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Hamilton Hires Barrett, Garber to Fill New Leadership Slots; O’Donohoe to Depart

Mar 27 2019 // Hamilton Insurance Group, moving full-speed ahead with its growth strategy, is hiring two executives in newly-created roles, and a third leader is leaving the company.The Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance holding...

Hannover Re Offers Match-Making Service for Insurtechs, Insurers Called ‘hr | equarium’

Mar 27 2019 // Insurtech companies across the globe have created an abundance of innovative solutions and services that span the insurance value chain. However, the challenge for both insurers and insurtechs is how to find the best...

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Mar 18 2019 // Nashville-based auto insurer The General has appointed veteran insurance executive Tony DeSantis to president and CEO, joining Chief Operating Officer Steve Tjugum as the company’s top leaders. Elicia Azali has been...

Hamilton to Buy Pembroke Managing Agency, Ironshore Europe DAC from Liberty Mutual

Mar 14 2019 // Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based holding company of re/insurance operations in Bermuda and at Lloyd’s, announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Liberty Mutual Group to acquire the Pembroke...

Lockton Expands Reinsurance Brokerage Globally; Hires 3 Guy Carpenter Executives

Mar 11 2019 // Global insurance broker Lockton has formed a global reinsurance business, Lockton Global Re, and hired several Guy Carpenter executives as part of its leadership team.In addition to Lockton CEO Ron Lockton, the leadership...

Travelers Canada Expands Suite of Services Offered to Specialty Insurance Customers

Mar 6 2019 // Travelers Canada, the Canadian arm of The Travelers Cos. Inc., is offering a new suite of services for specialty insurance customers that come packaged with their insurance policy.Human resources, legal and emotional...

New Investor Property Insurance Program Webinar to be Held Thursday, February 28

Feb 25 2019 // Atlanta, GA, February 25, 2019 — Jared Mathis, executive vice president and head of the Blue River Underwriters’ specialty property group will be presenting an informational webinar on a new investor property...

A.M. Best Makes Senior Management Changes, Restructures Organization

Feb 19 2019 // A.M. Best announced that Roger Sellek will step down as CEO of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (AP) regions at the end of March. As part of its succession planning process, A.M. Best has also...

Lloyd’s Managing Agency Antares Appoints Battle as Chief Executive Officer

Feb 19 2019 // Antares the Lloyd’s managing agency and member of the QIC Group announced the appointment of Jonathan (Joe) Battle, the current active underwriter, as chief executive officer (subject to necessary regulatory...

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Feb 18 2019 // MetLife has named Darla Finchum as head of the company’s U.S. property/casualty business, MetLife Auto & Home. Finchum had been serving in this role on an interim basis since last August. She will be responsible...

MGU Lodestar Marine and Aspen Insurance Form Agreement to Provide P&I Cover

Feb 13 2019 // Lodestar Marine, the London-based managing general underwriter, announced an agreement with Aspen Insurance to provide protection & indemnity insurance (P&I) to the owners and managers of small and specialized...

Cook Named Next Managing Director of Iowa’s Global Insurance Accelerator

Feb 13 2019 // The Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA), headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, has appointed Nicole Cook as the group’s managing director effective May 1. She joined the GIA full time on Feb. 11.During the GIA’s...

Ryan Specialty to Acquire International Specialty Insurance Services of North Carolina

Feb 13 2019 // Ryan Specialty Group, LLC has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of International Specialty Insurance Services Inc. (ISI), an independently owned managing general underwriter with offices...

What to Do If an Employee Displays Signs of Dementia

Feb 4 2019 // Faced with an aging American workforce, companies are increasingly navigating delicate conversations with employees grappling with cognitive declines, experts say.Workers experiencing early stages of dementia may struggle...

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Feb 4 2019 // AmTrust Financial Services announced leadership changes as it moves forward as a private company. Its $2.95 billion privatization plan was finalized on November 28, 2018 after receipt of all approvals. AmTrust announced...

Risk Management Is Answer to Football’s Insurance Problem, Says Top Sports Broker

Feb 1 2019 // ESPN ran an in-depth report recently about insurers being unwilling to cover the National Football League (NFL) for general liability and workers’ compensation due to concerns over player concussions and traumatic...

New York’s JenCap Holdings Promotes Maher, Hires Nielsen

Jan 28 2019 // JenCap Holdings LLC (JCH), a specialty insurance business, has promoted Mark P. Maher to chief operating officer and hired David Nielsen as corporate chief financial officer.In his new role, Maher will work with the JenCap...

CopperPoint in Arizona Names Rachel Davis-Schultz SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Jan 23 2019 // Phoenix, Ariz.,-based CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has named Rachel Davis-Schultz senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Rachel has more than 21 years of experience. For the past 10 years, she has been with...

New York City’s Global Excess Partners Promotes Cook to VP, Managing Director

Jan 23 2019 // Global Excess Partners (GEP), a specialty insurance organization, has promoted Brendan Cook from vice president to vice president and managing director. He reports to Chris Zoidis, corporate executive vice president of...

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Jan 21 2019 // John Doyle, president and CEO of global insurance broker Marsh, announced the appointments of key leaders for regional, specialty and placement teams worldwide that will be effective upon closing of the acquisition by...