International specialty insurance firm Ryan Specialty Group has announced the promotion of Michael van Acker to executive vice president of RT Specialty, Ryan Specialty’s wholesale brokerage and binding authority specialty.

Specialist insurer Beazley plc (Beazley) has announced board changes – one departure and two appointments.

Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) announced today that Teri Gendron will become its next Chief Financial Officer effective March 20, 2023, succeeding Jeremy Noble who became President of Markel’s insurance operations earlier this year.

A startup launched as a COVID-19 testing company is pivoting to a “Netflix” model of health insurance.

Vertical Insure, the embedded insurance platform for platforms, today announced it raised $2M in additional financing, bringing its total seed funding raised since inception to $6M. Greenlight Re Innovations led the additional financing, with participation from Groove Capital, Daren Cotter and other strategic angel investors.

Jonathan Zaffino (pictured), group president at Ascot Group since 2020, will now also serve as chief executive with immediate effect. The new boss replaces Andrew Brooks, who has retired but will stay on as a board member.

AXA XL has appointed Patrick Lee as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Canada. Based in Toronto, Mr. Lee joins Canada’s executive leadership team effective February 1st, 2023.

Hub International Limited (HUB), a leading global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced today Amy Halliburton has joined as Chief Human Resources Officer. Halliburton will be responsible for all HUB human resource strategic initiatives including talent acquisition and management.

Despite 102 million Americans self-reporting a need for life insurance, market uncertainty, layoffs, and inflation will keep many of them from taking the leap in 2023. Streamlining the purchase funnel, removing friction from the application process, and focusing on value will help carriers claim their share of a more competitive market.

Travelers Europe today announced that Peter McConnell has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Mike Gent.

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced it has appointed Nick Major to the position of Country Manager, BHSI UK.

Chubb has appointed Hng Keng Yoong (pictured above) as Singapore country president for general insurance operations.

Founded by Nigel Lombard, Peppercorn has created the world’s first conversational AI insurance assistant. Peppercorn’s platform enables customers to benefit from a more responsive and user-friendly experience, from insurance purchase to policy adjustments.

AI insurtech Concirrus has launched the latest version of its marine hull market model, its most sophisticated marine insurance risk model to date, it claims.

Marsh has named Robert Perry as UK CEO, credit specialties, Marsh Specialty.

DeSanto succeeds current Chair Ted Mathas who retired as New York Life’s CEO last year after serving in the role for 14 years.

Swiss Re has announced its appointment of Velina Peneva (pictured) as group chief investment officer.

Schädler is tasked with providing strategic leadership across bolttech’s Europe operations, driving new and existing market and partnership growth.

The Board of Directors of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA) announced today that Tony Cheng has been appointed to the role of President, effective January 4, 2023, succeeding Anna Manning, who remains Chief Executive Officer. Consistent with her long-held plans, Manning will retire from her role as Chief Executive Officer on December 31, 2023. The Board plans to appoint Cheng as Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2024. The Board has also appointed him to the Board of Directors effective immediately.

Marsh has appointed Chou Sean Chong as CEO of Marsh Insurance Brokers (Malaysia), effective Jan. 1. He is based in Kuala Lumpur and will report to James Addington-Smith, CEO, South Asia, Marsh.

Zurich Insurance Group has announced that Penny Seach, currently chief underwriting officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, will be promoted to the role of group chief underwriting officer effective Jan. 1. Seach will report to Sierra Signorelli, CEO of commercial insurance.

Farmers announced that Raul Vargas has been appointed to the position of Farmers Group, Inc. president & CEO effective January 1, 2023, when current president & CEO Jeff Dailey will step down and continue as Chairman of the Farmers Group, Inc. Board of Directors.

Allianz Partners has today announced the appointment of a new chief executive with Tomas Kunzmann primed to step into the role, effective from July 1, 2022. Kunzmann will take over from Sirma Boshnakova, who was appointed board member of Allianz SE earlier this year.

Egan’s departure from RSA was announced in December last year with Ken Norgrove succeeding him.

Egan’s departure from RSA was announced in December last year with Ken Norgrove succeeding him.

AXA XL has appointed Bertrand Romagne to the role of CEO for XLRE Europe.

Cover Genius, an insurtech for embedded insurance, has announced three key additions to its leadership team as demand for embedded protection continues to increase.

Chubb has announced the appointment of David Kirk as head of marine for Chubb Global Markets (CGM), the company’s London market wholesale and specialty business including its Lloyd’s platform. Kirk is currently cargo product head and deputy head of marine at CGM.

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) has appointed Parul Kaul-Green to the newly created role of chief digital strategy officer, a role that she takes up with immediate effect.

Insurance and reinsurance broker firm BMS has appointed Ian Gormley as its new UK CEO.

Allianz and Swiss Re, members of the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), will lead a Tripartite risk transfer project for urban floods in Ghana.

Lloyd’s of London has re-appointed Bruce Carnegie-Brown for his third term as chairman, running from June 2022 until June 2025.

Liberty Mutual Insurance has named Monica Caldas its next EVP and CIO. Caldas will enter her new role effective January 2023, after James McGlennon retires. The company announced the succession plan in a release today.

Global insurer, Chubb has announced that Cheryl Krauss has been appointed Senior Vice President, Chubb Group and Chief Communications Officer.

CoverGo, a global enterprise no-code SAAS insurance platform, secured $15 million in Series A funding led by California-based SemperVirens VC with participation from U.S. venture capital firms SixThirty, Tribeca Early Stage Partners, and Fresco Capital.

Chubb has named Paul Johnstone as its new country president in Canada, moving up from his role as COO.

AXA shareholders approved all resolutions submitted to them by the board of directors at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting Thursday.

Resilience, which provides cyber insurance and security solutions to mid-market enterprises, continues to build its experienced insurance team with the addition of Sarah Thompson as SVP of Underwriting.

HM Treasury formally launched the taskforce today to develop the “gold standard” for UK firms’ climate transition plans.

Insurance conglomerate American International Group Inc. has named Tom Bolt its chief risk officer.

Reinsurance giant Swiss Re has appointed Claudia Cordioli as the new Group Finance Director, reporting to Group CFO John Dacey.

Aviva said on Monday it appointed Charlotte Jones to be its new chief financial officer, replacing Jason Windsor who will leave the British insurer in June after 11 years in the role.

Swiss Re has appointed Ivan Gonzalez as the new CEO reinsurance China and China country president, while Katie McGrath will succeed him as the regional CEO for Swiss Re Corporate Solutions in North America, both subject to regulatory approvals.

AXA XL today announced Nancy Bewlay has been appointed as Chief Executive Reinsurance with immediate effect.

Lloyd’s has announced the appointment of Sara Gomez as chief people officer (CPO), effective immediately.

WTW has announced the appointment of Pardeep Bassi as global position leader in data science for the company’s insurance consulting and technology business. In the newly created role, Bassi will lead the advancement of the unit’s data science capability globally, building on WTW’s analytics and data science software, Emblem and Radar.

Zurich Life & Investments has expanded its operations team by appointing Suzi Leung as its new chief claims officer (CCO), effective immediately.

Connecting information across data silos to accelerate insurance brokers and agents into the digital age.

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global insurer AIG, Peter Zaffino, said today that the carrier is “very pleased” with the outcome of its core reinsurance placements at the January 1st, 2022 renewals, despite limited retrocessional and other capacity issues.

Business owners and leaders must take these trends into account when developing a robust risk-management strategy.

Specialist global insurer, Hiscox, has announced the appointment of Jon Dye as its new UK CEO, effective September 2022, subject to regulatory approval.

Innoveo, a global technology firm and pioneer in enterprise no-code solutions, today elevated its President, Vinod Kachroo, to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Current CEO, Amir Ghaffar, will continue on the Board of Directors as Executive Vice-Chairman.

