March 29, 2024
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Movers & shakers

Movers & shakers

Marsh KSA appoints new CCMO

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. ...

Neil Irwin to extend Marsh???s Insurance and Risk Management services

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 names Derek Henry to oversee insurer relationships

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...

Nikhil Soman joins ACE as financial lines underwriting manager

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...

Hiscox appoints new executive director

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 makes new hire

  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,...

BMS MGA Pioneer hires operations head

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 makes new hires

  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 Deakin on gardening leave

  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...

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