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Kennedys in Dublin recruits Hugh Kennedy
Litigation and dispute resolution specialist Kennedys has appointed Hugh Kennedy as a partner in its Dublin office.
CNA appoints claims head for UK and continental Europe
CNA Europe has named Monique Van Der Linden as head of claims and vice president for Europe.
AIA appoints new non-executive director
AIA Group has appointed Barry Chun-Yuen Cheung as an independent non-executive director of the company.
DLG names Aspen chairman and RBS corporate CEO as directors
Direct Line Group has appointed Glyn Jones and Mark Catton as a senior independent director and non-executive director, effective immediately.
Brownsword recruits LV claims director
Former LV claims lead Phil Anderson has joined Brownsword to act as head of the claims management specialist's advisory board.
Howorth to replace Merritt as CEO of JLT Asia
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group has appointed Duncan Howorth as chief executive of JLT Asia with effect from 1 January 2013.
Top five Asian news stories
The top five Asian news stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven day.
Ace appoints energy and engineering manager for Asia Pacific
Ace Insurance has announced the appointment of Michael Frazer as energy and engineering manager for Asia Pacific.
Zurich proposes Mächler to join board
Zurich's directors will propose the election of Monica Mächler to the board at the firm's annual general meeting on 4 April 2013.
Bacon leaves Bowring Marsh
Marsh has appointed Andrew Chester as chief executive of Bowring Marsh, the firm's specialist international placement broking division.
Axa Germany parts company with two board members
The German arm of global insurer Axa has confirmed that board members Ulrich Niessen and Markus Hoffman will leave the company at the end of the month.
Allianz board members to swap jobs
Oliver Bäte and Dieter Wemmer will exchange roles from 1 January 2013, it was announced at a supervisory board meeting yesterday.
Aspen appoints group CFO
John Worth will replace Julian Cusack, who took the role on an interim basis after the February departure of Richard Houghton.
Insurance recruitment up in Asia despite slow economy
Asia's insurance firms are still hiring despite the current economic slowdown, bucking the trend of financial services firms across the region, according to Reuters.
Generali seeks improvements with management reshuffle
Italian insurer Generali has reorganised the management structure for its Country Italy and Corporate businesses in an effort to improve growth and profitability.
Lockton appoints solicitors practice risk head
Lockton has named Calum Maclean as a new risk manager, working with clients of its UK solicitors practice.
Marsh appoints global energy leader
Global broker Marsh has appointed Richard Higgins as global upstream and midstream leader in the firm's energy practice.
RSA names new group chief auditor
The insurer's UK and western Europe finance director, Caroline Ramsay, will take the role, replacing Anne Jaeger, who moves to RSA Scandinavia.
Mitsui Sumitomo promotes Wood to class underwriter for PI
Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd's has promoted Stuart Wood to class underwriter for professional indemnity in its professional lines operation.
RSA appoints Mitchell as non-executive director
RSA Insurance Group has appointed human resources specialist Hugh Mitchell to its board as a non-executive director from 26 September.
Geneva Association's Liedtke named as Blackrock EMEA head
Risk management organisation Blackrock has appointed Patrick Liedtke, outgoing secretary general and managing director of the Geneva Association, to lead its financial institutions group in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Ace poaches Zurich's surety head
Ace has recruited Zurich head of credit and surety Luc Reuter to drive the expansion of its surety division into continental Europe.
Wu replaced on CNinsure board by Shang
CNinsure has confirmed the resignation of Shangzhi Wu from the company's board of directors following the expiration of his tenure and the appointment of Xiaojun Shang, effective 24 August.
Marsh recruits new head of Swedish division
Broker Marsh has appointed Kenneth Miger as chief executive officer of Marsh AB in Sweden.