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People Moves: SiriusPoint Names Heerasing UK Country Branch Mgr; Re/Insurer IQUW Offers Crisis Mgmt Product With Team Led by Talbot’s Atkinson

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Bermuda-based re/insurer SiriusPoint and London headquartered re/insurer IQUW. A summary of these announcements follows here. SiriusPoint Names Heerasing UK Country Branch Mgr, as Part of UK Realignment SiriusPoint Ltd., a global …

People Moves: Travelers’ Zimmerman Moves to MAPFRE; Bigglestone to Succeed Provost at Vermont Captive Unit; Koch Named New Jersey Workers’ Comp Chief Judge

MAPFRE USA Hires Zimmerman to Lead Commercial Lines MAPFRE USA, a leading personal and commercial auto writer and home insurer in Massachusetts, announced that Jesse Zimmerman has joined the leadership team as vice president of commercial lines. Zimmerman will oversee …

Liberty Mutual Chairman and CEO Long to Retire; Sweeney Named Successor

Liberty Mutual Insurance said David H. Long, CEO since 2011 and a nearly 40-year veteran of the company, will retire at the end of the year. The company’s board of directors appointed Timothy M. Sweeney, currently Liberty Mutual’s president, the …

People Moves: New Faces at Hub and at North Carolina Industrial Commission

Hub International, a global insurance broker, has named Mark Bowron senior vice president and chief marketing officer for the Carolinas, Hub announced. Bowron, a licensed property and casualty advisor, was previously the director of carrier relations for PCF Insurance Services …

People Moves: Marsh Promotes Trueba to CEO of Marsh Spain; Markel Int’l Appoints Arch’s Dressler as Head of Warranty and Indemnity

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Marsh Spain and Markel International. A summary of these new announcements follows here. Marsh Promotes Trueba to CEO of Marsh Spain Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced the appointment …

Generali’s Long-Standing Shareholder Dispute Reignited by Vacant Board Seat

The candidate to replace entrepreneur Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone on the board of Italy’s Generali has turned down the position, potentially opening the way for one of Caltagirone’s defeated leadership candidates to take up the role. Caltagirone, Generali’s second-largest shareholder, quit …

People Moves: Hippo Names McCathron as CEO; M&A Insurance Platform io.insure Adds Staff for U.S.

McCathron Succeeds Founder Wand as CEO Home insurer Hippo reports it has appointed Richard McCathron as chief executive officer. McCathron has served on Hippo’s board of directors and as the company’s president since February 2017. In a related move, Assaf …

Lydecker to Replace Dunbar at Florida’s Citizens’ Board; Murray Moves to Seaglass

A Florida insurance executive will soon join the board of governors for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Charlie Lydecker was formerly president of the retail division of Brown & Brown Insurance, one of the largest brokerages in the U.S., and is …

People Moves: SiriusPoint Announces Appointments to Executive Leadership Team and Insurance & Services Segment

SiriusPoint Announces Appointments to Executive Leadership Team and Insurance & Services Segment SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced two internal appointments to the company’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT). Patrick Charles joins the SiriusPoint ELT and has been …

People Moves: Mourad Named President of Verisk Claims; Marsh’s Evans Joins Risk Strategies Entertainment; Roamly Hires Root, Good Sam Execs

Verisk Names Mourad President of Claims Insurance data analytics firm Verisk announced that Maroun Mourad will begin serving as president, Claims Solutions, on July 1, succeeding Rich Della Rocca who is retiring. In his career as a data analytics and …