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Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Promotes Laura Maxwell, Jordan Paszek
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Inc. has promoted Laura Maxwell to director and consulting actuary and Jordan Paszek to consulting actuary. Ms. Maxwell has been in the property-casualty insurance industry since 1987 and with Pinnacle since 2005, while Mr. Paszek has been with Pinnacle since 2015. Read More
Vermont, Industry Remember Captive Insurance Pioneer George Chaffee
George Chaffee, who played a key role in the development and passage of Vermont's landmark captive insurance company statute in 1981 when he was commissioner of the state's Department of Insurance and Banking, died earlier this month. Mr. Chaffee was 82 and died of complications from Alzheimer's disease. Read More
Anna Pereira Joining SRS in Insurance-Linked Securities Role
Independent insurance company manager Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) has appointed Anna Pereira to the newly created position of senior vice president, insurance-linked securities (ILS). Ms. Pereira will take on her new role on March 1. Based in Bermuda, she will be responsible for supporting SRS's expansion in ILS and fund administration. Read More
AXA XL Names Matthew V. O'Malley US Country Manager
AXA XL has appointed Matthew V. O'Malley as US country manager, reporting to Joe Tocco, chief executive office of AXA XL's Americas region. In addition to his existing role as East US Zone leader, Mr. O'Malley will provide oversight of AXA XL's collective business activity in the US insurance market. Read More
Michael Yeats Joins AXA XL as Latin America Reinsurance Head
AXA XL has appointed Michael Yeats head of Latin America, reinsurance. Based in Bogota, Colombia, Mr. Yeats will report to Peter Schmidt, chief executive of emerging markets, reinsurance. Mr. Yeats joins AXA XL from Munich Re where he most recently was vice president, engineering and specialty marine for the Americas. Read More