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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.
Everest Insurance Canada names Kevin Pinto CUO
10th December 2018
Everest Re Group has announced the appointment of Kevin Pinto to the role of Chief Underwriting Officer at Everest Insurance Company of Canada (EvCan). In his new role, Pinto will be responsible for overseeing the underwriting strategy for the various EvCan underwriting units, implementing and promoting best practices throughout the organisation, ... Read the full article
AXA XL promotes Shellé Hendrickson to Head of Healthcare, Bermuda
10th December 2018
AXA XL has announced that Shellé Hendrickson is to succeed Vivenne Moniz as Head of Healthcare in its Bermuda Insurance business. In her new role, Hendrickson will be responsible for developing, implementing and driving the strategies of the Healthcare underwriting unit. She will report to Moniz, who was promoted to Head ... Read the full article
Ed appoints new London CEO as Hearn named head of BGC’s insurance division
10th December 2018
Global reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, Ed, has appointed Andrew Draycott Chief Executive Officer (CEO) designate of Ed Broking in London, with current Group CEO of Ed Broking, Steve Hearn, set to become the new head of BGC Partners' insurance division. Draycott's appointment remains subject to regulatory approvals and he is ... Read the full article
Greenlight Re appoints Validus’ Neil Greenspan as CAO
10th December 2018
Specialist hedge fund-backed property and casualty reinsurer Greenlight Capital Re has announced the appointment of Neil Greenspan to the role of Chief Accounting Officer (CAO), effective December 31. Greenspan brings 20 years’ experience within the re/insurance industry and most recently served as Senior Vice President, Financial Reporting of Validus Group. Previously, he ... Read the full article
Concirrus adds new COO Nick Roscoe from Marsh
7th December 2018
London-based insurtech Concirrus has appointed Nick Roscoe as its Chief Operating Officer. He joins to oversee company operations with a focus on ensuring customer success and to develop and strengthen the relationships that Concirrus has with partners delivering services within the market. Roscoe has spent over a decade as a Managing Director ... Read the full article
Brokerslink CEO Jacqueline Legrand resigns
7th December 2018
The Chief Executive Officer of Brokerslink, Jacqueline Legrand, has announced her resignation from the role in order to take on a new professional opportunity and reunite with her family, the company has said. Legrand was first involved with Brokerslink in 2009 when she held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Brokerslink, ... Read the full article
Stephen McGill appointed Senior VP, CUO of Validus Specialty
7th December 2018
Validus Specialty Underwriting Services has announced the appointment of Stephen McGill as Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer of Validus Specialty, Western World and Crop Risk Services. He will report to Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Ritz and become a member of the organisation's leadership team. Validus says McGill will lead the ... Read the full article
PartnerRe appoints Kelly Munger as Head of U.S Health
7th December 2018
Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe has announced the appointment of Kelly Munger as Head of U.S Health, effective 17 December 2018. Munger joins with 30 years’ experience in the reinsurance industry, having specialised in the U.S Group Life, Accident and Health business for the majority of her career In her new role, Munger will ... Read the full article
Swiss Re appoints Paul Murray as Head of Life & Health Products
7th December 2018
Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Paul Murray to the position of Head Life & Health (L&H) Products, effective immediately. He takes on the role from Russell Higginbotham, who was appointed as Swiss Re’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Reinsurance EMEA in September. Murray has been with Swiss Re since ... Read the full article
Swiss Re Corp Solutions appoints Aerni as Global Head of Casualty, FinPro Lines
7th December 2018
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the commercial insurance arm of Swiss Re Group, has appointed Phillippe Aerni as Global Head of Casualty, Financial & Professional Lines, effective 1 January 2019. Based in Zurich, Aerni will assume the Global Casualty role from Daniel Vetter, who moves into the role of Head E&S North ... Read the full article
Beazley names Christine LaSala as Senior Independent Director
7th December 2018
Specialist re/insurer Beazley has announced the appointment of Christine LaSala as Senior Independent Director, effective from the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 21 March 2019. LaSala replaces George Blunden, who will step down from the board at the conclusion of AGM. Blunden retired as Senior Vice President and Director from AllianceBernstein ... Read the full article
QBE European Operations adds trio of underwriters to trade credit team
6th December 2018
QBE European Operations, part of the QBE Insurance Group, has added three underwriters to its trade credit team as it seeks to take advantage of the Brexit-driven increase in demand for trade credit cover. According to recent Association of British Insurers (ABI) figures, trade credit insurance claims in the UK have ... Read the full article
AIG’s Leandro DalleMule joins InsurTech start-up Planck Resolution
6th December 2018
Planck Resolution, an artificial intelligence (AI) based InsurTech start-up, has appointed Leandro DalleMule as General Manager for North America. DalleMule joins the firm from American International Group (AIG), where he most recently served as Chief Data Officer (CDO) and Head of Information, leading the insurer’s data transformative initiative. He started at AIG ... Read the full article
Ed appoints Willis Re’s Jo Kendall as Head of Cat & Exposure Management
6th December 2018
Global re/insurance broker Ed has announced the appointment of Jo Kendall as Head of Catastrophe & Exposure Management. Kendall, who brings 15 years of industry experience to the role, will be reporting to the Group Chief Actuary, Jonathan Tilman. She joins from Willis Re, where she led the London specialty cat modelling ... Read the full article
Richard Milner appointed CEO of VIBE Reinsurance
5th December 2018
Syndicate Holding Corp, the holding company of VIBE Syndicate Management, has announced the appointment of Richard Milner to the newly-created role of Chief Executive Officer, VIBE Reinsurance (VIBE Re). Milner joins from AXIS Re, where he served for the past 12 years; most recently as President & Chief Underwriting Officer of ... Read the full article
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