Jessica George has joined RMC Group as a commercial lines account executive

Steel City Re, a provider of parametric reputation risk insurances and advisory services, has appointed Denise Williamee as vice president of corporate services, where she heads client relations and education for integrated reputation groups

Jerry Messick, CEO of Elevate Risk Solutions, has been named chairman of the Self Insured Institute of America captive committee for 2021

Higginbotham, an independent insurance and financial services firm, has partnered with Mike Knotts, an insurance agency owner and broker in Bossier City, Louisiana

Aon has hired John McElroy to join its Bermuda operations of reinsurance solutions

Thierry Portevin has been promoted as global head of Allianz Risk Consulting, from his current role of global head of property at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added Traci Marquez to its risk management team

Sapphire Underwriting has appointed Malcolm Cutts-Watson as non-executive chairman and Jeremy Miles as an executive member of the Sapphire Underwriting board

Pool Re has recruited Katy Huang as head of digital transformation, focusing on the company’s technical process optimisation and digital product development and implementation

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has hired Kevin Hegel as the new regional head of client services and multinational regional unit London and Nordics, succeeding Ayleen Frete, who has moved on as global head of market practice management at AGCS

Acrisure Re has appointed Ben Canagaretna as managing director of the London corporate advisory and solutions business

“The stars are aligned for cannabis in captives now”, according to Ross Ellick, equity partner at Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker