Round-up of the weekly news and developments from the global (re)insurance market with stories from WTW, Canopius Group, Brit and more.
WTW appoints Julie Baker for FINEX banking team
Global (re)insurance broker WTW has announced the appointment of Julie Baker as lead relationship management for the banking sector, effective April 2022. Based in London, she will report to Marcus Wright, GB head of FINEX Financial Institutions. Read More
Trevor Moss joins Canopius Group as head of investor relations
Specialty (re)insurer, Canopius Group has appointed Trevor Moss as head of investor relations, effective March 2022. Moss will report to Canopius chief financial officer Gavin Phillips and play an important role in key areas including ESG strategy and reporting, performance management and capital planning. Read More
Brit expands property facilities team with two new hires
Brit has announced the appointments of Joanne Allen and Thomas Poynder to its property facilities team. Allen joins as flood class underwriter, reporting into Sarah Mendola, divisional director, while Poynder joins as underwriter for transportation, reporting into David Perkins, class underwriter, transportation. Read More
Markel International names two new leaders
Specialist insurer Markel International has announced the appointment of Louise Foley as head of marine and energy liability, and Holley Higgins as head of transport and logistics, both reporting to Andrew Carter, head of liability at Markel International. Read More
SCOR hires Yves Cormier as head of investor relations
SCOR has named Yves Cormier as head of investor relations, reporting to Ian Kelly, group chief financial officer. Based in London, Cormier joins from Rothschild, where he spent the last six years advising European insurers on corporate finance and strategy matters. Read More
HDI Global SE adds Niall Carberry as head of underwriting in Ireland
HDI Global SE UK & Ireland has announced the appointment of Niall Carberry as head of underwriting, Ireland. Carberry will report to Stephanie Ogden director of underwriting and distribution. He joins from Chubb where he most recently held overall responsibility for the Casualty Portfolio in Ireland. Read More