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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.
Jonathan Poole joins Chubb as Head of Middle Market for UK & Ireland
24th October 2019
Global insurer and reinsurer Chubb has announced that Jonathan Poole is to join the company as Head of Middle Market for the UK and Ireland, effective January 6, 2020. He will arrive from Tokio Marine, where he currently serves as Head of Operations for Tokio Marine Kiln Insurance (TMKI), which was ... Read the full article
Beazley’s Crispin Hodges joins Canopius as Head of Trade Political Risk
24th October 2019
Global specialty insurer and reinsurer Canopius has announced the appointment of Crispin Hodges as Head of Trade Political Risk, based in London. Effective October 28th, 2019 Hodges will report to Bernie de Haldevang, Head of Credit, Political & Crisis at Canopius. The firm states that Trade Political Risk is a newly created ... Read the full article
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions adds co-leaders of UK & Ireland and Specialty Casualty
24th October 2019
Aon's Reinsurance Solutions segment has announced the appointment of Dean Jenner and Richard Evans as co-leaders of its UK & Ireland and Specialty Casualty business. Both Jenner and Evans will report to Peter Stubbings, Reinsurance Solutions' Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Global ReSpecialty, and will work with a leadership group of ... Read the full article
The Hanover appoints Lowsley Exec VP, chief human resources officer
24th October 2019
Massachusetts-based property and casualty insurer The Hanover Insurance Group has appointed Denise Lowsley executive vice president and chief human resources officer. Working closely with executive leadership, Lowsley will help implement the firm’s ‘human capital strategy’. She brings over 20 years’ experience in the property and casualty space and joins from The Navigators ... Read the full article
Risk Strategies names Bob Dubraski as Chief Growth Officer
23rd October 2019
Risk Strategies, a privately held US insurance broker and risk management firm, has announced the appointment of Bob Dubraski as Chief Growth Officer. The appointment represents an expansion of Dubraski’s current role as National Health Care Practice Leader, and will see him work with all of Risk Strategies’ business units to ... Read the full article
Sompo GRS expands capabilities in Mexico
23rd October 2019
Specialty P&C re/insurer Sompo International Holdings has expanded its capabilities in Mexico with the addition of a new Global Risk Solutions team. The team will look to offer Mexico-based clients in the real estate, hospitality, financial institutions, professional services and life sciences industries a full suite of products including package, property, ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance recruits Head of Inland Marine from AIG
23rd October 2019
Everest Insurance, a division of global reinsurer Everest Re Group, has announced the appointment of Michelle Sipple as Vice President and Head of Inland Marine. She joins the company from American International Group (AIG), where she most recently served as Senior Vice President and Global Head of Inland Marine. In this position, ... Read the full article
BMS appoints Rod Spurrell MD of Lions Gate Underwriting
23rd October 2019
Independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker BMS Group has announced the appointment of Rod Spurrell as managing director at Lions Gate Underwriting, a specialist MGA launched in 2015 BMS’s Canadian subsidiary. Spurrell joins with over 24 years’ experience from Markel Canada, where he most recently served as vice president of underwriting. Effective ... Read the full article
Michael Moran appointed EVP of Aon United
22nd October 2019
Global re/insurance broker Aon has appointed Michael Moran to lead the scaling of best practices across the firm as executive vice president of Delivering Aon United. Delivering Aon United was outlined recently as part of a growth strategy aimed at leveraging best practices to increase collaboration across lines, improve sales, ... Read the full article
NAMIC’s Paul Martin joins RAA as Vice President, State Relations
22nd October 2019
Paul Martin, previously of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), has joined the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA) as Vice President of State Relations. Most recently, Martin served as Senior Regional Vice President, State Affairs with the NAMIC, and previously served as Lobbyist/Claim Attorney with State Farm Mutual Automobile ... Read the full article
GuideOne appoints HDI’s Groenheide as SVP, Specialty
22nd October 2019
Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance has announced the appointment of Mark Groenheide to the role of senior vice president, specialty. Effective October 21, Groenheide’s new role will see him take responsibility for growing and managing the business by focusing on niche specialty markets and targeted distribution with opportunities for sustained profit and growth. He ... Read the full article
MassMutual adds Prudential’s Arthur Wallace as Chief Actuary
22nd October 2019
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) has appointed Arthur Wallace to succeed Elizabeth Ward in the role of Chief Actuary. Ward has been serving as both Chief Financial Officer and Chief Actuary for MassMutual since 2016 and will now continue solely as CFO. Wallace most recently served as Chief Actuary for Prudential ... Read the full article
ICW Group appoints Wieczorek VP of assumed reinsurance
22nd October 2019
ICW Group Insurance Companies, a group of property and casualty carriers, has appointed Mirek Wieczorek vice president of assumed reinsurance, effective immediately. Wieczorek joins with close to 30 years of leadership experience in the reinsurance industry and joins from Tokio Millennium Re’s reinsurance operations, having served as executive vice president and ... Read the full article
Global Atlantic appoints Allstate’s John Rugel COO
22nd October 2019
Life and annuity re/insurance firm Global Atlantic Financial Group has announced the appointment of John Rugel as Chief Operations Officer. Rugel will be responsible for oversight of all of Global Atlantic’s in-force and new business insurance service and operations. He will be based in the company’s Hartford office and reports to co-president ... Read the full article
Marsh & McLennan Agency promotes Paul Hering to Vice Chairman
22nd October 2019
Global re/insurance broker Marsh's middle market agency, Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), has appointed Paul Hering to the newly created position of Vice Chairman. In his new role, Hering takes responsibility for helping to lead the firm's key growth strategies, which includes talent development, acquisitions, and carrier relations. He will ... Read the full article
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