Job Moves and Senior Appointments 20.01.2025 -

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It’s time for the weekely job moves round up;

SCOR

SCOR are pleased to announce the appointment of Henry Mummé-Young as Chief Underwriting Officer, SCOR UK, and Active Underwriter for SCOR Syndicate 2015, subject to regulatory approval. Henry will report to Chris Beazley, CEO of SCOR UK & SCOR Syndicate. He replaces Marie Biggas, who has been promoted to the role of CUO SCOR Business Solutions & FAC.

Henry joined SCOR in 2014 as a Senior Underwriter within Political & Credit Risks as part of SCOR Syndicate 2015 (then called Channel Syndicate 2015), and in 2021 was appointed Global Line Head for Political & Credit Risks across both Syndicate and Company Markets. Prior to joining SCOR, Henry worked at both ACE and Liberty in an underwriting capacity.

Henry is a Chartered Insurer of the Chartered Insurance Institute. He has both an MSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of London, and a BA in Ancient, Medieval & Modern History from the University of Durham.

ARCH

Arch Insurance International has today announced the promotion of Mike Bottle to Managing Director of Arch Insurance UK Regional Division, with immediate effect.

In this role, Bottle is responsible for leading Arch’s network of UK regional offices as well as continuing to oversee the strategy and distribution for the division. He will work closely with Stuart Danskin, Director of Underwriting and Vicky Rowlay, National Director, Business Transformation to deliver on the growth plans for the business. Bottle reports to Kirsten Valder, Deputy CEO of Arch Insurance International.

Most recently, Bottle was Senior Vice President, Strategy and Distribution for the UK Regional Division, having joined Arch in 2019. Prior to this, he was Managing Director of Axiom Underwriting Agency Limited.

This appointment follows the retirement of Steve Bashford as Chief Executive of the UK Regional Division.

WOODGATE AND CLARK

Woodgate & Clark, one of the U.K.’s leading loss adjusters, has appointed highly skilled claims professional, Mike Higgins as its new Operations Director. Higgins replaces Graeme Fitzpatrick who has retired, following 12 years with Woodgate & Clark.

Bringing close to three decades experience in insurance and claims management, Higgins joins Woodgate & Clark from Crawford where he was Head of Construction.

Higgins started his insurance claims career with a large composite insurer before moving into loss adjusting in 2002 when he joined GAB Robins as a liability adjuster. Here he progressed to Director of Operations for Property. After 8 years with the business and a brief period in a niche liability practice, Higgins took up the role of London Market Director in the Construction Team at Crawford in 2015. He then progressed into a number of leadership roles spanning Real Estate and Field Operations. Higgins also spearheaded a field team development programme at the business.

CRAWFORD & CO

Crawford is pleased to announce that Jordan Hall has been promoted the role of global data protection officer (DPO) for Crawford & Company, effective 1 January 2025. David Parker, who has served Crawford for over 38 years, most recently as privacy director & group data protection officer, will be retiring in February 2025.

CHARLES TAYLOR

Charles Taylor announces the promotion of Cesar Augusto de Aragao Alves to Head of Brazil

Latin America has always been of strategic importance for Charles Taylor and our commitment to the region has never been stronger. As we embark on another promising year, and position ourselves for continued growth, we are thrilled to announce the promotion of Cesar Augusto de Aragao Alves to Head of Brazil.

Cesar brings over 34 years of experience in the Insurance Market, and a strong focus on claims. Of these 34 years, 18 years were with insurance companies, 9 years with loss adjusters and 7 years with brokers.

Cesar’s new appointment, combined with the recent opening of our new office in Rio de Janeiro, underpins Charles Taylor’s commitment to serving the growing demand for specialized claims and adjusting expertise in the region.

AUTO WINDSCREENS

Auto Windscreens has appointed Mima Rybanska to a newly-created role, Head of Strategic Partnerships. With 10 years’ experience in the automotive industry, she joins the business from WhoCanFixMyCar and is a former Supercar Instructor for Everyman Racing.

Mima will be ‘taking the wheel’ of Auto Windscreens’ new service, Auto Calibrate, which is designed to support garages and body shops with a remote solution for diagnostics and programming, as well as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) calibrations.

Mima launched the AA Approved Garage Network while with The AA, and has also worked for Comline Auto Parts. She said: “I’m very excited about joining Auto Windscreens, and the welcome I’ve already received shows what a great company it is. I’m looking forward to making a difference in the industry and embarking on my latest ‘journey’, to launch Auto Calibrate”.

PREMIUM CREDIT

Following a year supporting its 3000 partners providing instalment finance to almost 3 million customers, Premium Credit is strengthening its proposition with a series of strategic new hires to improve the customer and partner experience, and help facilitate new business growth through existing and new initiatives. As part of this ambition, Premium Credit is pleased to announce that Steve Lavery has joined the business as Customer & Partner Experience Director.

Steve is a highly experienced Customer Experience/Journey and Operations Director with a proven track record of leading large-scale customer service functions within FTSE Top 10 to mid-size businesses. His expertise spans both regulated and non-regulated environments with a strong focus on the telecom (EE and Vodafone) and financial services/automotive sectors.

