People & Places

Generali Appoints Hodges as Head of IT Systems

Bruce M. Hodges will join the Generali Group as group head of Information Systems, effective October 1, 2015, the Trieste, Italy-based company announced. Hodges will be responsible for Generali’s global IT systems and application landscape, with a focus on modernizing …

DUAL M&A Liability Team Open for Business in Frankfurt and London

DUAL, the underwriting arm of the Hyperion Insurance Group, announced that its Frankfurt and London-based M&A Liability team is open for business. Niki Demirbilek joins as global head of M&A Insurance, supported by up to EUR/USD 50 million of A-rated …

Emerton and Fisher Join Allied World’s Expanded Casualty Team

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that its Allied World Global Markets unit has expanded its casualty team with the appointments of James Emerton as Vice President and Martin Fisher as Assistant Vice President. They will be based in …

Generali Hires Ex-Morgan Stanley Credit-Trading Head Khazen

Assicurazioni Generali SpA hired Anna Khazen as head of investments for its asset-management unit. Khazen will cover all asset classes in her new role, said a company official, who asked not to be identified citing company policy. She is based …

ACE Promotes 6 in International Energy Team

ACE Group announced six appointments to its ACE Global Markets (AGM) and ACE Overseas General (AOG) energy teams. All appointments are based in London and are effective immediately. Matthew Hardy has been appointed product head AGM Energy and head of …

Hindson Joins Argo Group as Chief Risk Officer

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, announced that Alex Hindson has been appointed as chief risk officer. Hindson joins Argo Group from Amlin AG where he served as chief risk officer for …

Carvey Appointed Head of Treaty at Hamilton at Lloyd’s

Hamilton Underwriting Limited, the Lloyd’s managing agency of Bermuda-based holding company Hamilton Insurance Group, has hired Trevor Carvey as head of treaty. Carvey will report to Dermot O’Donohoe, chief executive officer of Hamilton Underwriting Limited. He will be responsible for …

Tissot Named SCOR Group COO

French reinsurer SCOR Group has appointed Nicolas Tissot as the Group’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective as of today, August 31. He reports to Chairman and CEO Denis Kessler, and joins the SCOR Group Executive Committee. The announcement explained that …

QBE Appoints Lingafelter as Managing Director of Asia Pacific Region

QBE Insurance has appointed Mark Lingafelter as managing director of its Asia Pacific region with effect from September 1, 2015. Based in Singapore, Lingafelter will be accountable for the ongoing execution of the QBE Asia Pacific Profitable Growth Strategy and …

Lockton Brazil Appoints Neto as Deputy CEO

U.S. based Lockton Companies, the independent insurance broker, has appointed Guilherme Perondi Neto as deputy CEO of its Brazilian subsidiary, Lockton Brazil, effective Sept. 1, 2015. With extensive experience in the insurance market through various multinationals companies such as Veritas …

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