Folks Strikes: Allianz Business Appoints Contreras Portfolio Options Chief; Danger Methods Names Simon Managing Director, Non-public Fairness

Allianz Business Appoints Contreras North American Portfolio Options Chief

Allianz Business, headquartered in New York Metropolis, appointed Jenna Contreras to the North American distribution crew within the newly created function of portfolio options chief for wholesale and managing common brokers (MGA)/packages.

Primarily based in Chicago, Contreras leads the wholesale and MGA/packages’ key strategic dealer buying and selling relationships throughout the U.S. and Canada. Contreras joins Allianz Business from Danger Placement Providers (RPS, the wholesale division of AJG), the place she was the nationwide market relations supervisor. Beforehand, she held enterprise growth positions at Prime Insurance coverage Firm and SIS Wholesale Insurance coverage Providers.

Danger Methods Appoints Simon Managing Director, Non-public Fairness

Danger Methods, headquartered in Boston, employed Craig D. Simon as managing director in its Nationwide Non-public Fairness Follow. In his function, Simon shall be liable for brokering, servicing, and program administration for purchasers within the personal fairness sector.

Primarily based in New York Metropolis, Simon has over 25 years of expertise. Earlier than becoming a member of Danger Methods, Simon was a crew chief for U.S. power & energy at Marsh. He additionally served as senior managing director at Crystal & Firm (now Alliant) for over 15 years. Simon beforehand led the U.S. legal responsibility insurance coverage brokering because the Nationwide Casualty Follow Chief for Willis North America (now Willis Towers Watson).

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