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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.
Chubb names Head of Financial Institutions UK & Ireland, Global Markets
10th April 2019
Chubb has named Jonathan Kennett as the new Head of Financial Institutions for the UK and Ireland and Chubb Global Markets, the firm's London Market wholesale and specialty division. The appointment is effective immediately and sees Kennett report to Matthew Shaw, Division President, Chubb Global Markets and Hilda Toh, Financial Lines ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance appoints Taute to Distribution leadership role
10th April 2019
Everest Insurance, the specialty insurance arm of Bermuda-based reinsurer Everest Re Group, Ltd., has appointed Rick Taute as Vice President (VP), Marketing & Distribution and National Wholesale Distribution Leader for insurance. In his new role, Taute will be based in the insurance division's Boston, Massachusetts office. Most recently, Taute served as Executive ... Read the full article
Liberty Mutual adds Janelle Edem as Chief of Staff
9th April 2019
U.S primary insurer Liberty Mutual has announced the appointment of Janelle Edem as Chief of Staff, Global Risk Solutions (GRS). Edem will report to the President of GRS Dennis Langwell and be tasked with organising and driving forward critical strategic issues to facilitate efficient decision making for the unit’s executive office. GRS ... Read the full article
Tracey Gibbons to lead Third Point Re’s specialty treaty portfolio
9th April 2019
Tracey Gibbons has joined Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. from Allied World Assurance Company (AWAC) to lead the firm's specialty treaty portfolio. In her new role, Gibbons will report to Third Point Reinsurance Company's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dan Malloy. Initially, the portfolio will include workers compensation catastrophe, PA/Life catastrophe, and also ... Read the full article
Validus’ Ed Noonan named StarStone Chairman amid leadership reshuffle
9th April 2019
Global specialty insurer StarStone has made a series of leadership changes which includes the appointment of Ed Noonan as Group Chairman. Dick Sanford joins as President of the Group while Chris Rash has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer of StarStone International and Deputy Group CEO. Noonan brings over 30 years’ ... Read the full article
Sara Ager joins city law firm McCarthy Denning as re/insurance Partner
8th April 2019
London-based law firm McCarthy Denning has added Sara Ager as a Partner in its insurance and reinsurance team. Ager, who joins from insurance law firm EC3 Legal, brings over 20 years’ experience in the industry to the role She has previously worked in and for Lloyd’s managing agencies, Bermudian reinsurers, MGA’s and ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter MD Kevin Feldman joins TigerRisk as Partner
8th April 2019
Reinsurance brokerage, risk and capital strategic advisory firm TigerRisk Partners LLC, has welcomed Kevin Feldman to the company as a Partner. Feldman has for the last ten years served as a Managing Director at Guy Carpenter. TigerRisk's Global Head of Reinsurance Wade Gulbransen in an announcement praised Feldman for having established an ... Read the full article
Gallagher appoints John Thompson CEO of UK specialty & wholesale businesses
8th April 2019
Global insurance brokerage Gallagher has announced the appointment of John Thompson as Chief Executive Officer of its UK specialty London market and wholesale businesses. Thompson, who for seven months held the CEO position on an interim basis, joined Gallagher in 2014 as managing partner for construction. The division has since quadrupled in ... Read the full article
Harwood to lead BHSI’s Transactional Liability offering across Asia, Middle East
8th April 2019
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) is now offering Transactional Liability Insurance coverage across its Asia and Middle East (AME) regions, and has appointed Steven Harwood to lead the offering. As Head of Transactional Liability in AME, Harwood will be based in BHSI's Hong Kong office. He joins the firm from Pembroke Managing Agency ... Read the full article
Lincoln Financial expands roles of two corporate finance leaders
8th April 2019
Christopher Giovanni and Jeffrey Coutts, two leaders within Lincoln Financial Group’s corporate finance organisation, are taking on new roles. Senior Vice President Giovanni has been named Corporate Treasurer while Coutts, who currently serves as corporate treasurer, has been appointed Chief Valuation Actuary, a newly created role. In this expanded role, Giovanni will ... Read the full article
Ariel Re bolsters Marine & Energy team with appointment of David Martin
8th April 2019
Argo Group subsidiary Ariel Re has announced the appointment David Martin as Head of Marine & Energy, Reinsurance, effective immediately. Martin brings over 30 years’ experience to the role and joins from Tokio Millennium Re, where he most recently served as Head of UK underwriting. He reports to Matthew Wilken, Deputy Global ... Read the full article
AIG appoints QBE’s Kathleen Zortman to lead Private Client Group
5th April 2019
Global re/insurer AIG has appointed Kathleen Zortman as President and Chief Executive Officer of Private Client Group, General Insurance. Based in New York, Zortman will lead AIG’s global high net worth portfolio, with responsibility for strategy, underwriting and distribution for the company’s private client business. She joins from QBE Insurance Group where ... Read the full article
CCR adds Vincent Gros as General Counsel
5th April 2019
CCR Group, the state-backed French re/insurer, has announced the appointment of Vincent Gros, who joins as General Counsel, Board Secretary Legal Director and Head of Communication. Gros joins with an extensive legal background, having worked for 15 years as General Secretary at Société Générale, managing several operations in France, the US ... Read the full article
Munich Re, US appoints COO of new commercial insurance unit in North America
5th April 2019
Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. (Munich Re, US) has announced Adam Edelstein as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of a new commercial insurance division in North America, Munich Re Specialty Insurance. Edelstein joins the firm from a boutique insurance-focused consultancy and will report to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Munich Re Specialty ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance promotes Dane Lopes to Chief Commercial Officer
3rd April 2019
Everest Insurance, the specialty insurance arm of Bermudian reinsurer Everest Re Group, Ltd., has revealed that Dane Lopes has been appointed to the expanded position of Chief Commercial Officer. Lopes joined Everest Insurance in 2015 and has since served as Head of Sales and Distribution. During this time, his responsibilities have ... Read the full article
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