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Price Forbes Re announced that Erik Matson has joined as a senior advisor. He is the founder of Bridgehaven Europe as well as Transverse Insurance Group.

Agile Insurance Group announced the following appointments:

  • Mark Hunt — group chief underwriting officer
  • David Hughes — syndicate 2427 active underwriter
  • Mike Dalton — head of underwriting
Clyde & Co appointed Jeff Cottle as head of regulatory & investigations. He previously served at Eversheds Sutherland as co-head of the national security practice and global co-head of the industrials sector.

Rimkus announced the following appointments:

  • Walter Gaudet — vice president
  • Michael Hensen — vice president
Applied Systems announced that Graham Blackwell joined as its next chief executive officer. He previously served as president of Applied Systems.

The Council announced the following appointments:

  • Brooke Stringer — vice president
  • Audra Jackson — vice president, government affairs
  • Luca Vallada — director, political affairs
  • Bernadine Vassor — government affairs associate
World Insurance Associates announced that John Newell joined as chief executive officer. He previously served as chief commercial officer at Newfron.

Ascot appointed Kristyn Smallcombe as chief underwriting officer. She previously served as national casualty director for the company's commercial solutions division at CRC Group.

Allianz Partners announced the following appointments:

  • Anna Kofoed — chief officer, global strategic partnerships, and member of the board of management
  • Phil Hoffman — chief officer, travel, and member of the board of management

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