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Swiss Re Hires CNA’s Stephenson to Lead Casualty; Richards Named CEO UK & Ireland

Swiss Re announced changes in the leadership of its Reinsurance Business Unit. Effective Jan. 1, 2022, Jason Richards will become country president and CEO UK & Ireland. He will be succeeded by Julie Stephenson as global head of Casualty. Richards, …

People Moves: Keystone Names Pizzolato Texas State VP; USG Hires Strickland in Houston

Keystone Insurers Group Keystone Insurers Group appointed Meghan Pizzolato as its Texas state vice president. Pizzolato most recently served as a personal insurance sales executive with Kemper in the Dallas area. There, she managed relationships with nearly 300 agencies in …

People Moves: Chubb’s Kocsondy Joins Beazley Cyber; Ames & Gough Adds Martin; WTW’s Kinzer Moves to Zurich Construction; AXA XL Adds 4 to Pollution Team

Beazley Appoints Chubb’s Kocsondy as U.S. Cyber & Tech Chief Specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Patricia Kocsondy as head of U.S. Cyber & Tech. Kocsondy, an experienced cyber underwriter and manager, comes from Chubb, where she served as senior vice …

People Moves: RT Specialty’s Burrows, API’s Gorman Promoted; New Hire at Concord Specialty

RT Specialty Promotes Burrows to Senior Account Manager RT Specialty has promoted Stacy Burrows to senior account manager within its environmental and construction professional (ECP) practice. She is based at RT ECP’s Hamilton, New Jersey, offices. Since joining the RT …

Hudson Structured Capital Management Buys Majority Stake in MGA Occam

Occam Underwriting, the London-based specialist lines managing general agency, announced that Hudson Structured Capital Management (HSCM) has recently acquired a majority stake in the company. HSCM, an asset manager specializing in the re/insurance and transportation sectors, has also made a …

People Moves: Alliant Names Caterino Senior VP in Nevada; LP Adds Micco

Alliant Insurance Services named Karen Caterino senior vice president in its public entity practice. Caterino is based in Nevada and will focus on leading public entity, education and pooling business growth and development initiatives. Caterino spent years in various business …

People Moves: Carpenter Names Willis Re’s Harden President of APAC; HUB Appoints Stait to Lead Canada Cannabis Specialty; Riega Is Fidelis’ Head of Sustainability

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Guy Carpenter, HUB International and Fidelis Insurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. Guy Carpenter Names Willis Re’s Harden as President of Asia Pacific Guy Carpenter & Co., the …

Oneglobal Launches Netherlands Office, Naming van der Wyck as CEO

London-based Oneglobal Broking announced the launch of a Netherlands office with Alex van der Wyck named CEO of Oneglobal Netherlands. Oneglobal’s start-up in the Netherlands, continues the strategic build-out of its international operations, having opened offices in Bermuda, Hong Kong …

Willis Towers Watson Promotes Hess to President and Future CEO

Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson announced that its board of directors has unanimously selected Carl Hess as the company’s new president and next chief executive officer. Hess, who currently serves as Willis Towers Watson’s head of Investment, Risk and Reinsurance …

People Moves: Texas Agent, Padron, Named Invest Chair

Invest Invest, the classroom-to-career education program backed by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, appointed Juan Padron, partner at SafeGuard Insurance Agency in McAllen, Texas, as the new chair of the national Invest board. Padron has been part …