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People Moves: AFL’s Ralf to Ballantyne; Arab Insurance Group’s Albaharna to Trust Re; Hunt Promoted at Chaucer as Lines Plans to Retire

This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Ballantyne Brokers; Bahrain’s Trust International Insurance and Reinsurance Co., and specialty re/insurer Chaucer. A summary of these new hires follows here. Ballantyne Brokers Ltd., the independent London broker, announced the …

Industry Veteran Charman to Retire from Sompo Int’l, Succeeded by Zurich’s Shea

Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property/casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced that after eight years with the company and more than five decades in the industry, John Charman will retire from Sompo International at the end of …

Africa Specialty Risks Launches Parametric Underwriting Division

Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African focused managing general agent, announced the launch of its parametric division, alongside the appointment of Dr. Raveem Ismail as head of Parametric Underwriting and Ian Bishop as Parametric Product manager. ASR Parametric brings together …

People Moves: Virtus Adds Ferworn as VP; Williams now President at Combined Insurance; POWERS Insurance Hires Weiler

Virtus Insurance brokerage and consulting firm Virtus LLC has hired Andrew Ferworn as vice president and insurance consultant in Chicago. The 10-year Lincoln Financial group insurance sales leader will expand the firm’s private capital and commercial insurance practice. Ferworn’s experience …

People Moves: Lockton Transactional Team; Marsh Counsel; Kemper Chairman; BMS Re CFO; AgriSompo North America

Lockton is bolstering its transaction liability team with key hires across the three transaction liability insurance product lines: Representations and Warranties Insurance, Tax Liability Insurance and Contingent Liability and Litigation Insurance. These hires come on the heels of Lockton’s addition …

Arrowhead Launches E&S Program, Names Murray as President

Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. has launched a new excess and surplus lines program and named Bill Murray as its president. The new E&S program operates as part of the National Programs division of Brown & Brown Inc., and initially …

People Moves: CAC Specialty in Colorado Adds Lynch, Lockton Pacific Adds Lupe in California

CAC Specialty in Colorado has named Erin Lynch president of its natural resources division and co-leader of its power, utility and renewables vertical. Lynch most recently led the global energy practice at Beecher Carlson during her 14-year tenure. CAC Specialty …

People Moves: Howden’s Rahmita Price to Ed Asia; 3 Price Forbes Hires; WTW’s Pires to NFP; Tres to Carpenter; PwC’s Eastman to Specialist Risk Group

This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Ed Broking, Price Forbes, NFP, Guy Carpenter & Co., and Specialist Risk Group (SRG). A summary of these new hires follows here. Ed, the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, …

Hasner, Knight, Telemaco Join Board of Citizens Property Insurance

Governor Ron DeSantis has appointed three new members to the board of governors of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., his office said in a statement. Jillian Hasner of Boca Raton currently serves as president and chief executive officer of Take Stock …

People Moves: Lockton Hires Haraden, MLMIC Names Schoppmann CEO

Lockton Hires Haraden as President of Boston Operations Lockton has hired Patrick J. Haraden as president of its Boston, Massachusetts, operations. In his new role, Haraden will lead a team of property/casualty insurance and employee benefits experts who serve commercial …