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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.
Marsh recruits Chemicals & Life Sciences leader from Munich Re
27th November 2019
Global re/insurance brokerage Marsh has announced the appointment of Jenny Yu as Chemicals and Life Sciences Industry Practice Leader for the UK & Ireland. Yu joins Marsh from Munich Re, where she most recently served as Life Science Risk Solutions Leader. She has spent the last nine years at Munich Re in ... Read the full article
Miller adds Eugene Leong to property team in Singapore
27th November 2019
Global re/insurance broker Miller has announced the appointment of Eugene Leong to its Singapore team, enhancing its property, downstream energy and construction capabilities. He will work closely with Singapore and London colleagues to support growth from existing and potential new clients in the Asia region. Leong joins Miller from Marnix in Singapore, ... Read the full article
AXA XL Risk Consulting appoints Global Casualty Risk Engineering Leader
26th November 2019
AXA XL Risk Consulting has announced the appointment of Sheri Wilbanks as Global Casualty & Environmental Lines of Business Manager. Wilbanks joins the business from AIG, where she most recently served as Global Innovation Lead for AIG’s Client Risk Solutions division. Prior to that position, she served as Casualty and Financial Lines ... Read the full article
Tysers adds Christina Allen to Bermuda arm
26th November 2019
Tysers, the specialty London-based wholesale broker, has announced the appointment of Christina Allen as a Director of Tysers Bermuda. Allen was most recently employed at Paragon Brokers (Bermuda) Ltd. She joins Tysers with over 15 years of re/insurance experience, predominantly in the Financial and Professional Lines Market in both Canada and Bermuda. In ... Read the full article
Berkshire (BHSI) names Warrior Head of D&O Liability underwriting, UK & Ireland
26th November 2019
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), a division of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, has hired Chris Warrior as Head of Directors' & Officers' Liability underwriting for UK & Ireland, based in the firm's London office. The appointment expands the company's European team with the addition of Warrior, who brings 36 years of ... Read the full article
Amynta appoints Global Head of Structured Solutions/Reinsurance
26th November 2019
Amynta Group has announced the appointment of Scott Allan as Global Head of Warranty Structured Solutions/Reinsurance. Prior to Amynta, Allan co-founded StatSure Financial and played a key role in the foundation of reinsurance platforms across industries seeking captive solutions. Previously, he also founded Oceanus Reinsurance A.I. (later named Spencer Re), an international ... Read the full article
Great American names President of M&A Liability Division
26th November 2019
Great American Insurance Group has announced the promotion of Roy Reynolds to Divisional President within its Property & Casualty (P&C) Group, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Liability Division. At the same time, Great American has named Garry Gordon as Divisional Senior Vice President, also for its P&C Group, M&A Liability Division. Reynolds joined ... Read the full article
Theresa Froehlich named Chair of Aspen Insurance UK
26th November 2019
Theresa Froehlich has been appointed Chair of Aspen Insurance UK Ltd. (AIUK) and as a non-executive director of AIUK and Aspen Managing Agency Ltd. (AMAL), subject to regulatory approval. At the same time, Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. has announced the appointment of Natalie Waller as a non-executive director of AIUK and ... Read the full article
Markel’s Mia Finsness named MD, Global Casualty Underwriting & Claims
26th November 2019
Markel Corporation's Mia Finsness, who currently leads Casualty Claims at Markel for North America and the Dublin and London Assurance divisions, has seen her role expand to Managing Director, Global Casualty Underwriting and Claims. In her new role, she will continue to manage the Markel North America and the Dublin and ... Read the full article
CAC Specialty expands Transactional Liability Practice
26th November 2019
CAC Specialty has added Jordan Tamchin, Esq. as Senior Vice President (SVP) and lead of its Tax Insurance Practice. Most recently, Tamchin served as Vice President (VP), Tax Insurance Counsel for Concord Specialty Risk, which is part of Ryan Specialty Group's RSG Underwriting Managers, where he underwrote a broad range of ... Read the full article
Fidelis recruits Kayley Stewart as Terror and Political Violence underwriter
25th November 2019
Fidelis Insurance, the privately owned Bermuda-based holding company, has added Kayley Stewart to its Fidelis Underwriting Limited (FUL) London underwriting team as part of a push to build out its Terrorism and Political Violence account. Stewart arrives at Fidelis from Liberty, where she most recently served as a senior underwriter. She has ... Read the full article
My Chi To named as head of New York State Insurance Division
25th November 2019
New York State financial regulator, the Department of Financial Services (DFS), has announced the appointment of My Chi To as Executive Deputy Superintendent of the Insurance Division. To is a partner in Debevoise & Plimpton’s restructuring group and global insurance practice. In this capacity, she represents clients across the insurance industry, including ... Read the full article
Apollo Syndicate Management hires Paul Grimsey as Chief Actuary
25th November 2019
Apollo Syndicate Management, the independent specialist insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Paul Grimsey as Chief Actuary, effective December 2nd. He will lead the Apollo actuarial team and report to Vinay Mistry, who joined Apollo as Chief Risk Officer this month. Grimsey joins Apollo from Antares Managing Agency, where ... Read the full article
AXA UK makes senior appointments to Delegated Authorities team
25th November 2019
AXA UK has announced the appointments of Gary Head and Joel Markham to senior positions within its Delegated Authorities team. Head has been appointed as Director of Delegated Authorities, joining the company from Hiscox where he has spent the previous 23 years. At Hiscox, Head served as Managing Director of Alternative Distribution, ... Read the full article
Gregory Schilz to lead CAC Specialty’s new Environmental Practice Group
25th November 2019
CAC Specialty, the specialty insurance brokerage and investment banking platform, has announced the establishment of an Environmental Practice Group, which is to be led by Gregory Schilz as Executive Vice President (EVP). The newly-formed national practice group has a focus on developing risk management solutions for clients who own, purchase, develop, ... Read the full article
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