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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.
CCR Re hires PartnerRe’s Bertrand Petras as Vice President
29th January 2020
French reinsurance firm CCR Re has announced the appointment of Bertrand Petras, formerly of PartnerRe, as Vice President. In his new role, Petras will be tasked with expanding the firm's Life & Person branches, covering countries in the MENA region. He joins the state-backed reinsurer from Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe, where he most ... Read the full article
Gallagher taps Capsicum Re for head of Property Casualty & Special Risks business
29th January 2020
Re/insurance broker Gallagher has added Malcolm Payton to its London-based Specialty division to lead its newly combined Property Casualty & Special Risks business. Since 2015, Payton has been a Managing Partner at Gallagher subsidiary Capsicum Re, where he has run the company’s facultative reinsurance division. He will take up his new role ... Read the full article
TransRe restructures underwriting management team
28th January 2020
TransRe, the wholly owned reinsurance subsidiary of Alleghany Corporation, has announced a series of promotions within its underwriting management team, as well as some structural changes. Firstly, Paul Bonny and Ken Brandt have been promoted to Co-Presidents of Global Underwriting Operations. Bonny previously served as President of the Europe and Asia Pacific ... Read the full article
Swiss Re CorSo adds Bianca Willauer to lead EMEA property & specialty
28th January 2020
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of reinsurance giant Swiss Re Group, has appointed Bianca Willauer as head of property and specialty lines in Europe Middle East and Africa. Effective February 1, Willauer will be responsible for the development and underwriting performance of property & specialty portfolios throughout EMEA. Based ... Read the full article
Aon’s Brad Lorimer appointed EVP & Health leader in Canada
28th January 2020
Brad Lorimer, previously National Director Financial Services Group at Aon in Canada, has been named as the new Executive Vice President (EVP) and Health leader in the insurance and reinsurance broker's Canada operation. Lorimer joined Aon 13 years ago, and brings significant industry knowledge to his new role, having spent years ... Read the full article
Risk Strategies promotes Hoffman, Smith to EVP of healthcare practice
28th January 2020
US insurance broker and risk management firm Risk Strategies has promoted Tracy Hoffman and Matthew Smith to executive vice president of its National Health Care Practice. Both Hoffman and Smith previously served as senior vice president within the organisation. In addition to her current responsibilities, Hoffman will work alongside managing director Riggs ... Read the full article
Swiss Re CorSo names Head of Casualty & FinPro North America
28th January 2020
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (Swiss Re CorSo), the commercial insurance arm of reinsurer Swiss Re, has named Laura Coppola as Head of Casualty & FinPro North America, effective January 27th, 2020. Based in New York, Coppola takes over responsibility for the company's Financial and Professional Liability (FinPro) operation in the U.S. ... Read the full article
Beazley adds Tokio Marine healthcare underwriter to LA office
27th January 2020
Specialist insurer Beazley has announced the appointment of Justin Sanches as an underwriter within the firm’s US healthcare liability team. Joining Beazley’s Los Angeles office, Sanches will underwrite a range of global miscellaneous medical and life sciences risks for middle market and large US-domiciled healthcare providers. He joins from Tokio Marine HCC ... Read the full article
Arch promotes Prashant Nema to Chief Information Officer
27th January 2020
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Arch Capital Group Ltd., has announced the promotion of Prashant Nema to Group Chief Information Officer (CIO). Most recently, Nema served as Senior Vice President (SVP), Divisional CIO for Insurance and U.S. Mortgage Insurance at Arch, and has been with the firm since October of 2015. Prior to ... Read the full article
Allianz promotes Margo Young to Chief Compliance Officer
27th January 2020
Global insurer Allianz has promoted Margo Young to the role of Chief Compliance Officer, replacing the recently-retired Ann Alexander. Young has been with Allianz’ compliance team since 2003 and most recently served as deputy to Alexander. In her role as deputy CCO she supported the transfer of Allianz’s home and personal motor ... Read the full article
Fidelis names John Symms Head of Outwards Reinsurance
27th January 2020
Fidelis Insurance, the privately owned Bermuda-based holding company, has announced the appointment of John Symms as Head of Outwards Reinsurance. Going forward, Symms will coordinate all aspects of Fidelis’s engagement with reinsurers across all segments of the business. In this role, he will work closely with Phil Vandoninck, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Wiest confirmed in Reinsurance COO role
27th January 2020
Following the recent appointment of Kaspar Mueller as Swiss Re’s President of Reinsurance for Latin America, it is understood that Robert Wiest has since taken up his former role as Chief Operations Officer of Reinsurance. Wiest was formerly head of Global Business Solutions in group operations and has served with Swiss ... Read the full article
Greenberg Traurig hires former NYDFS insurance exec
24th January 2020
International law firm Greenberg Traurig has announced the appointment of Laura Evangelista to its Insurance Regulatory & Transactions and Financial Regulation & Compliance practices. Evangelista formerly led the insurance division at the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), where she served as Executive Deputy Superintendent for Insurance. As a Government Law ... Read the full article
Philip Turner appointed UK Head of Specie, Marsh JLT Specialty
24th January 2020
Global re/insurance brokerage Marsh has announced that Philip Turner has rejoined the company as UK Head of Specie within Marsh JLT Specialty, based in London. Turner brings more than four decades of experience to the role, and is expected to join the firm in the first-quarter of 2020. Previously, Turner served as ... Read the full article
LSM Bermuda promotes Tremblay to Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
24th January 2020
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has promoted Snjezana Tremblay to Chief Risk & Compliance Officer in Bermuda. Since October 2018, Tremblay has served as Transformation Strategy and Risk Manager, Global Risk Solutions (GRS) Transformation office at Liberty Mutual Insurance. She joined Liberty Mutual after more than ... Read the full article
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