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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.
AXA XL reveals simplified reinsurance organisational structure
6th September 2019
AXA XL has announced a number of executive appointments in what it describes as a new, simplified Reinsurance organisational structure. The new structure is aligned around the firm's key markets and is intended to enhance the focus on AXA XL's payer to partner strategy. Currently, AXA XL has four reinsurance underwriting regions: ... Read the full article
Gossmann & Cie reveals management team for new risk carrier
6th September 2019
Gossmann & Cie. has introduced its new management team, including the appointment of Joanna Aquilina as Executive Director of Gossmann & Cie.'s new risk carrier, which is currently being setup in Malta. Gossmann & Cie. was founded in 2018 by former DARAG Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Arndt Gossmann, to develop an ... Read the full article
Coca-Cola’s Simon Gilliat joins Lockton to drive International Benefits Strategy
6th September 2019
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Lockton has added Simon Gilliat to lead its International Benefits Strategy, based in London. In his new role, Gilliat will provide strategic direction to the broker's global employee benefits proposition, leading teams in the UK, Asia, Latin America and MENA. He joins Lockton from Coca-Cola where he ... Read the full article
Chaucer adds Catherine Soyka to Treaty team in Singapore
6th September 2019
Chaucer, the specialty international re/insurance group, has announced the appointment of Catherine Soyka as Deputy Class Underwriter to its Treaty team base in Singapore. Soyka joins Chaucer from AXA XL, where she has worked for almost a decade across their Sydney and Singapore offices. While at AXA XL, she helped to develop ... Read the full article
BPL Global names Gregory King-Underwood as Head of Global Reinsurance
6th September 2019
Credit and political risk re/insurance broker BPL Global has announced the appointment of Gregory King-Underwood as Director and Head of Global Reinsurance and Portfolio Solutions. A former barrister, King-Underwood has worked at Guy Carpenter since 2012, where he recently headed up the broker’s trade credit, political risk, and surety and bond ... Read the full article
Aon appoints Weston Vice Chair of Bermuda Reinsurance Solutions
6th September 2019
Global re/insurance brokerage Aon announced the appointment of Neville Weston as Vice Chairman of its Reinsurance Solutions in Bermuda. He joins from Aeolus, where he served as a Partner and Senior Underwriter for its property catastrophe fund. Previously, Weston was with Guy Carpenter, having managed the firm’s casualty and professional liability broking ... Read the full article
Johnny Bøgelund replaces Gero Michel as Head of Chaucer Copenhagen
6th September 2019
Global specialty insurance and reinsurance group, Chaucer has announced the appointment of Johnny Bøgelund as Head of Chaucer Copenhagen. In his new role, Bøgelund will be responsible for managing the firm's European and Scandinavian underwriting portfolios, and will work with teams in Copenhagen, Oslo and London to support the long-term development ... Read the full article
Marsh announces senior cyber, digital assets appointments
5th September 2019
Global re/insurance brokerage Marsh has announced the appointments of Adam Wickens as Digital Asset Leader and Brian Warszona as Cyber Growth Leader in the UK Financial & Professional Practice of Marsh JLT Specialty. Wickens, who brings 20 years’ experience to Marsh, steps into a newly created position and will be responsible ... Read the full article
Hiscox names Joanne Musselle Group Chief Underwriting Officer
5th September 2019
Global insurer and reinsurer Hiscox has appointed Joanne Musselle as its new Group Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), following the retirement of Richard Watson. She will assume the role at the end of the year and will join the Hiscox Ltd Board as an Executive Director in February 2020, subject to regulatory ... Read the full article
Hyperion’s DUAL appoints new COO, UK & Europe
5th September 2019
Hyperion Insurance Group's underwriting arm, DUAL, has appointed Rebecca Ince as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of UK & Europe, effective September 1st, 2019. In her new role, Ince will report to Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DUAL, Richard Clapham. Prior to DUAL, she worked at global insurer and reinsurer Hiscox for ... Read the full article
Beach recruits JLT Re duo for London Wholesale Division
5th September 2019
Reinsurance brokerage Beach & Associates has continued to expand its London Wholesale Division with the appointments of Gavin Johns and Richard Emson. Johns and Emson both join the company from JLT Re, where they operated within the Facilities & Binders Division. They each bring over 30 years’ of industry experience in the ... Read the full article
Willis Re promotes Franck Pinette to lead Intl Life & Health Practice
5th September 2019
Willis Re, the reinsurance business of global re/insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson, has promoted Franck Pinette to lead its International Life & Health Practice. Pinette, who joined Willis Re as Managing Director for EMEA Life & Health in 2018, brings over 30 years’ experience to the role. Prior to joining Willis Re, ... Read the full article
Capsicum Re expands London cyber team with four new hires
5th September 2019
Specialist reinsurance broker Capsicum Re has expanded its capabilities with the addition of four new appointments to its cyber team, based in London. Umair Ghani and Thomas Lashkari have joined as a cyber pricing actuary and a cyber analyst, respectively, and will report to Justyna Pikinska, Head of Analytics, Specialty Lines ... Read the full article
Great American Insurance announces President of new Accident & Health Division
5th September 2019
Great American Insurance Group has announced the launch of its new Accident & Health Division, which builds upon its existing range of Accident & Health insurance solutions. The new division will have a focus on customised coverages for organisations and educational institutions, and will be based in Charlottesville, Virginia. In light of ... Read the full article
Lockton Re adds Simon Mills & Fraser Howard to London office
5th September 2019
Lockton Re, the reinsurance division of broker Lockton, has hired Simon Mills and Fraser Howard, previously of JLT, as part of its global healthcare reinsurance expansion. The pair will be based in London, and will be seeking to support collaboration across the reinsurance broker's international network to further develop a seamless ... Read the full article
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