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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.
Convex adds former AXA XL employee Middleton as Head of Ceded
5th July 2019
Convex Group Limited, the international specialty re/insurer set up by Stephan Catlin, has announced the appointment of Anne Middleton as Head of Ceded Reinsurance and Capital Modelling. Convex was launched this year after a successful $1.8 billion capital raise from investors and in April secured an A- rating from AM ... Read the full article
Barbican adds Markel’s Antony Hope as D&O Class Underwriter
4th July 2019
Barbican Insurance Group, which underwrites re/insurance predominantly through its Lloyd's platform, has announced the appointment of Antony Hope as Class Underwriter for Directors’ & Officers’ (D&O) liability insurance, with immediate effect. He will report to Gavin Stanley, the company’s Head of Financial Lines, and work alongside Sarah McGurk. Hope brings over 23 ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance hires Lloyd’s syndicate underwriter from BHSI
4th July 2019
Everest Insurance International, a division of Bermuda-based reinsurer Everest Re, has appointed Martin Leeks to its Syndicate 2786 as a Medical Malpractice and Multi-National/Specialty Underwriter. Leeks arrives from Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), where he most recently worked as Head of Casualty – UK & Southern Europe. He has more than 30 ... Read the full article
Senior underwriter Tim Butcher to retire from D L Dale Syndicate 2525
4th July 2019
D L Dale & Others, Syndicate 2525, the specialist employers’ and third-party liability Lloyd’s insurer, has announced the retirement of Tim Butcher, Senior Class Underwriter for international liability business. Butcher has spent his entire career in the Lloyd’s market since joining in 1975. He has been with some of his current colleagues ... Read the full article
Miller recruits Taurai Ushe as Head of Business Development for UK Professions
4th July 2019
Global re/insurance broker Miller has bolstered its Professions team with the appointment of Taurai Ushe as Head of Business Development, UK Professions. Ushe has 15 years’ experience in developing new business opportunities and sourcing insurance solutions for UK companies in the professional services sector. He began his career at Allianz in 2004 ... Read the full article
Global Atlantic hires Deutsche Bank exec as CTO
3rd July 2019
Life and annuity re/insurance firm Global Atlantic Financial Group has announced the appointment of Padma Elmgart as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Managing Director, effective June 17. Elmgart most recently served as a senior Chief Information Officer at Deutsche Bank Americas, where she led teams in designing and implementing tech to ... Read the full article
James Stack handed Allianz (AGCS) Pacific CEO role
3rd July 2019
James Stack has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) Pacific, an embedded team within Allianz Australia. Stack is a highly experienced insurance manager and replaces Willem Van Wyk, who is due to leave the group to pursue other opportunities. He brings over 20 years' insurance expertise ... Read the full article
Amanda Blanc to depart Zurich after 9 months as CEO EMEA
3rd July 2019
Zurich Insurance Group has announced that Amanda Blanc, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, has resigned. Blanc joined the company just nine months ago in October 2018, having previously served as CEO for AXA UK & Ireland. While at Zurich, she also a ... Read the full article
MS Amlin names Rob Houghton COO
3rd July 2019
Insurer and reinsurer MS Amlin has appointed Rob Houghton Chief Operating Officer (COO), reporting to Simon Beale, Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Houghton replaces Simon Smith who left the global re/insurer earlier this year. Subject to regulatory approval, he is expected to join MS Amlin no later than mid-October 2019 and will ... Read the full article
Miller adds Skuld’s Neale to energy fac team
3rd July 2019
Global re/insurance broker Miller has announced the appointment of Simon Neale, a move that grows the firm’s global energy facultative reinsurance offering. Neale, who joins from Skuld, has over 20 years’ experience working with a number of insurers and brokers, as well as developing energy re/insurance business and managing large teams. He ... Read the full article
Adham El-Muezzin to lead Hannover ReTakaful and Hannover Re Bahrain
3rd July 2019
Hannover Re’s Executive Board has appointed Adham El-Muezzin to lead Hannover ReTakaful B.S.C. and Hannover Re Bahrain Branch, replacing Mahomed Akoob who is retiring after 17 years with the company. The appointment of El-Muezzin is effective July 1st, 2019, which is the same date that Akoob is leaving the global reinsurance ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s names Jennifer Rigby Chief Operations Officer
2nd July 2019
The specialist Lloyd’s of London insurance and reinsurance marketplace has announced that Jennifer Rigby has been appointed Chief Operations Officer (COO). After joining the Lloyd’s marketplace in 2017, Rigby has been serving as interim Lloyd’s COO since March 2019, following the departure of previous COO, Shirine Khoury-Haq. As COO of the ... Read the full article
Apollo Syndicate hires Littlefair as Head of Reserving & Analytics
2nd July 2019
Independent specialist insurer and reinsurer Apollo Syndicate Management (Apollo) has named Christopher Littlefair as Head of Reserving and Analytics, effective immediately. This newly created position forms part of the company's focus on the development of analytical skills and efficiency within the business. Littlefair brings more than two decades of experience working as ... Read the full article
AIG Life & Retirements appoints CEOs for Individual & Group units
2nd July 2019
AIG Life & Retirement, a division of AIG, has promoted Todd Solash as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Individual Retirement business, and Rob Scheinerman as CEO of AIG Retirement Services, its Group Retirement business. The appointments of Solash and Scheinerman, who were each previously President of their respective units, follow ... Read the full article
Sennott appointed Chairman, CEO & President of Alleghany’s CapSpecialty
2nd July 2019
Alleghany Corporation has named Jack Sennott as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of its commercial property, casualty and surety insurance subsidiary, CapSpecialty, Inc. Sennott previously served as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Alleghany, and is to be replaced by Kerry Jacobs, effective immediately. Jacobs previously ... Read the full article
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