Cigna Global Health Benefits in June 2016 announced the appointment of Neil Irwin as Head of Global Distribution. In this role, Neil will be responsible for cross-market growth and development of Cigna’s globally mobile group health business across multiple client and customer segments around the globe. Before joining Cigna, Neil was Managing Director at Marsh and was responsible for developing client relationships and driving growth, strategic insurer relationships, marketing

Generali in January 2017 promoted its Group Head of Corporate Finance Luigi Lubelli to Group CFO, replacing Alberto Minali who leaves the group. Mr. Lubelli will join the Group Management Committee and Minali will not immediately be replaced in his role as General Manager as defined by the articles of incorporation. All the first-level business functions previously reporting to Minali now report directly to the Group CEO, Philippe Donnet.

Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) in January 2017 announced that three current members of its Board of Directors have been reelected to three-year terms.  The reelected directors include Juan Carlos Arias of Panama; Pavanjit Singh Dhingra of India; and Steve Hylant of the U.S. The 16-member WBN Board of Directors now is comprised of: Daniel de Swaan, WBN board chairman and Director at Meijers Assurantien in the Netherlands Juan Carlos

Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based sleep expert Els van der Helm, PhD,  in November 2016 launched her new website, www.elsvanderhelm.com, that includes resources such as videos, brief articles and Els’s academic research. Prior to her own consulting firm, Els worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. There she combined her passion for leadership development and sleep management. She developed and facilitated training programs for both McKinsey consultants and clients.

Mike Tyler has in November 2016 been appointed Head of Lockton International Benefits and will also become Chair of the Global Benefits Leadership Group, which oversees the expansion of benefits capabilities around the globe. Tyler’s appointment does not change Lockton’s corporate structures, and senior reporting lines also remain unchanged. The new role will facilitate global co-ordination of initiatives and oversee new investments. Lockton’s benefits practice represents 30% of its

Stevan Bernard, an expert in global security management, and Executive Vice President at global media and entertainment company, in November 2016 has been appointed as non-executive director at Healix International and its U.S. subsidiary, HX Global. Bernard comes to Healix, a leading provider of international medical, security and travel assistance services, with over 30 years’ experience in the security industry, including a career in the U.S. Army and law

Hub International Limited (HUB), a global insurance brokerage, in October 2016 announced the appointment of Tina Osen as President of HUB Canada, reporting to Marc Cohen, recently appointed President of HUB International. Osen is to drive “organic growth and continued expansion through mergers and acquisitions” in Canada. Currently President of HUB TOS in British Columbia, Canada, Osen replaces newly appointed Executive Vice President of HUB International Larry Lineker. She

Hub International Limited (HUB), a global insurance brokerage, in October 2016 announced the appointment of Chad Robertson as Executive Vice President of International Business and Growth Initiatives, reporting to Marc Cohen, recently appointed President of HUB International. Robertson’s objective is to build a broader spectrum of offerings for HUB clients throughout North America and coordinate Hub’s relationships and business at Lloyds. Currently Regional President, Canada West, Robertson is a

Olivier Goiot in March 2016 joined Swiss Life International’s Corporate Clients unit as Head of Operations, reporting to CEO Theo Iaponas. Goiot joins from Farad Global Services, a private life insurance broker, where he was CFO; previously, he was Zurich Eurolife’s CFO and COO after positions at Zurich Insurance, Credit Agricole Asset Management and PwC. A graduate of EDHEC business school, he speak Spanish and English in addition to

Hub International Limited (HUB), a global insurance brokerage, in September 2016 announced the appointment of Marc Cohen as President of HUB International, replacing Richard (Rick) Gulliver who becomes Vice Chairman. Both will report to Chairman and CEO Martin P. Hughes. Cohen, currently Regional President of HUB East Region, will be responsible for driving continued growth and productivity improvements across the firm and Gulliver will continue to lead HUB’s external

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) in September 2016 announced that Simon Lorne, Vice Chairman and Chief Legal Officer of alternative investment management firm Millennium Management, would become its next Chairperson. In addition to Lorne, there are four new additions to the Council: Robin Grew, Chief Administrative Officer and GC of Man Group; Han Ming Ho, a partner at Sidley Austin; Ryan Taylor, Partner and Global Head of Compliance

The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) Board of Directors in June 2016 elected to name Francie Starnes as Chief Executive Officer of the world’s largest fully integrated international network of independent property & casualty insurance brokers and employee benefits consultants, effective in July 2016. Appointed WBN President and Chief Operating Officer a year ago, Starnes succeeds 40-year insurance industry veteran Bruce Basso, who becomes Chairman Emeritus. Founded in 1989 and

Jayesh Patel since January 2016 has assumed the role of Head of International Risk Management Programs. In his new position he is responsible for the Captive, Pooling and Consolidated Underwriting programs of Allianz Global Benefits while also leading the global tender and implementation team and reports to François Jacquemin, Head of Products & Solutions. Jayesh Patel has been with the Allianz Group in various roles before joining Allianz Global

