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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.
Suncorp chief Dransfield appointed ICA president
31st October 2019
Gary Dransfield, the Chief Executive Officer of primary insurer Suncorp, has been appointed president of the Insurance Council of Australia and chairman of the board. The decision to appoint Dransfield to the role was made during a board meeting held in Sydney. He succeeds Richard Enthoven in the position. ICA CEO Rob ... Read the full article
Leanne O’Loughlin appointed Thomas Miller Americas regional director
31st October 2019
Thomas Miller, Manager of the UK P&I Club, has announced the appointment of Leanne O’Loughlin as regional director of Thomas Miller Americas. Based in the New Jersey office, O’Loughlin will work closely with current Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Miller Americas, Mike Jarrett, before his retirement at the end of February ... Read the full article
Resolution Life adds Morris, Lomax as Non-Exec Directors
31st October 2019
Resolution Life Group, a long-term manager of legacy life insurance portfolios, has announced the appointment of Maria Morris and Rachel Lomax to its board as Non-Executive Directors. Morris most recently served as Executive Vice President of MetLife Inc., where she worked for 33 years. She also has strong Board experience, sitting as ... Read the full article
IAT Insurance Group hires Programs CUO from Munich Re
31st October 2019
Specialty property and casualty (P&C) insurer IAT Insurance Group has announced the appointment of Steve Assennata as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of its Programs unit. He joins IAT from Munich Re, where he most recently served as Head of Insurance Programs. Prior to this Assennata worked as CUO for Casualty Reinsurance Programs ... Read the full article
Marchioni to become Selective CEO, as Murphy moves into Chairman role
31st October 2019
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. has announced that John Marchioni has been elected to take over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) from February 1, 2020. Marchioni has served as Selective’s President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) since 2013, and was elected to the Board of Directors in May 2019. As CEO, he will ... Read the full article
Apollo Syndicate names Vinay Mistry as Chief Risk Officer
30th October 2019
Independent specialist insurer and reinsurer, Apollo Syndicate Management has hired Vinay Mistry as its Chief Risk Officer, effective November 1st, 2019. He brings over 16 years of industry experience to the role, with a specialist focus on capital management, pricing and reinsurance. In his new role, Mistry will report to Apollo's Chief ... Read the full article
Beazley appoints Beth Diamond group head of claims
30th October 2019
Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Beth Diamond to succeed Anthony Hobkinson as group head of claims, following his decision to retire from the role in February 2020. Diamond currently serves as head of third-party complex claims at Beazley, having first joined the firm as a claims team leader in 2006. She will ... Read the full article
Westhoff appointed Beazley’s head of US large commercial property
29th October 2019
Specialist insurer Beazley has announced the appointment of Matthew Westhoff as head of US large commercial property. Based in New York, Westhoff will report to the firm’s global head of commercial property Simon Jackson while managing the US based team and working alongside the property team in London. He brings 16 years ... Read the full article
Beazley appoints Hannah Smith as medical underwriter
29th October 2019
Specialist insurer Beazley has announced the appointment of Hannah Smith to the role of miscellaneous medical underwriter within its US healthcare team. Smith is based in Atlanta and will underwrite a number of miscellaneous medical professional liability risks while also working on Beazley’s virtual care book, which provides cover for technology-enabled ... Read the full article
Ascot appoints four from Allied World to excess casualty team
29th October 2019
Bermuda domiciled specialty insurer and reinsurer, Ascot Group, has appointed a new excess casualty team, including the addition of Patrick Kenahan as Head of Excess Casualty in Bermuda. Alongside Kenahan, Ascot has also announced that Jason Pugi, Kimberley Pursell, and Michael Watkins have joined as Senior Vice Presidents. The entire team has ... Read the full article
AmTrust adds Steven Moore as PI lead underwriter amid reshuffle
29th October 2019
Property and casualty re/insurer AmTrust Financial Services has appointed Steven Moore lead underwriter of professional indemnity, as the firm moves to restructure the division. Moore will be based in London and report to Bruce Whitmee, Chief Underwriting Officer and Angel Mas, Chief Executive Officer at AmTrust Europe. He brings over 25 years’ ... Read the full article
Louise Nevill joins Marsh JLT Specialty as CEO, UK Marine & Cargo
29th October 2019
Global re/insurance broker Marsh has announced the appointment of Louise Nevill as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marsh JLT Specialty’s UK Marine & Cargo business. Nevill is due to join the firm early next year, arriving from Gard (UK) Ltd, where she has led the marine underwriting team as Vice President. She ... Read the full article
Berkshire Hathaway enters casualty & construction markets in France
28th October 2019
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), the insurance arm of Warren Buffett’s global insurance and reinsurance company, has commenced underwriting casualty and construction insurance in France. As part of this move, the company also announced the appointments of Olivier Antiphon as Head of Construction and Anne-Sophie Bonifay as Head of Casualty for ... Read the full article
Markel streamlines wholesale team, appoints Hastings to lead
25th October 2019
Specialist insurer Markel International has announced a streamlining of its wholesale business, adding James Hastings as managing director of the unit and splitting into seven divisions. Hastings has been with the firm since 2013, most recently serving as head of the specialty lines division. He will report to president of Markel International ... Read the full article
Brokerslink adds Middle East regional manager
25th October 2019
Independent broker network Brokerslink has announced the appointment of Osama Abu Ghazaleh as Middle East regional manager, as the firm looks to increase its focus on the region. Both the Middle East and African regions were previously represented by Tiago Mora, until Brokerslink Chairman José Manuel Fonseca announced that the two ... Read the full article
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