Alexander Blom has been appointed as regional leader for Large Corporate Clients & Financial Lines for Turkey, the Middle East and Africa region (TMEA) at Howden. Blom will be based in Dubai, UAE and will work closely with the team in the region to support Howden TMEA regional growth. He has over 20 years’ experience in the insurance industry within Europe and MENA...
Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC has announced the appointment of Luca Tres as head of Strategic Risk and Capital Life Solutions, EMEA. Tres will be responsible for driving continued growth in the development and delivery of non-traditional life solutions to clients throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa. Working closely with Guy Carpenter’s network of offices...
Bahrain based Trust International Insurance and Reinsurance Company B.S.C. (c) has announced the appointment of Yassir Albaharna as managing director and group chief executive officer. With a renowned international profile and wide marketing network, Albaharna has more than 34 years of in-depth experience in the reinsurance industry. He was previously...
Gulf Union Al Ahlia Cooperative Insurance Company has appointed Mesheal Ibrahim Al Shayea as the CEO of the firm effective from 15 June 2021. The appointment resolution followed the Saudi Central Bank’s (SAMA) approval. Al Shayea has 20 years of experience in the insurance field and holds a bachelor’s degree...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Daniel Thieviasingham as senior underwriter, Transactional Liability, Asia Middle East. “We are pleased to welcome Daniel to BHSI as we continue to expand our transactional liability capabilities across the Asia Middle East region,” said Marc Breuil, head of Asia Middle East, BHSI. “His...
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has appointed country heads for Cameroon, Ghana and Congo. Carole Eppee has been selected as the country head for Cameroon. She joined WTW in 2016 and is based in Douala. She has most recently been a senior Health and Benefits consultant within the H&B practice, responsible...
Solidarity Bahrain B.S.C has announced the promotion of Yaser Al Hammadi to the position of assistant generalmanager – Compliance and Risk Management & MLRO. Al Hammadi has vast knowledge that extends to 15 years in industry experience. Furthermore, he is also the secretary to the Board of Directors and the...
Lockton has announced the hire of Jad Ghazal, MBA as director – Employee Benefits, VP at Lockton Insurance Brokers, Dubai team. Ghazal has 17 years of experience, beginning his career in Lebanon and moved to the UAE in 2006. He spent the last 15 years working in the UAE market...
The Chartered Insurance Institute, Middle East, has announced the appointment of Abdullah Jawad Saleh as Goodwill Ambassador of the organisation in Kuwait. Saleh, who holds an Associateship (ACII) with the CII, is a senior insurance analyst at Kuwait Integrated Industries Company (KIPIC). He has also held underwriter positions at Gulf Insurance...
Sonja Rottiers will be stepping down at the LIC General Assembly on 1 June 2021. Sonja joined Lloyd’s as CEO of Lloyd’s Brussels, later Lloyd’s Europe, in February 2019. Rottiers’ leadership has been vitally important in establishing Lloyd’s European operation in the lead up and immediate aftermath of the UK’s...
