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AXA XL has appointed Matthew V. O'Malley as US country manager, reporting to Joe Tocco, chief executive office of AXA XL's Americas region. In addition to his existing role as East US Zone leader, Mr. O'Malley will provide oversight of AXA XL's collective business activity in the US insurance market. Read More

AXA XL has appointed Michael Yeats head of Latin America, reinsurance. Based in Bogota, Colombia, Mr. Yeats will report to Peter Schmidt, chief executive of emerging markets, reinsurance. Mr. Yeats joins AXA XL from Munich Re where he most recently was vice president, engineering and specialty marine for the Americas. Read More

Insurance management and consulting services provider Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) is establishing operations in Guernsey, with Peter Child joining the firm to lead the Guernsey operations. Mr. Child, who will take his position in July, has been appointed managing director, SRS Guernsey Management Limited. Read More

Pinnacle Actuarial Resources has added three new consultants, Gaétan Veilleux, Travis Murnan, and Kunshan Yin, to enhance Pinnacle’s modelling, data science, and risk analytics expertise. All three new consultants join Pinnacle from managerial and leadership roles at leading insurance organizations. Read More

Donald Ashwood, a long-time staffer at the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID), has been promoted to captive coordinator, a newly created position. Previously, Mr. Ashwood was a financial operations officer, where his responsibilities included serving as the OID's primary captive insurance regulator and contact. Read More