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Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Appoints Grass as CFO, Succeeding Mueller

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appoints Matthias Grass as chief financial officer, where he will be responsible for ensuring the Swiss Re business unit achieves its financial targets and implements its strategy. He will oversee a team of around 200 finance …

Aspen Appoints Chidwick as Chief Financial Officer, Succeeding Kirk

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced that Kevin Chidwick has been appointed group chief financial officer, effective May 1, 2020. Chidwick, who will report to Mark Cloutier, executive chairman and group chief executive officer, succeeds Scott Kirk, who will leave Aspen …

Management Shake-Up at UK’s Aviva Continues as CFO Stoddard Steps Down

Aviva’s chief financial officer Tom Stoddard will step down at the end of the month, the British insurer said on Wednesday, the second senior executive to leave following the appointment of Maurice Tulloch as chief executive this year. Jason Windsor, …

Fairfax Announces Death of CFO Bonham; Varnell Named Interim CFO

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. announced that, David Bonham, vice president and chief financial officer of Fairfax, died suddenly this past weekend. “The entire Fairfax family mourns the sudden and unexpected loss of our dear friend and partner, Dave Bonham,” said …

Armour Group Appoints Parry from Lloyd’s as Group Chief Financial Officer

Bermuda-based Armour Group Ltd. announced the appointment of John Parry as group chief financial officer. Parry will assume his new position in June and report directly to the group executive committee. A seasoned senior financial services executive with extensive insurance …

MS Amlin Appoints Pearce from Old Mutual as CFO

MS Amlin, the global re/insurer, announced the appointment of Iain Pearce to the role of chief financial officer. Pearce will join the business on June 3, 2019, forming part of the executive team and reporting to Simon Beale, CEO. The …

Sirius Group Appoints Oberting as CEO, Salamone as CFO

Sirius International Insurance Group, Ltd., the Bermuda-based multi-line insurance and reinsurance group, announced its board of directors has elected Kernan (Kip) V. Oberting to succeed Allan L. Waters as chief executive officer of Sirius Group. Oberting will be succeeded as …

Lloyd’s Taps Keese from Allianz as Chief Financial Officer, Succeeding Parry

Burkhard Keese has been confirmed as the chief financial officer (CFO) of Lloyd’s following the unanimous approval of his appointment as successor to John Parry by the Council of Lloyd’s. Keese will take up his position at Lloyd’s on April …

Hamilton Underwriting Taps Vetch from W.R. Berkley as CFO, Replacing Barrett

Hamilton Underwriting Ltd., the managing agency of Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, announced that Robert Vetch has joined the agency as chief financial officer. Reporting to CEO Dermot O’Donohoe, Vetch succeeds Simon Barrett who left …

Patisserie Holdings’ CFO Arrested as UK Fraud Office Probes Accounting Scandal

Patisserie Holdings Plc finance chief Chris Marsh was arrested as U.K. fraud prosecutors opened a probe into an accounting scandal that threatens to shutter the cake baker’s 200-plus stores. The police in Hertfordshire, England, said they had arrested a 44-year-old …