QBE has appointed Kevin Shallow as Director of Underwriting and Product Head for Marine, subject to regulatory approval.

wefox, the Berlin-based digital insurance company, is continuing to build its world class team with the appointment of Peter Huber as Chief Insurance Officer. Mr Huber was formerly CEO at Zurich International. He starts at wefox on Monday 20th September.

Aegon NV said Wednesday that Deborah Waters will be appointed as chief technology officer, effective from Monday.

Chubb today announced that Miriam Connole has been appointed Chief Financial Officer for Overseas General Insurance, the company’s international general insurance operations.

Lloyd’s CFO Burkhard Keese is lining up to take on COO duties when incumbent Jennifer Rigby departs towards the end of this month.

Nguyen assumes the role after a two-year tenure as Vertafore’s VP of product development.

Chubb Limited has announced the appointment of Shekar Pannala as Vice President, Chubb Group and Global Chief Information Officer.

Chubb has announced the appointment of Julie Dillman as Executive Vice President, Chubb Group and Digital Transformation Officer, effective January 1, 2022.

Chubb has promoted Julie Dillman to EVP and digital transformation officer. Thomas Krupp has been promoted to her former role of SVP and global head of operations and technology.

Tokio Marine HCC has announced the appointment of Michael Palotay as President of its Cyber & Professional Lines Group, effective January 1st.

The past two years have been tumultuous, to say the least. Two things we can all agree on is that life is not as predictable as we might hope and that change can happen faster than we think. The Covid-19 pandemic posed challenges for all industries across the world and the insurance space is no different.

Consulting and actuarial firm Milliman has named Dermot Corry as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective in the new year.

Swiss Re announced the appointment of Pravina Ladva as group chief digital & technology officer and member of the group executive committee, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Group Chief Operating Officer Anette Bronder will leave the company, and group operations will be reorganized.

Chubb has announced the appointment of Fran O’Brien to the position of Deputy Chief Risk Officer.

Re/insurance broker Marsh has appointed Justine Mayhew as CEO, UK & Ireland, of Bowring Marsh, Marsh’s international placement business.

RSA has appointed Ken Norgrove as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), UK & International, succeeding Scott Egan who will be leaving the business at the end of 2021.

Marsh has announced the appointment of Ryan Bond as head of climate and sustainability insurance innovation, effective Jan. 1.

Lemonade, the insurance company powered by AI and social good, today announced the appointment of Sean Burgess as Chief Claims Officer.

American International Group (NYSE: AIG) today announced that Peter Zaffino, President & Chief Executive Officer, will assume the additional role of Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2022.

American International Group Inc. has hired former Allianz SE executive Ciara Brady as chief underwriting officer, international casualty, effective Sept. 1.

Global insurance group Zurich has promoted its current commercial insurance Chief Financial Officer Paolo Mantero to serve as Group Chief Strategy Officer.

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has appointed Peter Kasahara as its new group chief data officer following the recent appointment of Frank Verkerk as the new group chief platform officer.

Insurance technology company Joyn Insurance today announced the addition of Uwe Schoberth as Chief Distribution Officer, effective September 1, 2021.

Matt Booker appointed head of Westchester Property and Inland Marine; Bob Meyer to take on newly created role as Executive Vice President, North America Property.

Supercede, the global reinsurance placement platform built for
dealmakers, today announced the appointment of Aydin Betez, formerly CTO of Willis Re, to lead
the development of its cloud-based digital ecosystem, built for the global reinsurance market.

Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Patricia Kocsondy as Head of US Cyber & Tech.

The reinsurance division of Swiss Re will see a couple of changes at the top.

Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced that its board of directors has unanimously selected Carl Hess as the company’s new president and next chief executive officer.

AXA XL has appointed Dane Mahoney as Global Head of Political Risk, Credit & Bond (PRCB) Risk Management. Based in New York, Mr. Mahoney will report to Rafael Docavo-Malvezzi, Global Chief Underwriting Officer for PRCB and lead a team of global risk analysts across the Americas, Asia, and the UK.

