THE LIGHTER SIDE
At the water cooler
Moves, murmurs and the talk of the market. Every item is sourced; a rumour is labelled as one.
Howden hands Enrico Nanni the Europe keys, commercial hat included
Howden has appointed Enrico Nanni as CEO, Europe, from 1 January 2027, Reinsurance News reported. He keeps his Chief Commercial Officer role and reports to Luigi Sturani, CEO, EMEA, who will focus on growth in the Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Central Asia. Sturani said the European business grew from 11 countries to 30 in five years. Two job titles, one business card: presumably double-sided.
Reported by Reinsurance News ↗
DOXA builds a reinsurance arm and puts James Femia in charge
US managing general underwriter platform DOXA has formed DOXA Re, a specialty property reinsurance MGU focused on quota share and related proportional business, with James Femia as President, Reinsurance News reported. Femia brings 22 years of property reinsurance experience. Joe Guerrero, DOXA's chief product and underwriting officer, said few reinsurers have the expertise and appetite for complex property placements. Femia calls his approach "Working Property", which at least leaves no doubt about the day job.
Reported by Reinsurance News ↗
Markel adds two to its London marine and energy liability bench
Markel Insurance has made two appointments to its marine and energy liability team in London, Insurance Journal reported. Josephine Stroud becomes head of energy liability, most recently at AXA XL, and Jenny McFarlane joins as senior underwriter, marine & energy liability, from Tokio Marine HCC International. Both report to Grant Smith, who leads the team within Markel's new marine transportation business. Stroud will underwrite alongside Rhys O'Neill, head of marine liability. The London market carousel turns again.
Reported by Insurance Journal ↗
Clearwater gets its first chief executive, with a 2027 start date
Aquiline-backed MGA Clearwater Underwriting has appointed Henry MacHale to the newly created role of Chief Executive Officer, Reinsurance News reported. MacHale is Chief Underwriting Officer & Head of Strategy, International Markets, at Sompo, and is expected to join in the second quarter of 2027. Clearwater plans to move beyond marine to become a multi-line specialty underwriter, partly through targeted M&A. The long run-in gives the new chief plenty of time to draw up the shopping list.
Reported by Reinsurance News ↗
Chubb rearranges the claims desk, three chairs at a time
Chubb has named Lisa Wilson Head of North America Claims with immediate effect, the insurer said in a release. She was Deputy Head of North America Claims. Jamie Trish becomes Global Claims Operations Officer from 26 October, and Norm Rafsol becomes Global Claims Technical Director. All three report to Kevin Rampe, Global Claims Officer, and Wilson also reports to Juan Luis Ortega. Three new titles in one announcement: the claims organisation chart has had a thorough redraw.
Reported by Chubb ↗
AIG Australia's interim sign may soon come off the door
AIG has picked Rob Hands, CEO of Talbot Underwriting Asia Pacific in Singapore, as its preferred candidate to head AIG Australia on a permanent basis, subject to regulatory approvals, insuranceNEWS.com.au reported, citing staff being told of the move. AIG has not commented, so the appointment is reported and not confirmed. Claudio Saita, who joined in July, is interim CEO. The sign-writer is presumably on standby.
Reported by insuranceNEWS.com.au ↗
Chubb reshuffles its claims bench without leaving the building
Chubb has promoted Lisa Wilson to head of North America claims, effective immediately, Insurance Journal reported. Wilson, previously deputy head of North America claims, reports to Kevin Rampe and Juan Luis Ortega. Jamie Trish becomes global claims operations officer from 26 October, and Norm Rafsol becomes global claims technical director. All three moves are internal promotions, a reshuffle conducted entirely from the home bench.
Reported by Insurance Journal ↗
Flood Re finds its next chair a few seats along the boardroom table
Flood Re has named Simon Green as its new chair, subject to regulatory approval, Global Reinsurance reported. Green is currently Flood Re's senior independent director and also works as a non-executive director in the insurance sector. He succeeds Bridget Rosewell, who announced in July that she would step down. No start date has been given. The recruitment search, it seems, did not need to travel far.
Reported by Global Reinsurance ↗
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