The former COO will replace Bill Westrate in the role of President, who will remain the organization’s CEO.
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Plymouth Rock Home Assurance Names Peter Bishop VP and CMO
Bishop will be responsible for the direct to consumer, agent, and partner marketing teams that sell Plymouth Rock’s homeowners insurance.
QBE North America Names Laura Coppola Chief Underwriting Officer
Coppola joins the company with more than 25 years of technical underwriting experience in property casualty insurance.
Parametric Insurer FloodFlash Hires Mark Hara to Lead U.S. Business
With Hara’s appointment, London-based FloodFlash enters the largest flood risk market in the world.
Bold Penguin Strengthens Leadership Team
Karnina Szymanski takes on the new role of Chief Customer Officer and Nicole Farley has been named VP of Carrier Operations.
WTW Appoints Nancy Korcinsky Head of Risk & Broking, Southeast
Korcinsky replaces Doug Pera, who plans to retire at the end of 2022.
Hiscox Names Sarah Bourdeau Head of Distribution in the U.S.
Bourdeau will serve on Hiscox USA’s Leadership Team and will report to Kevin Kerridge, CEO of Hiscox USA.
The Future of InsurTech: Joel Albarella, New York Life Ventures
Joel Albarella, head of New York Life Ventures stresses that venture investing operates on a longer time scale than the ups and downs of politics and the economy. In Joel’s view the best is yet to come in the InsurTech space.
Guidewire Names David Laker Chief Sales Officer
Laker has held senior cloud roles for financial services at both Oracle and Salesforce.
InsurTech Accelerant Names Goldman Sachs Veteran Jay Green Global CFO
Green will lead the company’s worldwide financial planning and analysis as well as investor relations and capital markets.