Global specialty re/insurer SiriusPoint Ltd. has named Steve Yendall as chief financial officer, effective Oct. 31, 2022.

He will report to CEO Scott Egan as a member of the Executive Leadership Team.

Yendall, who brings 25 years of re/insurance industry experience to SiriusPoint, was most recently managing director at Guy Carpenter, Canada and North America. Prior to that, he was CFO and COO at RSA Canada Group, where he also served as a member of RSA Canada Group of Companies Board of Directors and RSA Insurance Agency Inc. Board of Directors. He has held numerous financial, operational and insurance advisory roles over his career at companies including RSA Canada Group, Ernst & Young, and Accenture.

Yendall replaces current SiriusPoint CFO David Junius, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities.

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Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Penny Seach, currently chief underwriting officer EMEA, to the role of group CUO effective Jan. 1, 2023. She will report to Sierra Signorelli, CEO Commercial Insurance.

Seach has more than 25 years of insurance experience with various multinational insurance companies. She joined Zurich in 2017 and has a strong track record of leading large, diverse teams across geographies and disciplines.

Hayley Robinson, who has held this role since June 2021, has decided to step down for family health reasons. She will continue as group CUO through the end of the year, working alongside Seach to ensure a seamless transition.