Recruitment
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.
Travelers claims head joins Liberty
Commercial lines insurer Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Nikki Barrett-Browne as commercial casualty claims manager.
Amlin's Beale joins LMA board
Simon Beale, Amlin's chief underwriting officer, has joined the board of the Lloyd's Market Association.
Catlin names chief science officer
Catlin has appointed Michael Maran as chief science officer.
Miller opens Paris base
Miller Insurance Services has opened an office in Paris with a view to increasing its reinsurance presence in Europe.
Blumer to exit Swiss Re
Swiss Re's chief investment officer, David Blumer, will leave the company in November, a statement on the firm's website revealed today.
Swiss Re's Hartmann to strengthen VIG Re board
Johannes Martin Hartmann has been appointed to the managing board of VIG Re with effect from 1 October.
Ex-JLT property brokers join Miller
Two former JLT property specialists have left the firm to join Miller.
Dual appoints UK chief operating officer
Dual UK has appointed Judit Petho as chief operating officer.
BLM appoints head of fraud intelligence
Berrymans Lace Mawer has promoted fraud intelligence analyst Ben Fitzhugh to national head of intelligence.
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LV appoints Mark Austen as chairman
LV has confirmed that Mark Austen will take over as chairman following the firm's annual general meeting in May next year.
Towergate MD joins Integro
The former managing director of Towergate Specialist Markets, Martin Wright, has joined Integro Insurance Brokers as MD of its UK retail operations.
Keating joins CEO Hubbard at UK General as Bruce exits
Cathie Bruce is leaving her post of managing director of the commercial division at UK General and will be replaced by former Axa personal lines intermediary boss Mike Keating.