Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) has announced Alessandro Cerase as its Senior Executive Officer (SEO) and Neeraj Yadvendu as deputy SEO and Head of Third Party Lines for its Middle East office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). In addition, Cerase will be leading First Party Lines for...
Al Madina Takaful,has announced the appointment of Usama Al Barwani as chief executive officer (CEO) of Al Madina Takaful at a recent board meeting. Al Barwani was the acting CEO. He has been named as one of the key people involved in transforming the company from a traditional insurance company...
AxiomSL, a regtech provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions organision, has announced the appointment of Patrick Ward as head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Business and Partnership Strategy. Ward will play a key role expanding the company’s footprint across EMEA and developing strategic global relationships. Prior...
Zurich’s group chief risk officer Cecilia Reyes is on her way to retirement by the end of February 2018. Reyes has over 20 years’ experience in international financial markets. She worked from 1990 until 1995 for Credit Suisse in Zurich in various roles in asset management, global treasury and securities...
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has appointed Lars Vissing as head of claims for its regional unit London. Vissing adds to his present role as AGCS’ Nordic region claims head, replacing Martin Henson in London, who is retiring. Based in London and Copenhagen, he will lead AGCS’ claims teams...
Qatar Insurance Group has recently announced Abdulla Yousef Al Mulla as QIC Group’s official spokesperson. The Board of Directors of QIC Group elected Abdulla Yousef Al Mulla, currently group chief administrative officer as QIC Group’s Official Spokesperson during the last board meeting.
RIMS, the risk management society, has chosen Robert Cartwright, Jr. CRM, BSB/OP to lead the Society as president for the 2018 term. Cartwright is the division manager of Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability for Bridgestone Retail Operations in the Northeast Region. He has been a member of RIMS for more...
Oman Insurance has appointed Christopher Wildee as head of its Commercial Lines division as well as head of Energy. Formerly the international head of Marine and Upstream Energy with the Aspen Insurance Group based in the UK, Christopher brings to his new role a wealth of experience and expertise to...
XL Catlin’s insurance operations have appointed Simon Price to the position of head of Mergers and Acquisitions, Insurance, EMEA. Based in London, Price has 17 years of transactional experience and will be responsible for all of XL Catlin’s EMEA business, including all international business placed through the London market. Price...
The Board of Directors of Assicurazioni Generali has approved the creation of the new position of Group Chief Operations & Insurance Officer, as proposed by Group CEO, Philippe Donnet. The new role combines the activities of the “operations” area with those of the “Insurance Officer” and will report directly to...
