XPT Specialty announced Adrienne Lopez has joined as vice president, commercial underwriter/broker. She previously served at Ranch Pacific Insurance Services.

Howden Re announced the following appointments:

  • Houqin Zhu — managing director, head of China treaty
  • Mike Xin — managing director, head of agriculture, APAC
  • David Song — managing director, head of retrocession, Greater China
Venbrook Group LLC announced Kenneth W. Ward has joined as chief financial officer. He previously served as CFO at Centerline Communications LLC.

Clyde & Co announced Stephen Hoffman has joined as a partner in its U.S. trial & defense practice, based in Phoenix. He previously served at Lewis Brisbois.

Aon plc announced Andy Desmond has joined as head of construction for commercial risk in the U.K. He previously served 18 years as an insurance manager at Kier Group.

Liberty Mutual Insurance announced Defne Turkes has joined as president and managing director of Liberty International Insurance, the international division of Global Risk Solutions. She previously served as LII chief operating officer in Turkey.

CRC Group announced Bethany Greenwood joined as chief executive officer of the underwriting division. She previously served as head of specialty risks for a global specialty insurance and reinsurance firm.

Augment Risk has appointed Lee Bonnett to its MGA division. He previously focused on structuring and placing portfolio and monoline solutions for MGAs across North America, Australia and the U.K.

Platinum Specialty Underwriters announced the following appointments:

  • Bryan McGarry — managing director
  • Adam Berger — commercial property program chief underwriting officer
Pro Global announced the following appointments:

  • Gary Brankin — head of technical
  • Harjinder Gill — senior claims technical
  • Teri Croman — claims central services team leader
Tucker Arensberg announced Ryan Jaffe joined as an associate in its business & finance department, He previously worked as an M&A tax associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

ZestyAI announced the following appointments:

  • David Friend — CFO
  • John Ross — SVP of client development
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