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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.
North P&I Club makes key leadership changes
11th June 2019
North P&I Club, the UK-based marine mutual liability re/insurer, has announced a series of changes effective June 1 to its Senior Leadership Team as part of their ongoing succession planning and strategic development. Savraj Mehta, who joined in 1995, takes on the new role of Chief Commercial Officer, signaling an enhanced ... Read the full article
Charles Taylor InsureTech opens Dubai office
11th June 2019
Charles Taylor InsureTech has announced the opening of a new office in Dubai, as the company looks to build on its growth and success across Europe and Latin America. The new Dubai office has been launched to take advantage of increasing demand for technology-related business transformation programmes in the Dubai insurance ... Read the full article
Everest partnership expands marine workers’ comp
11th June 2019
Everest Insurance, a division of Bermuda-based reinsurer Everest Re, has partnered with All Risks in an effort to expand its marine industry workers’ compensation capabilities. Through this program, brokers will have access to workers’ compensation, United States Longshore & Harbor Workers (USL&H) and marine employers liability (MEL) on one policy in ... Read the full article
Aon Securities builds capital markets talent with two key appointments
11th June 2019
Aon Securities, the investment banking division of leading global professional services firm Aon plc has announced the appointment of Michael Popkin and Rick Miller. Popkin spent nearly eight years co-leading the capital markets businesses at JLT and Towers Watson, where he and Miller pioneered the development of private placement catastrophe bonds. Previously, ... Read the full article
Barbican adds Clive Archer as Head of international casualty treaty reinsurance
11th June 2019
Barbican Insurance Group, which underwriters re/insurance predominantly through its Lloyd's platform, has announced the appointment of Clive Archer as Head of international casualty treaty reinsurance, with immediate effect. Archer joins with over 30 years’ experience and will be reporting to Simon Saunders, Head of reinsurance. He will be responsible for coordinating all ... Read the full article
Brokerslink adds Tiago Mora as Regional Manager, Middle East & Africa
11th June 2019
Global broking business Brokerslink has appointed Tiago Mora to the role of Regional Manager for Middle East and Africa. Mora is MDS Re Director and has been with the group for 12 years. He has spent a number of those years developing the Group’s operations in Africa and running the Angolan ... Read the full article
QBE North America names Kris Hill as President for Alternative Markets
11th June 2019
QBE North America has announced its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Kris Hill, is to immediately move into a new role as President, Alternative Markets. Hill, who joined QBE in January 2017, will remain a member of the QBE North America Executive Committee following the appointment, reporting to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance expands Retail Excess Casualty team with two new hires
10th June 2019
Everest Insurance, a division of Bermuda-based reinsurer Everest Re, has announced the addition of two new members to its growing Retail Excess Casualty team. Firstly, Erin Bouren has been appointed to lead the team’s Western Territory as Vice President, based in the Everest Insurance San Francisco office. She joins the company from ... Read the full article
Berkshire BHSI opens Paris office, appoints François-Xavier d’Huart to lead
10th June 2019
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), the insurance arm of Warren Buffett’s global insurance and reinsurance company, in coordination with its affiliate has received its insurance license in France, established a new office in Paris, and appointed François-Xavier d’Huart as Country Manager. Beginning immediately, BHSI is underwriting property, casualty, and executive & ... Read the full article
Tokio Marine HCC adds Paul Knighton to Marine Liability division
10th June 2019
Tokio Marine HCC (TMHCC) has announced the appointment of Paul Knighton as a Marine Liability & Logistics Underwriter in its Marine Liability division. Knighton joins TMHCC from Skuld, where he most recently served as Head of Marine Cargo & Property. He has 18 years’ experience in the London Market, and has previously ... Read the full article
Zurich to put the customer first with new hire
10th June 2019
Conny Kalcher has been has been appointed to Zurich's newly-created Chief Customer Officer role, effective July 1. Reporting directly to the Group Customer Officer, Mario Greco, she joins from MindFolio, an innovation and analytics consultancy based in London and Chicago, where she was Partner since 2018 She also brings with her a ... Read the full article
Liberty Specialty Markets appoints Steve McMurray CFO
10th June 2019
Liberty Specialty Markets, a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has named Steve McMurray as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately. Prior to joining Liberty Specialty Markets, McMurray was CFO for global brokerage BGC Partners Inc. He brings extensive experience across multiple industries to the role, and previously spent ... Read the full article
Accenture’s Cusano to lead AIG’s business, technology operations
10th June 2019
Global insurer American International Group (AIG) has announced the appointment of John Cusano as Chief Business & Technology Operations Officer, effective July 1. Cusano, who joins from Accenture having held a number of leadership positions in the company, has over 30 years’ experience and has demonstrated a successful track record of ... Read the full article
Jason Storah to succeed Colm Holms as Aviva Canada CEO
7th June 2019
Aviva Canada has announced the appointment of Jason Storah as Chief Executive Officer, replacing Colm Holmes, who is set to become CEO of General Insurance. Storah has more than 15 years of experience with Aviva Canada, serving most recently as Chief Distribution Officer, overseeing Broker Distribution, Partnerships, RBC Insurance, Aviva's Direct ... Read the full article
Sedgwick appoints Bob Neo as Director of Singapore operations
7th June 2019
Sedgwick, a provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, has appointed Bob Neo to its Singapore operations as Director. Neo joins with over 40 years’ experience in the industry and previously served as Governor of the board of the Singapore Insurance Institute. He also spent time as President of the ... Read the full article
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