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
Tracey Cross was appointed independent director to the board of AIA New Zealand Ltd., Insurance Business NZ reported.
AIA New Zealand is part of AIA Group Ltd.
Multiline
Lockton Inc. appointed Simon Gilliat head of international benefits, Insurance Business Asia reported.
Gilliat will direct the company's global employee benefits offering and lead the teams in the U.K., Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa regions. He was global head of benefits at Coca-Cola Co.
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NFP Corp. named Thomas Sheffield managing director in its financial institutions group.
Property and casualty
Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. unit Mercer LLC appointed Christina Losier a principal for its health business in Michigan.
Losier will help clients assess their benefits and future strategy and plan design considerations. She served as vice president of employee benefits at LoVasco Consulting Group.
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Great American Insurance Group named James Slate divisional president of its new accident and health division in Charlottesville, Va.
Slate was head of accident and health at Arch Insurance Group Inc.
Great American Insurance Group's members are subsidiaries of American Financial Group Inc.
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London-based RKH Specialty Ltd. has made a number of appointments in Asia and rebranded Hong Kong-based FP Marine Risks Ltd. to RKH Specialty Hong Kong, Insurance Business Asia reported.
Julian Franzman was appointed RKH Specialty's head of marine and cargo for Asia-Pacific, effective in November. He will lead a division based in Singapore and will be joined by divisional directors Ricky Miller and Nick King, broker Jaquelin See and account handler Flora Goh.
The company also appointed Tia Poole divisional director for RKH Specialty Hong Kong and Lee Vanderson regional technical adviser in Manila.
RKH Specialty is part of Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd.
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Axa XL named Austin Su U.S. underwriting lead of its structured risk solutions business.
He will develop structured re/insurance for the company's captives and large corporate clients.
Axa XL is a division of Axa SA.
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Axa XL Insurance appointed Joelle Gemayel and Hans Mazenauer client and distribution leaders for Switzerland.
Gemayel served as global relationship leader of commercial insurance for Switzerland at Zurich Insurance Co., while Mazenauer was managing director for the Swiss branch at HDI Global SE.
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HDI Global Specialty SE named Clare Constable director of claims and Will Morris director of underwriting for delegated authority, Reinsurance News reported.
Constable was head of open market and reinsurance claims at Canopius AG, while Morris served as underwriting manager at Nuclear Risk Insurers Ltd.
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Aon PLC appointed Stephen Purves a partner in its risk settlement team, Reinsurance News reported.
Purves served as head of core business at Aviva PLC.
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Willis Towers Watson PLC named Paul McNiff a director in its global services and solutions business.
McNiff will consult with employers in all areas of global benefit financing and employee benefit captives. His appointment is part of the expansion of the benefit financing team in North America. He was consulting actuary at Willis Towers Watson.
