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Fidelis Taps Bellamy from Pembroke’s Acapella Syndicate for Reinsurance Team

Fidelis Insurance announce that Matthew Bellamy will join Fidelis Underwriting Ltd.’s (FUL) London underwriting team to continue to build its reinsurance business. Bellamy has over 13 years of experience where he was most recently the head of Property Treaty and …

BHSI Enters Australia Surety Market, Hiring Griffiths from Liberty Specialty to Lead Team

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it is entering the surety market in Australia and has named Jonathan Griffiths as head of Surety, Australia. BHSI will focus on providing contract surety solutions for large and mid-sized contractors throughout Australia. The …

The Insurance House in Illinois Adds Mayer, Reising as Producers

Marion, Illinois-based independent insurance agency, The Insurance House, has hired Curt Mayer as a commercial lines insurance producer and Brittny Reising as a personal lines producer. Mayer has experience with various insurance lines including commercial, property and casualty, life and …

Munich Re America Taps AXA XL’s Herrera for New Diversity and Inclusion Post

Munich Reinsurance America has appointed Juan Herrera as its first full-time head of Diversity and Inclusion. Herrera will oversee all diversity and inclusion efforts across the North American region including Munich Reinsurance America, Munich Re Specialty Insurance, American Modern Insurance …

Guy Carpenter Names Samengo-Turner as Global Facultative Leader

Guy Carpenter & Co., a reinsurance broker and subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the appointment of Dominic Samengo-Turner as global facultative leader. At the same time, insurance broker Marsh has appointed Simon Delchar as head of Marsh JLT …

IAT Insurance Group Hires Passaro to Lead New Management Liability Unit

IAT Insurance Group, a provider of specialty property and casualty products, is expanding its product offerings with the formation of a new Management Liability business unit. The company has hired John Passaro to lead the unit. Passaro brings to the …

BHSI Names 3 Product Line Leaders in Spain, Hired from RSA, Chubb and Allianz

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced that it has filled three key leadership positions in Madrid, naming Diego Espinosa as head of Property, Juan Madrid as head of Casualty, and Tomás Blas as head of Technical Lines. Espinosa comes to …

Pillsbury Names Giller Partner in Los Angeles, Brings Focus on Sports-related Claims

Richard Giller has joined Pillsbury’s insurance recovery and advisory team in Los Angeles, Calif. Giller’s practice is concentrated on the recovery of insurance benefits on behalf of both corporate and individual clients across the country. He has a reputation for …

Michigan’s Kapnick Insurance Expands Ownership, Welcomes New Partners

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Kapnick Insurance Group is formally expanding its ownership base beyond the Kapnick family for the first time in the company’s 73-year history. Key employees who have made significant contributions to the organization’s success have been recently invited …

CNA Names James as Chief Risk Officer; Appoints Miralles President of Warranty

Mark James has been named CNA’s Chief Risk and Reinsurance Officer. He assumes leadership for CNA’s Enterprise Risk Management function and maintains leadership for the Global Reinsurance team. Prior to joining CNA in April 2018, James held the position of …