People & Places

XL Catlin Forms New Leadership Team for Germany

XL Catlin has announced a new insurance leadership team for Germany. The integration process is now well underway across XL Catlin, with the company maintaining a strong focus on bringing together and retaining its top talent throughout its global operations, …

Clarke Appointed PartnerRe President as Acquisition by EXOR Progresses

Partner Re announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Emmanuel Clarke as President of PartnerRe Ltd. effective immediately. He will be responsible for leading and managing all of the Company’s operations. PartnerRe also said that David Zwiener, Interim President …

Castel Underwriting Agencies Appoints Powell as 1st Claims Manager

Castel Underwriting Agencies, the club-style MGA formation platform, has today appointed Vanessa Powell as its first claims manager. Powell joins from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group where she was aviation claims manager. She has over 30 years’ experience across all classes …

People – West

The IMA Financial Group Inc. has named Robin Heller its chief technology and operating officer in Denver, Colo. In the newly created role, Heller will oversee strategic technology development. Prior to IMA Heller was president and CEO of The Leadership …

People – West

Privately owned insurance brokerage Britton Gallagher, based in Cleveland, Ohio, has tapped Eric Treend to serve as executive vice president of its expanding Recreation & Attractions Division. To support the expansion, Britton Gallagher has added staff to the division including …

People – Southeast

Georgia-based INSUREtrust has added Vince Josaphs and Landon Dollar to its team. Josaphs joins the company as senior vice president and will report to Steve Haase, president. Josaphs has 15 years of insurance experience, serving on both the underwriting and …

People – South Central

Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Co., a regional property carrier providing homeowners, condominium, renters, dwelling fire and flood coverage with operations in five states, appointed David N. Block as chief financial officer and treasurer. Block is a certified public accountant …

People – East

Insurance broker Marsh said David Marino has joined the firm to lead its U.S. Construction Practice. Marino brings to Marsh 20 years of insurance and construction industry experience. He joins the firm from Aon, where he previously served as regional …

Zurich Names Terryn General Insurance CEO, as Kerner Steps Down

Zurich Insurance Group announced that Kristof Terryn, currently CEO of Global Life, will take over as CEO of General Insurance, effective October 1, 2015. He replaces Mike Kerner, who is stepping down for personal reasons and will be leaving the …

Hiscox Appoints Berg-Winters as Head of UK Claims

Specialist global insurer Hiscox announced the appointment of Eva Berg-Winters as head of UK Claims. Berg-Winters joins Hiscox from strategy consultants OC&C, where she was an associate partner. Originally from Germany, she has spent time working at McKinsey & Company, …

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