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Charles Taylor names Axa XL’s Pickersgill CCO

Charles Taylor has appointed John Pickersgill group chief commercial officer.

 

MS AUL names Little marine energy liability senior underwriter

Lloyd’s (re)insurer MS Amlin Underwriting Limited has appointed Richard Little as senior underwriter for marine energy liability.

 

BHSI Launches Energy & Technical Lines Casualty Products in UK with Dedicated Team

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced it has launched Energy and Technical Lines Casualty products in the UK and established a dedicated London-based Energy & Technical Lines underwriting team.

 

The company’s UK Casualty Energy & Technical Lines team includes:

 

Oliver Brown, manager, Energy Casualty. He comes to BHSI with 20 years of experience in technical energy risks. He most recently spent ten years at AXA XL as class underwriter, Energy Casualty.

 

Penny Wang, senior energy casualty underwriter. She joins BHSI with 16 years of energy casualty experience, most recently as senior casualty underwriter at Starr Cos.

 

James Emson, who has been promoted to casualty manager, Technical Casualty, UK. He was previously senior casualty underwriter, UK.

 

Jack Erritt, technical casualty underwriter, UK. He was most recently energy casualty underwriter at AIG.

 

Marsh McLennan hires AIR’s Stransky to head cyber centre of excellence

Marsh McLennan has hired AIR Worldwide’s director of cyber modelling Scott Stransky to head up its new Cyber Risk Analytics Centre of Excellence.

 

Sompo International reinsurance exits continue with marine and energy head Jansen

Sompo International’s Reinier Jansen is the latest senior underwriting executive to head to the door from the Zurich-based carrier’s reinsurance unit.

 

Ed’s marine and energy reinsurance MD Wakefield heads to Aon

Aon Reinsurance Solutions is set to add Andy Wakefield to its marine and energy practice.