Josie Pileio, Premium Credit’s Chief Operations & People Officer comments: “The expertise, skills, knowledge, and experience of our people will always be our most valuable asset delivering on our purpose. Steve’s appointment is a significant addition to our business and the Senior Leadership Team. Steve will be our custodian of partner and customer experience journeys facilitating continuous improvement, relevance, and operational excellence.”

WESTFIELD SPECIALTY

Westfield Specialty International reaffirmed its growth ambitions with the announcement of two appointments to itsprofessional indemnity team.

Craig Nugent joins as a senior underwriter and Joseph Beltran as an underwriter. Both will be based in London and report to Mark Fellows, head of financial and professional lines. Mark Fellows said: “It is fantastic to welcome Craig and Joseph to our growing PI team, and both arrive with expertise that will be crucial in continuing to provide the best service to our clients as we grow our book. The fact that we can recruit talent of this quality is testament to the Westfield Specialty culture. People are attracted to the combination of Westfield’s entrepreneurial mindset and the stability of our long-term ‘mutual’ approach.”

Craig Nugent has over 15 years of experience in the PI sector including at Axis Capital where he supported the growth of its PI book and most recently, a senior underwriter at Sompo International. Joseph Beltran has worked in the insurance industry for a decade, including underwriting roles at The Hartford and Optio Group.

CARBON UNDERWRITING

Carbon Underwriting Limited (Carbon), the specialist independent managing general underwriter and Lloyd’s syndicate, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Poracchia as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately.

Alex brings over 30 years of financial leadership experience from roles at Swiss Re, Zurich, and Everest Insurance, alongside consulting positions with Deloitte in Actuarial and Finance. His impressive career spans both established organisations and fast-growing businesses, positioning him uniquely to contribute to Carbon’s next phase of growth.

CYTORA

Cytora has announced the expansion of its global advisory board in welcoming insurance industry veteran Clive Buesnel. The move is designed to support Cytora’s global growth.

Managing Partner International of Insurance Advisory Partners, Clive has had a broad and successful career in the insurance industry partnering with the global insurance industry on its strategic transformation. Most recently Clive was CEO of Tysers which was recently acquired by AUB Group. Previously Clive was Vice Chairman and UK head of Insurance at Deloitte and founding member of Xchanging.

DWF

DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has announced Simon Pemberton as the new global head of corporate claims in its Claims Management and Adjusting (CMA) business.

Simon brings with him more than 30 years of experience within the insurance claims management sector and includes roles at Sun Alliance International, Zurich Municipal, and Gallagher Bassett International Limited, where he held various senior leadership positions. Most recently, Simon served as the UK chief executive officer at Gallagher Bassett, where he led the UK executive team and was a key member of the international executive and global strategy team.

ASR

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Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the Africa and Middle East focused (re)insurance group, announces the appointments of Genevieve Ahinful and Suzan Pardesi as Deputy Active Underwriters of Syndicate 2454.

Genevieve is Head of Political Risk and Trade Credit (PRTC), having joined ASR in 2020 with over 20 years’ experience. She began her insurance career at Euler Hermes in 2001, before progressing through a series of underwriting and broking roles at Aon, HCC, Gallaghers, Equinox and African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI).

Suzan is ASR’s Head of Energy, having joined the company in November 2020. A qualified chemical engineer, with over 24 years’ experience in the industry, she has held roles including Risk Engineer at XL Global Services, Senior Underwriter at XL Insurance, Engineering Risk Consultant at Arup, and Senior Energy Underwriter at Lloyd’s syndicate Navigators.

Both will support Martin Boreham, Active Underwriter, and continue the growth and expansion of Syndicate 2454, which was launched in April 2024.

MCGILL AND PARTNERS

McGill and Partners, the global specialty insurance and reinsurance broker, has appointed John Barry and Jack Farrell as partners in specialty broking in Ireland.

John joins McGill and Partners from WTW (previously Coyle Hamilton), where he was the Head of their Financial Lines and Construction Practices for over 30 years. John has experience in complex D&O programmes for both private and public companies, as well as looking after their professional indemnity, crime and cyber needs. He also provides insurance advisory and due diligence services to funders, government agencies and has extensive experience as an Authority Insurance Advisor on most of the PPPs (public-private partnerships) in Ireland to date.

Jack also joins from WTW, where he was the Corporate Broker and Construction Industry Leader. Jack originally qualified as a quantity surveyor before moving into insurance. He has over 11 years of experience delivering insurance advisory, programme design, and placement requirements for a variety of large developer, contractor, and funder clients.

COGENT

Cogent Hire has appointed Darren Entwistle as Business Development Director, to lead on existing and new business growth, reporting to Managing Director Kirsty McKno. The appointment is effective immediately.

Darren brings over two decades of experience in the credit hire industry, having held senior roles in both sales and the supply chain for prominent organisations in the sector, including EDAM Group and Accident Exchange. His wealth of experience and industry expertise marks a significant milestone in Cogent Hire’s ambitious plans for growth and expansion in the coming year.

Commenting on his new role, Darren said: “I’m thrilled to join Cogent Hire at such an exciting point in its journey. The company’s dedication to delivering exceptional services and its vision for growth align perfectly with my own passion for ensuring customers’ rights to essential post-accident services are upheld. I look forward to working closely with the talented team at Cogent Hire to drive bespoke solutions that keep customers at the heart of everything we do.”