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Tokio Marine HCC bolsters marine liability team with Skuld’s Knighton
Specialty insurer Tokio Marine HCC has expanded its marine liability division, which began trading in January, with the appointment of Paul Knighton as marine liability & logistics underwriter.
Mr Knighton joins from Skuld where he was head of marine cargo & property. Prior to that, he held senior roles at TT Club and Lockton.
Mr Knighton has 18 years of experience working in the London Market, both in broker and underwriter roles across the logistics, cargo and ports & terminals classes.
He will report into Darren Carr, head of marine liability, TMHCC – international group, and will focus on developing the logistics and freight forwarders book of business.
Seadrill names energy industry veteran as chief financial officer
Seadrill said on the 6th June that it named Stuart Jackson as the company’s CFO, effective upon release from his current employment expected by the beginning of August.
He will replace Seadrill Limited CFO Mark Morris who announced he would step down from his position in January 2019.
Mr Jackson has been the chief financial officer of LSE, NASDAQ, OSE, and AIM-listed companies for the past 20 years.
He has more than 30 years of experience in the international energy sector covering exploration and production, power generation and offshore services, and at CFO level has led the capital restructuring of several businesses including Bibby Offshore, CEONA, and Acergy – now Subsea 7.
Aspen Re makes senior hire
Aspen Re has appointed Meredith Head to lead its North American property catastrophe business.
Ms Head joins the reinsurance arm of Aspen Insurance Holdings from Tokio Millennium Re where she was senior vice president of property catastrophe underwriting.
She will oversee Aspen Re’s property catastrophe treaty reinsurance strategy and Bermuda’s property treaty business, working with the firm’s head of international catastrophe Andrew Mellor.