Xceedance, a global provider of property/casualty insurance technology, analytics and consulting services, has established an office in London to serve the European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) market, the company has announced. Xceedance is a managed services company that partners with insurers, MGA/MGUs, reinsurers and brokers by providing them with...
Braemar Shipping Services plc, an international provider of broking, consultancy, technical and other services to the shipping, marine, energy, offshore and insurance industries, has announced that Braemar incorporating the Salvage Association (BraemarSA), a subsidiary within the technical division of Braemar Shipping Services, has appointed Pat Cannie as regional director (Designate)...
Bill Paton is to step down as Claims director for the UK, Western Europe and Middle East operations of RSA at the end of April 2017. He will be succeeded in the role by Karl Helgesen. Since joining RSA in 2015, Paton has shaped the overall claims strategy for the...
Arab Insurance Group (Arig) announced the retirement of Andreas Weidlich (general manager – Reinsurance), Nagarajan Kannan (general manager – Finance & Administration) and Salah Al Maraj (assistant general manager – Reinsurance) effective December 31, 2016, all having attained the retirement age. They have been long-serving members with Arig. As part...
Chubb has appointed Sharon Thomson as claims manager and the promotion of Thabo Mofolo to deputy claims manager for South Africa. In her new role, Thomson will be responsible for managing Chubb’s claims operations across all business lines in South Africa, ensuring that the company’s claims service is aligned to...
PartnerRe has restructured its business units in order to better align its global expertise with the needs of its clients and brokers. As a result of the changes, which took effect on July 1, 2016, PartnerRe now has three worldwide business segments: Property & Casualty, led by Tad Walker; Specialty...
Aon Benfield has promoted Amr Sartawi to CEO for the Middle East region. Sartawi was previously the broker’s head of treaty reinsurance business for the Middle East. He has worked at Aon Benfield since 2012. Prior to this, he spent more than four years at Trust Re, latterly as regional...
CCR Re announced the recruitment of Bo Werkstrom as Senior Underwriter Life Treaties for the Maghreb & Middle East countries. Werkstrom began his professional career in 1997 with Hannover Rückversicherung AG in Paris as a commercial actuary, before becoming a life underwriter. In 2007, he moved to Dubaï where he worked...
Sompo Canopius appointed Mark Newman as chief executive officer Sompo Canopius Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa. He will be based in the Singapore office, reporting to Mike Duffy, chief underwriting officer. Newman’s appointment to this new role is part of a focus on expanding and improving this business,...
Swiss Re announced the appointment of Tavaziva Madzinga as its new Reinsurance managing director & market executive for Middle East and Africa. His appointment is effective November 1, 2016, subject to appropriate regulatory and Board approvals. Madzinga will report directly to Jean-Jacques Henchoz, Swiss Re’s CEO Reinsurance EMEA. He replaces...
