S&P Global Market Intelligence presents a daily roundup of management and board changes in the insurance industry. This feature excludes C-level leadership changes and stories previously covered by S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Life and health
Philip Williams retired from Kansas City Life Insurance Co., effective Feb. 4.
David Laird replaced Williams as senior vice president of finance and board member. Elishia Sibbing, assistant vice president and assistant controller, took over Laird's vice president and controller roles.
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Life Insurance Corp. of India named six independent directors, expanding the size of its board to nine ahead of its planned IPO, Press Trust of India reported.
Former financial services secretary Anjuly Chib Duggal, former Securities and Exchange Board of India member G. Mahalingam, former SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Managing Director Sanjeev Nautiyal, chartered accountant M.P. Vijay Kumar, Raj Kamal and V.S. Parthasarathy joined the life insurer's board, according to the report.
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MLC Life Insurance hired Chris Porter as head of fund partnerships, insurancenews.com.au reported.
Porter was executive manager for operations at Spirit Super.
Multiline
Geoff Summerhayes joined the boards of Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd., Zurich Australia Ltd., Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd., OnePath Life Ltd. and OnePath General Insurance Pty. Ltd. as an independent nonexecutive director.
Summerhayes was a financial services CEO, director and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority executive board member.
Property and casualty
Reliance Global Group Inc.'s board appointed Joel Markovits chief accounting officer.
Markovits served as an audit senior manager at KPMG LLP.
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QBE Insurance Group Ltd. named Andrew Ziolkowski chief underwriting officer for Australia Pacific, insurancenews.com.au reported.
Ziolkowski succeeds Andy White, who has been the company's interim chief underwriting officer. White will continue to serve as chief underwriting officer of Asia.
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Zego appointed Catherine Barton chief insurance officer, Insurance Business UK reported.
Barton was formerly CFO at Talbot Underwriting Ltd.
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Willis Towers Watson PLC hired Louise Dennerståhl to lead its financial, executive and professional risks team in Europe, excluding Great Britain, Insurance Insider reported.
Dennerståhl succeeds Elke Vagenende, who left Willis Towers Watson to join American International Group Inc. Dennerståhl was head of financial lines for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region at Aon PLC.
