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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.
Alesco adds Miller’s Steve Dewey to energy division
25th September 2018
Alesco Risk Management Services, the specialist insurance and risk management broker, has appointed Miller’s Steve Dewey as Executive Partner in its energy division. Dewey will join Alesco in early 2019 after 23 years at Miller, where he held increasingly senior roles and left as Partner, responsible for the Upstream Technical team. In ... Read the full article
AXIS Insurance appoints Head of International Business Development
25th September 2018
AXIS Insurance, the insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has appointed Paul Cullum to the newly created role of Head of Business Development for AXIS Insurance International Division. He will now be responsible for delivering a comprehensive approach to product distribution in the London market and at Lloyd’s, including ... Read the full article
Markel adds Peter Dickel to PACE underwriting team
25th September 2018
Markel International, the specialist insurer, has appointed Peter Dickel as senior underwriter in its Personal Accident, Contingency and Entertainment (PACE) team, effective November 1. Dickel joins Markel International from specialist insurance and reinsurance firm MS Amlin, where he most recently served as class underwriter. He has more than 20 years’ experience in ... Read the full article
Barbican hires Underwriting Manager James Barrett from Swiss Re
25th September 2018
Barbican Insurance Group has announced the appointment of James Barrett as Underwriting Manager in its healthcare division, effective immediately. Barrett joins Barbican from Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, where he most recently served as Vice President and Senior Underwriter in the healthcare (products and global markets) team, having joined the firm in ... Read the full article
WTW’s Nicolas Aubert elected President of IIL
25th September 2018
The Insurance Institute of London, an organisation created to support the professional development of members of the Chartered Insurance Institute Group, has announced that Nicolas Aubert has taken office following his election as President by the Vice Presidents and Council. Aubert currently serves as Head of Great Britain for Willis Towers ... Read the full article
Andrew McMellin appointed CEO of Pioneer, Max Taylor departs
24th September 2018
London-headquartered Pioneer Underwriters, which operates as a risk carrier and managing agent currently with the backing of Liberty Syndicate 4472, has announced the appointment of Andrew McMellin as Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, Max Taylor, the Chairman of Pioneer since 2013, is to retire following a transition period, during which he will ... Read the full article
Gallagher hires Daniel Stewart as head of trade credit in Manchester
24th September 2018
Gallagher, the global re/insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, has appointed Daniel Stewart to lead its Manchester-based specialist UK Trade Credit & Surety Practice. Stewart has almost 20 years of specialist broking experience and joins Gallagher from Marsh, where he was a national practice leader for trade credit, responsible for ... Read the full article
Marsh adds Tom Colraine to Board as Non-Exec Director
24th September 2018
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh has appointed Tom Colraine as a Non-Executive independent member of its Board of Directors. Colraine has held many senior positions in the re/insurance sector throughout his career, including as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of AIG Europe from 2009-2014. He also served ... Read the full article
Tamesis appoints Hiscox Re’s Ben Love to lead Underwriting
24th September 2018
Tamesis DUAL, part of the underwriting arm of the Hyperion Insurance Group, has appointed Ben Love Director of Underwriting; a London-based role which will see him report to Tony Lovett, Managing Director and Founder of the company. “We are very excited that Ben is joining the Tamesis team,” said Lovett . “He ... Read the full article
AXA XL appoints UK CEO for Catlin Underwriting and Insurance
24th September 2018
AXA XL has appointed Paul Greensmith as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its legal entities, Catlin Underwriting Agencies Ltd and XL Catlin Insurance Company UK Limited. Greensmith will take over from Paul Jardine, who is due to leave XL Catlin later this year. He will be tasked with developing the strategy ... Read the full article
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions hires Berger from Allianz for CEO as Galvagni steps down
24th September 2018
A new CEO has been hired for reinsurance firm Swiss Re's Corporate Solutions division, as current Chief Executive Agostino Galvagni has decided to step down from the position at the end of 2018. Galvagni is set to leave Swiss Re and the company is replacing him with Andreas Berger, who it ... Read the full article
HFW appoints Carol-Ann Burton as Partner
21st September 2018
HFW, an international, sector-based law firm, has bolstered its re/insurance practice with the appointment of Carol-Ann Burton, who joins the firm as a partner in London. Burton previously worked as a consultant to the firm in London and the Middle East. She has broad experience in financial services regulation, transactions and ... Read the full article
Generali launches disruptive asset manager, led by Peter Kraus
21st September 2018
Generali has announced the launch of Aperture Investors, a new asset management company that relies on a disruptive revenue model, to be led by Peter Kraus, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AllianceBernstein and Global Co-Head of Goldman Sachs’ Investment Management Division. The Italian insurance giant will contribute up ... Read the full article
AXIS Re hires Bennett from MS Amlin to lead Lloyd’s property reinsurance underwriting
21st September 2018
AXIS Reinsurance, the reinsurance focused unit of Bermuda-headquartered global re/insurer AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has hired William Bennett from MS Amlin to become its Senior Underwriter for Property Reinsurance business at Lloyd’s. Bennett will join AXIS Re in March 2019 and be based in London, reporting to Jonathan Gray, Head of ... Read the full article
RSA appoints Zurich’s Adrian Sweeney as CUO
20th September 2018
Leading commercial insurer RSA has announced the appointment of Adrian Sweeney as Chief Underwriting Officer for UK and International business, effective October 1. Sweeney joins from Zurich after 25 years serving across various international businesses in senior underwriting and operations roles; he became CUO for the company’s commercial businesses globally in ... Read the full article
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