Executive Profiles
BHSI Opens Second Office in Germany
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is expanding operations in Germany. The insurer said that it has opened a new office in Munich, adding to existing operations in Dusseldorf. Both offices will ...
Executives On The Move at Zurich, AIG and RMS
Zurich Insurance named a new chief underwriting officer for its Zurich North America Unit. AIG appointed an XL Catlin veteran to lead its Bermuda business. Catastrophe modeler RMS appointed a former ...
XL Group Becomes AXA XL With Merger Closing
As of Sept. 12, XL Group will officially become a part of AXA. The Paris-based global insurer disclosed on Sept. 11 that it now has all regulatory approvals required to complete its acquisition of XL ...
Prejudice and Pride on the Road to the C-Suite: The Story of XL Catlin’s CDO
Math has been the one constant in Henna Karna's life. The chief data officer of XL Catlin today heads up the data and digital transformation team at the global property/casualty insurer and ...
AXIS Re’s New Strategic Partners Team Includes Munich Re Hire
AXIS Re launched a new consulting arm to serve clients and brokers, hiring on a former Munich Re executive and promoting within to staff the division. The new arm – AXIS Re Strategic Partners – ...
PartnerRe Celebrates Its First 25 Years—When Everything and Nothing Has Changed
During PartnerRe's first 25 years as a reinsurer, everything has changed and nothing has changed. From its roots as a pure catastrophe player, PartnerRe has dramatically evolved—or ...
A CEO Needs to Be Authentic, Optimistic and Resilient: PartnerRe’s Clarke
When PartnerRe acquired SAFR in 1997, it expanded its scope of business, moving quickly from being a monoline catastrophe reinsurer to a multiline company. Along with that purchase came PartnerRe's ...
Lloyd’s Chooses Ex-QBE CEO Neal as Its New Leader
Lloyd's of London has chosen former QBE Insurance Group CEO John Neal as its new leader. Neal assumes the role of Lloyd's latest chief executive officer starting on Oct. 15. He succeeds Inga Beale, ...