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News on insurance and reinsurance industry hiring, appointments and people move news and announcements. Covering key hires and people moves across the global reinsurance, commercial and specialty insurance markets.
Sompo Intl. names Walker Regional Head of Distribution, Insurance, APAC
23rd August 2023
Sompo International, a global provider of commercial and consumer P&C re/insurance, has appointed Alasdair Walker as Regional Head of Distribution, Insurance, Asia Pacific. Walker joins Sompo International from Allianz, where he held positions in London, Johannesburg and most recently Singapore as Regional Head of Distribution, managing a team across seven locations. In ... Read the full article
Skuld announces several leadership changes
23rd August 2023
Marine insurer Skuld has announced several important changes to its leadership team driven by growth and the expectation of continued future expansion. According to Ståle Hansen, Skuld president and CEO, the company is in an excellent position to accelerate on further growth and believes that these management changes are essential ... Read the full article
Miller expands Asia team with two senior appointments
23rd August 2023
Independent specialist re/insurance broker, Miller has announced two new appointments to its leadership team in Asia to enhance the firm’s core growth strategy in the region. Nigel Cross has been appointed as Head of Facultative Reinsurance in Asia. Meanwhile, Matthew Hooker will take on an expanded role leading the company’s client engagement ... Read the full article
Fortitude Re appoints new Chief Risk Officer and Chief Regulatory Officer
23rd August 2023
Fortitude Re has announced the appointment of Ming Zhang as Chief Risk Officer and Andrew Sooboodoo as Chief Regulatory Officer, effective immediately. Zhang will also join Fortitude Re’s Executive Committee and report to Chief Executive Officer Alon Neches. His remit in the role will be leading the company’s corporate risk management ... Read the full article
Hamilton Select appoints Daniel Tague as SVP for Excess Casualty
23rd August 2023
Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. has announced the appointment of Daniel Tague as Senior Vice President (SVP), Excess Casualty at Hamilton Select. The role is based out of Hamilton’s US headquarters in Richmond, Virginia. In the role, Tague will report to Diane Wisner, SVP, Casualty Lines who oversees all of the Hamilton Select ... Read the full article
DLA hires Paul Higgins as Head of its Insurance Practice
23rd August 2023
DLA LLC, an internal auditing and accounting advisory service has appointed Paul Higgins as Head of its Insurance Practice. At the same time, DLA has also announced that Higgins has been named Partner, and that he will lead their Chicago office. With an impressive career that spans over 27 years, Higgins brings ... Read the full article
Connie Germano joins DUAL North America as CCO
23rd August 2023
Former Everest underwriting executive Connie Germano has joined MGA platform DUAL North America as Chief Casualty Officer (CCO). DUAL is an underwriting business founded in 1998. The company is one of the largest international MGA’s with over $3.2 billion of GWP. Germano brings to her new role 25 years of international insurance ... Read the full article
Archipelago founder Hemant Shah becomes Executive Chairman, Alex Lyashok hired as CEO
22nd August 2023
Hemant Shah, the founder & former CEO of Archipelago, an AI-powered risk data platform, has been named Executive Chairman of the company. At the same time, the firm has also appointed Alex Lyashok as its new CEO, to lead the firm through its next stage of growth and market adoption. In addition ... Read the full article
Gallagher appoints Jamie Gee as Associate Director, Financial Lines, Middle East & Africa
22nd August 2023
Global insurance broker Gallagher has announced the appointment of Jamie Gee as Associate Director within its financial lines practice in the Middle East and Africa business. Daniel Miller, Divisional Director of Gallagher, commented on the hire, “Jamie brings fantastic technical knowledge and strengthens our existing capability and proposition. His experience in ... Read the full article
Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers names Kathy Guerville as CUO
22nd August 2023
Ryan Specialty has announced the appointment of Kathy Guerville as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for its underwriting management specialty, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, effective immediately. With a solid background spanning 15 years in insurance actuarial experience, Kathy brings a wealth of knowledge to her new role. Her journey at Ryan Specialty began ... Read the full article
Xceedance names Praveen Pachaury SVP of Technology and Digital
22nd August 2023
Global technology and digital solutions provider, Xceedance, has announced the appointment of Praveen Pachaury as the company's new Senior Vice President of Technology and Digital. In his new role, Pachaury will be responsible for leading the worldwide technology and digital practice, driving innovation in the insurtech sector, and enhancing digital returns ... Read the full article
Tysers announces departure of CEO Clive Buesnel
22nd August 2023
Tysers, an independent Lloyd’s broker and member of the AUB Group, has announced that CEO Clive Buesnel will leave the firm at the end of the month, with Mike Emmett, AUB Group CEO, stepping in as Interim CEO. Clive was first appointed CEO of Tysers in June 2020 with the "significant ... Read the full article
MS Amlin’s John Wynne Davies joins Coalition’s Special Projects team
22nd August 2023
Cyber insurance provider, Coalition has announced that John Wynne Davies has joined the company as its first Special Projects Lead in the UK. Having previously served as MS Amlin’s Strategy Manager for Lloyd’s, in his new role, Wynne Davies will be responsible for developing and implementing Coalition’s strategy in the UK, which ... Read the full article
BHSI promotes Jean-Francois Leandri to Global Risk Control Officer
22nd August 2023
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the promotion of Jean-Francois Leandri to the position of Global Risk Control Officer, part of BHSI’s Chief Underwriting Office. He will continue to be based in Paris andi will be reporting to Dean LaPierre, Chief Underwriting Officer, Property & Marine, BHSI, who commented: “Our ... Read the full article
Aon names Qin Lu as head of Greater China
22nd August 2023
Aon has named Qin Lu as head of Greater China to "bring together risk capital and human capital capabilities." In the new role, Lu will oversee Aon's business in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Earlier this year, the firm created a new Greater China sub-region for these markets to "better ... Read the full article