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Beazley bolsters European specialty team

Beazley has bolstered its specialty lines team with a series of appointments as it looks to grow across Europe.

Axis A&H boss to depart amid restructure

Chris DiSipio, who heads up accident and health (A&H) for Axis, is set to leave the firm as part of a company-wide restructure as the Bermudian clears the way to integrate Novae.

TigerRisk hires Beckers as EMEA head

Reinsurance intermediary TigerRisk Partners has unveiled Marc Beckers as its new head for the EMEA region, the company announced today.

Lockton swoops on Zurich for professional services hire

Lockton is to expand its professional services offering with the appointment of former Zurich financial lines chief Gail Cook to its professions team.

Catlin joins Aquiline Capital Partners

Insurance entrepreneur Stephen Catlin (above) has joined the New York-headquartered Aquiline Capital Partners to advise the private equity firm on potential new investments, Reinsurance can reveal.

Nexus preps for sale by hiring ex-AmTrust CUO

London-based specialty MGA Nexus has revealed plans to sell a portion of its equity as it announced that former chief underwriting officer for AmTrust’s Lloyd’s operation had joined to run its insurance and reinsurance operations.

AmWins boss DeCarlo to step down

AmWins CEO Steven DeCarlo is set to exit his role in May to be replaced at the helm by the wholesale broking giant’s current chief operating officer (COO) Scott Purviance.

Canopius adds US professional lines exec

Canopius has added to its US management and professional lines team with the appointment of William Kelly as senior vice president.

JLT Re hires Aon Benfield’s Fox as Asia-Pac chief

Broker JLT Re has named Jeremy Fox as its new CEO for the Asia Pacific region, replacing outgoing head Stuart Beatty.

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Swiss Re CFO to step down, Group Chief Strategy Officer will take over role

David Cole is to step down from Swiss Re from his role of Group Chief Financial Officer at the end of March 2018.

Lucy Clarke named Global CEO of JLT Specialty

JLT has appointed Lucy Clarke as Global CEO of JLT Specialty. The remit of this new role covers all of JLT’s business activities with the exception of reinsurance broking and employee benefits.

Jain joins Berkshire Hathaway board as Buffett lines up successor

Longtime Warren Buffett lieutenant and mooted successor Ajit Jain has been named to the Berkshire Hathaway board as vice chairman of insurance operations in a move that the legendary investor said prepares the way for his eventual successor.

Aon Benfield bolsters credit and financial risk team with new hire

Aon Benfield has swooped on Liberty Specialty Markets for Rupert Evans to strengthen its credit and financial risks team, Reinsurance understands.

Ingrid Carlou steps down as CEO of Patria Re

The CEO of Mexican reinsurer Patria Re, Ingrid Carlou is to step down with immediate effect.

Neon appoints Novae’s Overton to new head of pricing role

Expansive Lloyd’s insurer Neon has continued its strategy of transforming its executive team by recruiting Tim Overton to the newly created role of head of pricing.

Neon appoints MS Amlin’s Richard Heppell as CFO

Expansive Lloyd’s insurer Neon has hired MS Amlin’s Richard Heppell as its new chief finance officer (CFO).

Neon to launch Nordic platform Orca following JLT hires

Lloyd’s insurer Neon will launch a Nordic platform, Orca Insurance Services, in 2018 following the hiring of an eight-strong marine team from the Swedish-headquartered underwriting agency Lavaretus Underwriting AB.

Axis hires Swiss Re’s Arora to lead $2.2bn reinsurance arm

Axis Capital has hired long-serving Swiss Re executive Steve Arora to become head of its $2.2bn reinsurance arm, Axis Re, following the departure of Jay Nichols earlier this year.

Arnoldussen to join RMS in German push

Hot on the heels of news that Giuseppina Albo left the Munich Re Board of Management to become the new CEO of Hamilton Insurance Group, a second former board member has unveiled a new role.

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