John Hemmings has been promoted to CFO for Alfa Insurance. Hemmings, who will continue to serve as a senior vice president and chief investment officer, first joined Alfa in 1999 as a fixed income portfolio manager and was promoted to vice president of investments in 2006.

XL Catlin has opened its first Political Risk, Credit and Bond (PRCB) practice in Canada and appointed Marvin Azzopardi senior underwriter. Azzopardi joins from Zurich where he led the Canada Credit & Political Risk underwriting team.

Paul Mistretta has been appointed COO, insurance, overseeing all retail operations for Global Atlantic Financial Group. Mistretta was most recently with Symetra Life Insurance Company where he was senior vice president and COO.

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