People & Places

RKH Appoints Schlossmacher as Co-Managing Director of Financial Risks Division

RKH Specialty, part of the Hyperion Insurance Group, has appointed Gert Schlossmacher as co-managing director of its Financial Risks Division. Schlossmacher will join in January 2016, reporting to Barnaby Rugge-Price, CEO of RKH Specialty. Schlossmacher joins RKH from Euler Hermes, …

Gallagher Buys 65% of ARM Re, Colombian Energy & Construction Specialist

Arthur J. Gallagher – the international division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. – has extended its investment in Latin America with a 65 percent shareholding in independent Colombian energy and construction specialist ARM Re Ltda (ARM). Other terms of …

People – West

Amy L. Parks has been appointed acting commissioner of the Nevada Department of Insurance. Parks’ appointment follows the resignation of former Nevada Insurance Commissioner Scott J. Kipper. Parks has 11 years of experience with the state’s insurance division and this …

Midwest – People

Church Mutual Insurance Co., based in Merrill, Wis., added Laura J. Hughes as chief marketing officer. She has more than 20 years of experience and an emphasis on the financial services industry. Prior to joining Church Mutual, Hughes led Digital …

People – Southeast

Willis North America, a unit of Willis Group Holdings plc, has made a series of senior appointments to its business. Hiram Marrero has been appointed national partner of Willis’s South Region. He will be responsible for the firm’s operations in …

People – South Central

Dale Randol has been promoted to president and CEO of San Antonio-based IBC Insurance. He replaces his father, Edwin “Eddie” Randol, who becomes chairman of the agency. Both men joined IBC in 2000 when IBC acquired Eddie M. Randol Insurance. …

People – East

Liberty Mutual Insurance promoted Jamie Trish to president of its Northeast Business Insurance operations. Trish will be responsible for the profitable growth of business in the region that includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island …

Willis Dealmaker Walkiewicz Hires Shea for Capital Markets Role

Willis Group Holdings Plc has hired Brian Shea as head of Europe for the investment banking division as the insurance broker seeks to arrange more deals. Shea, 49, joins from reinsurer SCOR SE. He was previously the head of the …

Xuber’s Bermuda Roundtable White Paper Summarizes Executives’ View of M&A

Xuber, Xchanging’s insurance software business, has gathered a report, which reveals that “insurance executives in Bermuda are questioning the long-term benefits of the current spate of mergers and acquisitions in the reinsurance and insurance market.” Xuber recently gathered a group …

International Underwriting Association Elects New Market Committee Leaders

The London-based International Underwriting Association’s new Delegated Authority Underwriting Group has held its first meeting and elected Paul Rich of Inter Hannover as its chairman. Matt Gordon of Aviva has been appointed deputy chairman. The group was established in response …

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