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has named Jon Drummond as its new head of broking, North America and Matt Romano as head of its mid-market broking solutions (MMBS) business.

Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has appointed Joe Peiser as Commercial Risk Leader for its North American division.

Insurance industry payments processing company One Inc. has hired a new chief executive officer with more than 25 years of industry experience and a goal of expediting “the death of the physical check.”

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has appointed Marilyn Blattner-Hoyle to its global credit & surety unit as Global Head of Trade Finance.

The Hartford has appointed Claire Burns chief marketing and communications officer effective Sept. 1. Burns will report directly to Chairman and CEO Christopher Swift

Lloyd’s has swooped on a major name for its council. It has brought in Mark Sedwill, Baron Sedwill of Sherborne, in the role of senior independent director and deputy chair, taking the role previously held by Andy Haste.

Metromile hired former Tesla executive Colleen Qiu as its new vice president and Head of Data, representing another recent high-profile executive hire from outside the insurance industry.

Global reinsurer Swiss Re has appointed Barbara Scalzi to lead its automated underwriting solution Magnum in Asia.

AXA XL Insurance has appointed Marine Ress as Chief Underwriting Officer, Casualty, APAC & Europe, a Paris based role.

The global reinsurance arm of Legal & General Group, L&G Re, has announced the appointment of Amy Ellison as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Thomas Olunloyo.

Zurich Insurance Group has announced the appointment of Frank Verkerk to the newly created role of group chief platform officer.

Carrot General Insurance Corp., South Korea’s first digital-only insurance provider, announced that it has raised 100 billion won (US$88.7 million), which equals its founding capital raised in 2019.

Aon Plc has confirmed the appointment of James Platt as chief operating officer.

SCOR received shareholder approval for all resolutions submitted at its General Meeting today, including for the separation of the roles of Chairman and CEO as Denis Kessler hands over his executive role to Laurent Rousseau.

Longtime Nationwide Chief Financial Officer Mark Thresher plans to retire in September after 12 years in the role and 25 years with the insurer, the company announced.

Resolution Life, a long-term manager of legacy life insurance portfolios, has appointed Nardeep Sangha as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of New Markets.

Hippo Enterprises Inc. (“Hippo”), the home insurance group that created a new standard of care and protection for homeowners, today announced that Lori Dickerson Fouché has been appointed to the company’s board of directors.

Tokio Marine HCC, a member of Tokio Marine Group, has appointed Jay Ritchie as Chief Executive Officer of its Stop Loss Group after it was announced that Daniel Strusz will be retiring at the end of October.

CLARA Analytics (“CLARA”), the leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the commercial insurance industry, today announced that Heather H. Wilson has been named as Chief Executive Officer.

Insurtech Qlaims has announced a new CEO – but it isn’t saying goodbye to her predecessor.

Insurtech providers Wilbur and BAIS are collaborating to provide improved claims solutions to the global insurance industry

Global re/insurer Chubb has appointed Mark Hammond to the additional role of Deputy Chief Financial Officer, a newly created position.

Global insurer Zurich has appointed Neeren Chauhan as Head of Strategy, Innovation & Business Development for Zurich North America.

There will soon be a new man at the helm of Gallagher’s reinsurance business, Gallagher Re.

Allianz-owned Euler Hermes has appointed Sarah Murrow as CEO of its UK and Ireland business, with effect from 1 June.

Marsh McLennan has named Nick Studer as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of international management consulting firm, Oliver Wyman Group, effective July 1st, 2021.

London-based insurer Aviva has appointed Adam Winslow as Chief Executive Officer, UK & Ireland General Insurance.

There’s breaking news and then there’s “breaking” news and the announcement that Colm Holmes, currently CEO of Aviva General Insurance, will be taking over from Jon Dye as CEO of Allianz Holdings is firmly in the latter bracket.

