Recruitment
ProSight hires ex-Travelers boss Cusition as syndicate underwriter
ProSight Specialty Underwriters has appointed Paul Cusition, former global head of professional indemnity at ANV, as active underwriter of Syndicate 1110 at Lloyd’s.
United India appoints Kharat as chairman and MD
United India Insurance Company has appointed Milind Kharat as chairman and managing director.
Giles names Dickson as MD for the south of England
The latest in a long line of recent managerial recruitments has seen Giles appoint Paul Dickson as regional managing director for the south of England.
German broker Unison hires Toben for linked business in Chicago
Hamburg-headquartered Unison Brokers has appointed Heidrun Toben as associate director for European linked business to work in its Chicago office.
Hiscox appoints head of catastrophe research and two trainees
Hiscox has appointed Dr Richard Dixon as group head of catastrophe research, and expanded the London Market reinsurance team with two recruits.
Allianz boosts financial lines team with Liberty hire
Elke Vagenede has been appointed as head of product development for financial lines at Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality.
Arista expands Southampton office
Arista Insurance has appointed Paul Avery to its Southampton office to help manage the underwriting team.
Jelf MD joins Alec Finch
Alec Finch has appointed Mike Latham as group managing director.
Swiss Re unveils senior appointments
John Dacey, Swiss Re's head of group strategy and strategic investments, is to join the group executive committee from 1 November.
Autonet recruits Carole Nash HR boss
Van insurance broker Autonet Insurance has appointed Penny Copeland, pictured, as director of human resources with immediate effect.
Redundancies and recruitment: Not the end of the line
On the surface, a spate of job losses in the insurance sector could hamper its growth and recovery. But opportunities still exist.
Post magazine - 18 October 2012
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APC brings in northern development boss
Commercial insurance underwriting agency APC has appointed former Singers Asset Finance development manager Neil Jenkinson to fulfil a similar role in the firm's northern operation.
JLT Re expands CEE expertise by adding two partners
JLT Reinsurance has demonstrated a continued focus on expanding capabilities in central and eastern Europe with the appointment of two new members to its non-marine team in the region.
AGCS recruits HDI Gerling chief executive
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has appointed Patrick Thiels to lead the industrial insurer's new Mediterranean region.
Ergo to cut 600 jobs over three years
German insurer Ergo Versicherungsgruppe, a unit of reinsurer Munich Re AG, will cut 200 back-office positions every year for the next three years.
Former Merlin staff lose out again as LAS cuts short contracts
Loss adjuster LAS Claims has come under fire for allegedly cutting short an offer of temporary work to several former Merlin employees.
Brit hires new chief financial officer
Brit Insurance has appointed Andrew Baddeley as chief financial officer, replacing Scott Egan who left the business in April to join Towergate as group CFO.
Crawford recruits CEMEA business development director
Crawford & Company has appointed Tobias Walter, pictured, as business development director for Continental Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
DAS promotes from within to boost regional underwriting teams
Legal expenses insurer DAS is expanding its regional underwriting teams with the appointments of Peter Tierney and Neil McDermott as regional underwriters for the north and south respectively.
Giles recruits ex-Towergate director to chair real estate division
Giles chief executive Brendan McManus has bolstered his expanding team with the appointment of former Towergate director Nick Crocker as chairman of the firm's new real estate division.
Gerlach joins Uniqa's Romanian board
The Romanian subsidiary of Uniqa, Uniqa Asigurari de Viataum, has appointed Wolf-Christoph Gerlach to the new position of chief operating officer.
Ace appoints environmental underwriter for Benelux and Nordic
Ace has promoted Lauretta Alberti to senior environmental insurance underwriter for the Benelux and Nordic region.
RSA lures Axa commercial liability boss
Corentin Maurice, Axa's former group head of commercial liability, has joined RSA as European liability leader in the firm’s global specialty lines business.