American Integrity Insurance Group, a leading Southeast property insurer, is proud to announce the promotion of Jon Ritchie to president.

Axa XL has hired longtime Liberty Mutual executive Jon Tellekamp as chief underwriting officer for construction and energy to lead the combined segments’ underwriting and risk engineering teams, The Insurer can reveal.

Aon has appointed former Newfront and Marsh executive Wendy Cook as its middle market broking leader for US commercial risk, The Insurer can reveal.

Westchester, Chubb’s excess and surplus lines division, has announced leadership changes within its programs business, promoting former COO Nick Gatt to head of Westchester programs, and Shawn Parker, previously senior vice president of Westchester programs services, to COO.

Wholesaler CRC Group has hired Michael Schmitt, Sean McPhillips, Bailey Cadden, and Blake Rios as brokers across its US offices.

Financial services consultancy Hymans Robertson has appointed Muhammad Ali as head of Lloyd’s and London market within its general insurance team.

WTW has announced the appointment of Tony Simm as head of facultative for Great Britain.

Hive Underwriters Ltd, a Lloyd’s coverholder and MGA that specialises in the aviation industry, has appointed former longtime Allianz executive Henning Haagen as chief development officer and a member of its executive board.

FM has promoted company veterans Laurel Rudnick and Danielle Harrison to new leadership roles, with the former appointed senior vice president, chief underwriting officer, and the latter senior vice president, division manager for the company’s middle market insurance-focused division FM Affiliated.

Sertis MGA has bolstered its ranks with the hires of Donna Percival as senior vice president of western distribution partnerships, Dave Whelan as underwriter, and David Adams as customer success manager.

Epic Insurance Brokers & Consultants has brought in industry veteran Charlie Rosson from USI, with the former Woodruff Sawyer CEO appointed Northern California growth leader.

Warburg Pincus-backed K2 International has appointed Parth Patel as CUO, effective 1 January.

The Lloyd's Market Association has appointed Joe Brace as operations director to support the implementation of the Blueprint Two market modernisation programme.

Independent specialty (re)insurance intermediary McGill and Partners has confirmed the hire of Andre du Preez as head of emerging technology.

Specialty (re)insurer Canopius has named Olivia Brindle head of sustainability, effective immediately.