November 22, 2024
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Movers & shakers

Movers & shakers

Howden, RKH to merge

Hyperion Insurance Group has announced that its retail and specialist broking businesses, Howden and RKH will combine under one management team, led by José Manuel González as CEO, who will move to London. Atinc Yilmaz will continue to lead the operations in Turkey, Middle East and Africa. The combined broking...

Hussein Mallouk appointed Arab Re GM

The Board of Directors of Arab Reinsurance Company (Arab Re) convened recently to announce their approval of appointment of Hussein Mallouk as general manager for the company. Incidentally Malloukpreviously held the position of deputy general manager of Arab Re since 2016. The Board of Directors has also announced that the...

TransRe selects new CUO

TransRe has appointed Andy Taylor as chief underwriting officer (CUO) for the London, Continental Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific businesses. Taylor will lead the strategic direction of TransRe’s regional CUOs, and provide support and oversight to ensure consistency of underwriting processes and decisions across the network of offices. Taylor will...

Chaucer MENA expands underwriting team

Chaucer has appointed Noufal Manzil as class underwriter to join its Property team in Dubai. The appointment reaffirms Chaucer’s commitment to establishing a broad marine and non-marine underwriting team to service the MENA and Indian sub-continent regions. Manzil is an experienced underwriter with over 20 years of market experience. He...

Chubb Arabia has new acting CEO

The board of directors of CHUBB Arabia Cooperative Insurance Company has appointed Kamran Mazhar Jaafari as the company’s new acting CEO. Jaafari replaces Abdulaziz bin Abdulkarim Alkhariji, who resigned for personal reasons recently according to a bourse filing. Alkhariji will maintain his position as a board member and managing director of the...

Bupa names new chairman, vice chairman

The board of directors of Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Company has approved the appointment of Loay Hisham Mohy El Din Nazer as the company’s chairman. In addition, David Martin FIetcher has been hired as the vice-chairman of the Saudi insurance company, according to a filing to the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul)...

Wael Al Sharif returns to Takaful Emarat

Takaful Emarat Insurance has announced the appointment of Wael Al Sharif in the position of chief executive officer. Sharif was CEO of the organisation from November 2013 to the first quarter of 2018. A stock market announcement with the Dubai Financial Market reported the resignation of former CEO Fadi Hindi....

Adil H Al Lawati

ACE appoints SVP Oman

ACE Insurance Brokers has appointed Adil H Al Lawati to the role of senior vice president in Oman. A chartered insurer and member of the Chartered Insurance Institute London, Al Lawati brings over 24 years of experience in the field of insurance and risk management to the company.Prior to joining...

Afro Asian Assistance posts new leadership

Afro Asian Assistance has announced leadership changes and outlined its plans for the future. The Company is mulling plans to diversify its portfolio and to expand its territorial reach. Future considerations also include adapting its business model to become a third-party administrator (TPA). The appointment of new board members and...

Michel Faucher

Now Health selects new MD

Now Health International Group has selected Michel Faucher as managing director Middle East & Africa (MEA) and chief commercial officer to lead the company’s strategic development in the region. This newly created role forms part of the company’s continued investment in the senior leadership team to enable the business to...

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