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Furtschegger Appointed Global Head of Entertainment Line of Business at AGCS

Michael Furtschegger has been appointed as global head of Entertainment at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), reporting directly to Dr. Renate Strasse, AGCS SE board member and chief underwriting officer specialty. Based in Munich, Furtschegger has led the global …

Minick Retiring from Texas Workplace Injury Benefit Risk Managing Firm, PartnerSource

Bill Minick, founder of Texas-based workers’ compensation/workplace injury benefit risk management firm, PartnerSource, will retire at the end of March. Jennifer Hurless, president of PartnerSource, will continue in her current role leading the company. Minick began his professional career as …

Aspen’s Bonds Joins CRC as Chief Officer for Property Programs

National wholesale broker CRC Group announced that Alex Bonds has joined the company as chief officer for Property Programs to lead CRC’s exclusive Insurisk brand’s property facility development. Bonds joins the CRC Group team from Aspen Insurance where he was …

MAPFRE Insurance Hires Sjolin as Vice President of Business Development

MAPFRE Insurance has hired Gary Sjolin as vice president of Business Development. Sjolin, a 30-year industry veteran, will build and lead business development strategies in Massachusetts to reinforce and expand the company’s market position. Prior to joining MAPFRE, Sjolin held …

BHSI Appoints MSIG’s Neumann as Head of Casualty in Germany

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has named Mathias Neumann as head of Casualty in Germany. Mathias has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry in Germany. He spent the last 14 years at MSIG Insurance …

Third Point Re Announces Appointments to SiriusPoint Leadership Team

Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. has announced additional executive and senior underwriting roles at SiriusPoint Ltd., the new company created as a result of the anticipated merger of Third Point Re and Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd. The leadership team announcements …

Risk Strategies Promotes Hoffman, Smith to Managing Directors

Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has promoted Tracy Hoffman and Matthew Smith to managing directors as part of planned leadership successions in both its Managed Health Care and Reinsurance practices. In her new role, …

Big I Advantage Promotes Juratovic to Assistant Vice President for E&O

The Big “I” announced that Amanda H. Juratovic has been promoted to assistant vice president of errors & omissions operations at Big I Advantage. Juratovic will lead the Big “I” Professional Liability program, which offers member-only agency E&O coverage with …

Zurich Insurance Appoints De Nil as CEO of Nordics

Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Dirk De Nil as CEO of Nordics, in addition to his current role as CEO Benelux, expanding his management responsibility in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. He succeeds David Haak, who will take …

Policygenius Hires Shepherd as Chief Financial Officer

Policygenius has hired Bill Shepherd as the company’s chief financial officer. In this role, Shepherd will oversee all of the company’s finance-related functions including accounting, corporate finance, corporate and business development, financial planning and analysis, taxes and investor relations. Shepherd …