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People Moves: Bohm Head of US Capital Advisory at BMS Group; NIP Group Names Lindemann General Counsel; Stoik to Head Ascot Marine

BMS Group Appoints Andras Bohm as Head of U.S. Capital Advisory BMS Group announced the appointment of Andras Bohm as the head of its U.S. capital advisory business and the CEO of BMS Capital Advisory, Inc. (BMS Groups’ U.S. broker-dealer). …

People Moves: AIG Appoints Dandridge Chief Marketing, Communications Officer; Heck New NAMIC Chair

AIG Appoints Dandridge EVP and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer American International Group, headquartered in New York, N.Y., hired Edward L. Dandridge as executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer, effective Oct. 16. During his tenure at AIG, …

People Moves: Former CSAA CEO Troy Joins USAA; Big ‘I’ Installs McBride as New Chairman; Dagostino AXA XL’s Global Cyber CUO, Commercial

Former CSAA CEO Troy Joins USAA USAA has selected former CSAA president and chief executive Tom Troy as its chief transformation officer. He will start Sept. 25 and report to CEO Wayne Peacock. This newly created position will lead USAA’s …

People Moves: Fato to Assume Newly Created Vice Chair Role at AIG; Johnson Joins Insurance Quantified as Strategic Advisor

Fato to Assume Newly Created Vice Chair Role at AIG Lucy Fato, executive vice president, general counsel and global head of communications and government affairs at American International Group (AIG), will transition to the newly created role of vice chair …

People Moves: Cover Genius Names Rudow Chief Financial Officer; Lubbers Head of US Affinity & Programs at WTW’s CRB

Cover Genius Names Rudow Chief Financial Officer Cover Genius appointed David Rudow as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Rudow has over 18 years of experience and previously served as CFO of the cloud-based technology company nCino. Other previous roles …

People Moves: Hunter Leads New Axis Inland Marine Unit; Patel Joins Socotra as Chief Product and Technology Officer

Axis Launches North American Inland Marine Unit Led by Hunter Kristen Hunter joined AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda, as head of newly launched inland marine, North America. Previously, Hunter worked at Berkshire Hathaway, where she was vice …

People Moves: Hamann Named President of Hanover Small Commercial; Chilson Becomes Argo Surety President; Ryan Specialty Hires Conklin for Chief HRO

The Hanover Appoints Hamann President of Small Commercial The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., headquartered in Worcester, Mass., appointed Charles (Chip) F. Hamann to president of small commercial. Hamann has over 35 years of industry experience and has been with The …

People Moves: McGriff Restructures Personal Lines Operations; Tinubu Appoints Edwards as Surety COO

Retail broker McGriff said it has restructured its personal lines operations to allow for direct support to the private client sales and service functions within the division, following a period of substantial growth and profitability for the line of business. …

People Moves: Schaper Now AIG Global Chief Underwriting Officer; Brough Head of Aspen Marketing, US Distribution; Giannisis is HUB N.A. Property Practice Leader

American International Group said Christopher Schaper, currently CEO of AIG Re, has been named global chief underwriting officer of AIG, effective as of the closing of the previously announced sale of Validus Re to RenaissanceRe, which is expected to occur …

People Moves: Germano Named DUAL Casualty Leader; Shaw Joins Axis to Help Lead Specialty Programs; Victor Appoints Cashman President of ICAT

DUAL North America announced Connie Germano as its chief casualty officer. Germano’s appointment comes as DUAL continues to expand its reach and capabilities in the market. Germano will be responsible for overseeing DUAL’s commercial casualty and financial lines divisions. Having …