People Moves: Claims Leaders Hired at Generali GC&C; D&O Specialist Rising Edge, and Hamilton Re

This edition of International People Moves focuses on claims appointments at three insurance underwriters: Generali Global Corporate & Commercial, D&O MGA Rising Edge and Hamilton Insurance Group.

A summary of these promotions and new hires follows here.

Generali GC&C Creates New Insurance Function, Led by Seach, with Ruano as Head of Claims

Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) has promoted Pedro Ruano as new head of Claims. In his new capacity, Ruano is responsible for steering the claims processes at global level.

Ruano, who previously was head of GC&C Iberia & LatAm, reports to Hayden Seach, the head of GC&C’s newly created insurance function (formerly its Underwriting function). Seach oversees the activities related to the entire insurance process: corporate portfolio management, leveraging the interdependencies of the underwriting lines of business as well as pricing, loss prevention and claims processes.

Ruano has more than 30 years of experience in the corporate insurance industry, specifically in claims practices. He joined Generali in 1992 and gained a wealth of diverse experiences and expertise in international claims within liability, financial lines, property, engineering, marine and aviation lines of business.

He holds a degree in law and a postgraduate degree in international foreign affairs from Barcelona’s University.

Seach has three decades of underwriting experience in the commercial general insurance sector. He is a corporate market Insurance specialist with a wealth of diverse experience and expertise matured in many markets across the Middle East, Africa, Asia and most recently Europe. He has also held senior positions with a number of leading international insurance and reinsurance companies. Seach studied business and holds a master’s degree in leading innovation and change through York St. John University in the UK.

“The newly created insurance function will guarantee a further straightforward management direction amongst the entire insurance processes, improving synergies, efficiency and delivery,” commented GC&C CEO Manlio Lostuzzi.

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D&O MGA Rising Edge Hires AXA XL’s Dacey as Head of Claims

Rising Edge, a London-based directors and officers (D&O) managing general agent (MGA), has announced the appointment of Owen Dacey as head of Claims.

Dacey’s appointment was first announced when the company launched in May. Based in London, Dacey brings with him more than 10 years of experience managing high value complex D&O claims across the globe.

Dacey will work as part of the senior management of Rising Edge with responsibility for all claims-related matters. This will include handling claims (at the outset), reporting to Rising Edge’s stakeholders on claims data, developments and trends, working with underwriters on wordings and product development, and thought leadership. More generally Dacey will be responsible for devising and implementing a market-leading claims proposition for Rising Edge’s clients and brokers.

Dacey joins from AXA XL where he served as claims manager and regional practice leader, Management Liability. Between 2014 and 2019 he held the position of senior claims adjuster, International Financial Lines, UKI, at AXA XL. Prior to joining AXA XL, he served as team manager, Complex Financial Lines Claims, UKI, at AIG.

Dacey is a qualified solicitor and has extensive experience of handling claims in the U.S., most notably with respect to U.S. securities litigation.

Rising Edge serves wholesale London market and European brokers.

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Hamilton Names Sompo’s Tomas as Head of Claims for Bermuda Operations

Bermuda-based Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. announced the appointment of Kylie Tomas as senior vice president, claims counsel and head of Claims at Hamilton Re Ltd.

In this role, Tomas will manage the insurance and reinsurance claims teams and oversee all claims matters for Hamilton Re Ltd. She joins Hamilton later in September and will be based in Bermuda, reporting to Megan Thomas, CEO, Hamilton Re.

Tomas joins Hamilton most recently from Sompo International where she spent nearly 12 years, most recently as vice president, claims counsel, head of U.S. Financial Institutions Claims. For the initial seven years she was based in Bermuda as vice president, claims counsel, Professional Lines & Bermuda Insurance Claims Administrative Manager.

Prior to Sompo, she was with Liberty International Underwriters (now Liberty Specialty Markets) in Australia, where she served as claims counsel, and New York, in the role of senior claims specialist. She started her career as a solicitor in the insurance and risk management group at Phillips Fox Lawyers (now DLA Piper) in Australia.

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