriter at Lloyd's of London, then ... Read the full article

Michael Carr to lead AXIS Insurance’s U.S. E&S Property unit

7th April 2020

AXIS Insurance, a division of Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has appointed Michael Carr as Head of U.S. Excess & Surplus (E&S) Property, based in the firm's Alpharetta, Georgia, office. In his new role, Carr takes responsibility for the development and execution of the company's E&S Property underwriting ... Read the full article

BMS Group adds Larry Broadnax as SVP, property fac leader

7th April 2020

Specialist re/insurance broker BMS Group has appointed Larry Broadnax as senior vice president, property facultative leader. Effective April 15, Broadnax will be based in Atlanta and report to Pete Chandler, president & Chief Executive Officer of BMS’s US reinsurance arm. He joins with over 40 years’ insurance experience, specializing in property facultative ... Read the full article

SCOR names Emmanuel Joffre as Chief Human Resources Officer

7th April 2020

SCOR has announced the appointment of Emmanuel Joffre as Chief Human Resources Officer with immediate effect, reporting to Group Chief Operating Officer, Romain Launay. Based in Paris after a transition period in New York, he will be responsible for all aspects of the Group’s human resources. Joffre previously served as SCOR’s Head ... Read the full article

SSL Endeavour names Mike Reynolds CEO, David Lawrence Deputy Chair

7th April 2020

SSL Endeavour, the specialist independent Lloyd’s broker and delegated authority expert, has named Mike Reynolds, previously Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of JLT Re, as Group CEO, subject to FCA approval. At the same time, current Group CEO of SSL Endeavour, David Lawrence, has been appointed Group Deputy Chairman. Both appointments are ... Read the full article

Aston Lark appoints Stevenson as Associate Director, head of new office

7th April 2020

Chartered insurance broker Aston Lark has announced the appointment of Jim Stevenson as Associate Director and head of its new Cheltenham office. Stevenson joins after a 19-year career at Clarke Roxburgh, Jelf and Marsh Commercial where he was Regional Director in the South Midlands and South Wales leading offices in Worcester, ... Read the full article

LMG announces new market sponsor

7th April 2020

The London Market Group has announced that Kate Markham, Chief Executive Officer of Hiscox London Market, has taken over as the sponsor for the activities which promote the London Market. She replaces Richard Dudley, CEO of Aon Global Broking Centre UK who has recently taken over as Chair of Liiba. Andrew Horton, ... Read the full article

Ageas UK CEO Watson to depart, successor named

7th April 2020

Brussels-headquartered multinational insurer Ageas has announced that Andy Watson is set to step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer of Ageas UK and will be succeeded by Ant Middle. Watson has decided to step down from his role and embark on the next stage of his life, including further ... Read the full article

QBE names Jason Harris as CEO, International

7th April 2020

QBE Insurance Group has announced that Jason Harris will take over the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), International from Richard Pryce, who is set to retire at the end of the year. Harris joins QBE from AXA XL where he held the position of Chief Executive, Global Property and Casualty ... Read the full article

AXIS Re appoints TMR’s Mark Julian as Chief Pricing Actuary

7th April 2020

AXIS Re, the reinsurance arm of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has announced that Mark Julian has joined from Tokio Millennium Re to serve in the newly created position of Chief Pricing Actuary, effective April 20th, 2020. In his new role, Julian will be responsible for the oversight of the reinsurer's new ... Read the full article

Orchid adds Michael Garamoni as CFO

6th April 2020

Independant MGU Orchid Underwriters Agency has appointed Michael Garamoni as Chief Financial Officer. Garamoni has spent the past 13 years in finance, reporting and planning, which included roles as Vice President of Global Finance for Ryan Specialty Group, LLC., and at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP. “Michael’s experience in financial operations and technology systems ... Read the full article

Marsh appoints Rahr as Global Leader, Multinational Client Service

6th April 2020

Global insurance broker Marsh has appointed David Rahr as Global Leader, Multinational Client Service. Based in Chicago, Rahr will report to Flavio Piccolomini, President, Marsh International, and Martin South, President, US and Canada. Rahr succeeds Justin Walsleben, who has retired from the firm. He will oversee Marsh’s Multinational Client Service team and most ... Read the full article

Scott Kreuzer appointed senior MD, Americas at Aspen Re

6th April 2020

Bermuda-based re/insurer Aspen has appointed Scott Kreuzer to the role of Senior Managing Director, Americas, at Aspen Re. In this new role, Kreuzer will lead the team at Aspen Re America and work closely with Aspen Re’s leadership team, continuing to develop the Group’s North America reinsurance property, casualty and specialty ... Read the full article