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Allianz revamps management
Allianz has appointed Christof Mascher as chief operating officer (COO) of Allianz Group and a member of the board of management, replacing outgoing COO Oliver Bäte. Jay Ralph, currently chairman of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, will…
Fortis Group creates new CRO
Fortis Group has named Kurt De Schepper as chief risk officer (CRO) in a newly created position within the restructured company, subject to approval by the Belgian Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission. As CRO, De Schepper will be a member of the…
PwC expands pension capital management team
PricewaterhouseCoopers has hired Nick Secrett to join its pensions capital management team. Secrett, who joins the company from Swiss Re, will advise a range of clients on the effective management of pension scheme financing and risk in the pensions…
Roger Gray appointed CIO at USS
The £23 billion Universities Superannuation Scheme has appointed Roger Gray, to replace Peter Moon as CIO, who is retiring after 17 years with the fund. Prior to joining USS, Gray was chief investment officer at Hermes Investment Management.
AIG bolsters retirement business
Jay Wintrob has been appointed to the newly created position of president and chief executive officer of domestic life and retirement services at indebted insurer AIG. Wintrob was formerly president and chief executive of AIG Retirement Services, and…
HSBC adds to insurance group
HSBC has added two senior figures to its debt capital markets insurance solutions group (ISG) for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Dick Rae has joined as managing director in the ISG from Deutsche Bank, where he was co-head of its strategic solutions…
Zurich Corporate Pensions appoints new UK head
Simon Foster has been promoted to head of Zurich Corporate Pensions, UK, from director of proposition management and development. A fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, Foster has been with Zurich since 1991 and has held a wide variety of positions…
Aviva appoints US CEO
Christopher Littlefield has been named chief executive officer of Aviva’s US business, having served as US chief operating officer since February 2008. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, Littlefield will continue to report to Tom Godlasky, CEO for Aviva’s North…
Profile: Spectron's John Evans
John Evans, UK electricity market pioneer and business development director at Spectron Group, discusses the past, present and future of the European energy markets with Roderick Bruce.