People Moves: Hiscox Appoints Baldwin US Media Practice Leader; Willis Names Kyriacou Head of Contingent Risk Solutions

Hiscox Appoints Baldwin US Media Practice Leader

Hiscox, headquartered in Atlanta, appointed Karen Baldwin as vice president, media practice leader. Baldwin leads Hiscox USA’s media liability practice.

Baldwin has over 30 years of media underwriting and leadership experience, most recently serving as AXIS Capital’s vice president, media, film & entertainment product leader. Prior to AXIS, Baldwin held media liability product management roles with One Beacon and Chubb. She started her career at Employers Reinsurance (a GE Capital company).

Willis Names Kyriacou Head of Litigation and Contingent Risk Solutions in North America

Willis, a WTW business headquartered in London, named Stephen Kyriacou as head of litigation and contingent risk solutions, and senior director of transactional solutions for North America.

With over a decade of expertise in the legal and insurance industries, Kyriacou most recently served as managing director and senior lawyer in Aon’s litigation risk group. As the first insurance industry professional focused solely on the litigation and contingent risk insurance market, Kyriacou was instrumental in pioneering judgment preservation insurance and insurance-backed judgment monetization.

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