Arch Capital Group has appointed Christine Todd to the role of Chief Investment Officer, effective June 7.

Aviva Singlife, the merged entity between Singlife and Aviva Singapore, has appointed Pearlyn Phau as executive director and group CEO on May 24.

Spinnaker Insurance Company, a national property and casualty insurer licensed in 50 states and rated A- (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company, wholly owned by Hippo Enterprises Inc., today announced the appointment of Torben Ostergaard as its new president and chief executive officer.

Metromile, Inc. (NASDAQ: MILE, MILEW), a leading digital insurance platform and pay-per-mile auto insurer, today announced Capital One marketing veteran Troy Dye will join the company in the new role of Senior Vice President, Growth on May 24, 2021. He will oversee a fast-growing team of growth, acquisition, brand and marketing professionals as a member of the leadership team.

AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has appointed five senior underwriters to its Canadian Casualty, Professional and Property groups.

The partnership will enhance the company’s U.S. product development and growth in custom-built products and services for partners

Global insurer Zurich has promoted Hayley Robinson to the role of Group Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), reporting to Sierra Signorelli, who was recently named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Commercial Insurance.

Apollo Insurance Solutions Ltd. (“APOLLO”) (TSXV: APLO
Reserved), Canada’s leading online insurance provider for small businesses and individuals, is
pleased to announce that Klaus Salchner has joined the APOLLO team as Chief Technology
Officer.

Catching up with insurance technology developments involving Thimble and Bold Penguin, Vertafore and Nationwide, and eMaxx.

Metromile, Inc. (NASDAQ: MILE, MILEW), a leading digital insurance platform and pay-per-mile auto insurer, today announced Regi Vengalil will join the company as Chief Financial Officer on May 24, 2021.

Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh McLennan, has announced the appointment of Christophe Gaudron as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its French operations, effective January 1st, 2022.

Buckle, an insurtech known for its rideshare coverage, has hired two new members to the technology side of its executive team.

Aviva Singlife Holdings Pte, the holding company established following the merger of Aviva and Singapore Life Pte, has appointed Kim Rosenkilde as Group Chief Investment Officer.

Lloyd’s of London has announced the departure of Sonja Rottiers from her role as European Chief Executive Officer, with Amélie Breitburd set to step into the position.

AXA has announced that Jef Van In, currently CEO of AXA Belgium, has been appointed CEO of AXA Next and group chief innovation officer, effective July 01. He will report to Antimo Perretta, CEO of AXA Europe and a member of AXA’s management committee.

Following three years as Executive Director for QBE UK, Cécile Fresneau has been promoted to take the helm of QBE European Operations’ Insurance Division, overseeing the business in Europe and International Markets in addition to the UK.

Allianz SE Reinsurance (Allianz Re), the reinsurance arm of the global insurance carrier, has announced that Holger Tewes-Kampelmann will succeed Amer Ahmed as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective May 1st, 2021.

AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has named Sundeep Khera as Head of Marine, UK & Lloyd’s market, and Global Head of Hull.

Acrisure LLC said Tuesday that it has named Matthew Marolda as its first chief innovation officer.

Ledger Investing, the insurtech and insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused venture-backed company, has announced the addition of industry veteran Peter Hancock to its board of directors.

Cassidy served as SVP and head of shared services technology, overseeing enterprise computing services, enterprise architecture, enterprise data, information security, digital, and technology strategy planning.

RSA has named appointments for chair and CFO of its UK and International business entities, following the completion of Intact Financial Corp.’s proposed takeover.

AXA XL, the property & casualty and specialty risk division of AXA, has named Ashok Krishnan as Chief Data and Analytics Officer.

Global insurer AXA has announced key changes to its senior leadership team as the company looks to successfully execute the strategic plan presented in December last year.

Property & Casualty insurer Tokio Marine HCC has appointed Tom Weist as Chief Financial Officer following the retirement of current CFO, Sharon Brock.

