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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.
Kingstone appoints Dale Thatcher as new CEO
22nd October 2018
Property and casualty insurance holding firm Kingstone Companies has appointed Dale Thatcher as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 January 2019. Thatcher, who replaces Barry Goldstein after nearly 20 years in the role, will continue to serve on the Company's Board of Directors and will remain President of Kingstone Insurance ... Read the full article
RKH hires Dave Saxton amid alternative capital drive
22nd October 2018
RKH Reinsurance Brokers (RKH RB), part of the global Hyperion Insurance Group, has appointed Dave Saxton from Steadfast Re to its London operations, according to reports from our sister site, Artemis. The appointment will bring additional treaty, insurance-linked securities and collateralised broking expertise to RKH, and comes amid a wider ... Read the full article
AXIS appoints Kent Ziegler as Global Corporate Controller
19th October 2018
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has announced the appointment of Kent Ziegler to the newly created position of Global Corporate Controller. Ziegler joins AXIS from Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and was responsible for the management of the ... Read the full article
Everest Insurance adds Bill Pollert to Marketing & Distribution team
19th October 2018
Everest Insurance, a division of global reinsurer Everest Re Group, has appointed Bill Pollert as a Director in its New York based Marketing & Distribution team. Pollert joins Everest Insurance from Marsh USA where he has worked for the last 14 years, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager ... Read the full article
Protective names Jay Nichols as Interim CEO
19th October 2018
Protective Insurance Corporation (formerly Baldwin & Lyons, Inc.) has appointed Jay Nichols as Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following the resignation of the company's CEO, President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) W. Randall Birchfield. Nichols served as CEO of global property and casualty (P&C) reinsurer AXIS ... Read the full article
PIC appoints Head of Corporate Development and Strategy
18th October 2018
Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension funds, has announced the appointment of Simon Abel as Head of Corporate Development and Strategy. In this role, Abel will be responsible for developing, communicating, executing and sustaining PIC’s corporate initiatives, including corporate bond issues, and will report to ... Read the full article
TigerRisk adds Jonathan Hughes to London Retro team
18th October 2018
Reinsurance brokerage, risk and capital strategic advisory TigerRisk Partners LLC has announced the appointment of Jonathan Hughes as a Partner in its London-based Retro team. Hughes joins TigerRisk from Aon, where he most recently served as a Senior Broker specialising in retro and other protections for Lloyd’s Syndicates. Prior to that, he ... Read the full article
Willis Towers Watson establishes new claims resolutions team
17th October 2018
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson has established a new Resolutions team to support financial recovery efforts related to its clients’ most significant, complex and contested insurance claims. Willis Towers Watson said that the team will extend its traditional claim advocacy services into the dispute resolution arena to provide ... Read the full article
Mayer Brown adds insurance expertise to London Corporate & Specialties practice
17th October 2018
Global law firm Mayer Brown has appointed Jeremy Hill as a Senior Counsel in its London Corporate & Securities Practice, where he will support the expansion of corporate insurance work as a member of the wider Global Insurance Industry Group. Hill has more than 30 years’ experience as a transactional lawyer ... Read the full article
StarStone names John Hendrickson Group CEO
17th October 2018
Global specialty insurer StarStone has announced the appointment of John Hendrickson as its new Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Hendrickson replaces Demian Smith, who resigned from the company in September of this year after eight years with the firm. Hendrickson brings more than 35 years of industry experience to the ... Read the full article
Stonybrook creates new Ventures Division, led by Sandra Familet
16th October 2018
Stonybrook Capital, an insurance sector-focused merchant and investment banking firm, has established a new Ventures Division and appointed Sandra Familet to lead it. The division will aim to combine Stonybrook’s various investment fund initiatives under a single umbrella, bringing a more focused and coordinated approach to this area, the company said. Familet ... Read the full article
Liberty adds cyber underwriter to Zurich office
16th October 2018
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Roland Heinesch to serve in a newly-created cyber underwriter role in its Zurich office. Reporting to Felix Böni, Switzerland General Manager, Heinesch will be responsible for the development of LSM’s cyber book in the region. Prior to joining Liberty in ... Read the full article
Victor appoints Eric Solash as Head of Capital Markets
16th October 2018
Victor Insurance Holdings, the managing general underwriter previously known as The Schinnerer Group, has announced the appointment of Eric Solash to the newly created position of Global Head of Capital Markets. In this role, Solash will be responsible for developing Victor’s capital markets strategies globally across all classes of property ... Read the full article
José Manuel Fonseca appointed Chairman of Brokerslink
16th October 2018
Global broking business Brokerslink has appointed José Manuel Fonseca to replace Grégory Allard as chairman, who steps down after a two-year tenure. One of Brokerslink's original founders, Fonseca has overseen the successful transformation of the business from global network to international broker. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of MDS Group and ... Read the full article
ArgoGlobal appoints Marcello Lombardini to Director role
15th October 2018
ArgoGlobal Assicurazioni, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, an international underwriter of specialty re/insurance, has appointed Marcello Lombardini as Distribution and Business Development Director. Lombardini joins from Banca IFIS, where he most recently served as Senior Insurance Consultant. In his new role, he will report to Giovanni Tucci, Managing Director of ... Read the full article
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