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Other key hires include Marc Bearman as head of specialty for marine and energy and Andrew Smith as CRO.
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The InsurTech announced a partnership with Lockton Re earlier this month, and completed a fundraise in the fall.
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The hire follows a $18.5mn fundraise that the firm planned to use to expand in the US and Asia.
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The executive left PartnerRe in March of last year following a reorganisation of the company.
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Fellow founder Will Thorne will take over the leadership responsibilities and manage its second fund.
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Kessler will continue as chairman after the handover, while the incoming chief will start out as deputy CEO.
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The CEO called reinsurance an incumbents’ market, despite the influx of new capital.
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The North America property underwriter joins from Markel alongside a slew of former Hiscox colleagues.
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The firm comes as part of a planned expansion in that segment of the reinsurance market.
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RSA’s Scandinavia finance chief will replace Mark Allan, who is moving to run new syndicate Ki.
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He will replace Hamza Khan, who left the firm for personal reasons, Trading Risk can reveal.
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Former president Widdicombe has taken the role of chairman, as planned, but won’t serve on any board committee.