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.
Managed care
AmeriHealth Caritas appointed Heidi Chan market president of AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina Inc.
Chan serves as market president at Blue Cross Complete of Michigan LLC, AmeriHealth Caritas' joint venture with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Inc.
Multiline
American International Group Inc. named Steve Eccles global head of aerospace for general insurance, effective April 2020, and James Langdon U.K. head of energy and construction for general insurance, effective in December, the Insurance Journal reported.
Eccles served as chief underwriting officer international at Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. and active underwriter at Lloyd's of London Syndicate 1200. Langdon was global head of upstream energy at Chubb Ltd.
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Aviva PLC made several appointments to its U.K. general insurance leadership team following a decision in June to separately manage its life and general insurance businesses in the U.K., Insurance Age reported.
The company appointed Phil Bayles chief distribution officer, Gareth Hemming managing director of personal lines, Patrick Tiernan managing director of commercial lines, Owen Morris chief underwriting and data officer, and Blair Turnbull chief digital officer. Andrew Morrish continues as U.K. general insurance claims director, according to the report.
U.K. general insurance managing director Rob Townend is also stepping down from his post. He will be working with the company as the business transitions to a new structure.
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Global Risk Partners Ltd. named Scott Hallett investment director.
Hallett served as general manager at Aspen Risk Management.
Property and casualty
Kaet Wanglee resigned as a member of Thailand-based Navakij Insurance Public Co. Ltd.'s board, effective Sept. 25.
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Markel Corp. made a number of appointments to its new claims leadership team.
The company appointed Chris O'Shea claims director for wholesale, Richard Napoli claims and legal services director for national markets, and Sarah Wilcox operations director for claims.
O'Shea was head of reinsurance claims and Napoli served as head for the fee-paying legal team and claims for national markets, U.K. Wilcox managed the volume claims team at Markel.
