Melvin Appoints CEO of BMS Re US; Rawal joins AXA XL as CUO Middle Market, Canada; QBE Canada hires Fenn as multinational underwriting manager

Melvin was appointed President and CEO, BMS Re, USA

BMS Rethe specialty reinsurance arm of New York City-based global broker BMS Group, has been named Brad Melvin President and CEO, BMS Re, USA, effective November.

Melvin will lead BMS Re’s US operations. He previously held executive leadership and client development roles at Gen Re, CNA Financial and, most recently, AON Reinsurance Solutions, where he was President of the US Regional Insurance Group and Global Insurance Vertical Leader. He was also a member of the global executive committee of AON Re and the management team and executive management team of AON Corporation.

Melvin’s appointment is subject to regulatory approval. Meanwhile, Group CEO Nick Cook and Andrew Wheeler will continue to lead the business, supported by US EXCO and Group COO Chris Brook.

AXA XL appoints Rawal Chief Underwriting Officer for Middle Market, Canada

AX XLbased in Stamford, Conn., named Arti Rawal as underwriting director, middle market, Canada. Rawal leads the newly formed mid-market team in Canada and reports to Matthew Waters, head of mid-market, Americas. She is based in Toronto.

Rawal joins AXA XL from Zurich Canada, where he was Vice President, Middle Market, for the Ontario region. With over 20 years of industry experience, Rawal has served in a variety of roles and lines of business – including construction, surplus/surplus and middle market – in the US and Canada with CNA Insurance and Travelers Canada. Rawal will work closely with Alex Barkerwho was named chief underwriting officer, large commercial, Canada, earlier this year.

QBE Canada appoints Fenn as multinational underwriting manager

QBE Canadabased in Toronto, named Caroline Fenn to the newly created role of multinational underwriting manager.

Most recently, Fenn was assistant vice president and executive underwriter at Liberty Mutual Canada. Previous roles include vice president and underwriting manager for Aon Risk Solutions.

Based in Toronto, Fenn facilitates the placement of multinational programs across various underwriting teams and product lines within the Canadian branch. It also manages and oversees multinational placements in all lines of business where QBE Canada acts as a servicing office.

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