RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced that it has extended its employment agreement with President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Neill A. Currie until February 22, 2014. Mr. Currie’s prior employment agreement was scheduled to expire on February 22, 2010, subject to automatic renewals for one-year terms. Mr. Currie, a co-founder of RenaissanceRe, has served as Chief [...]

David Miller has been named chief executive officer of J.G. Wentworth effective January 5, 2009, according to Randi Sellari, president and chief operating officer of the company.
“We are delighted to have an executive of David’s caliber join our company,” said Ms. Sellari. “His significant prior experience in insurance, finance and marketing makes him an ideal [...]

North Star Health announced that Ken Horowitz has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Horowitz brings to his position over 30 years as a technology industry veteran in a variety of senior leadership roles.
“Ken brings vast experience with early stage companies, and exemplary knowledge of channel strategy and execution. His consistent achievement [...]

AIG has named Russell Johnston President and Chief Executive Officer of AIG Environmental, a unit of AIG Commercial Insurance and the nation’s leading Pollution Liability insurance provider. Mr. Johnston assumes management responsibility for AIG Environmental from Joseph Boren, who has left the company. Mr. Johnston will report to John Q. Doyle, President and Chief Executive [...]

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. a Bermuda-based provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, today announced that Kenneth J. LeStrange, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the JP Morgan SMid Cap Conference in New York. The presentation will take place on December 4, 2008 at 3:45 P.M. Eastern Time.
A live [...]

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced today that Pamela J. Penny, Senior Vice President-Finance, has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company.
“As Chief Accounting Officer, Pam Penny will have complete responsibility for the preparation of HCC’s financial statements including signatory responsibility for the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q [...]

Arch Capital Group Ltd. announced that Gordon (Gord) Kerr has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Agent of Arch Insurance Group’s Canadian insurance operations. Arch Insurance Group is a division of Arch Capital Group. Gord was previously Chief Operating Officer of American International Group’s (AIG) Canadian commercial insurance operations.
“We are extremely pleased [...]

AIG has named Anthony J. DeSantis as President and Chief Executive Officer of its Personal Auto Group. The Personal Auto Group includes aigdirect.com, the direct personal lines automobile insurance operations of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), AIG Agency Auto, which provides personal lines insurance through a network of independent agencies and brokerages throughout the United [...]

AMERISAFE, Inc. a specialty writer of high hazard workers’ compensation insurance, today announced the appointment of Brendan Gau as its Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Gau, age 34, will join the company June 23, 2009.
Prior to joining AMERISAFE, Mr. Gau was employed by AIM Capital Management in Houston, Texas, which he [...]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has named Monika M. Machon AIG Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, responsible for insurance company portfolio management across all asset classes, succeeding Win J. Neuger. Mr. Neuger will continue as AIG Investments Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, while leading the management team of the external client asset management [...]