Europe

MS Amlin Underwriting has named Rachael Wallington as head of speciality reinsurance, effective 1 November

Global reinsurance broker BMS has selected Apex Group to administer the latter’s Carbon Footprint Assessment and Reporting service

Sedgwick has appointed Heather Moyes as client director to enhance the firm’s corporate markets offering in the UK

Beazley has received ‘in-principle’ approval from Lloyd’s to establish Syndicate 4321 to exclusively provide additional capacity to companies that score well against ESG metrics

Independent parametric-specialised firm Descartes Underwriting has partnered with ICEYE to develop parametric insurance product design in combination with the latter’s observation technology and flood hazard data

RiverStone International has appointed Costas Miranthis as independent non-executive director to the group board and Neil Taylor as group chief investment officer

Guy Carpenter has launched a Wildfire Risk Score to help European clients manage their exposure to the evolving risk of wildfire

Canopius Group has appointed Kate Roy as chief operating officer, effective from early 2022