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People moves
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.
Third Point Re names Malloy CEO, adds Sid Sankaran to Board
8th August 2019
The Board of Directors of Third Point Re has affirmed the appointment of Dan Malloy as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following the resignation of Robert Bredahl earlier this year. Malloy was appointed interim CEO at the time of Bredahl's departure and after the Board's review, he has now been affirmed ... Read the full article
The Boeing Company’s Michael Tarling rejoins Marsh
7th August 2019
International re/insurance brokerage Marsh has appointed Michael Tarling as Senior Adviser within the Aviation Practice of Marsh JLT Specialty. Tarling previously worked for Marsh between 2005 and 2011, and rejoins the broker in what's a newly-created position that will see him deliver senior client engagement and risk advisory services to Marsh ... Read the full article
Risk Strategies appoints Giannone to lead Chicago office, oversee central U.S.
7th August 2019
U.S. domiciled insurance brokerage, Risk Strategies, has appointed Steve Giannone to run its Chicago office and oversee operations in its central U.S. region. Industry veteran Giannone joins Risk Strategies from USI Insurance Services’ Insurance Brokerage and Consulting practice in Chicago, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President (SVP) and ... Read the full article
Fidelis names Dublin CUO & CEO as Colm Lyons departs
7th August 2019
Fidelis Insurance Ireland DAC (FIID), Fidelis Insurance's Dublin hub, has appointed Robert Kelly as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Simon Crone as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), positions previously held by the departing Colm Lyons. Kelly joined the firm in 2018 from PartnerRe as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of FIID, and ... Read the full article
Cobbs Allen expands insurance brokerage team with David Payne hire
7th August 2019
David Payne has joined Cobbs Allen from JLT US as the firm continues to expand its insurance brokerage team. He is set to join the company's leadership team that is building a national specialty platform dedicated to providing complex risk solutions for corporate and private equity clients. Most recently, Payne served as ... Read the full article
Hudson Structured adds Rachel Bardon as Partner, Chief Actuary
6th August 2019
Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd., the insurance-linked securities (ILS), reinsurance and transportation focused investment manager, has named Rachel Bardon as Partner and Chief Actuary of HSCM Bermuda. The investment manager conducts its insurance and reinsurance business as HSCM Bermuda, and original member of the team, Bardon joined HSCM Bermuda in 2016 ... Read the full article
Zi Jai Li named head of Munich Re’s Beijing consulting service, SiTao Consulting
6th August 2019
Zi Jai Li has been appointed Managing Director of Smart Thinking Consulting (Beijing) Company Limited (SiTao Consulting), Munich Re's technology-based consulting service in Beijing. Li is also responsible for the reinsurer's innovation lab in Beijing and in his new role, will report to Steven Chang, who was recently appointed as Read the full article
Beazley adds three underwriters to US cyber & tech team
6th August 2019
Specialist insurer Beazley has announced the continued expansion of its U.S. cyber and technology team with the addition of three new underwriters. Over the past two years, Beazley states that this division has grown by 25% and that expansion looks set to continue with the appointments of the three new underwriters ... Read the full article
RT Specialty promotes Mannschreck to President of Claims, Chief Claims Officer
5th August 2019
RT Specialty, LLC, a subsidiary of Ryan Specialty Group,has promoted Todd Mannschreck to the role of President of Claims, Chief Claims Officer. Mannschreck had led the claims function at RT Specialty since he joined the company in 2013, being based out of the firms Kansas City office. Since he joined, the RT ... Read the full article
Munich Re names Steven Chang CEO, Greater China
5th August 2019
Reinsurance giant Munich Re has announced the appointment of Steven Chang as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Greater China, effective August 1st, 2019. Chang will be based in Beijing, and will lead Munich Re's non-life business and operations in the Greater China region, which includes mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and ... Read the full article
Ed bolsters Asia Pacific leadership with appointment of David Lim
5th August 2019
Re/insurance brokerage Ed has announced the appointment of David Lim as Chief Executive Officer of Retail for Singapore and Head of Marine for Asia Pacific. Effective immediately, Lim will be based in Singapore and report to the CEO of Asia Pacific, Stephen Britten. He joins from Brit Global Specialty Singapore with over ... Read the full article
BGC Insurance adds a further Marsh exec to aviation & space brokerage
5th August 2019
BGC Insurance Group (BGCI), a division of BGC Partners Inc., has announced the appointment of Oyin Heath to its newly formed global aviation and space re/insurance brokerage. Heath joins BGCI from Marsh JLT Specialty, where she was a Managing Director and Leader of the Aerospace and Manufacturer Segments of the Aviation ... Read the full article
HSCM recruits Validus’ Jeff Sangster as CFO & Head of Strategy
2nd August 2019
Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. (HSCM) has announced the appointment of Jeff Sangster, who has been named as Partner, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) & Head of Strategy. Sangster previously served as Executive Vice President and CFO at Validus Holdings, Ltd from February 2013 to August 2018. At Hudson, which does its re/insurance ... Read the full article
ICMIF appoints NFU Mutual exec as Chair of Intelligence Committee
2nd August 2019
The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF), an umbrella body for the global cooperative and mutual insurance industry, has elected Gina Fusco as Chair of its Intelligence Committee. Fusco is Head of Strategy and Marketing at NFU Mutual, and has been a member of the ICMIF Intelligence Committee since April ... Read the full article
CLARA names new CEO as Lakshmikanthan becomes Chief Product Officer
2nd August 2019
CLARA analytics, a provider of artificial intelligence-driven (AI) technology in the commercial insurance space, has revealed Gary Hagmueller as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as founder Jayant Lakshmikanthan transitions to the role of Chief Product Officer. Hagmueller brings more than two decades of industry experience to the role and has ... Read the full article





