Allied World shuffles senior leadership in Bermuda

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings has made a series of leadership appointments for its Bermuda operations.

Mike McCrimmon, president, North America property and Bermuda branch manager, has been appointed as vice chairman of Allied World.

McCrimmon will provide senior oversight to Allied World's global property book, and will continue as a leader and advisor to the Bermuda management team.

Colm Singleton will succeed McCrimmon as head of Bermuda. He is assuming overall leadership for the Bermuda office, which includes oversight of profit and loss, operations, distribution strategy and staff.

Singleton will also continue his current duties as senior vice president, head of Bermuda and global markets claims group.

Other leadership appointments include Henry Felix, who will serve as senior vice president, head of North America property, pending Bermuda immigration approval.

Felix succeeds Mike McCrimmon in this role,  and assumes overall responsibility for the profit & loss, operations, distribution strategy and staff for Allied World’s property and inland marine product lines in Bermuda, Canada and the US.

Finally, Faye Cook has been named senior vice president, head of client engagement and global accounts. She will have oversight the company's  client engagement and large accounts practice, which specialises in relationship management for multinational, multiline clients worldwide.

“I have great confidence in this team and in the future success of both our Bermuda office and global operations. Our Bermuda platform plays an important role in our global strategy, and we are committed to its continued growth,” said Lou Iglesias, CEO, global insurance, Allied World.

“Each of these executives is uniquely qualified for their new leadership role.”