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People Moves: Insurtech BOXX Canada Hires Beazley’s Baker as President; Williams Takes Role of M.D., Hiscox Guernsey; AXA XL Names Wells U/W, Marine – UK & Lloyd’s

Feb 22 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurtech BOXX Insurance, Hiscox and AXA XL.A summary of these new hires follows here. Cyber Insurtech BOXX Canada Hires Beazley’s Baker as...

People Moves: AXA XL Promotes De Rosa to Head of Construction & Engineering, Reinsurance; IGI Taps Arch’s Tsielepis as CRO; Aqueous Hires 3 Underwriters

Feb 18 2022 // This edition of International People Moves includes appointments at AXA XL, International General Insurance Holdings and MGA Aqueous Underwriting.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL to Promote De Rosa to Head...

AXA Insurance UK Buys Ageas UK’s Commercial Business Renewal Rights

Feb 16 2022 // AXA Insurance UK announced the acquisition of the renewal rights to Ageas UK’s commercial business for an initial consideration of £47.5 million (US$64.3 million).The deal will see Ageas’ Commercial lines...

AXA Consortium in Talks to Buy Stake in Orsted’s UK Offshore Wind Farm

Feb 16 2022 // Denmark’s Orsted A/S is in talks with a consortium that includes AXA SA and a Credit Agricole SA unit to sell a stake in a large wind farm off the east coast of England, according to people familiar with the...

People Moves: Fairfax Financial Promotes Clarke to President; AXA XL Names Lee as Head of Claims, Canada; Zurich’s Price Joins SiriusPoint as Head of Travel A&H

Feb 14 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Fairfax Financial Holdings, AXA XL and SiriusPoint Ltd.A summary of these new hires follows here. Fairfax Financial Holdings Promotes Clarke to...

AXA Completes Sale of Singapore Business to HSBC

Feb 11 2022 // AXA announced it has completed the sale of its Singapore operations to HSBC for US$529 million.HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings Ltd., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc, completed the...

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Promotes 2 in Engineering & Construction; Chubb Names Houghton Head of Distrib., UK & Ireland; Marsh Hires AXA XL’s Latham to Lead ART, UK&I

Feb 2 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Chubb and Marsh.A summary of these new hires follows here. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Promotes 2 in Engineering &...

Owners of High-End London Restaurants Sue AXA Over Failure to Pay COVID Claims

Jan 26 2022 // The owners of high-end London restaurants The Wolseley and The Delaunay sued AXA Insurance UK Plc for as much as 4 million pounds ($5.4 million) over its failure to pay out on claims linked to the coronavirus...

WTW Hires AIG’s Dasan for Construction, Natural Resources; Bogardus Named Chubb’s President for Singapore; AXA XL’s Muzeya Joins Mosaic as Financial Institutions U/W

Dec 8 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson, Chubb and Mosaic Insurance.A summary of these appointments follows here. WTW Hires AIG’s Dasan for Construction and Natural...

People Moves: Sartain Heads Marsh Specialty; AXA XL Adds 2 Underwriters to E&S Team

Dec 7 2021 // Sartain Named Marsh Specialty Leader for U.S. and CanadaInsurance broker Marsh announced the appointment of Michelle Sartain as head of Marsh Specialty for the U.S. and Canada, effective January 1, 2022. Sartain will...

People Moves: Sompo Names QBE’s Reid Head of Casualty Int’l; AXA XL Promotes Shing to Lead U/W Mgmt, UK & Lloyd’s; Jensten’s Siggery to Oneglobal for Risk & Compliance

Nov 17 2021 // This edition of International People Moves covers appointments at Sompo International, AXA XL and OneGlobal Broking.A summary of these new hires follows here. Sompo Int’l Appoints QBE’s Reid as Head of...

AXA’s Investment Arm to Divest Oil and Gas Climate Laggards After Three Years

Nov 8 2021 // GLASGOW – The fund arm of French insurer AXA said on Monday it would take a tougher line with oil and gas companies over their environmental impact, selling out of laggards after three years if their emissions-reduction...

Vantage Names AXA XL’s Blanco CEO of Insurance

Nov 2 2021 // Bermuda-based Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. has appointed Alex Blanco as CEO of Insurance to lead the growth and development of its insurance business.Blanco is a seasoned Insurance professional with over 25 years of...

AXA Tightens Policy for Insuring, Investing in Oil & Gas Ahead of COP26 Summit

Nov 1 2021 // AXA, France’s biggest insurer, said on Friday it would tighten its policy regarding investing in and insuring the oil and gas sector, as pressure builds on finance to help curtail new production.The announcement,...

People Moves: Admiral Names Smyrl President; Hartford’s Schultz Moves to Zurich Life Sciences; Roth Heads AXA XL Cyber Claims; Hippo Adds Hiscox’s Hanson

Oct 29 2021 // Smyrl Succeeds Fletcher a President of Admiral InsuranceW.R. Berkley Corp. as appointed Daniel Smyrl as president of excess and surplus lines insurer Admiral Insurance Group. He succeeds Curtis E. Fletcher, who has been...

People Moves: Villages, AXA Add Names

Oct 26 2021 // Villages Names New PeopleThe Villages Insurance Partners has added two new people to its team of personal line risk consultants. Mary Ann Schabowski will work out of the agency’s Spanish Springs office, specializing...

People Moves: Garrison Heads Navigators Wholesale; Trochey Joins Ascot; AXA Environmental Adds 3; Allianz Names Houlihan

Oct 25 2021 // The Hartford Names Garrison Head Of Navigators WholesaleThe Hartford has named Michael Garrison as head of Wholesale for Navigators, a brand of The Hartford. Garrison will lead the strategic direction, growth, and...

France’s AXA to Invest €1.5B to Fight Deforestation, Preserve Biodiversity

Oct 15 2021 // French insurer AXA said on Thursday it will invest 1.5 billion euros ($1.74 billion) to support sustainable forest management as part of new commitments to fight deforestation and preserve biodiversity.The announcement...

People Moves: TigerRisk Names Harbor Hill Solutions’ Kilduff to Head MGA Business; AXA XL Insurance Promotes Gittler to Lead Cyber & Technology, Americas

Oct 11 2021 // TigerRisk Names Former Harbor Hill Solutions CEO Kilduff to Head MGA UnitTigerRisk Partners LLC, the Stamford, Conn.-based re/insurance broker, announced the appointment of Jim Kilduff to head up the company’s...

People Moves: AXA XL Names Takigawa; Gary Heads CoreLogic Claims; Changes at Top at TigerRisk; Hill Joins Digital Partners

Oct 8 2021 // AXA XL Insurance Appoints Takigawa as Head of Commercial E&O, AmericasAXA XL Insurance has named Michael Takigawa as the head of Commercial Errors & Omissions for the Americas region. Based in San Francisco and...