Swiss Re Corporate Solutions appointed Manuela Baroncini as global head of engineering & construction. She served as head of construction U.K. for a large commercial insurer. AutoClaims Direct announced the following appointments:

• Michael O'Leary - senior director of business development
• Brandon Bryant - director of business development

Marsh announced that Carlos Quinteros joined the firm to lead the Los Angeles Construction Center of Excellence. He served at Aon as the lead of the Residential & Real Estate Development Group. Desjardins Group appointed Jean-Yves Bourgeois as executive vice president, business services. He previously served as vice president of capital markets at Desjardins. Tenco Services, Inc. announced that Brian Duncan joined as president. He previously served as senior vice president at Tenco Services. Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. appointed Rick Childs as senior vice president. He served as vice president of middle-market underwriting, construction segment at CNA Insurance. BMS Group appointed Aidan Pope as executive chairman. He previously served as CEO at Guy Carpenter. Ushur announced that John Lepore joined as global head of solutions engineering. He served at Pegasystems in a variety of leadership roles. Related: People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: November 27, 2020