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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.
Apollo adds XL Catlin’s Steeds as senior political risk underwriter
27th June 2019
Apollo Syndicate Management has announced the appointment of William Steeds as senior political risk underwriter for Syndicate 1969, effective immediately. Steeds, who joins with over 20 years’ experience in the industry, reports to Chris King, Head of crisis management at Apollo Before joining Apollo, he was a senior political risk underwriter at ... Read the full article
TigerRisk adds JLT Re duo to lead binding authority, program businesses
27th June 2019
Reinsurance brokerage, risk and capital strategic advisory firm TigerRisk Partners has appointed Neill Cotton and Mark Sleet to lead its binding authority and program businesses. Cotton brings over 30 years’ experience to the role and was most recently a partner at JLT Re where he headed the binding authority and program ... Read the full article
Hiscox CUO Richard Watson announces departure from role
27th June 2019
Richard Watson, the Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of global insurer and reinsurer Hiscox, has announced that he will retire from his role after 33 years. Watson is to step down from the Board of Hiscox Ltd on December 31st, 2019 and will continue to serve as an advisor to the firm, ... Read the full article
Swiss Re names Higginbotham CEO Reinsurance Asia, as Plunkett departs
27th June 2019
Reinsurance giant Swiss Re has adjusted its leadership for the Asia region, naming Russell Higginbotham as its new CEO Reinsurance Asia, after the previous leader in that role Jayne Plunkett decided to depart the firm. Higginbotham has worked at Swiss Re for almost 25 years, in positions covering a range of ... Read the full article
Jill Eaton appointed as CEO of captive reinsurer NLC Mutual
25th June 2019
The National League of Cities Mutual Insurance Company (NLC Mutual), a member-owned captive reinsurance company, has announced the appointment of Jill Eaton as its President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Eaton, who has more than 25 years’ experience in re/insurance and strategic partnership, will step into the role once current President ... Read the full article
China Re appoints Liu Xiaopeng as Non-Executive Director
24th June 2019
The Board of Directors of China Reinsurance Corporation (China Re) has approved the nomination of Liu Xiaopeng as a Non-Executive Director for the Board's fourth session. Xiaopeng is currently the director of the strategic operations of Gome Holdings Group Company Limited, an industrial conglomerate that operates in retail, finance, real estate, ... Read the full article
Robert Hands named Head of Australia, AXIS Re Strategic Partners
24th June 2019
AXIS Re, the global reinsurance division of Bermudian AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has expanded AXIS Re Strategic Partners with the appointment of Robert Hands as Strategic Account Executive and Head of Australia. The appointment of Hands sees the expansion of AXIS Re Strategic Partners and, in his new role, Hands will ... Read the full article
Beazley appoints specialty treaty underwriter to product solutions team
24th June 2019
Specialist re/insurer Beazley has announced the appointment of Desiree Khoury as a specialty treaty underwriter within the Beazley Product solutions team, based in Los Angeles. Beazley Product Solutions designs customised specialist insurance cover backed by treaty reinsurance to support insurers and their policyholders. Khoury joins the division from NAS Insurance, where her ... Read the full article
Arch promotes Fearon to EVP, Credit Risk Transfer and Services, Global Mortgage Group
20th June 2019
Seamus Fearon, previously Chief Actuary of Arch Capital Group Ltd.'s Global Mortgage Group, has been promoted to Executive Vice President (EVP), Credit Risk Transfer and Services, Global Mortgage Group. This newly created role has been established to build on the firm's growing participation in credit risk transfer programs, while at the ... Read the full article
Liberty Mutual Re announces Marine & Energy hire from AXA ART
20th June 2019
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance, the reinsurance unit of Liberty Specialty Markets, has announced the appointment of Jens Voges as Senior Underwriter and Product Leader for Marine & Energy within its London Market Risk (LMR) team. Voges joins Liberty Mutual Re from AXA ART Insurance, where he has served as Senior Reinsurance Specialist ... Read the full article
Etienne Bouas-Laurent to succeed Gérald Harlin as AXA CFO
20th June 2019
Global re/insurer AXA has announced that Etienne Bouas-Laurent will become its new Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), taking over from Gérald Harlin who is due to retire at the end of the year. Harlin will step down on January 1, 2020 after 29 years with AXA, including 9 years as CFO. Bouas-Laurent, ... Read the full article
Marsh names Brian Hanuschak as President of Victor North America Global
20th June 2019
Global re/insurance broker Marsh has appointed Brian Hanuschak as President of North America for Victor Insurance Holdings, its managing general underwriting (MGU) business. The announcement follows the appointment of Christopher Schaper as CEO of AIG’s new reinsurance operations, who previously served as CEO of Victor Insurance Holdings. Hanuschak has led Victor ... Read the full article
AIG forms global reinsurance business AIG Re, names Marsh’s Schaper CEO
20th June 2019
American International Group, Inc (AIG) has announced the consolidation of its assumed reinsurance operations, resulting in the establishment of global business AIG Re. The global re/insurer has consolidated the assumed reinsurance operations of Validus Re, AlphaCat, and Talbot Treaty into one global reinsurance business, called AIG Re. At the same time, the ... Read the full article
Marsh names CEO & Client Director of UK Real Estate Practice
19th June 2019
Global re/insurance broker Marsh has announced the appointments of Tim Scoble as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its UK Real Estate Practice, and Mark Lumley as Client Director. Part of Marsh JLT Specialty, the UK Real Estate Practice provides insurance and risk advisory services to real estate owners, operators, managers, and ... Read the full article
Joshua Brekenfeld joins Aspen as Director of Global Corporate Development
19th June 2019
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited has appointed Joshua Brekenfeld as Director of Global Corporate Development, effective August 2019. Brekenfeld joins the insurer and reinsurer from Lloyd's of London, where he worked in a number of senior roles over the past six years, most recently leading the business oversight relationship between Lloyd's and ... Read the full article
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