People News: Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, G2 Insurance Services

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions announced that it has strengthened its North American Central Region leadership team with two appointments. Christine Harman joins the company as senior vice president, head Casualty, US Central Region. Gabriel Poppie is named senior vice president, head of Sales Central Region. Both will be based in Chicago, Illinois.

Harman will be responsible for leading the company’s Central Region Casualty team and growing its capabilities and revenue in the umbrella and excess liability lines of business. She brings almost 20 years of industry experience including claims, underwriting and team leadership roles at a variety of commercial carriers.

Poppie, who has been a key account manager at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions since 2013, will become head of Sales Central Region. In his new role, he is tasked with generating new business, managing relationships with key regional brokers and driving growth. With over 16 years of industry experience, he is an expert in a wide range of industries and segments and new business origination. Poppie began his career in 2000 with Marsh in St. Louis.

Martin Fox-Foster joined G2 Insurance Services as the company’s claims manager. Martin will serve as a key resource to G2 Insurance’s commercial clients, advocating on their behalf for a wide range of property, casualty, cyber and environmental claims. Utilizing his legal background, he will also provide leadership in conducting in-depth contract and coverage reviews.

Prior to joining G2 Insurance Services, Fox-Foster was assistant vice president and claims advocate ld at Alliant Insurance Services in San Francisco where he provided rigorous client advocacy for complex, high-value claims. He was also an insurance litigation solicitor at Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP, a London-based law firm, where he focused on claims related to property, casualty and professional liability. Fox-Foster received his Graduate Diploma in Law from College of Law, located in London.

He is located in G2 Insurance Services’ San Francisco office and can be reached at 415-426-6606 and mfoxfoster@G2insurance.com.