Chubb Limited announced key executive appointments to its global reinsurance business, Chubb Tempest Re.

James Wixtead, who is currently senior vice president, Chubb Group, and president, Chubb Tempest Re Group, has been named executive chairman. He will provide governance oversight and advise on strategy for Chubb global reinsurance.

Wixtead brings nearly 40 years of insurance industry experience to the role. Prior to ACE’s acquisition of Chubb in January 2016, he was president, ACE Tempest Re Group, and he was appointed SVP, ACE Group, in July 2014. From 2005 to 2014, he served as division president of ACE Tempest Re USA, responsible for ACE’s traditional and non-traditional property and casualty reinsurance business in North America. He currently serves as an advisor on the board of directors for ABR Re.

Succeeding Wixtead, Michael O’Donnell has been named SVP, Chubb Group, and president, Chubb Tempest Re. He will have day-to-day executive management responsibility for Chubb Tempest Re, both top and bottom line. O’Donnell will report to Evan G. Greenberg, Chubb chairman and chief executive officer, and John Keogh, president and chief operating officer, Chubb Group.

O’Donnell has served as division president, Chubb Tempest Re USA, since 2014, with responsibility for Chubb’s domestic property and casualty assumed reinsurance operation. He joined Chubb Tempest Re in 2006 as a casualty treaty underwriter and began his career with General Reinsurance Corp. as a casualty facultative underwriter.

Both appointments are effective August 1.

Chubb Tempest Re provides a broad range of traditional and specialty reinsurance products to a diverse array of primary property and casualty insurance companies.

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Kemper Corporation announced that Eric Kappler has joined the company as executive vice president and president, P&C, effective July 30.

In this role, Kappler will lead Kemper’s unified P&C organization, including specialty personal and commercial vehicle lines, and P&C claims operations. He will report to Stephen J. McAnena, Kemper’s president and CEO.

Kappler succeeds Matthew Hunton, who has left the company.

Kappler brings more than two decades of leadership experience in the property and casualty insurance industry, including extensive expertise in the non-standard auto market. Most recently, he served as president of Bristol West Insurance.