People Moves: Howden Names Willis’ Everling as CEO Netherlands, Corporate; Carpenter’s Christian to BMS Re; Aon Reins Hires TigerRisk’s Jackson in U.S.
This edition of International/Reinsurance People Moves details appointments at three brokers: Howden, BMS Re and Aon with roles in the Netherlands and the U.S.
A summary of these new hires follows here.
Howden Appoints Willis’ Everling as CEO Netherlands, Corporate
Howden, the London-based insurance broker, announced Jeroen Everling has been appointed chief executive officer Netherlands, Corporate.
He will build a specialist team to bring choice to mid and large domestic and international clients. Howden already has a leading specialist marine operation with a corporate portfolio in Rotterdam, led by Jan Oosterom.
Everling will join Howden from Willis, where he has held the role of head of Benelux Corporate Risk and Broking for the last seven years and chair of the statutory board. He previously held senior roles with Aon and Marsh, leading teams delivering cross-class solutions for major international, industrial and agricultural clients.
Dolf Balink also will join from Willis, where he has spent the last 15 years of his career, latterly as director of Placement and Claims, Netherlands. Prior to that, he spent 13 years with Marsh in claims leadership roles, having begun his career with Sedgwick in 1993.
Everling’s and Balink’s appointments follow the recent announcements of the appointments of Luigi Sturani, CEO Europe; Enrico Nanni, CCO Europe; Felix Jenny, CEO Switzerland; Holger Schaefer, CEO Germany; the acquisition of Scagliarini in Italy; and the acquisition of ARTAI in Spain. They will join Howden subject to fulfilment of their contractual obligations.
“After nearly 25 years in this market it is a new beginning for both of us,” said Everling referring to his and Balink’s appointments.
“The opportunity to build a business with a different outlook is an incredibly exciting one for me and a new dynamic for a market that I love,” he added. “Howden’s combination of an empowered culture, a commitment to developing deep specialty capabilities, and international scale mean that we can build a values-led business that is better for corporate clients and a breath of fresh air for talent. I am looking forward to starting that journey in a group where there is freedom to thrive.”
BMS Re Strengthens Catastrophe Analytics with Guy Carpenter’s Christian
BMS Re, the London-based independent reinsurance broker, announced the appointment of Scott Christian as executive vice president, Catastrophe Analytics.
Based in Atlanta, Ga., Christian will report to Kirk Conrad, global head of Analytics at BMS.
Christian is a highly knowledgeable risk management professional and brings to BMS Re over 19 years of catastrophe and risk management experience. He joins from his most recent position as senior vice president, Catastrophe Team lead at Guy Carpenter, where he was responsible for leading the analytics function for the southeast region and supporting clients across multiple lines of business.
He has held a number of senior roles in the industry, including as vice president, Predictive Analytics at Tower Hill Insurance Group, and as vice president, head of Accumulation at AXIS Insurance. Christian began his career as a risk analyst at Aon Benfield in 2002, where he held several roles in the risk management division and was promoted to director in 2010.
Aon Reinsurance Solutions Names TigerRisk’s Jackson as Senior Managing Director in U.S.
Aon plc announced that Joe Sergio Jackson has joined the U.S. team of Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions as a senior managing director.
Based in New York, Jackson will focus primarily on key property accounts both regionally and globally, with additional responsibilities across segments of casualty and retrocession business. Reporting to Greggory Clark, executive managing director within Reinsurance Solutions, and Randy Stanco, senior managing director, Reinsurance Solutions, Jackson will also be involved in the expansion of existing and new business.
Jackson joins Aon from TigerRisk, where he was a reinsurance broker. He brings 15 years’ experience to his new role, having worked across many lines of business, with a primary focus on property, both regionally and globally. Jackson began his career at reinsurance broker Benfield in 2006, which later became Aon Benfield and then Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions.