This version of Worldwide Individuals Strikes particulars appointments at QBE Re, Intact Monetary Corp., and Hamilton Re.
A abstract of those new hires follows right here.
QBE Re Appoints Guarnori and Ahluwalia to Senior Roles
QBE Re has appointed Andrew Guarnori and Ashish (Ash) Ahluwalia to 2 newly created roles.
Guarnori joins QBE Re as head of Underwriting Oversight and Ahluwaliahas been promoted to world head of Efficiency & Portfolio Analytics.
Their appointments observe Mark Jackaman’s appointment as common supervisor, London, and completes the change in senior management construction, each introduced earlier within the yr.
Guarnori joins from Swiss Re, the place for greater than 20 years he held a number of casualty management roles, most not too long ago as deputy head of Monetary Strains inside the International P&C Reinsurance group. Ranging from January 2024, Guarnori will present unbiased and balanced underwriting oversight throughout the QBE Re enterprise.
He brings greater than 30 years of underwriting expertise, having held a wide range of senior underwriting, group management and portfolio administration roles for re/insurance coverage teams equivalent to St Paul Re (Vacationers), Europa Re (Berkshire Hathaway) and GE Insurance coverage Options.
Ahluwalia joins from the QBE Actuarial group the place he has held the function of head of Reserving since 2021. Ahluwaliabrings a wealth of information and expertise to the function with a world background in consultancy, reserving and efficiency administration.
Guarnori appointment, from January 2024, is topic to regulatory approval. Ahluwalia will take up the function in August 2024, topic to regulatory approval.
QBE Re has workplaces in Bermuda, Brussels, Dubai, Dublin, London and New York.
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Fortin Promoted to President of Canada’s Intact Insurance coverage
Intact Monetary Corp. introduced that Anne Fortin has been appointed president, Intact Insurance coverage, efficient Jan. 1, 2024.
On this function, Fortin may have duty for Quebec, West, Ontario, and Atlantic divisions of Intact Insurance coverage. She is going to report back to Louis Gagnon, CEO, IFC Canada.
Since 2021, Fortin has been govt vp, Direct Distribution, and chief advertising and communications officer, overseeing all direct-to shopper operations of Intact Monetary in Canada and world advertising and communications capabilities.
She joined Intact in 2011 as deputy senior vp of Advertising, Direct Distribution, and held progressively senior positions within the Direct Distribution enterprise. In 2018 Fortin was appointed senior vp, Direct Distribution, and in 2019 she added chief advertising officer for nationwide advertising operations to her obligations. Previous to becoming a member of Intact, Fortin was vp and managing director of the Montreal workplace of FCB, one of many world’s largest networks of promoting and advertising communications companies.
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Hamilton Names Riihiluoma as Head of Specialty Reinsurance
Hamilton Insurance coverage Group Ltd. introduced the appointment of Peter Riihiluoma as senior vp, head of Specialty Reinsurance at Hamilton Re, the corporate’s Bermuda-based insurance coverage and reinsurance underwriting platform, changing Richard Sammons who can be leaving the corporate.
Riihiluoma’s appointment is efficient Jan. 1, 2024 and he’ll report back to Hamilton Re Chief Underwriting Officer Tim Duffin.
Riihiluoma has held underwriting, pricing and portfolio administration obligations throughout a various portfolio of specialty reinsurance strains since becoming a member of Hamilton in 2019 as vp, Specialty Reinsurance. Previous to Hamilton, he was with Chubb for 9 years, most not too long ago as vp, Ceded Reinsurance, in Minneapolis, Minn. Riihiluoma is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.
“We’re thrilled to announce Peter as our new SVP, head of Specialty Reinsurance. He has been an integral a part of the Hamilton group and his distinctive abilities and insightful market consciousness make him the proper match to be promoted to this management function. We’re assured Peter will proceed to excel in his new capability,” commented Hamilton Re Chief Government Officer Megan Thomas.
“Whereas we are going to miss Richard, we respect and assist his private choice to relocate again to the UK later in 2024, and we half on the most effective of phrases. He has been a useful member of the Hamilton group, having constructed the Specialty Reinsurance observe when he joined 9 years in the past.”