Ryan Specialty has appointed former Zurich executive Justin Budd as senior vice president and head of internal consulting within its specialty underwriting segment, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers (RSUM).
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Independent insurance underwriting and wholesale brokerage group XS Brokers (XSB) has hired Annie Dawson, former RT Specialty director, underwriting, national binding authority, as senior vice president, national carrier relations and strategy officer.
Aon-owned NFP has appointed Patrick O'Neill as the head of its financial institutions group (FIG), succeeding Lauren Kim, who was promoted this month to regional managing director of NFP's P&C business, Northeast region.
Westfield Specialty International has bolstered its political violence (PV) and aviation war underwriting unit with a trio of hires, including Travelers’ Hector Threlfall and Marsh’s Charlie Fellows.
New Zealand-based insurer Tower Limited has announced that current chief financial officer Paul Johnston will take over as interim CEO from 13 February 2025.
Former PartnerRe president and CEO Emmanuel Clarke has been named CEO of global specialty lines at Intact Financial Corporation, with the executive set to replace the long-serving Michael Miller upon his retirement at the end of March.
Lloyd's insurer IQUW has named Elisabeth Groehe and George Connell as lead underwriters for its portfolio solutions offering.
Guy Carpenter has bolstered its South African operations with the hire of Gallagher Re’s regional director for the Middle East and Africa Natalie van de Coolwijk, The Insurer can reveal.
Colorado-based "neo-insurer" MGT Insurance has launched a new excess and surplus lines company called MGT Specialty, spearheaded by newly hired general manager and industry veteran Chad Nitschke, E&S Insurer can reveal.
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) has appointed Dino Robusto, executive chairman of the board at CNA Financial Corporation, as its new chair, succeeding Travelers CEO Alan Schnitzer who led the board for the past two years.
