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SCOR Appoints Brémond as Group Human Resources Director

SCOR announced that Laurent Brémond has joined the company as group human resources director, reporting to Denis Kessler, chairman & chief executive officer, based in Paris. Brémond (47) is a graduate of the London School of Economics. He also holds …

ANV Holdings Forms Consumer Products Team for Lloyd’s Syndicate 5820

ANV Holdings has unveiled a new consumer products team within Lloyd’s Syndicate 5820, reporting to Bruce Whitmee, who was recently appointed active underwriter (subject to regulatory approval). Based in London, the team of eight is headed by Sanjay Vara, head …

ACE Appoints Kapoor as Terrorism & Political Violence Underwriter, UK & Ireland

ACE Group appointed Ashwin Kapoor as terrorism and political violence underwriter as it continues to invest in building its specialist insurance capabilities around the world. Reporting to Piers Gregory, terrorism underwriting manager, ACE Overseas General, Kapoor will be responsible for …

MSIG at Lloyd’s Hires Eyres in Property Underwriting; Dougall Heads P&C

MSIG at Lloyd’s, the international specialty arm of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, has appointed Martin Eyres as property underwriting manager and promoted Andrew Dougall as head of property and casualty. Eyres, who will report to Dougall, has more than 30 …

ACE Appoints Hamzah as Regional Medical Malpractice Manager, Asia

ACE Group has appointed Kamal Hamzah as regional medical malpractice manager for Asia, a newly created position, as it continues to expand its financial lines product portfolio in the region to include medical professional liability. Hamzah will spearhead the development …

People – East

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration announced the appointment of Daniel R. Judson as new commissioner at the Massachusetts Division of Insurance. Judson succeeds Joseph Murphy who stepped down from the post in December to join Coverys, a Boston-based provider of …

People – Southeast

Atlanta-based Crawford & Company, a provider of claims management programs, has announced that Ken Forsyth will be joining Crawford Global Technical Services (GTS) as managing director Aviation – the Americas, effective April 23, 2015. GTS is Crawford’s global offering to …

People – West

St. Louis, Mo.-based Safety National Casualty Corp. appointed Tom Grove to the position of senior vice president – Business Development. In his new role, Grove is responsible for leading Safety National’s business development, broker relations and sales functions. Grove began …

People – South Central

U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc. named Brian Edwards a senior broker in the Dallas office of U.S. Risk Brokers Inc. Edwards has more than 12 years of experience in the insurance industry. He specializes in brokerage of excess and surplus …

People – West

GEICO has named Greg Jacobi assistant vice president of underwriting in its San Diego, Calif., regional office. Previously, Jacobi served as assistant vice president of underwriting for the company’s Dallas regional office. He succeeds Frankie Silva, who will lead underwriting …

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