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Trident Marine Managers Hires Smith, Opens Boston Office

Trident Marine Managers (TMM), a managing general underwriter for the specialty marine and offshore energy industries and a part of Ryan Specialty Group (RSG), has appointed Clarke Smith as director of Underwriting.

 

This move was announced simultaneously along with the opening of TMM’s Boston office.

 

Mr Smith comes to TMM with knowledge of the recreational marine space and more than 30 years of insurance industry experience.

 

He has a background working in several management and underwriting positions with a carrier, managing general underwriter and broker.

 

Munich Re Syndicate looks to Axa XL for head of marine

Munich Re Syndicate has named Rob McAdams as head of marine, taking over from Simon Parnell who is set to retire.

 

Convex expands London market marine team with Atrium’s Tomlin

Expansive (re)insurer Convex has continued to build out its marine unit with the hire of former Atrium marine class underwriter Richard Tomlin.

 

Charles Taylor names Brown CEO

Private-equity backed Charles Taylor has named former Axa Corporate Solutions and Aon UK CEO Rob Brown as its new CEO.

 

Marsh JLT Specialty names Silberberg Canadian renewable energy leader

Insurance broker Marsh announced two senior appointments within Marsh JLT Specialty’s Renewable Energy team, as part of its continued expansion in the global renewable energy sector.

 

Joanne Silberberg has been appointed as Canadian Renewable Energy leader. Ms Silberberg joined Marsh in 2004 as part of the graduate programme, and since then has worked in a number of specialist roles within Australia, primarily focused on the Energy & Power industry.

 

In January, she relocated to Calgary to be part of the leading Energy & Power team. In this newly created role, she will report to Richard Doherty, head of Marsh JLT Specialty, Canada, and Amy Barnes, Energy & Power Practice leader, US and Canada.

 

Dan Gumsley joins Marsh as an account manager in the Renewable Energy team and will focus on the growing offshore wind market in the UK. Mr Gumsley has over 20 years insurance experience, both as a broker and an in-house insurance manager, and joins the business from one of Europe’s leading offshore wind developers.

 

Based in London, Mr Gumsley will report to Hamish Roberts, Power leader.

 

Scor’s Channel Syndicate looks to Lloyd’s and Inter Hannover for senior hires

Scor’s Channel Syndicate has named Christian Stanley as head of underwriting insight and Christianna Vandoorne as head of terrorism and political violence in a series of senior management changes at the French reinsurer’s London specialty insurance platform.