People Moves

At-Bay adds Carmilani and Lockton as directors

Cyber insurtech MGA At-Bay has welcomed insurance luminaries Scott Carmilani and David Lockton to its board of directors with the industry veterans set to support the rapidly expanding platform through the next phase of its growth.

Rokstone adds Elseco general aviation UW Shearwood as looks to double unit’s GWP

Rokstone Underwriting has swooped on Elseco for general aviation underwriter Darren Shearwood as the MGA builds out its ranks in the hardening class, The Insurer can reveal.

Start-up May Specialty brings in excess casualty exec Gahr

Recently launched MGA May Specialty has hired Shawn Gahr from Allied World as senior vice president for its excess casualty platform, The Insurer can reveal.

Vesttoo adds AM Re’s Dijak in US business development role

Insurtech Vesttoo has continued its recent spate of senior hires with the arrival of AM Re’s Dan Dijak as vice president of insurance markets in the US, a role in which he will be tasked with business development in the country.

NextEra and Palms continue UW platform build-out with Muller hire

NextEra Energy is continuing the expansion of its third-party insurance platform with the addition of John Muller from Sompo International to lead lawyers’ professional liability, to be written as an MGA on its A rated Palms Insurance subsidiary.

AP-sponsored Accretive hires ECC’s Roth as wholesale head

AssuredPartners-backed Accretive Insurance Solutions has hired Rob Roth from ECC Insurance Brokers to lead its wholesale practice.

Amynta recruits QBE NA trio for new Scor-backed trade credit platform

Amynta has launched a new trade credit offering supported by underwriting capacity from Scor and recruited Harpreet Mann, Matthew Herzog and Donna Messick from QBE North America to spearhead its entry into the sector.

Howden RE’s GC Access raid stakes claim in programs space

The move by Howden RE to swoop for the leadership of GC Access and a growing number of the division’s team members is being seen as an audacious move that paves the way for the challenger reinsurance broker to take a leading position in the burgeoning programs and MGA sector.

The great migration

Plenty has been written in recent years about the threat to the wider P&C insurance industry posed by a finite talent pool and a succession void as the ageing demographics of its senior ranks outpace the flow of human capital in the tiers below.

Breckenridge adds Friend as specialty property program senior underwriter

Breckenridge Insurance has bolstered its specialty property program platform with the hire of Peter Friend from Global Indemnity Group as a senior underwriter.

Shepherd bolsters underwriting ranks with Chubb’s Bolick

Construction-focused insurtech Shepherd has strengthened its roster with the hire of Chris Bolick as underwriting lead.

Malloy to take Distinguished CEO role as Aquiline investment agreed

Bill Malloy, Jason Rotman and Steve Sitterly are set to take the helm at Distinguished Programs with the transaction for private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners to buy into the program administrator now agreed ahead of an expected close this spring, The Insurer understands.

Distinguished Programs targets New England growth with Prouty hire

Distinguished Programs has hired market veteran Cindy Prouty as regional sales executive for the New England region as the program administrator looks to build out its book in the northeast US.

GuideOne tells broker partners it remains committed to programs

GuideOne Insurance has said sudden recent changes to its senior management will not have an impact on its broker partners and that the US insurer remains committed to its core programs and specialty segments, Program Manager can reveal.

Boxx names Beazley’s Baker global head of insurance

Cyber MGA Boxx has appointed Beazley’s Phil Baker as president of Boxx Canada and global head of insurance.

GuideOne CEO Jessica Snyder leaves

GuideOne and its CEO Jessica Snyder have parted ways with the executive leaving the Iowa-based insurer after transforming it since her 2017 appointment including with the buildout of its specialty operation, The Insurer can reveal.

Rokstone adds Lambe to lead digital product development

London-headquartered specialty MGA Rokstone has appointed Jo Lambe as digital product development manager as it grows its dedicated digital underwriting team.

Groenheide takes senior role at parametric specialist New Paradigm

Specialty insurance executive Mark Groenheide has taken a senior position at parametric specialist insurtech New Paradigm, The Insurer can reveal.

Falvey hires USG’s Liewald to develop wholesale division

Greg Liewald has joined Falvey Insurance Group as senior vice president – wholesale brokerage operations, with the new hire most recently at USG Insurance Services.

Ryan Specialty’s ISA recruits NSM’s Johnston to lead new program

Ryan Specialty Group managing general underwriter Irwin Siegel Agency (ISA) has recruited NSM Insurance Group’s Jennifer Johnston to oversee the development and build-out of its newly formed excess and surplus (E&S) lines social service program.