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People Moves: Industry Appointment Round-Up

The insurance industry is in constant motion, and this week has seen a flurry of significant talent shifts. Frm top-level executive appointments at established giants like Lloyd’s to the recruitment of specialised data scientists and cybersecurity leaders, the industry is making bold moves in its talent strategy.

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People Moves: Industry Appointment Round-Up

The insurance industry is in constant motion, and this week has seen a flurry of significant talent shifts. From top-level executive appointments at established giants like Lloyd’s to the recruitment of specialised data scientists and cybersecurity leaders, the industry is making bold moves in its talent strategy.

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AIG Expands Global Leadership Role for Jon Hancock

AIG has announced an expanded leadership role for Jon Hancock as the company reorganises its operations into three distinct business segments: North America Commercial Insurance, International Commercial Insurance, and Global Personal Insurance.

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People Moves: Industry Appointment Round-Up

The insurance industry is experiencing a wave of activity, with recent executive appointments and departures sparking notable shifts. From leadership changes at major insurers to strategic hires at startups, the sector is in a period of significant transition.

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People Moves: Industry Appointment Round-Up

The insurance industry has seen a surge of activity in recent weeks, with a series of executive appointments and departures creating notable shifts across the sector. From major leadership changes at established insurers to strategic hires at innovative startups, the industry is undergoing a significant period of transition.

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People Moves: Industry Appointment Round-Up

The insurance industry has been buzzing with activity in recent weeks, with a flurry of executive appointments and departures shaking up the sector. From key leadership changes at major insurers to new hires at innovative startups, the industry is experiencing a period of significant transition.

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Bold Penguin Appoints Peter Settel as New CEO

Bold Penguin has appointed Peter Settel as its new Chief Executive Officer and President. The insurtech supports commercial insurance carriers and agents through its AI-driven  quoting platform paired with a commercial insurance exchange that helps agents match businesses with the best quotes.

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FWD Group Announces Leadership Changes in Malaysia

FWD Group has announced new leadership appointments for its Malaysian operations. Aman Chowla will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer for FWD Takaful, while Mak See Sen will join the company as Chief Executive Officer of FWD Insurance Berhad. Both appointments will be effective on November 18, 2024.

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Caroline Feeney Appointed Chair of LL Global

Caroline Feeney, Executive Vice President and CEO of Prudential’s U.S. Businesses, has been named the 2025 Board Chair of LL Global, the parent organisation of financial services industry groups LIMRA (Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association) and LOMA (Life Office Management Association).

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INSTANDA Appoints Professor Andy Pardoe as Interim Chief AI Officer

INSTANDA, a leading global no-code insurance platform provider, has announced the appointment of Professor Andy Pardoe as its Interim Chief AI Officer. This marks the first time the company has created this role, underscoring its commitment to integrating advanced artificial intelligence into its operations.

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Wefox to Replace CEO Amidst Financial Turmoil

Wefox, the German insurance startup, is set to replace CEO Mark Hartigan according to a report by Bloomberg, following the board’s rejection of a proposal by its largest stakeholder, Mubadala, to sell the company to UK insurance broker Ardonagh. Hartigan, who assumed the role in March, will be replaced by the end of the year.

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David Brooks and Simon Hogg as its first Chief Operating Officer (COO) and first Chief Information Security Officer (C

Eigen Technologies Appoints First COO and CISO

Eigen Technologies (Eigen), the global intelligent document processing (IDP) provider, today announces the appointment of David Brooks and Simon Hogg as its first Chief Operating Officer (COO) and first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) respectively.

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RT Specialty names new EVP

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.

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Chris Lay appointed CEO Marsh McLennan UK

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, today announced the appointment of Chris Lay as CEO Marsh McLennan UK, in addition to his responsibilities as CEO of Marsh UK, effective 1 March 2023.

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Markel Corporation names Teri Gendron CFO

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.

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Vertical Insure Raises $2 Million

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.

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Insurtech predictions for the life sector in 2023

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.

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AI based insurance platform launches

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.

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RGA Names Tony Cheng as President; Anna Manning to Retire at End of Year

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.

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Marsh appoints CEO for Malaysia

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.

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Zurich names new group CUO

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.

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Allianz Partners selects new CEO

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.

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Chubb announces new head of marine for global markets

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.

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CoverGo Raises $15M in Series A Funding

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.

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Swiss Re announces new CEO and country president

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.

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WTW hires data science leader

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.

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Brit appoints Bilge Mert as Chief Technology Officer

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.

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Amwins names first chief underwriting officer

Mark Bernacki – who most recently served as executive vice president of Amwins Group’s underwriting division and president of Amwins Special Risk Underwriters – has now become the first chief underwriting officer at Amwins.

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