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AFL Insurance Brokers Promotes Bines as UK CEO

Independent Lloyd’s broker AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd. announced the appointment of Jonathan Bines as CEO of AFL UK, effective June 1, 2019. His appointment is part of the company’s strategic plan to gear up for expansion in North America. Currently …

UFG Insurance Appoints Donlick as Commercial Lines Underwriting Manager

UFG Insurance has appointed David Donlick as commercial lines underwriting manager for its East Coast regional office in Pennington, N.J. Donlick will succeed current assistant vice president and Commercial Lines underwriting manager, John Austin, as he retires after a 20-year …

New York’s NFP Promotes Hyland to Its Surety Division

NFP, a New York, N.Y.-headquartered insurance broker and consultant that provides employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement and individual products, has named John Hyland, senior vice president of NFP Property and Casualty, to its Surety division. In this new role, …

Aon Names Demeusy U.S. Vice Chairman of Reinsurance Business

Insurance broker Aon has appointed Jay Demeusy as U.S. vice chairman of its Reinsurance Solutions business. Alongside his new role, Demeusy will continue to chair the newly formed Global Construction & Inland Marine Practice Group and continue to lead Reinsurance …

Guy Carpenter Names Senior Reinsurance Leadership Team to Further Integrate JLT Re

Guy Carpenter & Co., the global risk and reinsurance specialist and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced a series of international leadership appointments to facilitate the integration of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, which was acquired …

Ohio’s International Excess Taps Brown-Hurtado to Lead Cannabis Division

Beachwood, Ohio-based insurance program manager, International Excess, has appointed Kathleen Brown-Hurtado vice president of Specialty Programs. She will be spearheading the company’s Cannabis Insurance division. Brown-Hurtado’s expertise extends to property, directors and officers, professional liability and various liability coverages. Brown-Hurtado …

Fidelis Group Holdings Names Knowles Senior Vice President of West Coast

Fidelis Group Holdings LLC has named Peter Knowles senior vice president of West Coast operations. Knowles will also be a senior underwriter within the group’s brown water hull and liabilities product lines and will be based in their Seattle, Wash. …

Weinstein Joins The Nitsche Group as Sales Producer for Central Texas

The Nitsche Group, based in Giddings, Texas, has appointed Richard Weinstein as insurance sales producer for the Central Texas region. Weinstein has worked in the insurance industry for 27 years. He specializes in employee benefits, bonds and commercial insurance for …

Henchoz Succeeds Wallin as Hannover Re’s Chief Executive Officer

Hannover Re announced that Jean-Jacques Henchoz has stepped into the role of chief executive officer, succeeding Ulrich Wallin who is retiring. Prior to joining Hannover Re, Henchoz had been in charge of the region Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) …

Bailey Named Surety Underwriting Manager at Iowa’s UFG Insurance

Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based UFG Insurance has hired Scott Bailey as surety underwriting manager. He will succeed current surety underwriting manager, Art Fearn, who is retiring after a successful 15-year career with the company. Bailey brings more than 35 years of …