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AXA XL Appoints 3 Senior Executives to London Reinsurance Team

AXA XL announced three senior appointments to its London Reinsurance team, with the promotion of Megan Kempe, coupled with the additions of Nick Pascall and Conor Gaffney. Kempe has been promoted to head of US Property London, effective Sept. 1. …

Florida-Based Insurance Office of America Names Peters SVP of Operations

Insurance Office of America has added operational leader Robert J. Peters to its Longwood, Fla., headquarters. Peters joins IOA’s growing team as senior vice president of insurance operations, a newly created enterprise role focused on driving operational standardization and efficiency …

Markel Puts CATCo into Run-Off and Launches New Retrocessional ILS Platform

Markel Corp. announced it is putting its Bermuda insurance linked securities unit, Markel CATCo, into run-off at the same time it announced it is launching a new retrocessional ILS fund platform, which will be ready to write business for the …

CFC Underwriting Taps Francis from Aon/Stroz Friedberg as Cyber Claims Director

CFC Underwriting, the London-based managing general agent that specializes in emerging risks, announced the appointment of Roger Francis as Cyber Claims director. Francis will lead CFC’s cyber claims and incident response organization, as well as oversee CFC’s cyber risk management …

Iowa’s Holmes Murphy Names McCarty New Chief Strategy Officer

Waukee, Iowa-based Holmes Murphy has added Lori McCarty as chief strategy officer (CSO). McCarty brings more than 25 years of financial services experience at both small and Fortune 500 and 100 companies. McCarty joins Holmes Murphy with a breadth of …

Sparks, Sonderman to Lead Alabama-Based Cobbs Allen Specialty Insurance Brokerage

Cobbs Allen has hired industry veterans Paul Sparks and Darren Sonderman to lead its new specialty insurance brokerage. Sparks and Sonderman each bring more than 25 years of experience from founding and leading the Financial Services Division of McGriff, Seibels …

Droz Joins Alliant Insurance Services in San Francisco

Michelle Droz has joined Alliant Insurance Services in San Francisco as vice president in the company’s Employee Benefits Group. She has 25 years of experience in the employee benefits field. Prior to joining Alliant, Droz was partner and senior vice …

MGAguard to Offer Specialty Insurance Products Via Technology Platform

MGAguard, a new technology-enabled platform funded by Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and its affiliates and funds managed by TCW Asset Management Co., has launched with a focus on offering specialty insurance products. MGAguard, through its RBTguard program, will initially target …

Louisiana Workers’ Comp Carrier, LWCC, Adds Irby, Promotes Sanders

Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based workers’ compensation provider, LWCC, has hired Seth Irby as chief marketing and customer experience officer, and promoted Gary Sanders to vice president. Irby brings to LWCC a variety of experience and expertise in strategic planning, leadership training …

Aon Names Barrett Regional Managing Director EMEA, Captive & Insurance Mgmt.

Aon has appointed Vincent Barrett as regional managing director EMEA for its Captive & Insurance Management business. In his new role, he will serve as account chair on numerous complex global client accounts and lead the captive business development team …