Marsh Saudi Arabia insurance and reinsurance brokers announced the appointment of Bassam H. AlBader as chief client and market officer (CCMO). This newly created role was developed as part of Marsh Saudi Arabia’s on-going commitment to deliver service excellence to the firm’s largest clients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ...
Marsh announced the appointment of Neil Irwin to lead the firm’s business development across its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. In his new role, Mr. Irwin will work closely with Marsh’s business leaders to deliver the firm’s global capabilities to clients across the region. Mr. Irwin will be...
Towergate Insurance has appointed Derek Henry to the newly created role of group carrier relationship director. Henry will be responsible for the commercial development and central oversight of all insurer relationships within Towergate Group. He will report directly to Towergate underwriting chief executive Clive Nathan. Henry was previously corporate partnerships...
ACE Group announced the appointment of Nikhil Soman as financial lines underwriting manager for its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) business, as it continues to expand this line of insurance throughout the region. Nikhil has been working alongside Charles Pope, the previous MENA region financial lines underwriting manager, since...
Lloyd’s insurer Hiscox has appointed chief underwriting officer Richard Watson to its board as an executive director. Watson took over the chief underwriting officer’s role from Rob Childs in February after Childs became Hiscox chairman. Watson joined Hiscox in 1986. He has underwritten various lines of business for the company,...
Allianz has appointed Rob Walters to the new role of national underwriting manager corporate in the broker and agency division. He has been with Allianz since 2008 and has 30 years’ of experience in the industry. Bill Lezes has taken Mr. Walters’ previous position of national strategic relationship manager,...
Zurich announced that Maroun Mourad, chief executive officer of its General Insurance business in the Middle East, has decided to pursue new career opportunities outside the company. He is leaving Zurich effective April 30, 2013. Maroun has been in this role since January 2011. During this time, he led the...
BMS-owned underwriting agency Pioneer has hired Jonathan Matthews as chief operating officer. The appointment is part of Pioneer’s plan to expand the reach of its underwriting business. Matthews joins Pioneer from broking/ underwriting firm Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), where he was group chief operating officer. He was also a core...
Towergate has hired Tony O’Gara as retail broking regional managing director for the North and John Neill as managing director of broking business Towergate Newcastle. O’Gara joins Towergate from Willis UK, where he is currently regional director for their corporate and commercial operations in the North. TONY O’GARA
Aviva’s intermediary and partnerships director Janice Deakin has been put on gardening leave until August ahead of her move to broking group Arthur J Gallagher. An Aviva spokesman confirmed that Deakin’s leave from the insurer was effective from 16th April. She will take up her new role as Gallagher’s...
