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Aspen recruits five MDs in management restructure
Aspen Re has appointed five new regional managing directors and three global product leaders as part of a management reshuffle.
Barbon MD joins Giles
Barbon has lost group managing director Nick Sharp, pictured, to Giles Insurance Brokers where he has joined as executive director.
Catlin Re Switzerland names Eugster as CUO
Markus Eugster has been promoted to chief underwriting officer for Catlin Re Switzerland.
Keelan Westall boosts underwriting team with new starters
Wholesale property insurance broker Keelan Westall has set out to strengthen its technical expertise with a series of key appointments within its underwriting agency.
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.
RBS' Van Saun joins Lloyd's Franchise Board
Lloyd's has appointed Bruce Van Saun to independent non-executive director on the Lloyd's Franchise Board.
Questgates snaps up third Merlin adjuster ahead of Scottish market push
Questgates has underlined its Scottish presence by opening an office in Livingston and recruiting former Merlin adjuster Ashley Clancy to bolster its team north of the border.
Open GI appoints regional account manager for south east
Systems provider Open GI has appointed former accident management company boss Matthew Scott to the role of account manager for the south east region.
Ocaso appoints Stemp as UK general manager
Spanish insurer Ocaso has named Tim Stemp as general manager of the UK arm.
Barbon promotes Armitage to director
Barbon Insurance Group has promoted Mark Armitage to director after group managing director Nick Sharp, pictured, resigned from the company.
FSJ hires ex-Cobra boss for development director role
FSJ Broking, the London market division of Ink, has appointed Dave Truman as development director.
Arag recruits broker account handler
Arag has appointed Chris French as broker account handler.
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.
Allianz retail boss jumps ship to join First Central as marketing director
First Central bosses have signalled their intention to strengthen the firm’s online offering following the appointment of former Allianz Retail head of direct business Andy James as group marketing director.
American expansion gathers momentum at BMS following key hire
BMS has moved to further bolster its US reinsurance operation following the appointment of Chuck Hewitt to the joint role of senior producer, executive vice president and member of it stateside leadership team.
Asia View from the Top: Risk and opportunity abound
The economy of Asia has been rapidly growing. It now accounts for one-third of world gross domestic product and is likely to exceed 50% by 2050.
Howden moves to second stage of energy development with double capture
Howden has outlined the next phase of its energy division development following the appointment of Greg Stenzhorn and Richard Bateman, who join the firm from Aon Benfield and Price Forbes respectively.
Junction hires ex AA ecommerce boss Queen
Junction has appointed the former head of ecommerce at The AA Jamie Queen to the role of associate director on the BGL Group’s affinity arm.
Aviva recruits former Bupa fraud boss amid uncertainty over senior jobs
Aviva has appointed Anne Green to the newly created role of head of fraud for underwriting, pricing and product.
UK General boosts commercial team with ex-Towergate hire
UK General has hired a former Towergate director Andrew Tailby as head of business development in the commercial division.
XL makes dual reinsurance promotion
XL’s reinsurance operations has appointed Mark Berry and Paul Simons to senior vice president and managing director, international property & specialty and senior vice president, head of US property treaty, respectively.
Pinsent Masons partner joins Plexus Law
A partner at Pinsent Masons has left the firm after 20 years to join the professional indemnity team of insurance law specialist Plexus Law.