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South Carolina DOI Names Noga, Formerly With GuideOne, as Captives Director

The South Carolina Department of Insurance named Andy Noga, formerly CEO and general counsel of GuideOne Insurance Group, as director of captives, underscoring the state’s commitment to fostering captive insurance companies, the DOI said Wednesday. “We focused on identifying a …

Swiss Market Regulator FINMA Restructures; Head of Insurance Division to Step Down

Swiss financial market watchdog FINMA has revamped its organizational structure with immediate effect, the regulator said on Tuesday, as it gears up for future challenges including supervision of the enlarged UBS. Switzerland has pledged to step up regulation of the …

MS Amlin Opens Australia Branch, Taps Aon Re Exec as Head of Australia, New Zealand

MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global re/insurer, announced the opening of an Australian branch office in Sydney, subject to Lloyd’s approval. Leading the branch office is Matt Botfield who has been named head of Australia and New Zealand. The office will …

Conduit Re CEO Carvey to Retire; Company Announces Plans to Buy More Retro Cover

Conduit Re’s Chief Executive Officer Trevor Carvey has a decided to step down and retire with effect on April 11, according to the reinsurer’s parent company CHL. At the same time, the company announced a trading update with a stated …

People Moves: Cotton Named COO at Mangrove, Thomas VP at Summit

The recently formed, Florida-based Mangrove Property Insurance Co. has named former Olympus Insurance COO as chief operating officer and elevated four others to management roles at the startup. Tim Cotton, who spent almost four years at Olympus as COO and …

People Moves: Everest Re Taps Haines From Carpenter as Global Head of Engineering; MGA Aqueous Promotes Dorrell to New Role as Head of P/C

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Re and the MGA Aqueous Underwriting. A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Re Taps Haines From Carpenter as Global Head of Engineering Everest Reinsurance, the reinsurance division …

People Moves: Everest Group’s Chair Taranto to Retire, Succeeded by Graf; VIG Re Taps RenRe’s Haushofer, Promotes Faucret to Build International, European Footprints

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Group and VIG Re. A summary of these hires follows here. Everest Group’s Chairman Taranto to Retire, Succeeded by Graf Everest Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based property, casualty, and specialty re/insurer, …

Fidelis Partnership Launches International Casualty MGA, Writing Primary, Excess Cover

Pine Walk Capital Ltd., the specialist MGA platform and wholly owned subsidiary of The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), announced the launch of an international casualty MGA called Sevanta Specialty Liability Ltd. Sevanta will focus on niche international specialty liability, writing business …

People Moves: Marsh Promotes Russell as Global Head of Wholesale; Markel Boosts Wholesale Claims Team With 3 Key Promotions, Technical Claims Hire

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurance broker Marsh and the insurer Markel. A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Promotes Russell as Global Head of Wholesale, Meah as Head of Strategy, Global Placement Marsh, …

People Moves: CRU Group Expands Leadership With Sutton VP in Southwest

CRU Group named Catherine Sutton vice president for the U.S. Southwest Region. Sutton has an education in engineering and experience in insurance adjusting, forensic engineering and account management. Based in Austin, Texas, Sutton will report to Senior Vice President of …