Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE appointed Petros Papanikolaou as CEO. He served in a various financial management roles for AGF Kosmos. Ryan Transactional Risk announced the following appointments:

• Marta Batalla - co-head of continental Europe
• Luc Joordens - co-head of continental Europe

Alliant Insurance Services appointed Dan Berry as venture capital leader, executive vice president. He previously served as the private equity and venture capital group leader at a leading national brokerage firm. Atain Insurance Companies appointed Cara Delestienne as vice president and head of binding authority. She served as vice president at MacNeill Group. Assurex Global promoted Teric Steines to executive vice president, strategic innovation and brand. He previously served as vice president in critical areas such as IT, marketing and innovation at Assurex Global. Ascot Group appointed David Larson as U.S. head of loss control & risk management services. He served as senior vice president, national director, risk services at McGriff Insurance Services. XPT Specialty appointed Ben Swift as underwriter/broker specializing in commercial binding accounts for Midwest retailers. He served as a senior commercial underwriter at Chubb Insurance. Signers National announced that Chris Parkinson joined as chief information officer. He served as senior vice president of global technology & operations at AmTrust Financial Services. Markel announced the following appointments:

• Tom Hillier - divisional managing director
• Graeme Ivory - director of international casualty

Beazley appointed Patricia Kocsondy as head of global cyber digital risks. She served as head of U.S. cyber and technology at Beazley. Convelo Insurance Group appointed Andrew "Andy" Borst as its new president. He served as an executive officer at Argo Group. Related: People on the move in the P&C insurance industry: December 8, 2023