Insurance intermediary and service provider Movinx has appointed Carolin Gabor as its new Chief Executive Officer.

Top-notch insurance and technology stalwarts have been tapped to sit on the advisory panel for insurtech Concirrus.

Newly launched generation specialty reinsurer Chord Re has announced the promotion of Chief Underwriting Officer Tom Meyer to the role of Chief Executive Officer.

Cover Genius, the global insurtech leader whose insurance distribution platform provides protection for the customers of some of the world’s largest online companies, has named Darcy Shapiro Chief Operating Officer, Americas, and Amir Massoudi Global Chief Revenue Officer. The appointments reflect Cover Genius’ growth in the US marketplace as it continues to secure new partnerships.

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America announced today that Jasmine Jirele has been named president and CEO of Allianz Life, succeeding President and CEO Walter White, who will retire December 31, 2021.

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (TransRe) has announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mike Sapnar, will be leaving the company to pursue another opportunity and will be succeeded by the firm’s Co-President of Global Underwriting, Ken Brandt.

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that Dr. Cindy Pace, the company’s Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, will add a new reporting line directly to the CEO, underscoring the company’s commitment to embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in its business strategy.

Nigel Walsh, former Partner at consultancy Deloitte with a focus on InsurTech, has been appointed as the Managing Director in the Americas Financial Services Sales org at Google Cloud.

Reinsurance giant Swiss Re has added Samrat Dua to the newly created role of Chief InfoTech and Data Officer for Reinsurance and as a member of the Reinsurance Management Team, effective April 12th, 2021.

Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Sierra Signorelli, currently group chief underwriting officer, to the role of chief executive officer for Commercial Insurance and as a member of the executive committee with immediate effect.

Italian insurer Generali has announced the appointments of Francesco Martorana as Group Chief Investment Officer, Bruno Servant as CEO of Generali Insurance Asset Management (GIAM), and Tim Rainsford as CEO of Generali Investments Partners.

Beazley Chief Executive Officer Andrew Horton is leaving to become the group chief executive officer of QBE Insurance Group Ltd. in Australia, the two companies announced. Horton will be succeeded in the role by Adrian Cox, the current chief underwriting officer.

Specialist insurer Beazley has unveiled a new digital business unit to spearhead a transformative approach to how the company develops, underwrites and delivers seamless, intuitive digital insurance solutions for clients and brokers.

Former AAA insurer chief ethics and compliance officer and Symantec corporate counsel joins leading digital insurance platform

Verisk characterizes the appointments as reinforcing its commitment to building cohesive leadership teams that accelerate long-term growth.

Insurtech startup, GramCover has announced the appointment of Shailendra Tewari as CTO. Tewari was one of the founding members and the CTO of Policybazaar. At GramCover, Shailendra Tewari will lead the technology vertical to automate various business processes. Thus, he will bridge the gap between technology and business. Further, GramCover aims to make its technology easier and smarter. With Tewari on the team, they aim to analyze and change software processes and journeys.

Zurich Insurance Group has announced the appointment of Dirk De Nil as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Nordics region operations, comprising Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.

Willis Re, the reinsurance broking arm of Willis Towers Watson, has appointed Michel Büker in a dual role as Head of Lloyd’s Capital and Head of Production, Customised Solutions, EMEA at Willis Re Specialty.

UK insurer Prudential has created a new senior leadership team for its US business, Jackson Financial, ahead of Jackson’s planned separation from the Group.

With over 30 years’ experience in the London insurance industry, Robertson joins Canopius from AXA XL, where he most recently served as CEO of global specialty. There, he oversaw a multi-billion dollar portfolio of business written across a broad global network.

Satishwar, who joined the company in July 2019 as Chief Financial Officer, will spearhead Aegon Life’s transformation into a digital-only life insurance company.