In September 2016, Zurich appointed Jack Howell as regional chief executive officer for Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong and reporting directly to Mario Greco, group chief executive officer. In April 2015, Generali, then still led by Greco, had appointed Howell as regional chief executive officer for Asia. Jack Howell, 46, a U.S. citizen, holds a B.S. in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University and an MBA from the University

AXA in July 2016 announced the appointment of Matthieu André as CEO of AXA Global Life & Savings, reporting to Paul Evans who is in charge of AXA’s life, savings, protection and health activities on a global basis. Matthieu André joined AXA in 1995 as a financial controller after a spell as an auditor and consultant with Ernst & Young. His career path included positions as VP, Corporate Finance

Agith Jan Juddu is since May 2016 Regional Sales Manager responsible for Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Netherlands at Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions. Agith Jan has spent a large part of his career focusing on corporate group and employee benefits insurance and reinsurance, pension funds, insurance captives and institutional pension vehicles. He has worked previously as Network Representative with Generali Employee Benefits (GEB), and Senior Client Manager Life

Anne-Gaëlle Colin joined Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions in January 2016. She is responsible for meeting the global employee benefits needs of multinational employers in France, Belgium, and the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Previously, Anne-Gaëlle was in charge of international in the broker relationship management team of Swiss Life in France. She was previously International Sales Director at Quatrem, and head of co- and reinsurance for MMA Assurances. She

Rob Brown in January 2016 joined Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions as U.K. Regional Sales Manager. He is responsible for meeting the global employee benefits needs of U.K. domiciled multinational employers. Brown has extensive experience in the employee benefits sector with previous appointments as Head of Business Development, Global Employee Benefits, MetLife Asia; Corporate Business Leader for AIA in Hong Kong; Divisional Manager, Employee Benefits with Jardine Lloyd Thompson,

Valérie Lebrun since November 2015 is International Programs Deal Architect at Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions. She was previously Chief Underwriting Officer, Corporate Life & Pension and Global Actuary Accidental & Health with Zurich before attaining her present position. Lebrun received her Master’s degree in Actuarial Science from the Université de Lausanne in 1993, and began her career as an intern with Old Mutual in Cape Town, South Africa.

Tim Crockett in May 2016 joined HX Global, a U.S. subsidiary of Healix International, as Vice President of Security, reporting to Declan Meighan, Global Director of Security. Healix International is a global provider of international medical, security and travel assistance services. Tim has spent nearly two decades in the security risk management business including extensive work in the media & entertainment, maritime, oil & gas and travel sectors. Most

Mike Seay in June 2016 joined Lockton as a Global Benefits Vice President and Senior Consultant in its Pacific Benefits operation, reporting to Garrett Noonan, Senior Vice President and Director, Lockton Pacific Benefits. Seay, formerly a Vice President and Senior Consultant at Aon Hewitt, was also previously engaged as Executive Director Global Benefits and Mobility at Avon Products and is an expert in benefits strategy, especially in the areas

UnitedHealth Group named John Rex, formerly of its subsidiary Optum, as Chief Financial Officer in June 2016. Rex replaces David Wichmann, who has been working dual roles as President and CFO since a C-level reorganization in November  2014. Wichmann will stay on as President of the company. UnitedHealth Group includes UnitedHealthcare and Optum, a health services platform, as well as Amil, Brazil’s largest health care company. Prior to joining

Mario Greco, Zurich’s CEO since March 2016, in June 2016 announced a new corporate structure, shedding the existing life/non-life organization in favor of four regions and several global businesses. The heads of North America, Latin America, Europe-Middle East-Africa and Asia-Africa will report directly to him as well the heads of Global Corporate, of asset management and of U.S. insurer Farmers. Combining life and non-life operations is easier in personal

As part of Zurich’s wider corporate reorganization, Kristof Terryn has been promoted in June 2016 to Chief Operating Officer (COO). The newly created position of COO includes operations, IT, underwriting, claims, reinsurance, actuarial and pricing. Terryn had been appointed head of Zurich’s non-life business as recently as September 2015, after three years as the head of its life operations. A 48 year old Belgian, Kristof Terryn is a member

Chris Mayo has been appointed in June 2016 Head of Global Services and Solutions (non-North America) at Willis Towers Watson. The Global Services and Solutions team works with local colleagues all around the world to ensure Willis Towers Watson delivers to the global needs of its multinational clients. A First class honours graduate in Mathematics of the University of Nottingham and a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of

Generali Group’s new CEO Philippe Donnet does not lose any time in making changes to the structure of the global insurance leader from Trieste, Italy. Generali in May 2016 announced the formation of a new “Global Business Lines & International” business unit, which will consolidate the individual units of Generali Global Business Lines (GBL), i.e. Generali Global Corporate & Commercial, Generali Employee Benefits (GEB), and Generali Global Health and

Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) in May 2016 announced today the appointment of LeAnne Stefl as Director of Employee Benefits, reporting to Francie Starnes, WBN’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Founded in 1989, WBN today includes more than 100 firms on six continents. WBN members’ combined annual property & casualty and employee benefits premiums exceed $50 billion. LeAnne joins WBN from WBN member and broker HUB International, where she was