EC3 Brokers taps Integro for new head of brokingSpecialist Lloyd’s broker EC3 Brokers has swooped on Integro for James Murphy who will take on the newly-created role of head of broking.
Aquiline’s Relation targets growth with McKechnie and Hall hiresAquiline-backed US broker Relation Insurance Services has named former Swiss Re executive Chris McKechnie CFO and ex-Waller Helms managing director Tim Hall as head of M&A as it targets growth organically and through M&A.
BMS looks to JLT Re’s Moss for Group CFOLondon-headquartered (re)insurance broker BMS has named former JLT Re finance director Nick Moss as group chief financial officer reporting to CEO Nick Cook.
Marsh’s South: “We will fight” to keep every clientMarsh’s US executives have acknowledged that more departures will come in the aftermath of the JLT acquisition, but report that clients have been supportive.
JLT’s Construction Risk Partners in MBO negotiationsThe leadership team of Construction Risk Partners is in the process of negotiating a management buy-out of the majority stake held in it by JLT following the broker’s acquisition by MMC, The Insurer can reveal.
Besso bags JLT partner Coggill as post-MMC merger exits continueStuart Coggill, senior partner at JLT Specialty, is the latest to leave the broking house following the completion of the MMC merger, The Insurer can reveal.
Gen Re moves Faraday CEO D’Arcy into new roleAndrew D’Arcy has relinquished his role as Faraday CEO to become head of Gen Re international property casualty.
DeMuth latest to depart JLT; moves to BMSBMS has become the latest broking house to swoop on JLT, taking its Capital Markets senior vice president Chris DeMuth, in the growing fallout of staff following its acquisition by MMC.
Catlin: Convex not a conventional “start-up” as build-out takes shapeConvex Group – the long-awaited specialty (re)insurer launched by industry entrepreneur Stephen Catlin earlier today – is now being bolstered by a flurry of non-Catlin executives following the initial wave of senior management that were alumni of the former Lloyd’s heavyweight (re)insurer.
BHSI swoops on Pembroke for Middle East and Asia transactional liability headBerkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Stephen Harwood to lead its transactional liability offering in Asia and the Middle East (AME).
JLT Fac CEO Macdonald-Smith exitsThe CEO of JLT Fac Vanessa Macdonald-Smith has become the latest executive to head to the door following the completion of the JLT MMC merger, The Insurer can reveal.
Canopius taps Tokio Marine’s Saita for Australia drivePrivate equity-backed Canopius is set to launch its first office in Australia, hiring Claudio Saita from Tokio Marine Management Australasia to lead the business, The Insurer can reveal.
WTW taps Lockton for financial institutions headHenry Keville has joined Willis Towers Watson to lead its financial institutions division.
JLT Specialty US chairman Rice leavesJLT Specialty US executive chairman Mike Rice has left the firm in the wake of the MMC acquisition of its parent, The Insurer can reveal.
AIG retail property head Kryszon resignsAIG’s US retail property head Guenter Kryszon has resigned from the carrier, The Insurer can reveal. Sources said it is not yet clear whether the executive has a new role lined up elsewhere.
Chaucer specialty head Barber departsChaucer veteran David Barber, head of specialist lines, has resigned from the Lloyd’s insurer, The Insurer can reveal
Meurier succeeds Davidson as WTW financial solutions headBroking giant Willis Towers Watson has hired Christophe Meurier as global head of financial solutions.
Former JLT Re exec Harrison to walk from Guy CarpSenior JLT Re executive Keith Harrison has resigned from his new leadership role at MMC-owned Guy Carpenter, The Insurer can reveal.
Old Mutual’s Pearce joins MS Amlin as CFOMS Amlin - a subsidiary of Japanese giant MS&AD - has hired Old Mutual’s former finance director Iain Pearce as its new CFO, as part of the continuing restructuring of the senior team under the direction of CEO Simon Beale.
Qatar Re names Michael van der Straaten CEOQatar Re has promoted acting CEO Michael van der Straaten to the the top role at the Bermudian-headquartered carrier.