CRC Group is continuing its drive of hiring senior wholesale talent with the hire of Andrew Grim, one of Brown & Riding’s biggest producers and also its national casualty practice leader, E&S Insurer understands.

Russ McGuire and Daniel Bilot have departed BMS Re in the US as part of what has been described as a small number of redundancies as the reinsurance intermediary repositions its business strategy for growth under new leadership, The Insurer can reveal.

Convex Insurance has hired Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM)’s Irene Stavrou as head of casualty claims.

Gallagher Re has named Mathieu Loisel as lead for casualty and motor for EMEA and coordinator for its International Casualty Practice Group (ICPG).

Juniper Re, the reinsurance broking arm of the Baldwin Group, has confirmed the appointment of Nick Hawke as head of its newly opened London office.

The Mutual Group, an integrated platform serving the mutual insurance industry with backing from Bain Capital, has appointed Julie Brown as vice president, head of product and underwriting services.

Cyber insurtech Boxx Insurance has made three hires to support its growth in the US, with Erik Tifft named head of products and Jim Miller and Gil Cujcuj appointed distribution leaders for the East and West, respectively.

Philipp Kusche, head of global ILS at Howden Capital Markets & Advisory, is set to assume an expanded role at the firm as European chair, with Mitchell Rosenberg becoming co-head of global ILS.

Swiss Re has put forward former Tryg CEO Morten Hübbe and ex-Zurich CFO George Quinn for election to its board of directors.

Aon senior marine reinsurance brokers John Tye, Kerry Bates and Paul Tucker are set to retire in Q1 2025, while the intermediary has bolstered the unit with the hires of Hamilton’s Neil Lee-Amies and Chord Re’s Ed Wheatley, The Insurer can reveal.