Job Moves and Senior Appointments Round Up 16.10.2023

Mr. Brand said, “Anna and Herndon are the latest senior hires to Sompo International’s Continental European Insurance leadership team. The combination of their extensive knowledge across multiple jurisdictions and markets will be invaluable as we continue to develop our presence in the region, forging productive and sustainable partnerships with clients and brokers to help address the issues they face.”

Ms. Lisiak joins from Generali GCC in Milan, Italy where she most recently was Head of Specialty Claims. Prior to that, she held claims roles with Allianz in Munich, Germany and Warta in Gdynia, Poland.

Mr. Stokes joins from AXIS Re in Zurich, Switzerland where he most recently was Broker Executive, Head of Distribution. Previously, he held client management and corporate development roles with Munich Re.

PIB

PIB Group Ltd (‘PIB’) has strengthened its European leadership team with the appointment of Mandy van der Zalm as Chief Broking Officer (CBO). Her appointment signal PIB’s ongoing ambition of building a leading specialist and diversified pan-European insurance distribution business.

Backed by world leading private equity firms Apax Funds and The Carlyle Group, PIB is on a drive for rapid international expansion. Its international division is home to several of PIB’s highly specialist businesses across Europe covering retail, wholesale, reinsurance and MGAs. Currently present in 7 countries across Europe, an ambitious target is underway for PIB to scale-up and create an extensive footprint in every country.

In her new position, Mandy will bring together broking capabilities and co-ordinate placement support across Europe. She will join the European leadership team led by CEO, Onno Janssen, to support these expansion efforts and connect specialists across the businesses or territories to drive further organic growth.

PRO GLOBAL

Pro MGA Global Solutions (Pro MGA), the independent managing general agent (MGA) incubation division of global re/insurance trusted guidance provider, Pro Global Holdings Limited (Pro), is pleased to announce today the appointment of David Goodley as its new Head of Compliance.

David brings a wealth of experience to the role, having established his own compliance company, City Compliance, in 2012 which provides regulatory compliance services across the insurance industry, including in particular brokers and MGAs. He is a career compliance professional and prior to setting up City Compliance, David had held senior compliance positions with Lloyds TSB, Marsh, Barbon Insurance Group and Tesco Bank.

US Audit & Advisory

Pro Global (“Pro”) also announces the appointment of Robert Sherman as its new US Head of Audit and Advisory.

In a career spanning 20 years, Robert is a highly experienced insurance professional with strong product knowledge, extensive experience of managing client accounts, and optimising diverse operational and compliance programmes for large companies. He also holds designations in Enterprise Risk Management, Insurance Management, and Market Conduct Management.

Robert has joined Pro from Pie Insurance where he was Director, Operational Excellence, Premium Audit & Billing Operations and before that, Manager, Premium Audit. He had previously held senior Audit, Compliance and Product Management roles with W. R. Berkley, State Farm Insurance and MetLife having started his career with First Financial Asset Management.

Based in the US, Robert will lead Pro’s US Audit strategy and business development with a focus on insurance audit and advisory services.

AND-E

Reinforcing its commitment to be at the forefront of mobility protection, AND-E, a leading provider of mobility insurance, has appointed Adrian Steele to the position of Group Chief Reinsurance Officer for its operations in the UK and across Europe.  He will report to Michael Kainzbauer, Group CEO at AND-E. Steele moves up into Group Chief Reinsurance Officer from Head of Insurance Solutions for Toyota Insurance Services, a role he had held alongside Head of KINTO Protect, the mobility brand for Toyota.

A highly experienced insurance professional, Steele has a forensic knowledge of the motor insurance claims landscape from close to four decades working in the sector.

Vitally importantly for AND-E, Steele also has a clear eye on the future of mobility and proven expertise in achieving reinsurance support for completely new advances in mobility insurance and autonomous driving. He played a critical role in AND-E providing the insurance solution for Oxa, when the company completed the first zero occupancy on-road autonomous vehicle journey in the UK. The insurance was tailored specifically for the risks associated with L4 autonomy on open roads.

ALLIANZ COMMERCIAL

Allianz Commercial has appointed Elke Vagenende as Commercial Managing Director for its ‘Benelux and Nordics’ region. She will re-join Allianz from her current role at AIG during Q1 2024 to lead this newly established region, and will represent Allianz’s full set of Property and Casualty insurance solutions for mid-sized companies, large corporations, and specialty clients in the market. This Benelux & Nordics region will service customers across Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway.

In her new role as Commercial Managing Director Benelux & Nordics, Elke Vagenende will report to Dirk Vogler, Board Member of AGCS SE and Allianz Commercial Chief Regions & Markets Officer, in conjunction with Joos Louwerier, CEO Allianz Benelux.

INVER RE

Inver Re has appointed Mark Shumway as Head of Advisory. 
 
Mark was previously Head of Advisory at Howden, where he launched Howden Capital Markets. Prior to Howden, Mark was Global Head of Advisory at JLT Re, Managing Director and head of Strategic Advisory for APAC at Guy Carpenter. He has spent over 20 years advising management teams on the launch of new (re)insurance carriers and the expansion of others, bringing fresh capacity to the market. 
 
He has also guided multiple funds in their early investments in (re)insurance risk on a collateralized basis and arranged investment in capacity vehicles. He is an expert in structuring and arranging transactions with alternative capital providers, in insurance credit ratings, solvency regulation, corporate finance, and sector M&A.

LEXISNEXIS

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, the data, advanced analytics and technology provider, has confirmed two senior appointments within its insurance leadership team for the U.K. and Ireland:

Tom Lawrie-Fussey has been promoted into the role of senior director of product management from the position of automotive director. Tom has worked for the business for a year, spearheading the launch of LexisNexis® Vehicle Insights, a unique vehicle centric data enrichment solution for motor insurance providers. Tom will now be responsible for driving product innovations to support the general insurance market working with the product team. He takes over the position from James Burton who was made managing director of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, insurance, in April 2023.

Aishling Meyler has been promoted into the role of associate vice president of technology from senior director of software engineering.  With a stellar experience of more than 20 years’ in software engineering, Aishling understands the skills needed to deliver technology focused projects at scale for the insurance market. In her new role, Aishling will build next generation AI based cloud applications that will not only enable insurance providers to access innovative products seamlessly but do so with minimal disruption, worldclass security and reliability.

SIGMA 7

 Sigma7, a tech-forward risk information and services company, has hired veteran accounting and financial executive Greg Crook as the company’s next CFO. With a diverse background in financial leadership – spanning five continents – Crook will be tasked with guiding Sigma7 into its next phase of global expansion and organizational growth.