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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.
SiriusPoint names Thomas Leonardo as Global Head of Accident & Health
13th July 2023
Specialty insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint has appointed Thomas Leonardo as Global Head of Accident & Health (A&H), effective immediately. According to SiriusPoint, Leonardo has worked in the group life and health industry since 1994, specialising in underwriting, pricing, and management of all aspects of accident and health insurance and reinsurance. He began ... Read the full article
Beckmann joins Munich Re as CUO Casualty for Lloyd’s & Bermuda Markets and Global Clients
13th July 2023
Lucas Beckmann has joined global reinsurance giant Munich Re in a new position as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) Casualty for Lloyd's & Bermuda Markets and Global Clients. Beckmann has over fifteen years of experience working with Munich Re in various roles. He most recently served as the CUO for Munich Re Facultative ... Read the full article
Allianz names Christian Sandric Commercial leader for Asia
13th July 2023
Christian Sandric will join Allianz Commercial as Commercial Managing Director Asia in Singapore with effect from 1 September, subject to regulatory approval. Sandric will join the company from AIG Singapore where he currently serves as President & CEO. He is also Regional Manager for Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam with overall ... Read the full article
Canopius names Isabel Finn as Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst
13th July 2023
Canopius, a leading global specialty (re)insurer, has announced the appointment of Isabel Finn as a Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, effective immediately. Finn, who joins from FTI Consulting, brings a wealth of experience in the field of cybersecurity and will play a pivotal role in launching Canopius' in-house cyber threat consultancy ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s names Rebekah Clement as Corporate Affairs Director
12th July 2023
Lloyd's, the global insurance and reinsurance marketplace, appointed Rebekah Clement to the newly created role of Corporate Affairs Director, effective immediately. In this position, Clement will report directly to Lloyd's CEO, John Neal. The establishment of a dedicated Corporate Affairs function aims to consolidate Lloyd's capabilities across government policy, external stakeholder ... Read the full article
AXIS Capital names Lauren Kent to lead AXIS Re International
12th July 2023
AXIS Capital has appointed Lauren Kent as President, AXIS Re International. Kent holds over two and a half decades of experience in reinsurance spanning the London, European and U.S. markets. According to AXIS, her expertise extends across multiple specialist lines of business, with a strong focus on the Casualty Treaty market. Kent was ... Read the full article
BHSI names David Corrigan UK Head of Property
12th July 2023
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced the appointment of David Corrigan as Head of Property for the UK. In his new role, based in London, Corrigan will oversee underwriting of BHSI’s comprehensive line of property coverage for a wide range of risks, including Construction, Energy and Mining. He joins BHSI with ... Read the full article
Zurich makes key leadership appointments for APAC Commercial Insurance business
12th July 2023
Zurich Insurance Group has made several key leadership appointments for its Asia Pacific Commercial Insurance business to strengthen regional go-to-market capabilities and drive expansion in key Asian markets. The firm has appointed Sean Walker as Head of Commercial Insurance & Chief Technical Officer, APAC, while Liam Burrell has been named Zurich ... Read the full article
Aon announces simplified Reinsurance Solutions UK leadership structure
12th July 2023
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has outlined the new structure of its Reinsurance Solutions UK leadership team. This reflects the firm’s ongoing aim to place clients at the centre of its growth strategy and drive internal collaboration. The company has named Richard Wheeler and Tom Murray as co-leaders of Global ... Read the full article
Canopius appoints AXA XL’s Cooper Head of Reinsurance & Bermuda CEO
12th July 2023
Global specialty re/insurer Canopius Group has announced the appointment of Charles Cooper as Global Head of Reinsurance and CEO of Canopius’s Bermudian entities. In his new role, starting from 1 September, Cooper has been tasked to drive Canopius’s global reinsurance business strategy. He will report to Chief Executive Officer Neil Robertson ... Read the full article
Frank Romeo to lead AXIS Capital’s marine cargo launch in the US
12th July 2023
AXIS Capital has appointed Frank Romeo to lead its entry into the US marine cargo insurance market. According to AXIS, the development of a marine cargo proposition tailored to the US market is part of the firm's broader strategy to maximise its global footprint while providing increased value to its customers ... Read the full article
Swiss Re board to propose Jacques de Vaucleroy as Chairman at 2024 AGM
12th July 2023
Global reinsurer Swiss Re's Board of Directors has decided that current Vice Chairman, Jacques de Vaucleroy, will continue to lead the Board and be proposed as the firm's new Chairman at the next AGM in April 2024, following Sergio P. Ermotti's resignation as Chairman on April 30th, 2023. Under the ... Read the full article
Gerald Erasmus joins Ascot Group as Reinsurance Controller
11th July 2023
Gerald Erasmus has joined specialty re/insurer Ascot Group as Reinsurance Controller, a role based in the firm's Bermuda office. Erasmus joins Ascot Group after almost seven years with RenaissanceRe, where he most recently served as AVP Controller - Casualty & Specialty Ceded. He joined the company as Senior Reinsurance Accountant in 2017 ... Read the full article
Shaun Tarbuck to retire as CEO of ICMIF in November 2024, Liz Green to succeed
11th July 2023
The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance (ICMIF) has announced that Chief Executive Officer, Shaun Tarbuck will retire from his current role in November 2024 after 28 years of service to the global Federation. At the same time, ICMIF has confirmed that Liz Green, Executive Vice-President, becomes CEO Designate with immediate effect ... Read the full article
Steve Hearn to succeed Bronek Masojada as PPL Chair
11th July 2023
Steve Hearn has been appointed as the new Chair of Placing Platform Limited, succeeding Bronek Masojada who will step down at the end of July. Hearn is a long-time industry leader in the London insurance market, having served most recently as CEO of Inver Re, a reinsurance broker part of ... Read the full article