Fenchurch Faris has made a string of appointments in its Oman and Saudi Arabian branches. In March, Esam Alsayyari was appointed as general manager of Fenchurch Faris (Saudi Arabia). Alsayyari was promoted from the position of client relations manager. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Insurance & Risk Management from...
SCOR Global Life announced a slew of changes within its organizational structure in the Global Markets teams. According to a statement, Michael Breuer has been promoted to head of Central Europe and Nordics. He will be responsible for Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Eastern Europe, Netherlands, Nordics, Middle East and Israel....
The Geneva Association has announced that Jad Ariss has been appointed secretary general effective March 1, 2019. Aris joins The Geneva Association after a distinguished and diverse career. Most recently, he was the group head of Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility at AXA and prior to that he was the...
Cigna Corporation has appointed Jerome Droesch its new chief executive officer for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and Board member of Cigna’s joint venture operations in India and Turkey. Droesch will be responsible for building a customer-centric portfolio of offerings in the region in line with Cigna’s...
Howden, part of the Hyperion Insurance Group, has announced the joining of Khaled Reslan as regional sales leader for Howden Turkey, the Middle East and Africa region (TMEA). Reslan will be based in Dubai to lead the sales focus in the region and will be part of Howden TMEA senior...
Markel International has appointed Ramzi El Kadi as underwriter in its trade credit, political risk and surety operation in Dubai. El Kadi has five years’ experience in the trade credit insurance industry and was previously with Coface in the capacity of credit risk underwriter. El Kadi will report to Leroy...
The board of AXA Gulf has appointed Issam Mouslimani as the director –Regional Regulatory and Business Affairs. The role is newly created with the aim of building relationships with all relevant regulators, insurance associations and governmental entities in the region. Prior to this role, Mouslimani held the position of head...
Gunther Saacke has decided to resign from the position of chief executive officer and executive director of Qatar Re at the next Board meeting, scheduled for March. He will be leaving the Company later on in the year. Michael van der Straaten, chief underwriting officer for Long Tail and Specialty...
AM Best has announced that Dr. Roger Sellek will step down as CEO of AM Best’s EMEA and AP regions effective 31 March 2019. Dr. Sellek joined AM Best in 2007. During his tenure at AM Best Dr. Sellek led the expansion of AM Best’s global business including the establishment of...
Sonja Rottiers has been appointed CEO of Lloyd’s Brussels. She will also be Lloyd’s regional director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and will take up her position in February. Rottiers’ career spans over 30 years in the Belgian financial services industry, including senior leadership positions in insurance and banking....
