Executive Profiles

Neal Begins Stint as Lloyd’s CEO

New Lloyd's CEO John Neal officially took the reins of the specialist insurance and reinsurance market on Oct. 15. Neal, a 30-year insurance industry veteran, was most recently group CEO of QBE ...

Ascot Group Establishes U.S. Division; Wolyniec Named to Lead It

Ascot Group has established a U.S. division and has promoted an executive from within to lead it. The Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer appointed Greg Wolyniec as president and CEO of ...

Executives On The Move at QBE North America and Peak Re

QBE North America made two appointments in key areas. Peak Reinsurance Company Ltd., or Peak Re, appointed a new chief operating officer.

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Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Reorganizes Alternative Risk Transfer Business

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) said it is reshaping its Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) business into two new specialist teams, a move responding to the growing importance of ...

Britain’s Aviva Boots CEO, Plans to Appoint Successor Within Four Months

Aviva is replacing its chief executive Mark Wilson after his sweeping transformation of the British insurer did not deliver the returns shareholders were looking for. During his six years in charge, ...

Aspen Founder, CEO O’Kane to Depart in 2019; Brit Chairman Cloutier to Replace Him

Aspen Insurance Holdings Group Chief Executive Officer Chris O'Kane plans to step down in the 2019 first half, after investment manager Apollo Global Management LLC closes its $2.6 billion deal to ...

Global Insurance Accelerator Begins Search for New Director; Hemesath to Take New Role

The Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA) has begun a search for a new managing director. Brian Hemesath, the current managing director who has taken GIA from concept to a leadership role in InsurTech, ...

How to Stay Ahead of Emerging Risks: Q&A With Kelly Lyles

Kelly Lyles is Chief Executive Client and Country Management at XL Catlin (now AXA XL), with responsibility for managing XL Catlin's insurance presence around the world. Her role includes leading ...

Executives On the Move at Chubb, AXA XL and Cooper Levenson

Chubb named a new head of North American Property Claims, as the old one plans a retirement at the end of 2018. AXA XL named a new key executive in the wake of AXA's acquisition of XL Group. A ...