Michael Mollica to Lead Private/Not-For-Profit Management Liability Business; Stephen Troiano to Head Financial Institutions Management Liability Business

Penny Seach, currently Chief Executive Officer of General Insurance, Zurich Hong Kong, has been appointed as Chief Underwriting Officer of the re/insurer’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (MENA) operations, effective March 1st, 2021.

Reinsurance giant Swiss Re’s commercial insurance arm, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions (Swiss Re CorSo), has named Melanie Slack as Head UK, Ireland, SA & EMEA Wholesale, effective May 1st, 2021.

AXA XL has announced the appointment of Michael Colao as Global Chief Underwriting Officer for Cyber.

Tiernan, who chairs the International Underwriting Association and serves as managing director of UK commercial lines and global corporate & speciality at Aviva, has been named chief of markets at Lloyd’s. As markets chief, he will be in charge of overseeing market performance and distribution.

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Allianz’s specialist carrier for corporate insurance business, has announced the appointment of Olav Spiegel as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO)

AXA XL has named Ashok Krishnan as its new chief data and analytics officer, tasked with further strengthening the insurer’s innovation and technology-led approach as it accelerates its data strategy.

The specialist Lloyd’s of London insurance and reinsurance marketplace has appointed Aviva’s Patrick Tiernan to the newly created role of Chief of Markets, which will see him take oversight of market performance and distribution.

Late last week, Chad Nitschke, chief executive officer of InsurTech Bunker, a contract-related insurance marketplace he co-founded in 2016, announced that he is passing the CEO reins to Jordan Simkin.

Due to ongoing success in delivering intelligent claims management systems to the North American and European insurance markets, former CTO and omni:us founder Harald Gölles will shift to the newly created role of Chief Software Architect and henceforth focus solely on product development.

Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. (HSCM), the insurance-linked securities (ILS), reinsurance and transportation-focused investment manager, has announced the appointment of Adrian Jones from SCOR as the firm looks to expand its InsurTech and global re/insurance groups.

Bermuda-domiciled specialty insurance and reinsurance group Ascot has appointed its US insurance boss.

Marsh has announced the appointment of Phil Hobson as affinity leader for its international division. Effective January 01, Hobson will join Marsh’s international executive committee and report to Flavio Piccolomini, president of Marsh’s international division. Hobson will relocate from Hong Kong to London for the new role.

Aviva Plc will be welcoming a returning alumnus in the form of Adam Winslow, who is assuming the newly created role of international chief executive in 2021.

Titas joins Nationwide from Wendy’s, where she was chief digital experience and technology officer, leading the company’s global technology center of excellence

AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings, has announced that it has appointed three new underwriters to its US renewable energy

The TechCanary founder will lead the expansion of the IVANS strategy and all business functions to accelerate the digitization of agency-insurer-insured connectivity and analytics solutions.

Specialist global insurer Hiscox has appointed Louise Marling as new chief operating officer (COO) for the UK business. Marling joined Hiscox UK in December 2019

Specialist insurer and reinsurer Hiscox has announced that Kathleen Reardon is to succeed Mike Krefta as CEO of Hiscox Re & ILS Reardon most recently

Global insurance and reinsurance broker, Aon, has launched a new London-based platform that matches underwriting expertise with capacity provision through fronting, MGA / MGU and

Life insurer MetLife has announced a series of changes to its senior leadership team, including the retirement of Latin America executive vice president and president

Coverys European Holdings (CEH), a division of Coverys, has added Elisabetta Ibba as Chief Executive Officer of its Lloyd’s broker subsidiary AEC Group. Ibba brings

AXA XL has announced several promotions and appointments in its Americas region, its UK and Lloyd’s business unit, and its Asia and Europe business unit

Andrew Rear has been appointed Chairman of Buckle’s Board. He will continue working as Chief Executive Officer of Digital Partners, a Munich Re company. Rear

SCOR Global P&C is making a number of changes to its organizational structure to be more responsive on a regional basis, according to SCOR Global

A former AXA XL executive joined QBE Insurance in a major leadership role. Jason Harris will have the title of chief executive officer, International Division,