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Liberty Mutual Insurance expands commercial casualty team
Liberty Mutual Insurance has expanded commercial casualty team with two new appointments.
Zurich group CFO Wauthier found dead
Zurich's group chief financial officer Pierre Wauthier was yesterday found dead in his apartment in Zug, Switzerland.
Career file - Dane Douetil: Ex-Brit boss Douetil takes helm as BMS group CEO
Broking group BMS Associates has named Brit Insurance chief executive Dane Douetil as group CEO.
Market Moves: Douetil and Plumeri re-emerge as brokers make moves in the recruitment space
This week saw the return of former Brit boss Dane Douetil at broker BMS, as well as Joe Plumeri taking on his first job since exiting Willis. It was brokers leading the way in the wider recruitment space, with Higos and JLT among the movers and shakers…
Zurich group CFO found dead in his apartment
Zurich's group chief financial officer Pierre Wauthier has been found dead in his apartment.
Plumeri joins KKR
Former Willis Group chief executive and chairman Joseph Plumeri has been appointed senior advisor at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co LP.
Dual appoints AIG's Crowe senior financial institutions underwriter
Dual, the underwriting arm of Hyperion Insurance Group, has appointed Damian Crowe as a senior underwriter.
Double appointment for JLT Nottingham
JLT Specialty has made two appointments to its team in Nottingham.
Equinox Global bolsters Hamburg & New York units
Equinox Global has named Dagmar Böhning as underwriting manager at Equinox Global in Hamburg, Germany and Joe McNamara as vice president of credit and political risk in New York.
SSP looks to Swinton for e-trading director
Technology provider SSP has swooped to recruit Swinton’s head of information systems to head up e-trading.
Ace appoints energy risk engineer for Asia-Pacific
Insurer Ace has appointed James Rout as the energy risk engineer for the Asia-Pacific region.
Congregational & General appoints new non-execs
Congregational & General Insurance has appointed Edward Jenner and Robert Wade as non-executive directors to its board following approval from the Prudential Regulatory Authority.
PIA re-brand sparks double MD hire
The decision to re-brand Professional Insurance Agents as Business Insurance 247 has seen the firm promote two new managing directors.
Power Place reinforces broker commitments with double hire
Power Place has added two regional broker account managers to its business development team in the form of Steve Lacey and Daniel Sandbrook.
Hill Dickinson recruits Keoghs’ Gatzouris for fraud unit
Hill Dickinson has appointed Keoghs fraud specialist Stratos Gatzouris to its fraud unit management team.
Higos hires UK General's schemes sales manager
Higos Insurance Services has bolstered its its team with the appointment of Ralph Hann as schemes manager.
South makes Asia senior team promotions at Marsh
Martin South, chief executive officer of Marsh Asia-Pacific, has promoted several key staff in positions across Asia.
Career file:Jon Mainwaring - Former Axa broking channel manager takes on Midas Underwriting role
Midas Underwriting has appointed Jon Mainwaring as director of broker development for the southern region.
Market moves: Insurers on top as appointments enter summer lull
Insurers eclipsed brokers in the recruitment race this week, as appointment activity entered its summer lull. QBE property director Finlay Smith returned to RSA and notable hires were also completed at Novae and Covéa, where commercial lines director…
AIA appoints Teow in agency role
AIA Group has appointed Patrick Teow to the position of CEO, group agency distribution.
XL Group appoints RSA's Jenkins as underwriting manager
XL Group has appointed Simon Jenkins as its underwriting manager for general property in the UK.
Kiln appoints active underwriter for Syndicate 1880
Kiln has appointed Satoshi Naganuma as active underwriter of Tokio Marine Kiln Syndicate 1880.
Crawford hires Drew for EMEA role
Crawford & Company has recruited Simon Drew, the chief executive of injury claims mediator Inter Resolve, as its new business performance director for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific regions.
Crawford names Inter Resolve CEO as business performance head
Crawford & Company has recruited Simon Drew, the chief executive of injury claims mediator Inter Resolve, as its new business performance director for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific regions.