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The new recruit has worked at Willis Re, Munich Re and Swiss Re during his career.

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The insurer has been expanding its marine presence in London.

Both have worked at Hiscox cumulatively for nearly a decade and are the latest Hiscox executives to join the business.

The promotion follows yesterday’s news that the outgoing active underwriter is moving to a role with Liberty Mutual Re.

Underwriters and brokers are competing for talent amid hard market conditions in the class of business.

The long-rumoured appointment will see the former Ironshore executives jointly lead the Bermuda start-up.

The business has also hired Neon’s former innovation head Luke Sanders as its strategic projects head.

Acrisure Re has recruited Willis Re executive vice president and 20-year veteran Paul Sperrazza as the employee-owned broker expands its presence in the Midwestern reinsurance market, according to a spokesperson for the intermediary.

The former Syndicate 4472 active underwriter is to oversee LM Re’s global portfolio.

Reto Arrigoni is now head of global casualty, with Enrico Mazza serving as head of Italy and Tomasz Kukula leading central and eastern Europe.

The executive’s departure coincides of the end of the three-year terms of non-executive chairman Michel Flamée and non-executive director Christian Noyer.