Chairman News

Encode Disaster Resilience in the Global Financial System: Willis Re Chairman

“Disaster resilience should be encoded into the global financial system,” said James Vickers, Chairman of Willis Re International, in an interview at the Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo. “It’s a big opportunity for the insurance industry.” Vickers was addressing the …

RSA Group Names Scicluna as its new Chairman

RSA announced the appointment of Martin Scicluna as its new Chairman. He has “considerable financial services experience having spent over 30 years at Deloitte where he was Chairman from 1995 to 2007,” said the bulletin. “He has also built up …

Former QBE CEO O’Halloran to Join Australia Broker Steadfast Group

QBE’s former CEO Frank O’Halloran’s retirement didn’t last long. Following discussions with the company he headed until last August, it’s been agreed that any anti-competition clause following his retirement will not prevent him from joining and becoming Chairman of the …

Hiscox Post $197.5 Million 1st Half Profit; Childs to Become Chairman in 2013

Bermuda-domiciled Hiscox reported its interim results for the 1st half of 2012. The following are selected highlights from the report, as calculated in dollars; the original report gave the figures in pounds. 1st Half 2012 1st Half 2011 Gross premiums …

AXIS Appoints Butt to Replace Charman as Chairman

Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Board member and former Chairman Michael A. Butt as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. He succeeds John R. Charman following the decision by the Board …

Moss Quits as Aviva CEO; McFarlane Takes over as Interim Boss

Andrew Moss has announced his resignation, with immediate effect, as CEO of Aviva, the UK’s largest insurance group. The move comes five days after his salary figures were rejected at the annual general meeting of shareholders. He will also “leave …

Sciemus Appoints Former Aon Exec Mahoney as Chairman

London-based Sciemus, an analytics and modeling company that services the insurance and financial markets, announced the appointment of insurance industry veteran Dennis Mahoney as Chairman of the company. The bulletin added that he “will be more than just a figurehead …

Lloyd’s Chairman Levene to Retire; Nelson Named to Replace Him

The Council of Lloyd’s has announced that John Nelson is to be appointed as the next Chairman. He will take up the position in October of this year, succeeding current Chairman Lord Peter Levene, who has served in the post …