Marsh named Salim Abouhaidar as the region’s head of strategic development. He would be reporting to Mr. Robert Makhoul. Mr. Makhoul added: “Salim Abouhaidar has made a major contribution to Marsh’s operations in the MENA region over the last four years. As the region’s new head of strategic development,...
Dr. Dennis Sebastian has been appointed as the regional director of health at RGA Reinsurance Company ME. He would be responsible for setting-up the health business in the region. Dennis is a medical graduate, with a post-graduate qualification in healthcare management from Royal College of Surgeons Ireland and Social...
LV appointed Simon Aldred as the director of management information. Simon will be responsible for leadership, management and coordination of all management information (MI) systems and data integration. He will report to finance director Steve Castle. Aldred was most recently head of information services at RBS Insurance,...
Emirates Insurance, the Abu Dhabi based insurer, has announced the appointment of Dermot Dick as Chief Underwriting Officer for its new international business which is to be based in Dubai. Emirates Insurance CEO, Jason Light said, “I am very pleased to welcome an underwriter of Dermot’s standing to build...
Claimspro International (CPI), an independent division of SCM Insurance Services offering international loss adjusting services to London and the international market, announced the appointment of Julian Millar as its managing director. Millar, who joins from QBE, will be responsible for driving the expansion of CPI’s operations and business in...
Allianz direct brand Your Cover Insurance appointed Jon Lott as the head of direct following the departure of Andy James. Lott has moved to the UK business from his current role as head of direct in Allianz Australia, where he was responsible for profit and loss of the business, including...
Arista Insurance has appointed Caroline Hargreaves as the development underwriter for supporting brokers in the Thames Valley region. She will be responsible for servicing brokers in the Reading and Oxford area and in developing new agencies. Caroline has five years of underwriting experience and five and a half years experience...
Marsh has appointed Andrew Chester as the chief executive for its specialist international placement broking division Bowring Marsh. Chester, who will retain his responsibilities as chairman of Marsh’s global mining practice, will take up his new role from the 1st October and continue to be based in London. ...
Marsh announced the appointment of Sid Obied, formerly CEO of Marsh Saudi Arabia, as the business development leader in its MENA region. Based in Dubai, he will report to Robert Makhoul, CEO of Marsh MENA and Chris Lay, business development leader for Marsh’s international division. In addition, Mr. Obied will...
Marsh appointed Jay Sharma as the CEO of Marsh Saudi Arabia, subject to regulatory approval, in succession to Mr. Obied. Previously, Mr. Sharma was the client services director of Marsh’s multinational practice. He would be reporting to Robert Makhoul. Commenting on Mr. Sharma’s appointment, Mr. Makhoul said: “Jay has...
