Chubb has announced the appointment of Guney Celik as regional head of Marine and Mark Quinn as regional head of PowerGen for Eurasia & Africa. In his new role Celik will be responsible for the continuing expansion of Chubb’s marine presence in the region, working with underwriting and business development...
The Conference of Parties (CoP) of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) has elected Ibrahima Cheikh Diong as the new ARC group director general, for a term of four years. The election of Diong, which was ‘without objection’ from all the Members, was consistent with provisions of the Procedure for Electing...
Sanlam has announced appointments in three positions in the diversified financial services group. Elias Masilela has been appointed as independent non-executive chair of the Sanlam Board; Paul Hanratty has been appointed as group CEO; and Abigail Mukhuba will be appointed as Group financial director from 01 October 2020. Masilela, who...
Emirates Credit Insurance has announced that Abdulla Al Nuaimi has joined the organisation as director of operations and international cooperation. Al Nuaimi has over two decades of experience in organisational development and high level stakeholder relations. Prior to ECI, he worked with Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company for nine years...
The Chartered Insurance Institute has appointed two Good Will Ambassadors for the Middle East region. These are individuals who voluntarily assist the CII with its endeavours to promote qualifications and professional standards in order to build public trust in the insurance sector. Dr. Suzanne White is managing director of Oasis...
The Islamic Arab Insurance Company – Salama (PSC), appointed Muhammad Zaheer Iqbal, as chief financial officer at the company, according to a bourse filing. Previously Iqbal was in the role of head of finance at AXA Green Crescent, and senior manager finance at Solidarity General Takaful. He has rich experience...
Lloyd’s has appointed Andrew Woodward as the Lloyd’s regional representative for Middle East and Turkey. Woodward will be based in Dubai and report to Sonja Rottiers, Lloyd’s regional director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Woodward has had several leadership positions across the region and was most recently the...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced that it has expanded its global property underwriting officer team to include Alessandro Cerase, who will focus on general property, energy and construction. Cerase will also retain his role as senior executive officer (SEO) for BHSI’s Middle East region. “With our property portfolio...
Cigna Corporation has appointed Jerome Droesch as chief executive officer for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, expanding his remit to include all markets across Africa. In addition, Jerome has been appointed as senior executive officer (SEO) and chairman of the Cigna Insurance Management Services (CIMS) Board in the...
International health insurance products and VIP medical services organisation VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI), has announced the opening of a new administrative office in Dubai. To support its commitment to unparalleled service, the company has launched a new plan created for residents of Africa, Asia and other nearby markets. The new Dubai office will serve...
